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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1922
Page
2
A Saskatchewan farmer’s 1921 season is described as loss making due to wet weather, yet the letter argues for optimism and hard work in 1922. It urges Canadians to seed more, create employment, and build confident progress, stressing industry and courage to transform hardship into future gains.
The North Dakota law regulating grain auction and purchase was ruled invalid by the supreme court. The decision upheld the eighth circuit court of appeals finding the law conflicts with federal statutes and interferes with interstate commerce.
Publisher L. J. Tarte of La Patrie states French language papers were instructed to publish nothing more about the case of Rev. Father De Forme, arrested on a charge of murdering his half-brother Raoul.
Canadian Pacific announces summer opening dates for Mountain resorts in the Selkirk area. Rant Springs Hotel Chateau Lake Louise Emerald Lake Chalet Glacier House Wapta Lake Camp Hector Windermere Camp Invermere plan June 5 openings. These lodges, famed worldwide, attract thousands of tourists each season. A silk thread study notes a cocoon yields between 100 and 700 yards.
An Ontario testimonial praising Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood enriching remedy for anaemia indigestion and nervous the pills improve strength and complexion. Mrs Enos Levy of Hackett's Cove reports dramatic improvements after four boxes. The ad notes pills cost 50 cents per box or $2.50 for six. An eagle reportedly beat an express train by twelve minutes over 18 miles.
Simon Gawhuk of Wakaw insists Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his backache and helped him gain twenty pounds. He praises the kidney remedy as strengthening the kidneys and delivering pure blood. Neighbors are asked to verify his results. Eastern fish shipments move through Winnipeg to New York. The note adds miscellaneous product ads and a line about the silkworm moth and Minard's Liniment.
A Highway Bill to be introduced creates a good roads board with a highways commissioner the deputy minister of public works and three government appointees. The board will ensure road building follows modern methods and proper supervision while classifying roads as main market local and colonization roads.
An advertisement explains catarrh as a local disease worsened by constitutional factors and promotes Halls Catarrh Medicine taken internally to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. It asserts Malus Catarrh Medicine boosts overall health to aid nature, with free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
The Provincial Department of Agriculture notes Saskatchewan and other western provinces increased sheep numbers in 1921. Over 4 000 grade ewes and more than a hundred rams were raised in the province as part of a broader rise across western regions while central provinces declined.
The Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada reports over 536 million in force, with annual income exceeding 100 thousand dollars daily. It paid 11.97 million to policyholders this year, bringing total payouts since 1865 to 114.16 million, while showing a surplus of 310.38 million over liabilities and capital stock. Only one third of the world's population is white.
A review praises the authorized biography Life and Letters of Sir Wilfrid Laurier by Oscar Douglas Skelton. It covers Laurier birth on November 20, 1841 at St. Lin, his legal career, early political struggles, and two volumes detailing his long public life. The work includes many illustrations and previously unpublished photographs.
Trappers arriving from Fort McMurray report plentiful furs in the north with many silver and cross foxes received at Edmonton. Similar returns reach Chipewyan and Fitzgerald with dog teams expected from Chipewyan to McMurray next week laden with pelts. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as safe for children and effective against worms. Traces of ancient diseases noted in mummies 3,000 years old. Minned's Liniment for the Grippe and Fiu.
Alberta veterans of the Royal North West Mounted Police gathered in Calgary on February 9 for their annual reunion. Buffalo steaks, supplied by the Federal Government from the Wainwright park, were enjoyed after a long absence.
An advertisement touts Danderine at 35 cents per bottle claiming one application removes dandruff and falling hair. It asserts hair regains life brightness and color with visible results.
A fragmented note questions a local author’s origins and future visit, hinting at a troubled town tale. The passage suggests the author was born in or connected to the place and warns of a dire fate if he returns.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe remedy for infants and children to cleanse the bowels and liver. It urges mothers to use genuine syrup with printed directions and warns against imitation products.
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