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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
7
Vancouver BC plant of Whalen Pulp & Paper Co Ltd on Vancouver Island at Port Alice nears completion. It will produce about 70 tons of pulp daily and require over 800 workers in logging, sawing, and finishing operations.
A Sexsmith Alta letter tests Dr Chase Nerve Food and Kidney Liver Pills. The writer notes improved sleep weight gain and energy after using the combined treatment. Pills priced at 50 cents a box with a full six box treatment offered. available via Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
A Sunday lesson outlines the fall of man from Genesis detailing temptation by the serpent, Eve's sin, consequences for humanity, and the gospel's first gleam, with references to God’s judgment on the woman and the earth and the eventual victory of the woman’s seed. Black Watch tobacco ad and Swift Current seeding notes follow, noting farmers finishing seeding and strong crop weather in the Swift Current district.
The passage describes Russian troops being trained at the front by British and United States officers and non-commissioned officers as they replace withdrawing U S forces in a preparatory phase before departures.
Delegates at the provincial convention of the Real War Veterans Association in Moose Jaw will consider a proposal to form a western farm machinery company capitalized at 3,000,000 dollars with one third owned by farmers and two thirds by returned soldiers.
Alberta resident Mrs. Jones says after two years of neuralgia rheumatism and insomnia Dodd's Kidney Pills restored her health. She praises the remedy and urges neighbors to consider it for kidney trouble symptoms.
The British commission reports that London German relations show withdrawal by the allies of all black lists against her and abolition of all trading disabilities as noted by the president.
An advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for fainting spells and weak nerves. It cites Mary McCoy of Algon Mills Ost reporting relief after using the product for six years and urges readers to order by mail from The J Milburn Co. Limited in Toronto.
British naval officers favor harbor readiness over Atlantic patrolling due to low sea visibility for aircraft and risk of drifting off course. Merchants near the proposed air route would be in close proximity, making harbor-based readiness more practical.
Major Lomax representing West Yorkshire woollen firms delivers a large consignment to a Cologne firm. Merchants rush to resume English trade as British textiles are preferred for quality and lower prices. A lounge suit costs 1000 marks. even the cheapest shoddy is over 500 marks. German merchants seek permission to contact British firms through authorities.
A testimonial from Mrs. C. D. Prince of Nauwigewauk dated October 21 describes rapid relief from Quinsy after using Minard's Liniment. She states she is never without it now and expresses gratitude.
Moose Jaw city council seeks labor union cooperation to build a free swimming pool for boys and girls. City provides the site, merchants fund materials, and workers construct at no charge.
An advertisement promotes Putnam's products claiming bunion relief with a soft tissue treatment. It also touts Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor as effective for warts, corns, and callouses with a price of 25 cents at all dealers.
Mrs Maurice Hewlett the first Englishwoman licensed as an airplane pilot leaves England for the United States en route to New Zealand. She started an airplane factory near Brooklands that grew into a major war supplier and now plans aviation work in New Zealand with partner M Blondreau.
German dispatches report the encirclement of Munich by government troops after occupying Landshut about 35 miles northeast of the city. Gustav Noske, German defence minister, is appointed commander in chief of all government forces to operate against Munich.
Pills of Attested Value praise Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a carefully studied blend of roots and herbs with sedative and laxative actions. The text says the pills are the best cleansers of the system and have long been recognized for quality, growing more popular each day.
The Rotary club has arranged with city officials to plant trees this year as last year. The club will supply trees to applicants and city gardeners will perform the planting. Citizens must excavate and prepare the ground for trees.
An antique advertisement offers 100 dollars for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal remedy. It notes 40 years in sale, price 75 cents, testimonials free, from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
Doubt arises whether the former German emperor will be named in the Peace treaty due to the plenary council’s failure to act on its report recommending prosecution. Parliamentarians say the report could still be added if the plenary conference orders further action, otherwise the issue remains unresolved. A promotional note then mentions Mother Grayes Worm Exterminator as a remedy for worms.
Overseas soldiers on furlough in London May 3 will witness their comrades marching in a grand parade. Canadianna route along the Strand to the Hotel Cecil, Australians around Australia House, South Africans from Aldwych to King’s Way. Large numbers will be entertained at high tea and later concerts and dancing. One thousand wounded convalescents will have close positions near Buckingham Palace after the march.
Fragmented text mentions Minard's Liniment used by physicians and a claim about bare silver heated to become magnetized. It references LAXATI BROMO and GROVE'S signature on each box, a one day cold cure, and a misquoted aphorism by Barry Pala.
A testimonial notes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative aiding digestion and teething. Mrs. S. P. Moulton of St Stephen NB endorses their effectiveness. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Paris reports indicate Sir Eric Drummond, Secretary of the League of Nations, will earn 25000 dollars annually with a similar amount allotted for office expenses and clerical staff, as relayed by Reuter's Limited in Paris. Lamb quips that a laugh is worth a hundred groans.
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