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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
2
A Canadian editorial laments neglect of small details from potato grading to mail accuracy and weed control. It argues tiny careless acts cause millions in losses, higher post and fuel costs, and greater fire damage, urging frugality and attention to small duties.
Dr. D. W. Morehouse of Drake University reports the discovery of a new star designated B.D. Plus 34 deg. 980. He first photographed the object on April 1 and reports the star developing nebulosity with rare astronomical phenomena since then.
A humor caption from Pearson's Weekly features a father and son exchange. The father asks why the man over there cannot hear thunder, and the boy answers that it is not thunder. The caption hinges on a pun about hearing and perception.
The British government condemns wireless pirates who use unlicensed receiver sets. Such acts violate the Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1904 and carry fines up to 106 pounds or imprisonment up to 12 months.
A fragment features a playful exchange about blushes among girls and a panther causing dust. A parrot-like voice adds whimsy with a parakeet remark.
The piece discusses the Anglo American accord, noting arbitration as the preferred method to resolve major disputes. It cites caution about sensational rhetoric affecting relations and highlights mutual distrust between British and American publics, with war deemed unlikely but tensions possible.
An advertisement extols Dr Hamilton’s Pills for women’s ailments noting quick kidney relief and restored health. It claims pain, shortness of breath, and poor color improve as the body functions normalize and congestion fades. Available as Dr Lamiston’s Pills, 5e at dealers.
British aircraft authorities examine a concept for a slim metal aerial pullman. A long feather weight alloy coach would run on railway tracks, receive passengers, then be lifted to an aerodrome. It would detach from rails and bolt onto aeroplane chassis for air travel.
A Montreal area mother writes that Haley's Own Tablets are indispensable for babies easing constipation and colic. The ad claims the product is free from opiates and sells for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
Professor Dunlap of Jennny Hopkins questions the psychology of participants in endurance dancing at picnics and pie-eating contests. He asks why fat men join races and why people engage in amateur theatricals and college athletics, hinting psychology may become compelling. Rogues reveal themselves. a wolf will act as a wolf, says Fontaine. Minard's Liniment for Aches and Pains.
An advertisement from The Catarrhozone Co. Montreal promotes Catarrhozone as a remedy for colds with claims it relieves headache clears breath and removes soreness. It asserts permanent relief from throat weakness and chest congestion and offers mail order and store purchases.
Optimistic outlook for 192s sees Winnipeg builders and lumbermen plan 200 or more country elevators this spring and summer across the three prairie provinces. Expenditure nears 2.25 million with a large share for furater. Six million allocated for head of the lakes terminal and expansion projects. Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Company to build 25 new elevators as part of a regional expansion.
A Pointe Bleue reader Louis Cleary testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved his kidney trouble and enabled him to walk again. He urges others with kidney issues to try the remedy, claiming it is a straightforward, effective cure for multiple ailments caused by disordered kidneys. Ontario honey producers pool leads to large output.
The text offers step by step dental hygiene for young children. It emphasizes thorough brushing twice daily with dentifrice, cleaning all tooth surfaces, tongue and gums, and rinsing with water or mild mouthwash. It warns against shared brushes and medicated dentifrices for children.
Saskatchewan will add about five hundred miles of rural telephone lines and gain around five hundred new subscribers by year end 1923. The program centers on extending existing rural networks with forty extension applications and includes forming two new companies and reorganizing an old one. The province says demand is modest because rural service is now widespread and farmers are busy financing current lines. Miller's Worm Powders claims to quickly remove intestinal worms and improve young health.
An aerial chase pursued a car loaded with gold smuggled from France along the Damascus to Baghdad route. A gun laden plane circled, fired warnings, and the occupants fled to rocks before police and customs officials arrived to hold them.
A testimonial from Mix Thamar Smith of Tolonin reports dramatic relief from stomach pain palpitations and insomnia after taking Tanine praised as a life changing medicine. The ad notes widespread use on McGee Street and claims 87 million bottles sold.
The Canadian Department of Marine and Fisheries announces radio and radio-telephone installations on Marine Department vessels to observe and broadcast movements of mackerel schools. Information on fish schools will be transmitted by radio to allow receivers aboard to follow the moving shoals. The note ends with a proverb about perseverance through a postage stamp reaching its destination.
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