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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
6
At a Grain Growers meeting in Saskatoon farmers calculated trucking costs from ten to sixty miles from railheads. They estimate hauling grain at HS per bushel per mile, with haulers handling baskets and trips per day. The group plans to cut costs by arranging own freight routes and dates improve efficiency.
New Alberta Bank Application seeks incorporation of the Bank of Alberta with headquarters in Edmonton. Capital of 2,000,000 to be largely subscribed by farmers, with branches planned in Edmonton and Calgary.
United Seed Growers in Pen ticton B C plan to seed 300 acres for vegetable seeds and 100 acres for sugar beet seed production in 1921. The district and province have made strides in fine seed cultivation. In Thibet people salute superiors by removing hats and sticking out their tongues three times.
The Times returns to the Moscow atrocity tales tied to Reverend North and the British Labour delegation. It claims Lord Lansbury’s Moscow visit was tightly guided and that North alone can truthfully recount conditions, while London editors warn of selective reporting and biased impressions.
Ad copy touts California Syrup of Figs as the best harmless laxative for children. It promises a delicious fruity taste and full dosing directions on each bottle. Mothers are urged to say California when giving the product to kids.
Surrendered Doukhobor lands totaling about 10 000 acres near Kamsack Saskatchewan were disposed of by ballot to soldier settlers under the federal soldier retirement board rules on April 30. Twenty six parcels were sold and eleven farm units remain to be disposed of, closing out the government lands once held by the Doukhobors amid earlier tensions over homesteading in Saskatchewan.
A Faculty of Medicine study in Toronto funded by a Rockefeller Foundation grant reports Toronto has one doctor for 347 people, London one per 1 000, Ottawa one per 840, with Ontario as a whole at one per 766. British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Manitoba follow with differing ratios.
Queen's University confers an honorary Doctor of Divinity on Rev. C. S. Young of Saskatoon and an honorary Doctor of Laws on Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Saskatchewan.
Dr Frederick H Millener and assistant L W Gamer at a large receiving station near Cimaha Nebraska searched for a Mars message for nine hours. Static interference from lightning and electric sounds dominated earlier, then signals from Kansas Hawaii Berlin Mexico Venezuela Madrid London and Valparaiso were heard but no Mars message arrived before daylight.
Manitoba Department of Agriculture releases a 24 page illustrated bulletin Bee keeping in Manitoba. Written by R M Muckle specialist lecturer in beekeeping the guide explains how residents can start beekeeping in the province. Free copies available from the Publications Branch Winnipeg.
A declaration on world economic conditions, approved by the supreme council and tabled in the house of commons, says war disorganizes Europe and drives price rises. It notes prices in the Napoleonic wars rose 75 percent over eight years while American Civil War prices climbed 100 percent over twelve years.
Minard's Liniment in the House Gold has been found on Snake Creek eight miles north of Okotoks and 20 miles south of Calgary. Prospects are flocking to the area with many claims staked as a Calgary chemist reports a sample valued at £18 10s.
The report outlines how German warships including cruisers destroyers submarines and torpedo boats are to be allocated among Allied powers. France Italy and Austria will influence selections with the United States and Great Britain receiving portions. Several ships and subtypes are named as potential transfers under the Austrian treaty framework.
A promotional feature urging care for growing girls and women with pale blood. It praises Dr Williams Pink Pills as best for restoring appetite, aiding digestion, and increasing blood. It cites Miss Violet Booth of Glenarm Ontario sharing relief after six boxes. Pills sold at dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville.
The Alberta farm women's institutes become the Dominion's second largest with over 13 000 members. In 1919, 32 new branches expanded the province to 265 total. Activities include cooking sewing sociology child welfare and relief work. The North Sea drains a quarter of Continental Europe and half of the British Isles.
Berwick Ontario wife claims organic trouble cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine. She reports improved health, a six month old baby, and endorses the remedies to friends. Letter notes confidential responses from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A rustic design resort at Lake Windermere in British Columbia will open July 1st on sandy beaches. Lake Windermere, 170 miles south of the Canadian Pacific main line at Golden, offers bath ing boating riding golf and big game hunting. The Canadian Pacific line plans cabins with modern comforts and a community hall for dancing as an auto road from Banff proceeds.
An old promotional pitch offers $100 for an incurable catarrh case cured by Hall’s Catarrhal Medicine. It claims internal action through the bloodstream and surfaces, notes a 75 cent price, 40 years on the market, and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio with testimonials available.
In Saskatoon a house built on a refrigerator plan keeps cold out and heat in. Engineer owner H Ganvin insured no wall cracks and eliminated air pockets. Concrete basement and 43 windows heat supplied entirely by electricity with low expense.
Russian farmer David Krocker near Hague north of Saskatoon begins cultivating astrakhan sheep to produce Persian lamb fur. He imported a ram from New Mexico for 300 dollars and aims to stock a farm by crossing with common sheep.
A Toronto manager of the Union Stock Yards horse department notes the Western Horgsey and Alberta ranch horses under 1200 pounds are in demand in Ontario. Lighter western stock, once found undesirable for breeding, is increasingly purchased in the eastern province.
The notice invites purchase of a trial package of Anure for Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo or Bridgeburg Ontario. A claimant reports years of rheumatism in the right limb and shoulder improving after taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric Tablets, noting relief and regained siting ability.
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