Canada Nears Prohibition On April First
A formal prohibition will take effect April 1 under an order in council. The measure bans the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, signaling a broad shift in national policy and daily life.
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
4
A formal prohibition will take effect April 1 under an order in council. The measure bans the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, signaling a broad shift in national policy and daily life.
A dark brown filly about to turn two is missing from a farm two miles west of Petlapiece. A reward is offered for information leading to her recovery. Hughes & Co., Brandon.
Multiple rural ads list seed barley with 97 percent purity and high market value. Also advertised are live stock including white Wyandotte roosters, Leghorns, horses, and a Massey-Harris cultivator. Real estate and a long business directory of Rivers area services follow, with various merchants and professionals profiled.
A small local boast lists a light, dainty Easter postcard selection at Gazette Stationery. George McClenneghan remains listed with a phone contact 46 4 at Oak River for inquiries.
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