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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
5
A plea for yearly Dominion Day observance urges Canadians to build on last year’s 60th anniversary celebrations. It notes expanded national pride and international recognition, and calls communities to organize committees for more than perfunctory observance, educating youth about their country's birth and future.
The Third International Wheat Pool Conference will be held in Regina on June 6 7 and 8. Representatives from cooperative organizations beyond grain marketing will attend alongside produce pools and consumer cooperatives from around the world. Last year the conference met in Kansas City Missouri.
During the first four months of the year the Canada Colonization Association settled 224 families on 43,207 acres. The article notes a new translucent weatherproof grass substitute allowing ultraviolet rays, highlighting its flexibility and unbreakability and that it is sold by the yard.
Twelve French pilots tested a new aircraft instrument system that replaces sight with instruments. They learned the readings in hours and controlled the plane from takeoff to thirty miles out and back. The article notes Mount Robson’s height and a quip about Solomon’s wisdom versus baseball umpiring.
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a premier remedy for stomach acidity. It promises a genuine, doctor recommended product with full directions on each bottle and available at drugstores.
The Winnipeg Flying Club will secure a 185 acre field in St James municipality near Sackville Street. It will house hangars for six planes and a club house with tennis facilities. Two Moth aircraft are to be received from the Dominion Government for summer flying operations. The club has around 50 active members and growing associate membership.
A marketing letter describes anemia symptoms and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a reliable blood builder. Testimonial from Mrs M E Patterson of Shanklin NB credits improved health after using the pills, claiming they restored strength, sleep, appetite, and color. Pills available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
P Madsen of the Edmonton City Dairy has been named Danish Consul for Northern Alberta with offices in Edmonton. The Danish Government notes increasing Danish settlement in the region, estimated at 3709 in 1927, as the rationale for the consulate. Dr I D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is advertised as a distinct and widely trusted treatment.
The annual report defends the Government Merchant Marine against critics calling for sale. It notes 1927 operating loss of 720000 versus 90000 in 1926, but shows improved results from 1924 to 1927 and brighter 1928 prospects. The fleet supports CN Rail traffic, promotes Canada abroad, and protects exporters from private shipping rings.
Western Canada Airways Limited plans to establish an aeroplane service linking Winnipeg with Pacific coast cities. The company has purchased Pacific Airways Limited of Vancouver and intends to expand into parts of Alberta and a larger seaboard territory. Corns disappear when treated with Holloway's Corn Remover without leaving a scar.
Col. J. H. Stibbard of the British Army Training Centre at Chisledon Wiltshire says about 15 men now in Canada will be drafted to Canadian farms. He notes many have gone to Australia and praises farm training begun six months before discharge. He seeks government and organizational cooperation to arrange farm placements.
A British ALF notes that people aged 65 do not go to work for love of it and adds others aged 25 35 45 and 55 also avoid work for the same reason. It ponders why ignorance would not bring more happiness and mentions Pilmerd's Linkment for insect thns.
A Napoleon hat sold at auction for 15000 dollars to a French army officer. The hat, a famous shape, came with a certificate that it was sold by Napoleon's valet in 1814 to a old clothes dealer. A London vicar proposed a 1 25 dollar wedding fee for confetti cleanup. Shanghai's largest hospital uses only a pound of morphia a year.
Baltimore dispatch reports a University of Maryland professor developing the automatic anaesthetizer a robotic medical aid three years in the making. The device aims to replace human administers, delivering precise doses to maintain unconsciousness and prevent errors in anesthesia. The machine, based on lung pressure changes during respiration, is claimed to render fatal overdose impossible.
A Polish immigrant living in Oshawa asked a railway office about discounts on a geoplane crossing the Atlantic. He was told to return later. Canada’s forest industry yields about 100 million dollars annually in wages. Peevish pale sickly children suffer from worms. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator promises relief and health restoration.
A proposed City Beautiful program would spend 200000 dollars yearly for 30 years with an immediate 3 million outlay. A central park is a key feature of the scheme. The passage also notes a Native American custom in which widows cut their hair and are barred from remarriage until their hair regrows.
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