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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
2
An editorial argues the fate of the small town hinges on local merchants and farmers. It urges towns to become community centers with welcoming facilities and fair cash terms to sustain local shops while supporting farmers and their families. It stresses cooperation between farmers and merchants to preserve local commerce and services.
The report shows fifty nine percent Alsatian, ten percent German-Alsatian, twenty eight percent Germane, and three percent belonging to other nationalities.
Final decision on the disposition of Danzig makes the port a free city under the League of Nations. The city gains independence and autonomy in local affairs. Poland and Germany receive freedom of passage across the Polish corridor to the city.
Bold claim that disease stems from impure blood and that Dr Williams Pink Pills purify and enrich the blood to banish symptoms. Includes testimonial from Mrs M Stills of Napanee praising renewed health after use and instructions to purchase from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A Russian dispatch reports a major blaze in Narva near the Gulf of Finland after a Bolshevik bombardment. Hundreds of houses burned, 5 000 people left homeless. Narva, population about 20 000, hosts textile works and a fish trade with key buildings including the cathedral the old castle and the town hall.
London Ontario's Western University receives an aeroplane and a Le Rhone 9 cycle engine sent by the British war mission in the United States. Professors advocate adding aeroplaning to the curriculum, citing historic aviation power and the era of air supremacy in 1916 17.
Experts hail Alder Grove in County Antrim as among the finest aviation grounds in the United Kingdom. The 400 acre site near Belfast is rapidly taking shape with hangars, admin facilities, a two mile water supply from Lough Neagh, and a 1.4 mile railway link to the Great Northern system, expected to host trans Atlantic airship traffic and later a postal service and pleasure flights.
German reports claim the communist government in Berlin forbade further firing on Hoff man government air planes over Munich to save ammunition after communists fired on them killing thirteen civilians and wounding about one hundred.
Sickness in women linked to kidney weakness described with back pain headaches and fatigue. The ad claims Dr Hamilton's Fills of Mandrake and Butternut cure sick kidneys and restore vitality, promising permanent improvement and renewed health at 25 cents per box.
Reports reaching Fruit Inspector Hunter at Penticton say buds indicate about a 50 percent rise in fruit production over 1918. With frost absence and good spring and early summer weather, this year could be the best in local history.
A Cincinnati man’s discovery promises painless corn removal with a few drops of Freezone bought at pharmacies. The sticky liquid supposedly dries without irritating surrounding tissue and may prevent infections from corn cutting.
An advertised homemade beauty lotion mixes lemon juice with orchard white to create a quarter pint of skin whitener. The ad claims it removes freckles sallowness and tan and advises straining through cloth and daily facial application. It ends with two inspirational quotes about wisdom and work.
A brief note cites Holmes on moving direction over current stance, quoting the proverb about Minard's Ointment as a household motto and moral cue. The line underscores progress and practical wisdom in daily life.
Five Coblenz civilians hoisted German colors in defiance of Allied forces amid hopes for peace and reports that German peace delegates were en route to Versailles. Military police quickly removed the flags, and a crowd of 200 soldiers dispersed as guards hauled down a large flag.
Echo de Paris cites the peace conference economic commission proposing a most favored nation clause for Allies and associated nations with no reciprocity. An asthma remedy ad touts rapid relief via vapor therapy, sold nationwide. British Columbia Electric Railway offers $50,000 to aid employees in housing. The era urges resilience amid conflict.
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