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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1920
Page
6
The article discusses a provincial referendum on October 25 asking whether importing intoxicating liquors should be forbidden. It urges voters to express honest convictions, warning against hypocrisy and stressing enforcement and public support for a bone dry prohibition outcome.
Ad touts Putnam's Painkess Carn Ex tractor as cure for bunions warts swinps and callouses and claims quick relief. It urges readers to use no other and to buy through dealers.
A fragment describes a passenger offering his strap in a surface car under tense social expectations. The dialogue hints at coercive undertones as a young, attractive woman may influence a man’s behavior while navigating a curve.
A humorous dialogue explores the farmer and city man banter about dairy work and wages. It contrasts cows, milk yields, and the idea of women leaving careers for board and clothes, reflecting social attitudes.
BC officials state no active forest fire outbreaks in the province with ongoing efforts to prevent and suppress fires at a cost of 183,080 dollars. The report notes 981 fires occurred and emphasizes continued vigilance though conditions are currently calm.
London Live Stock Journal warns against feeding unripe swedes to sheep due to injury risk and suggests using cabbage as an intermediate food. Cabbage helps sheep adjust to new foods and aids swede ripening while avoiding harmful swede properties.
A testimonial from Stephen Crouse of East Clifford Ontario credits Milburne Heart and Nerve Pills with curing years of heart trouble. He recounts severe breathlessness, near collapse, and improved health after three boxes. The firm offers 50 cents per box, or mail order from The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
Hon. Geo Langley Minister of Municipal Affairs and Director of Sasakichewan Co operative Elevator Co says the Board of Grain Commissioners will consider a possible reasonable rise in storage charges by local and terminal elevators after representations by elevator men.
A Norwegian doctor studied 834 people to explain eye color. He found that when all ancestors had blue eyes, children were blue eyed. if any grandparent had brown eyes, blue eyes in children dropped to about 90 of 100. When both parents were blue eyed 70 percent shared blue eyes, while 25 percent were blue. If one parent blue and the other brown, blue and brown eyes were evenly split among children.
An advertisement promises $10009 for an incurable catarrh case cured by WALL'S CATARRIL MEDICINE. It claims the medicine works internally through the blood and mucous surfaces, sold by druggists for over forty years. Contact F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ontario, price five cents, testimonials free.
The article notes fox farming pays better than fox breeding. It cites litters of four on average last spring and values pups at 500 to 750 dollars each, with ranchers holding 75 to 200 youngsters. It concludes the business shows clear money in fox production.
A passenger demands faster service on the Spoonerville Line in a tense scene with a conductor. The traveler boasts 15 years on the line as he pushes for action and speed at a station stop.
A pamphlet extols Dr. Thomas Kelectric Off as portable power in small bottles, claiming it delivers far more strength than many tonics. It highlights cheapness and versatile uses, urging dealers to stock it as a staple for the poor man.
President Poincare urged learning German to dominate science and protect literature in occupied Alsace Lorraine. He said those administering occupied regions must know German and restore French standing. army officers were urged to learn German as the government reinstated the language in officers training schools.
Alberta's butter production is projected to reach twelve million pounds this year despite feed scarcities during winter and late spring. Production up from 1919's eleven million pounds, with Edmonton noted as the leading city in Canada for store butter last year.
Mothers told that a cross crying baby signals distress and that Baby's Own Tablets will regulate bowels and stomach, banish constipation and indigestion, and relieve minor illnesses. A Quebec mother praises the remedy as excellent when nothing else helped. sold by druggists or direct from Dr Williams Medicine Co for 25 cents a box.
Perot McLennan reports from Canada that Alberta can provide over ten million cubic feet of helium yearly and the Empire additional two million cubic feet. The estimate suggests enough helium to sustain many airships resilient to airplane attack. Helium is rare and nonflammable, with low ignition risk and strong lifting power. It may also be found in New Brunswick in generous quantities.
A brief medical note claims corms and warts disappear when treated with Holloway's Comm Faure, leaving no scar. The statement presents a straightforward claim of scarless resolution from the remedy.
The advertisement proclaims Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as distinct from other treatments and emphasizes its wide reputation and relief impact. It asserts the remedy’s superiority and enduring value based on broad public trust.
Quotation about half the world envying the other for living and a wry note on following an incautious man who travels, hinting at the cost of imitation and travel.
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