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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
3
A fragment notes valuable articles of silk or wool, dye packages, and a dealer selling both. The text is unclear but hints at dyeing and selling silk or wool items and a blue package related to dyes. It reads like a market or trade notice with damaged phrasing.
Al Stone, a singing waiter and songwriter, discovers Molly Winton at Blackie Jos's New York club and helps her rise as a star. Molly marries Al, while Grace the cigarette girl loves Al and John Perry, Molly's former admirer, looms. Al becomes master of ceremonies at Club Bombs as Molly shines on stage and a jewel brooch seals their public spark.
An early 20th century health ad endorses Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a premier remedy for stomach issues. The copy touts quick relief and urges buyers to choose genuine Phillips product for reliable results.
Molly resists emotion as Al plans a private anniversary evening while Perry cautions her. Al shows devoted love for their child Junior, leaving Molly feeling unworthy and envious as she confronts the gap between affection and her own desires. The scene ends with Molly seething, pondering Al's true feelings.
An advertisement touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a remedy to parasite infections in children, claiming it will restore energy and vitality by driving out worms.
The United States Bureau of Biological Survey shows flight-variant migrants with leg-banded amateurs. A remarkable Arctic tern traveled 16,600 miles in three months from Red Island Labrador to Natal South Africa in a straight line. A robin flew 2,100 miles from Crystal Bay Minnesota to Pachuca Mexico in eighteen months.
The passage lists diverse moon lore from the Dakota Indians, Polynesians, Kaffirs, and Eskimos. Each group attributes the moon's waning to different causes such as mice, spirits of the dead, a headache, and fatigue prompting a rest.
The Saskatchewan Bureau of Publications distributes traveling libraries to rural districts. Each wooden box holds 40 to 500 books and is sent after an application by a local group. Government covers one way express charges. readers pay return charges. Currently 62,500 books and 1,250 libraries in circulation.
A mother’s guide to preventing and easing childhood ailments notes that Baby's Own Tablets provide a mild laxative to regulate bowels and aid digestion. The advertisement claims the remedy treats colds fever teething discomfort and indiges tion with safety for young children and is sold at 25c a box by The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont or by mail.
A sharp wartime quip duel features Fortune Teller predicting poverty till thirty five, and Dibley and Biggs trading dry barbs about a firm failing to pay debts to avoid payment. The exchange favors wry, morally spoken humor.
Thousands of Canadian and United States veterans who lost limbs in World War I discussed forming an international Amputation Club at the Veterans of Foreign Wars annual convention in St Paul. Robert Burns of Winnipeg, head of a Canadian amputation group, urged unity of soldiers who lost limbs or an eye to prevent being forgotten.
A reflective piece quotes Psalm xvi 21 and contemplates divine joy and inner serenity. It cites Borrow and Tay as sources of spiritual solace, noting the heart can find heaven on earth when God dwells within. The text contrasts earthly sadness with eternal brightness and urges planting eternity in the heart.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Prime Minister MacDonald hesitates to shift from Europe to close Anglo American cooperation. It argues British foreign policy should rest on Anglo American comity, guiding a future where Britain and the United States arbitrate world peace and set its basis.
R. J. Hall of Swansea urged inauguration of workers educational classes modeled on Britain Australia New Zealand and South Africa at a Winnipeg conference with leading Canadian educators labor leaders and government officials. Hon R A Hoey suggested provincial interest possible.
The fate of the 183 mile canal through tropical mountains and forests from the Atlantic to the Pacific hinges on reports from 460 engineers recently ordered to duty for the project valued at 1.009 billion dollars.
At the sixth annual British Empire Cancer Campaign meeting Duke of York presided as Sir Thomas Horder warned that public belief in radium as a cure for cancer could mislead patients. He noted growth in radium use but questioned staff qualifications at fundraisers and suggested training with collected money.
A Brooklyn note cites a diverse population of over 2,300,000 with residents from Europe and South America. An advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Remover as safe and effective for hard and soft corns. The writer flags three unfamiliar sights including an undertaker's funeral a colored woman driving a car and a patrot that could talk.
An essayist comments on cam liva valued at three hundred pounds annually but omits the quantity, leaving readers to wonder two camliva or two camels or another unit of measurement.
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