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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
2
A man named Jackson declares he has resolved and acted at once. The report mentions students and Winnipeg, noting two years of ongoing treatments and a list of involved items. The text is garbled but centers on Jackson's decisive action and related personal matters.
The article argues Canada must raise revenue after World War I by heavier taxation on luxury spending and high wealth transactions while reducing some expenditures. It cites Britain and the United States as models and warns against further debt growth, urging a balance between taxation and business stability.
F W Neel estimated Vancouver Island standing timber at 126 000 600 000 feet before the Vancouver Inca Association Boards of Trade. He cited 30 billion feet of Douglas fir and 1 billion feet of red cedar in Esquimalt Nanaimo Railway area Renfrew Barkley Sound drainage basin.
Toronto readers share experiences with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming renewed strength and ability to work after illness or weakness. Testimonials note backache fatigue and nervousness improved, with recommendations to others.
A garbled notice claims a death sentence with no appeal, mentioning an execution and a corn extractor device used as a metaphor, but the text is unclear and contains many nonsensical phrases.
A review of Dominion Livestock Branch data shows large price declines for April this year versus 1920 and 1921, with Toronto benchmarks for steers hogs cows bulls calves and sheep dipping sharply. Newfoundland sealing season ends with total pelts around 126 096 valued near 200 000 up about twenty percent from last year.
A scrambled item list notes various ills and efforts including a prize in Vermilion, a Meoil University science award, and a proposed Austrian reconstruction study by a Morgan group. It mentions Navy League pressure on Toronto council to oppose curtailing the Canadian Navy and a land transfer under the Crow's Nest Pass Subsidy Act to the Federal Government with a 1904 date.
Halifax incident recalled when Mrs. Winfield of Windsor Nova Scotia survived the blast that wrecked nerves and shook the city. She credits Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills for restoring her health after prolonged nervousexhaustion. The ad touts the remedy as 27 years on the market with price fifty cents a box. Also reports Canadian Fur Auction Sales totals with a million plus dollars, 2233 fur lots sold over three days in Montreal. fall sale begins September 12.
Mike Iaventone aged 22, known for keeping Minard's Liniment in the house, died at his home in Kewanee after long heart trouble. Medical records from Rush Medical College in Chicago eight months earlier noted he had two hearts, a larger on the left and a smaller on the right.
A new stamp tax on checks will cost Montreal about $20 000 annually. The figure was prepared by P Collins assistant city treasurer.
An old advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a remedy for cuts scratches bruises sprains sore throat and chest complaints. It urges households to keep a bottle in the medicine chest for emergencies the ad claims the healing power is well known in every community.
Ultraviolet rays already used to ripen fruit grow plants and sterilize water. In London a beam of UV light made teeth glow blue while glow on nails and eyes appeared. New methods include synthetic formalin sugar production from water and carbonic acid and analysis of drugs papers and linen by photographing fluorescence under UV light.
Letters from multiple quarters describe the Prince of Wales as near a nervous breakdown upon leaving India. The tour’s length and ambition, plus the political climate and intense exercise, heightened strain on his health. A quiet voyage is suggested to restore him. B C Receives Settlement Inquiries Regarding Indian Army wartime gratuities and free passages for subalterns and families.
The Western Canada Radio Co., Ltd. is formed in Winnipeg with a capital of $5,000,000. Its aims include obtaining patents and rights, developing and operating general radio business, and manufacturing and installing receiving outfits across the Dominion.
State Wheat in Queensland chartered the Commonwealth line to ship 6 000 tons of wheat. The Australpeak has departed with 7 000 tons aboard as the Walkers Yard completes a second 6 000 ton steamship for the Commonwealth Government line.
The Geneva mint strikes the world’s tiniest gold coin for the League of Nations. Weighing less than a postage stamp, it resembles the familiar Beemet coin and is valued at about one penny in British currency. The coin bears the League’s motto and the date, readable only with a magnifier, and is not for general circulation.
An ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a home remedy for thin blood and related anemia. It cites Mrs. M Chase of Tren ton Ontario praising lasting relief after months of use. Available from dealers or by mail, price six boxes for 2.50, The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. Denmark’s kings noted as Christian or Frederick for 40 years.
A meditation on resilience contrasts success driven by action with failure rooted in quitting. It cites persistence as the key to overcoming reverses and notes how individuals publicly celebrate wins while privately tracking missteps. The piece references early American theater noting Melee Hankin's 1884 introduction of women theatre teachers at a New York venue.
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