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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
2
Two squares chocolate two and a half cups sugar two thirds cup milk one tablespoon butter two tablespoons Pewlee's Wantmore Peanut Butter pinch salt Cook sugar and milk. heat with rice chocolate to form a soft ball then stir in peanut butter and salt. beat until thick. Turn into greased pan. when cool cut into squares. Sample Fowler's Wantmore Peanut Butter for best flavor.
A caller notes a pianist impressed at a Musicale, while the host claims the pianist charged him a hundred dollars just before the guest arrived, implying a quick payment dispute.
A testimonial style promotion claims Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery cleanses blood and restores vigor. It asserts relief from liver congestion and weak digestion and offers trial tablets by mail from Buffalo and Bridgeburg. User endorsements from multiple individuals praise improved health after use.
Advise parents to choose California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. Emphasizes harmless effects on stomach liver and bowels with fruity taste and full dosing directions on each bottle. Encourages mothers to use confidently without fear.
Appears from the New Haven Register a humorous exchange about marriage choices. Mrs Bridex replies to a question about what one married for, listing two husbands in a light, anecdotal tone.
Textile ad touts "Diamond Dyes" as a guaranteed solution to recolor faded garments from wool to cotton. It claims the dye works on any fabric type and provides rich, lasting tones. The Direction Book and Color Card assist choosing the right shade.
A discharged soldier answers a keen inquiry about pain from a pretty girl. He quips that the bullet through his arm left him feeling distinctly bored, delivering a dry humorous take on his wartime wound.
An old ad claim touts Minard's Liniment as a dandruff cure. The statement appears amid a clean page with stray commentary about eloquence, noting silence as a form of speech.
The British Admiralty reports progress in tests supplying wireless centers to vessels and torpedoes. A warship crewed by a few men is seen as an early possibility from experiments cited by The Daily Mail. Hertzian waves controlled torpedo craft from distance, with a destroyer steered without a man aboard and searchlights operated remotely.
The text touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood building tonic to treat anemia and thin blood. It claims improved oxygen transport, digestion, and overall health with testimonials and sale details, noting no opiates and availability by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
The American Forestry Magazine notes North America hosts many squirrel species while the Orient and East Indies boast the largest and most colorful, including a Malabar coast variety as big as a cat with bright red upper parts, black accents, and yellow underparts. A smile is cooler in summer and warmer in winter than a frown.
An extract from the Weekly Bulletin of the Department of Trade and Commerce, March 15 1920, notes acute horse shortages in Europe while Canada ships heavy clean limb horses like Vercherans to meet demand. Prices run £125 to £250. gradual shipments advised. It also reports US farm trends show fewer young horses, signaling higher future prices and limited replacement by tractors, with mechanical power displacing at most 20 percent.
Twenty five million boxes of Cascarets were sold last year for relief from constipation biliousness indigestion gases colds and sick headaches. The laxative works during sleep removing toxins without griping and strengthens bowel muscles without harming the liver. Cost is stated as very low.
Lieut.-Col William Barker V C DS C receives a second Italian silver medal for single handedly tackling sixty German troops in October 1918 and shooting down six before being downed. The award calls him Protector of the air. Barker now holds more decorations than any other living British airman.
The Canadian government was asked by the war office if 50,000 Czecho-Slovak troops returning from Siberia could be transported across Canada. They fought with anti-Bolshevik forces in Siberia and now plan to travel Pacific to Canada, through Canada to the Atlantic, then to their homeland in Europe.
An advertising salesman for the Syracuse Post Standard recalls a merchant who long refused ads. On his eighty fourth birthday the man praised his persistence and bought a two inch ad. The moral: never give up on persuading business owners to advertise.
The Countess of Warwick, a Labour candidate for East Walthamstow, is noted for welfare work. She recalls canvassing a northern town where a matron refused to see a candidate, then declared she was the party he belongs to.
Lethbridge exported goods totaling 1 695 621 85 in 1919. Cattle led shipments with 17 159 head valued at 854 512 80. Wool exports reached 515 544 95, while horses for exhibition and ranching, flour, potatoes, personal effects and wool formed the remaining exports.
Alast laments Eve’s fondness for apples while Cynicus argues Eva was not truly fond of them yet the fruit remained forbidden. The pair contemplates action, urging self-reliance over sending a friend on a fool’s errand.
Advertised claim states the product arrests eczema development and keeps a baby's skin soft smooth and velvety.
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