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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
2
A Regina Saskatchewan woman, Mrs Alice M Mann, credits Tanlac with restoring her health after nervous exhaustion and loss of appetite. She reports improved appetite, strength, and sleep, recommending Tanlac as the grandest medicine, noting widespread sales.
A digest of global items notes Liew Lester Maitland of Dayton setting a 235 mph air speed on a three mile track, Alberta cattle sales, a 2 000 800 addition at Porte Arthur, and March business up ten percent. Also: Moscow politburo shifts to worker clubs, Fritz Vrom jailed, Rufus Avery dies in Athens, Ontario, and Queensland plans land repossession for settlers. Germany reports Ruhr coke shipments to France totaling 18 000 tons, and Ontario introduces free hydro travel passes for certified blind residents.
Mrs Garvey Dishman from WH Rectory Street reports long lasting weakness after motherhood and credits Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription for restoring health and strength. Other testimonials hail the remedy from Bridgeburg Ont and Buffalo NY as a trusted medical aid.
A Saskatchewan experiment at Indian Head shows bentonite fertilization offers limited gains for common prairie crops. Potassium levels appear sufficient. only garden crops benefit notably. Sixteen plots over a four year rotation (wheat oats hay corn) used a single application before rotation.
The ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring tonic to restore blood, strengthen nerves, and improve mood and appetite. It warns against harsh purgatives and claims pills enrich blood and clear skin. A customer from Nairn NB testifies to improved health after use and states availability by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
An English chaplain in the Times notes Armenian refugees near Athens who built mud brick houses and a school, elected a mayor, and developed their own waterworks. He adds that worm infestations harm children and urges timely treatment with Miller's Worm Powders as essential care.
Canada registered nearly four thousand farmers ranchers and wheat growers as shareholders in chartered banks in 1922. Ontario leads with 1 188 former shareholders while Saskatchewan counts 747 and Alberta 216. Total farmers paying income tax reached 18 873. Saskatchewan reported the highest tax paying farmers 6 560 followed by Ontario 6 158 and Manitoba 3 455.
Inventor unveils a pressure attachment for filling hoses that records air pressure in a device and allows relief without disconnecting the hose. Mention of Minachi's Linimant for Buna and Seads? Olfactory note not clear.
Provincial Dairy Commissioner P. E. Reed notes a sharp rise in Saskatchewan dairy activity over the last two years with 1922-setting production records and early 1923 showing large gains. January and February 1923 output climbs, total creamery butter production rises, farmers’ cash receipts from off farm dairy sales increase, many new silos built, and a southwest corn growers association organized.
A French scientist asserts that an X-ray apparatus that watches diaphragmatic motion can determine a person’s character. The claim links physiology to personality assessment, raising questions about reliability and ethics.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to act through the blood to reduce mucous inflammation and restore normal conditions, marketed with testimonials about constitution influence and a call to Druggists for circulars. The second item notes a pike reportedly living 267 years in a Swiss pond, claimed by a naturalist.
Testimonial letter from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound user in Woodbridge Ontario praising relief from female troubles and recommending the remedy to neighbors. The letter cites roots and herbs as active ingredients and notes forty years of proven value.
A London Times letter from G. L. Haggen of the University of Leeds Law Department argues that Canada’s fisheries treaty with the United States may force a formal declaration of Dominion status. He says Britain must recognize Dominion nationhood and that any change should also restrict Britain's treaty powers. broad imperial unity depends on this clarity.
An advertisement claims Putnam's Corn Extractor is the oldest and best corn remover with painless treatments that make corns drop out. It warns against substitutes and sells for 25 cents.
Texas settlers from the Rio Grande Valley head north toward Canada as irrigation farm schemes lure buyers. Canadian agents report strong prospect interest from Texas, with Winnipeg and Edmonton excursions drawing attention. Despite bold advertising, no verified fruit or alfalfa output is yet confirmed, though one scout hints such gains might exist.
The pulp and paper industry in Canada operates 100 mills including 40 pulp mills 33 paper mills and 27 mixed mills with 17 newsprint plants. Output is expected near 1 800 000 tons of newsprint in 1924 driven by heavy pulpwood use totaling about 2 250 900 cords.
Canadian Pacific Railway reports a sharp rise in immigration to prairie centres during March from the Old Country. From March 1 to 20, 1170 passengers arrived in Winnipeg en route to prairie towns, compared with 406 in February and 296 in January. Since January, 2555 passengers have reached the prairie provinces and British Columbia. Mother Graves Wort Exterminator remains a trusted worm remedy.
For the first ten weeks of the year eastern manufacturers sent more freight to western agencies than in the prior year. The increase includes many delayed shipments and a notable amount of new business reported by both railways serving the north shore.
The Dominion Government sanctioned sending 4,000 pounds of buffalo meat from the Wainwright park to the Blackfoot on the Gleichen reserve in Alberta. This action provides the community with access to traditional food from a government surplus.
An English device marketed for hotel kitchens operates by a hand crank to clean and sharpen multiple knives simultaneously. The novelty item, tied to Minard's Liniment, claims enhanced kitchen efficiency and tool care for professional settings.
Alberta's Government seed plant at Edmonton shipped two carloads of cleaned high grade seed wheat to North Dakota and South Dakota for planting. A third car went to Steele Briggs Co. in Toronto. The facility, run by the Department of Agriculture, has sold nearly 19 000 bushels to date.
Johnny answers with a playful definition that water is a white liquid that turns black when hands are placed in it. The teacher guides the class toward scientific observation and discussion.
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