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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1922
Page
6
An old advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a modern cure for catarrh and related throats and coughs. It claims vapor penetration rivals liquids, soothing irritation and eradicating catarrhal troubles quickly. The offer cites a two month treatment for one dollar and lists Montreal as the seller.
The Bar B Ranch bounds north by Lawrence Paget and south by the United States with a five stride high barbed wire fence on the east and the Banshee River on the west. Across the river lies the Midian Reserve where Mr. Brogham runs cattle. The Bingham house sits near the river with a wide veranda and a balcony on the south side. A Banshee legend explains the river’s name and the tale of an Irish prospector who heard the wail before a death, framing a romantic origin for the locale.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions kidneys and neglect leading to pain and fatal outcomes. No clear event, names, or dates available to specify a fuller summary.
A narrator describes a remote Bar B Ranch home with paneled rooms, a water-worn stone fireplace, and an open staircase. She notes a custom decor with bear and wolf skins, a modern windmill bathroom, and gas lighting. The write about horses, cattle, and a Jersey cow named Kathleen, plus a cast of animals including Cupid the horse and Thomas the hermit cat. Cowboys and staff live in the bunk house with a gramophone, while the author settles into frontier life and resists domestic advice from Livingstone.
A diarist describes waking to find a wash line on the ranch fence on Sunday. Sacred music at night and a devout air contrast with the hosts in a dry climate. The cook Lee impresses with work and skill while poultry names and light humor punctuate daily life.
The piece cites Lord Russell and a London Daily News quote noting how people misjudge distant things while remaining casual about familiar rivers. It reflects on the human tendency to find foreign places odd and the challenge of appreciating distant political issues through perspective gaps.
The notice promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for infants infested with worms. It claims prompt treatment prevents constitutional weakness, clears worms from stomach and bones, stops recurrence, and repairs organ injuries caused by worms restoring them to soundness.
The piece notes a cultural bias where daughters are often omitted from family counts in China reflecting gender imbalance and social attitudes. It highlights how fathers may underreport girls when listing children.
A fragmented notice notes Minard's Liniment used by physicians. It mentions a Japanese burial custom of placing the dead in a sitting posture, following a centuries old practice.
The Consolidated Whaling Corporation of Vancouver reports a plentiful season with an expected average catch near 1,000 whales as the fleet operates again this year. The note highlights a favorable outlook for minke and other large whales in the season ahead.
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