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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 20, 1919
Page
7
The steamship Empress of Japan has arrived in Siberia with details of signallers and army service corps for the Canadian contingent. Mr Braithwaite, financial expert of the Canadian economic mission in Siberia, was a passenger.
An old wartime health ad praises Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to restore red blood strengthen nerves and aid sleep for women. It features Mrs Milan Bailey of Utterson Ont recounting improved health after six boxes and notes rising influenza deaths in Saskatchewan in late 1918 with total provincial fatalities.
Prince Rupert is set to host two 21,800 ton steel ships with 600 jobs to be created. J L Mullen and F F Schellenberg arrived from Pittsburgh to plan the project. Steel will be rolled in Pittsburgh and fabricated locally with first shipment expected within a month.
In New York the Lexington theatre canceled its German opera session after a soldiers and sailors committee delivered a petition with 2,000 signatures demanding the operas not be staged. The move reflects civic pressure on mayoral action regarding cultural programming.
Basel reports the former German emperor complains about Holland’s climate and wishes to travel to the Riviera of Egypt for health reasons. He asks Mathias Erzberger to press allies for the move. An unrelated testimonial praises MINARD'S LINIMENT for sprains pains and chest soreness from La Have Islands Nova Scotia.
Lieut Col A Balfour relays Gen Birdwood anecdote from Gallipoli about a mug wash remark. The Daily Mail says Britain and France have agreed to build a tunnel under the channel and discuss also tunnels beneath the Bosphorus and the Straits of Gibraltar. Plans are reported as so far advanced work could begin immediately.
Advert describes Cascarets as a pleasant candy cathartic for all ages. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, reduce headaches and biliousness, freshen breath, and promote a comfortable morning feel. The copy emphasizes gentleness and lack of griping.
Southern Saskatchewan farmers report little hardship as cold snaps cut into feed reserves yet open winter conditions allow cattle and horses to forage. The piece notes emergency stock levels are manageable and winter stores remain largely intact. It mentions catarrh disease discussion and a_Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement from F J Cheney Co of Toledo with a one hundred dollar reward claim for cure failures, ending with a brief remark on overambitious aspirations.
Customs officials rule a privately bought Canadian airplane flown into the United States is taxed as a manufactured article at 20 percent if kept in the U S. If it leaves within six months it is regarded as on tour and untaxed. A separate report describes a wireless and wire telephone link enabling voice transmission to travel part by wire and part through air, seen as a supplement to wires, not a rival.
A Newark brewery has been converted into a nut butter plant at an estimated cost of 2 million dollars. The operation will employ between 500 and 600 workers.
The Nipigon Indians predict a harsher winter with more snow and strong winds. Reports from Port Arthur mention a dog named Texas and locals echo expectations of continuing wintry conditions. March is expected to bring wintry and stormy weather.
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for quick relief from constipation in children and claims the remedy cleanses the bowels within hours. It warns about counterfeit syrups and promotes Miller's Worm Powders to improve appetite and digestion in worm-infested children.
District ranch inspector on Alberta ranges says cattle are in good condition and there is little danger of large losses. ranchers have hay, feeding has been light, and cattle should pull through until new grass appears despite March weather concerns.
An antique advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Ex as a painless treatment for corns. It claims two toes loved by four corns for five years face a five-application remedy regime and prices the product at 25 cents in all dealers.
Getting the Habit Shorthorns set high price records in Canada and Chicago markets. A December load of yearlings averaged 1151 lbs at 200 per cwt, a Denver Winter Show feeder lot weighed 865 lbs sold at 20.75 per cwt and topped Hereford champions by 50 cents. Weiss Bros. shipped senior yearlings at 19 per cwt. Extra slaughter weights and quality drive higher feeder profits.
The North Canada Lumber Co. Ltd reports brighter prospects across northern Saskatchewan with strong retail sales since January 1. Farmers are expanding premises and barn materials are in demand, while southern Saskatchewan notes keen demand, contradicting postwar lumber downturn fears.
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture reports steady progress in 1918 with dairy output up. Butter exports exceed 1917 by over a million pounds and farmers earned about $904,912 more, bringing total dairy product value to $7,393,534.15.
Proceedings in Paris report a widespread conspiracy against the new state involving Germany Austro Germany and Hungary. Documents from a German courier arrested at Prague allege plans to spark a revolution and supply arms to overthrow the government. The council will investigate and seek security amid tense Polish border talks and potential Danzig corridor outcomes.
Bricks from Nineveh and Babylon show no decay despite not being burned or baked, as ancient builders dried them in the sun. The British Museum houses these artifacts illustrating ancient construction techniques and durability.
Minard's Liniment sold widely. Notes claim three great European banks England France Vienna were founded by Scots. Mentions Holloway's Corn Cure for corns warts and a Dawson harvest remark. Mounted police return from the Arctic report Fort Mac Pherson fur bars poor. A line about Elizabeth and misnamed items. A poker chip misleads as a chip from a poker.
An article extols kidney importance for filtering waste and producing urine. It urges annual chemical and microscopic urine tests, suggests sending a sample to Dr. Pierce’s Laboratory in Buffalo for free analysis, and praises Anuric as a kidney-support product.
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