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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
2
On October 29 voters face a duty beyond marking a ballot. Exercise real franchise by choosing to benefit Canada, not just follow family or local majority. Vote as a shareholder in Canada’s future, considering candidates and policies with judgment and patriotism.
A compact quip notes that great men do not conjure grand plans, but tend to brood on a few small, practical ideas rather than sweeping theories.
The Soviet Government of Siberia at Chita placed orders in Winnipeg for 10 600 000 bushels of Canadian wheat to be shipped via the Pacific port. The Orient booked 8 000 000 bushels plus large quantities of four with Winnipeg firms through Vancouver. About 1 610 000 barrels of Canadian flour were sent from Vancouver for the Orient in the last thirty days. An oil without alcohol claims St Thomas Eclecarte Oil uses essential oils with no alcohol and lasting effects.
More than 52 000 cars are operating in Alberta this year compared with over 47 000 in 1924. Total license receipts reach 913 000 dollars so far this year versus 343 000 dollars for all of 1934.
J D M Strachey editor of the London Spectator told Ottawa’s Canadian Club that Canada has the greatest opportunities on earth and should invite growth through selective immigration. He urged Canada to “pick out the best … and leave the dregs” and noted Britain’s taxation has spurred a wakeful, urgent mood.
A column extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood nourishing cure for nervous irritability headaches and tiredness claiming dramatic personal results from a Vancouver woman. It also references Dr Kelloges Asthma Remedy for women and notes on police tramps in clubs.
A government summary from the department of customs reports Canada’s August trade total of exports and imports at 194,386,288 dollars, up from 136,791,203 dollars in August 1924. The rise marks a nearly sixty million increase year over year. A separate item notes Segunda Tellechua of Campo Florida Cubs winning a 20,000 dollar government lottery prize and cutting meat prices.
A Silversmith and workers in terra cotta and marble rallied to defend shrine profits as Paul’s followers spread Christianity in Ephesus. Demetrius warned that gods made by hands were not gods and fear of losing trade sparked unrest among artisans and craftsmen.
The Nobel Foundation reports about four million in prizes for the 35th annual awards, to be given to 485 winners. Germany leads with 26 prizes, France 21, England 14, with nine American and seven Swedish awards since 1901. Funds total just over five million dollars, prizes about 31 thousand dollars each.
An old advertisement touts Nerviline as a strong topical remedy for chest congestion and sore throat. It claims quick penetration and blood flow to the surface, reducing inflammation and shortening illness. The product is advertised as 50 potent and sold worldwide in 35 cent bottles for nearly fifty years.
Miss Agnes Kayser, matron of the King Edward VII Hospital for Officers, spends about a fortnight at Balmoral each year with Queen Mary. She accompanies the Queen on walks and expeditions and is regarded as part of the royal family. The Shah of Persia also gifts a horse to foreign ministers after credentials.
An advertisement claims Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is an effective vermifuge that can be given to the most delicate child without harming the constitution. It notes the large amount of defaced coins returned to the Philadelphia mint would fill 56 trains of 60,000 pounds each.
Grand Duke Cyril of Russia, noted for surviving a Russo Japanese War explosion aboard a battleship at Port Arthur, has endured several close calls. He recently rode the Paris Prague express when a collision with a freight train near Strasbourg killed two train workers and injured a passenger, while Cyril remained unharmed.
A Punch magazine comment notes that many new London police recruits come from good social standings and even college educations. It adds it is nicer to be run in by a man one could safely take home to tea.
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