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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 12, 1936
Page
4
An advertisement touts Gillett’s Pure Flake Lye as a weekly full strength cleaner for toilets and drains that removes yellow stains, kills germs, banishes odors, and unblocks traps and pipes. It claims enamel safe use and heavy cleaning capability.
A Parisian woman models a Bersaglieri inspired hat trimmed with cock feathers in Rue Royale. The bold headgear, linked to the war, draws attention as observers predict the design will gain popularity like the Bersaglieri craze of 1919 when a regiment was quartered in Paris.
Sir Alexander Casiogen named under secretary for foreign affairs by King Edward Vint. Paul Vallery appointed president of the permanent committee of arts and letters of the League of Nations. The German Protestant Church opposes Nazi education controls. Coaree gold veins found in Flathead district near Cranbrook BC. Fred L Kolb of Jasper Alberta died of heart attack. George P Decker, 74, noted legal champion of native treaty rights, died in Rochester New York.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation unveils a camera by Dr. A D Ruedemann and W B Seitz to photograph eye capillaries. It records initial artery explosions indicating potential hardening, aiding early diagnosis in older patients. The device reveals hemorrhages and ruptures not visible by other means.
An ad-style note claims many over forties suffer dizziness and stomach upset due to excess acidity. It recommends neutralizing stomach acid with Phillips Milk of Magnesia after meals and at bedtime, available as liquid or tablets made in Canada.
Rochester physician Dr. William H. Howell, 76, announced a new lung function in creating platelets. He said blood leaving the lungs is richer in platelets, with the lungs contributing a third variety of corpuscles that aid clotting. Platelet deficiency causes thrombocytopenia and bleeding.
The latest talking postcards use a microphone amplifier and recorder by George Harrison of Hampton England. A film laid over a photograph plays on a phonograph, recording a six inch disc at 25 cents. Doctors nurses actors and clergymen are noted as poor patients in operations commentary.
A new pattern book titled Crochet Chats New And Simple has not been published by Alice Brooks. The note clarifies there is no such title released or available from Brooks or associated publishers.
A Sunday school devotional outlines Jesus answering a lawyer on eternal life. It covers Luke ten with the lawyer’s test, the command to love God, and the Parable of the Good Samaritan. The Samaritan’s mercy contrasts with the priest and Levite who pass by.
Superintendent T. V. S. Wunsch and Staff Sergeant G. P. Pavely of Ottawa led eight Royal Canadian Mounted Police veterans honored at Edmonton head quarters. The ceremony awarded long-service medals for 20 years or more. Other Alberta recipients included Inspector P. H. Tucker, Sgt. R. G. Johnson, Sgt. A. Ford of Edmonton, Cpl. J. H. Corbett of Wainwright, LCpl. J. B. Jones of Lamont, and Constable Wm. McKay of Athabaska.
The proposal would require 45 million dollars for street lamps and more than 2 million dollars annually for maintenance. The plan aims to illuminate major urban arteries during nighttime hours.
UK public focuses on Princess Elizabeth's upbringing after the king's death. With Edward as monarch she becomes second in line, prompting cabinet concern over her education. Queen Mary plans to personally teach etiquette and diplomacy for a future crown.
The note describes Michelangelo as primarily a sculptor with painting a rare pursuit. It emphasizes his dominant legacy in sculpture and his limited but notable forays into painting within the broader context of Renaissance art.
Archie McNeil known as Grey Owl returns from five months lecturing in England. He praises his Indian heritage while noting white blood limited to language. He is in charge of the wildlife sanctuary at Prince Albert National Park near Beaver Lodge on Lake Kingamere.
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