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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
3
A discussion of the canned foods industry and home canning methods notes that oxygen removal preserves taste, with tips to re-oxygenate and rehydrate foods. It includes recipes for codfish cakes, beef hash, and spinach dishes, and remarks on the convenience for busy households and the availability of fresh crab and spinach.
A digest of scattered overseas and domestic items. Reports note strikes and policy moves from Britain and Italy, labor cost trends in Great Britain, and diplomatic tensions with Russia. It mentions sleeping sickness cures, cherry blossoms affected by cold, and a warning on scarce bread and food prices.
Fragmentary text suggests a historical remedy claim. The passage mentions powders for worms and stomach comfort, urging use for a child and noting digestion and pain relief. Jury and formal language imply a medical or legal context, but specifics are unclear.
A fragment showing a discussion on the Manx language flags its difficulty and possible extremes. The brief hints at linguistic debate or policy context without complete detail. No dates or names are given in the readable text.
In 182 Alberta formed 107 school districts spanning 1800 square miles. By 1990 Alberta had 3,553 schools, about six times 1906 figures. Over 15 years, about 200 new schools formed yearly, with attendance rising from 24,245 to 121,567. Government grants grew from 170,315 in 1919 to 1,018,068 in 1920.
An old advertisement describes rheumatism as a blood poison caused by acid impurities. It claims weather triggers pain, but the cure lies in enriching the blood with Dr Williams Pink Pills. A testimonial from Freeman Irving of Baxter Harbor, N S, says nine boxes relieved boils and rheumatism and urges purchase by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Six Chinese students will spend three years in Canada studying railroad operation with the CPR. G M Bosworth, CPR Ocean Services chairman, announced the selection of the Canadian road over others in North America. The students arrive aboard the Empress of Russia, due soon.
Advertisement touts Nerviline as a powerful remedy for acute or chronic rheumatism claiming five times the pain destroying power of ordinary treatments. It says the formula penetrates to the source of pain and destroys rheumatic pains, suitable for all ages and used both internally and externally. 3 cents at dealers.
The London Sunday Pictorial quotes a diplomat optimistic about Ireland noting he opposes demands to lay down arms as a condition for peace. He argues business leaders could resolve the issue quickly and questions prolonged violence or stubborn armed standoffs.
British coastal towns report heavy artillery blasts as air raid sirens sound amid ongoing tensions. Officials urge civilians to remain indoors as military activity intensifies along the southern coast.
The dress in dark red taffeta features a tight bodice with armhole and neckline lace, tiny black bead bands outlining the bodice and lower skirt, and a longer hem that anticipates the newer fashion length.
A reflection on how knowledge circulates via chains of told information, tracing origins through newspapers and oral transmission. The piece notes Detroit Free Press as a historical touchpoint and questions reliability when facts travel through multiple tellers.
The text circles around coins and Hollowayts with a playful jab at J. Fenimore Cooper. It claims gumdrops fuel creativity behind Minard's ointment sales as the narrator hints at story-making process.
The Canard liner Saxonia reported a fireball seen 15 miles off Chebucto Head south of Halifax. A meteorite reportedly exploded with a large smoke plume visible for about ten minutes. Officers and passengers witnessed the event. some think debris fell into the sea. Wireless staff aboard noted electrical disturbances possibly linked to the meteorite.
Four year old Ethel May Poff weighs 101 pounds and tips the beam in Strong City Kansas with her companion noted in the report.
The article portrays Rev. Parker Moon known as Uncle Parker, a longtime Quaker Sunday school organizer in Southwest Missouri, celebrated for public service and high local regard. It includes a testimonial about Tanlac restoring his health after five years of nervous indigestion dizziness and insomnia improving sleep and stomach comfort.
The Alberta spring horse show in Calgary drew about 800 entries the largest in years. Premier Stewart opened the event, while nearby a major cattle auction sold 700 to 800 high quality animals in the same day.
The Commissioner of Works and Mines Hon. E. H. Armstrong reports 5,687,970 tons of coal mined in Nova Scotia in 1920, up 684,213 tons from 1919. An ad promotes Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming cures for sores.
A St Thomas Times Journal item notes Germany shifting from black to hive to green and purple as reactions to war reparations. It says the people show yellow and a vitals strain, with a new label red, while they remain immune to white.
The Far North will be maintained this summer by an expanded telegraphic service linking Peace River and Edmonton under the direction of the provincial superintendent of government phones.
The text records H. M. Mowat proposing a Commons resolution urging annual celebration selecting a Monday in the week of November 11 to declare Armistice Day and a general thanksgiving to Almighty God. It notes ongoing Scotland prejudice against church organs.
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