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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
3
One hundred seventy three English girls arrived in Regina last year under the Local Council of Women and were placed as household workers in the province. Also scattered snippets note jokes about war tax, rheumatic remedies, and a mislaid copier incident.
A readable excerpt discusses Cunard liner activity and a 1917 sinking of the Thraciz with one survivor, Cadet Douglas Duff. It references epic sea stories and mentions medical disease notes and home remedies amid unrelated ad-like text.
Laboratory tests on Saskatchewan clays show high quality for ceramic use. Experiments produced vases and small bowls and are on display in the offices of Hon. C. A. Dunning, provincial treasurer, and T. M. Molloy, commissioner of isbor and industries.
Michael Bolka of Chicago has invented an astronomical clock drawing scientific interest. A glass dome houses miniature sun earth and moon with movements mirroring celestial orbits. The sun appears stationary while earth turns on its axis and the moon orbits Earth. The globe shows days nights and lunar phases with phosphorus glowing for night effects. The earth completes a rotation every twenty four hours.
Will manufacture stocking machines and stock loaders in Medicine Hat. Hills Stocking Machine Company plans erection of a plant soon. Suppliers of various agricultural machines are noted in the report.
The ad extolls Dr Williams Pink Pills for anaemia and general weakness claiming they restore rich red blood, boost energy, and improve health. Testimonial from Edna E Weaver of Chippewa Ont praises relief and better wellbeing after use. Available at drug stores or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
Itch and mange symptoms on humans and animals claim cure in 30 minutes using Wolford's Sanitary Lotion from a Druggiste. The concise advertisement emphasizes rapid results and broad effectiveness.
Essex County Ontario plans shift from tobacco to grain crops. Last year Ontario produced over 20 million pounds of tobacco that remained unsold due to over-supply. Grain farming is expected to boost hog production and reshape local agriculture.
Fredericton based Hartt Boot and Shoe Co. Ltd keys its advertising stance to editorial alignment. President S. D. Palmer writes Vancouver Sun that the firm will advertise only in papers supporting Meighen and a protective tariff, citing policy clashes and market impact on business and capital investment.
The article urges nationwide thorough cleaning as spring approaches. It recommends detailed steps such as scrubbing with soap and warm water, airing rooms, steam cleaning carpets, beat or wash rugs, and regular disinfection of closets, pots, pans, garbage areas, and cloths. It stresses sanitizing with boiling water and drying in fresh air for a healthier home.
Farmers report total livestock value rising by over 2.25 billion dollars while headcounts shrink by more than 4 percent for cattle and sheep and over 7 percent for swine. Milk cows and other cattle show declines exceeding one billion dollars in value. hogs fall by nearly half a billion.
At a British Columbia Loggers Association meeting it was decided to resume operations in the province's large lumber camps around April 1 next.
The fragmentary OCR passage contains old drug ads for Hall’s Catarrh Medicine and Ball’s Catarrh Medicine with claims of internal action and blood treatment, plus unrelated lines about London streets and Holloway coin remover and Mohuwa tree flowers, reflecting a garbled historical advertisement page.
A Smiths Falls reader reports relief from “falling organs” and intense pain after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She praises the remedy’s calming effects and notes improved bearing-down, dizziness, and inflammation symptoms.
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