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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1919
Page
6
Entry to Canada of emigrants of German Austro Hungarian Bulgarian or Turkish races or nationality has been prohibited except with the permission of the minister of immigration and colonization.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a sleep aid and bowel cleanser, promising relief from headaches and digestive discomfort with candy tasting tablets. Munich dispatches describe a strong military display guarding a building and restricted access amid a diet opening event.
Sinn Fein member R. C. Barton representing West Wicklow escaped Mount Joy prison Dublin. Warders found a duramy in his bed and the window bar was sawed through. Barton is a large landowner and former Dublin Fusiliers officer who joined the Sinn Feiners.
Regina firm Ready Made Houses reports it has located in the city and since January has sold ready cut material for 100 houses. The venture highlights a growing prefab housing trend in Saskatchewan.
Advertisers hail Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a cheap portable remedy sold in small bottles. They claim concentrated power exceeds that of many unguents, making it the poor man's friend with varied uses and broad appeal for dealers to stock.
Winnipeg officials announced the local Socialist party effectively dissolved after riots led by returning soldiers opposed to Bolshevist ideas. Former leader Gus Blumenberg said the secretary fled to Minneapolis and the group now has no secretary or membership.
Minard's Liniment plans fund raising for Calgary's industrial exhibition at Victoria Park. A cement grandstand for eight thousand seats will cost about $80,000 and a fireproof cattle barn with sale ring will seat about eighteen hundred under the same roof. The cattle barn may hold two to three hundred head of cattle.
Marconi announces wireless telephony linking Ireland and Canada via the Atlantic route. The development aims to connect transatlantic communications with new wireless technology. The statement indicates progress by the Marconi company in maritime and distant reach.
The text outlines eleven lessons on Israels experiences from oppression in Egypt to settlement in Canaan. It highlights God’s hand in guiding Moses, delivering Israel through plagues and the Red Sea, providing manna, and giving the Ten Commandments. It also notes Israels rebellion at the golden calf, the spies’ report, wanderings, Joshua’s leadership, cities of refuge, and the conditions for national welfare.
The organization press release notes a shift toward placing the association under a Dominion constitution as membership rapidly increases, signaling a restructuring to accommodate the expanding group.
The Bennet and White Construction Co. secured the contract for a new 30,000 dollar brick garage by Peacock and Letson, with work to start immediately. They also won the contract to build a coca cola factory opposite Central School at an estimated 20,000 dollars.
Canadian aviator Colonel Win A Bish op VC DSC MC, famed for early flight, was operated on for appendicitis in Roanoke while preparing to deliver an address. His condition was reported satisfactory.
Char. E. Sharp of Hawkshaw New Brunswick testifies Sept 1 1905 that Minard's Liniment proved superior for croup with no equal found elsewhere, endorsing its efficacy.
Mothers use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels in babies and children. The ad urges checking a coated tongue for fever irritability or sour stomach and warns against counterfeit bottles. Also notes CPR line work from Red Deer river to Medicine Hat will start when weather permits.
The notice promotes Bromo Quinine tablets to relieve cough and headache and mentions Grove’s signature on each box. Saskatchewan farmers will gain improved hail insurance service as thirty companies open offices across the province this year.
A Cincinnati authority warns against cutting corns due to infection risk and promotes freezone, a quarter ounce drug sold at drugstores, as a painless cure. A few drops relieve soreness and allow the corn to lift out root and all without skin irritation, even for high heel wearers.
Proposals aim to raise a new 300000 dollar formal school building with eight and twelve room practice schools and a gymnasium total cost may reach one million dollars. Planners prefer locating the facility in the city park near residential areas over the University grounds east of the Saskatchewan River.
Building continues as grain grower halls multiply through Saskatchewan in recent years. Plans are under way to add several more halls ahead of the approaching exhibition season.
Major General Seely of the British War Office completes a Folkestone to Paris flight of 172 miles in 74 minutes. The record flight benefited from favorable wind as the airplane sped toward the French capital.
Mrs Omer LeBlue of Maddington Falls Que endorses Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative that relieves constipation indigestion and aids teething. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont sells boxes for 25 cents by dealers or mail order.
A Madrid dispatch says the German submarine U-39 at Cartagena Spain and the other German subs at Ferrol have been seized by French tugboats. Miller's Worm Powders are touted as a remedy for worm infestations in children restoring digestive health and providing immunity.
Immigration into the Peace River and Grande Prairie regions has started this year several weeks earlier than usual. An advance party of settlers from the western states forms the first spring trek, with some already purchasing land and others seeking desirable locations. They plan to buy farm sites on business terms rather than homesteading, with many more arrivals expected through spring and summer.
In Paris political circles a strong feeling favors inviting Herbert H. Asquith former British prime minister to become the first president of the League of nations, reports the Daily Mirror.
Local coal operators estimate western Canada loses about 10 million dollars yearly to Pennsylvania soft coal. Alberta studies freight rate revisions to supply Alberta mines, potentially adding 2 million tons of coal annually if barriers are removed.
The Regina board of trade unanimously endorses urging the government to grant a charter for the CPR to construct a line from Lanigan to Cumberland House this year via Watson and Melfort. Minard's Liniment is noted as relief for neuralgia.
Wise mothers praise Mother Grave Worm Exterminator for its proven value and handy use, claiming it reliably protects gardens and homes from worm damage.
Three cars of creamery butter moved from Saskatoon to New York as a trial. Buyers in New York, drawn by Saskatchewan and Manitoba butter, met in St Paul and ordered a shipment for the eastern market.
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