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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Warsaw and military themes with garbled phrases. The readable portions reference overcrowding, Vet, Russian regiments, and potential dates or events, but no clear names, places, or outcomes are established.
An advertisement claims Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills helped a woman with heart nerves and fainting spells after doctors and other remedies failed. She credits ten doses as curing her symptoms and warns readers to prevent similar distress. The note urges purchase through dealers and includes a long list of distributor details.
J H Thomas of the railway workers warns a global crash will hit workers hardest unless action boosts work output. He urges British, French, and German workers to intensify efforts after the war. He attributes Labour Party struggles to internal party tensions rather than external rivals.
A vintage ad touts Syrup of Figs as the ideal laxative for children noting its fruity taste and easy dose. It emphasizes California on the package and urges mothers to use the product confidently for stomach liver and bowels relief.
The Widow's Spite The Parson recounts an argument as Mrs. Smithers is cross and almost cuts me. The Friend recalls a remark during a funeral service that the husband had gone to a better home. London Pasting Show.
The excerpt describes a story showing industrial tension over wages with miners debating pay and labor, noting price differences and specialization affecting leather quality and market rates. It illustrates how cost and labor flow influence industry in a historical setting.
The Saskatchewan Government advances a bill to form a three member commission led by Major A McPherson to survey a potential South Saskatchewan River water supply for Regina and Moose Jaw. It will assess engineering and financial aspects, study Dominion irrigation rights in Alberta, negotiate with Ottawa, and seek elector approval if the plan proceeds with costs borne by the benefiting area.
Western Boards of Trade in Winnipeg and Brandon support federated action to boost the Western Canada region. Reports from other cities indicate broad favorable reception and a convention to decide definite action may be called soon. A resolution urged public ownership of water power across Canadian waterways.
Advertisement promises relief from lumbago and other pains using a topical remedy. It claims fast, non rubbing action to the affected area and recommends keeping it on hand for family use. Product is marketed with prices and origin details.
Guallohina Marconi, famed inventor, claims wireless autography will lead the United States in new wireless patents while Western Europe lags. He says wireless phones will replace present telegraph systems, cut line costs, and end intercepting atmospheric cables amid global adoption.
Canadian manufacturers have a fine opportunity to sell large quantities in Britain as current English toys lack high quality and are expensive. The report indicates Germany will target cheaper toy grades, while Canada can pursue the better class toys in the British market.
Advertises Dr Williams Pink Pills as a nerve tonic to rebuild blood and relieve irritability headache sleeplessness and nervous symptoms. Includes a testimonial from Jenny Marr praising recovery after taking eight boxes and notes availability by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brookville Ontario for 60 cents a box or 2 50 for six boxes.
Saskatchewan farmers endure hail damage and the Saskatchewan Mutual Fire Insurance Association plans to persevere. Only four rural municipalities have withdrawn amid fears of penalties, while the association aims to rebuild reserves after recent storms and losses.
Fragmentary note indicates numbers and origins Caiana and Cte involved in a 7204 increase from the prior year tied to a government inspection. Names and places are garbled, preventing a precise event or entities.
Giger grown in Jamaica has commanded more than double the price of any other crop even before the prohibition advert. Under favorable conditions an acre can yield as much as four thousand pounds. Be active but careful what you undertake to do.
An official of the Canadian Trade Commission will visit Western Canada during January and February to study local products both for domestic use and export. The Calgary Herald editorial says a thorough survey could be invaluable, noting Western Canada already hosts many manufacturers and that more plants could follow with keen capital investment.
Figures from the Saskatchewan Automobile League show 4 754 cars in the province with investments around 121 446 184 and upkeep costs totaling 48 246 170 in 1919. The data imply a prosperous agricultural sector as most residents are farmers owning vehicles. The article adds a proverb about not disputing with the elderly or with women.
A Wisconsin inventor creates a push device that crushes grasshoppers by sliding them between rollers on a polished metal surface. The contraption is powered by a gas engine and operates across fields to kill insects.
The article notes that the world’s largest iodine works are located in Chili and produce about 400000 pounds annually.
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