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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1930
Page
2
An old advertisement promotes Kruschen Salts as a weight loss aid. It urges readers to measure weight, dissolve salts in water each morning, and weigh again after a month to prove the method. The tone targets women seeking easy weight reduction and general health benefits.
A condensed roundup notes Canada and international events. Items include Manitoba zinc deliverance to Mayor Webb, Kathleen Boyle's parole release, a camp house infant death from a blasting accident, and a survey to revive Canadian fishing markets for Australian trade. Also mentions Lord Stonehaven’s Canadian Club address, CPLR site deal in London, the Putnam Wells murder in Tientsin, and the Prince of Wales planned South American tour.
Grassy Lake Alberta supplies a high grade lump coal shipped to Winnipeg marking a revival of Grassy Lake coal shipments to Saskatchewan in 1909. The coal was obtained by mining methods new to commercial practice in Southern Alberta and future shipments will draw interest.
James A. Thomson of Moore Jaw reports three Halstein cows finished yearly records in the ROP with a production average of 13 657 pounds of roll containing 57 60 pounds of butter.
An article critiques numerous constipation remedies, noting many provide only temporary relief and can be habit forming. It warns against calomel and harsh drugs that linger in the body and impair digestion. It promotes a safer tonic approach and mentions drugstore prices around 75 cents.
A public safety notice warns motorists about carbon monoxide poisoning from car engines in closed garages. It stresses not warming up engines indoors, opening garage doors, and moving victims to fresh air with artificial respiration and oxygen if needed, noting rising death rates in previous years.
A vintage pattern description for a square necked girl dress in dark green crepe pattern wool and covert cloth options. Includes sizes 8 10 12 14, yardage 24 yards of 39 inch material, and request for 25 cents with name and address. Fashion Bureau instruction notes decorative center front buttons and belt accents.
The article highlights tiny creatures with extraordinary strength, noting a common wall can lift fifty times its weight and an elephant would move about 270 tons if scaled. It cites bluebottle flies lifting thirty times their weight, wasps carrying forty times their mass, and a silent mollusc piddock boring rock with effortless efficiency.
Sift flour with baking powder salt and spices. Cream shortening with sugar, add egg then alternately mix in oatmeal and flour with milk. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased sheets and bake at 350F for 18 to 20 minutes yields about four dozen cookies.
A dated conserve recipe combines 3 cups cranberries and 1 cup diced apples with 1%4 cups water and 3 cups sugar. Simmer until tender then add crushed pineapple lemon and orange juices and rinds. Cook until thick and clear, bottle in sterilized jars and seal with paraffin when cooled.
A Sunday school lesson reviews the rich young man in Mark and Luke who asks about eternal life. Jesus urges weighing the cost of discipleship and warns wealth can hinder following Him, illustrating the need to detach from possessions to seek the Father.
A dialogue notes that if a valuable ring is found the law requires advertising for the owner. A folding house concept is described as a German invention for weekend car trips packed into a box.
The Journal notes prosperity in Edmonton with telephone use rising from 16 124 to 16 641 in a year, an increase of over 500 lines. It also cites a wholesale firm selling 30 000 dollars of radio sets in September, indicating solid luxury demand.
The United States National Research Council announced in Ottawa that E M Kindle, chief of paleontology at the Dominion Department of Mines, is awarded for his geological investigations. Lutricants are being made from olive oil in Spain.
Riding Mountain Park Clear Lake in Manitoba has been designated as the headquarters for Canada’s new Nations Playground project. The resort area sits on the shore of the lake bearing the same name and becomes the central hub for the venture.
An advertisement touts Phillips' Milk of Magnesia as the fast, pleasant cure for excess stomach acid. It claims a single spoonful neutralizes acid, relieves pain in minutes, and stresses authenticity and physician endorsement. The message urges buyers to seek the genuine liquid product, available in drugstores nationwide.
Canada produced 36,712,700 pounds of tobacco in 1950, up nearly 7 million from 1929, grown on 41,391 acres with Ontario supplying 28,078,000 pounds, Quebec 6,490,000, and British Columbia 144,760. Much remains for export to the British Isles despite domestic use.
Horses from the Prince of Wales Pekisko Alberta ranch won eleven first prizes and one second at the Pacific International Livestock Show in Portland Oregon. They captured all the Clydesdale championships with a shared second in one class. The Prince of Wales horses were advertised beforehand and housed in a royal colored stable area.
The Canadian stand at the Ideal Home Exhibition in Edinburgh won the gold medal for general excellency, besting 100 exhibitors. The Dominion Government Exhibition Commission prepared the stand. Bones-Yes, end overlook after wards. Glacier National Park, the trail park, boasts nearly a thousand miles of horse, foot, and fire trails.
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