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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
3
A government funded plan aims to open a new technical school in Calgary this year. Details suggest a focus on training, with spring term preparations and a range of courses for local workers and students.
A damaged OCR entry touts Pape's Diapepsin for stomach relief and claims rapid effects. It mentions a large case at 69 cents and promotes the product as safe and pleasant with newcomer Bosily praised.
The article examines annual harvester tours and their impact on public perception of the West. It discusses itineraries, transportation, and the role of farm and trade groups in promoting such excursions. It questions whether promoted harvest events shape impressions more than other forms of travel.
An old advertisement promises Minard's Liniment for sale everywhere. The note mentions a quirky claim about the sting of a bee being only a small fraction of an inch and implies most people find it long enough.
Prospective buyers can view complete wall designs and obtain detailed specifications to accurately contract for construction. Lumber dealers offer a 100 page plan book titled Better Bathing showing guaranteed Prairie City homes, with free copies to builders.
Fragmentary text references a family tragedy and a place name with unclear details. No coherent facts or dates are readable to substantiate a complete news item.
An old advertisement touts Cin Tablets as a remedy for teething discomfort in babies. It claims the product eases bowel issues, aids digestion, and reduces fevers. The Dr Woltaine’s Medicine Co. offers the tablets for 25 cents a box from Brookville.
The extract discusses Canada’s purchasing power versus the United States, noting population differences and price levels around 1900. It argues advertising expenditure could influence Canadian buying power and outlines comparisons of currency value and consumer markets between the two nations.
Report states that several undersea exploration firms agreed to joint research to locate gas reservoirs in the Great Lakes region. The plan involves a coordinated effort by Hogas and Tenpescal Company to advance findings and share potential rents from any successful opera. The release notes wide research and press statements backing the venture.
Advert reads Catarrhozene as a quick cure for runny nose and catarrhal cold. Claimed to bathe nose and throat with antiseptic to soothe symptoms within minutes. Offer lists a $1 complete kit and sample sizes, available from dealers.
A faded note speaks of a clock housed at a New York church on Podar Street, with historical ties spanning 153 years. The clock supposedly survived riots and successive renovations, remaining a silent witness through changing times.
In Vancouver BC a desperate criminal bargains with wardens in a tense prison scene. The dialogue hints at a risky escape attempt as the prisoner pleads for mercy while the guards maintain control.
A clipped, mixed text fragment includes a Minard’s Liniment mention and a garbled line asking what biology means. It features the misread playful phrase Buy ology, my son, is the science of shape ping.
The article notes Cook will succeed Fisher and mentions Sir Anatrey and other officials. It states Cook is over forty and that Britain’s wartime leadership plans include a notable expansion of the high command.
Advert says Putnam's Car and Wextractor removes foot carouses with a purely vegetable formula. Claims painless action and guarantee. Endorses sole use of Putnam's product for battle relief.
An official note from a Department of the Interior representative describes a dying wild buffalo herd in the United States and Canada. The discovery at the Markee River is noted with claims of similarly valuable reports elsewhere, while a separate account mentions a housekeeper purchasing twelve items and a car misstep observed by a sentry.
A representative from Atlantic Sugar Refining Co notes the sugar price drop is likely just the start as refiners reduce quotations by one cent. Current price stands at 21 dollars per hundred pounds delivered to Montreal and 21.30 dollars in Toronto.
The fragment describes repeated acute nasal congestion and a stubborn cold unalleviated by a medicine advertised by J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio. It references nasal mucus, throat symptoms, and persistent catarrh despite treatment.
The project aims to extend the Swift Current Gravitbourg rail line with a thirteen mile steel section on the Swalt Cirroot Gravethourn route scheduled for construction this fall. The CNR provides the plan despite security and financing challenges facing the company as stated by officials from CONT and Mr Franme.
A fragmented appeal seeks support for Jewish orphans in desolated areas of Canada. The text mentions Alberta cities and a call to provide tools and aid to help ten children, with unclear phrases about gravity and prices.
The department of commerce estimates that per capita consumption of wines and liquors in 1919 was the lowest since 1870. In 1870 it stood at 7.70 gallons, rising to 22.79 in 1907 and 1911, then dropping to 9.17 last year. Total consumption in 1910 reached 992,394,720 gallons versus 1,701,827,271 gallons or 15.95 per capita in 1918.
Minard's Lintwent Co Limited Gen reports relief in a very bad case of distemper in a saltable horse using MPN ARDS LINDMIENT. Letter from Viland de Freer confirms successful treatment and thanks the company.
The fragment blames Providee for others perceived failures and uses terse imagery of seeds sown. It hints at restraint and fatalism within a cryptic, reticent voice.
Fragmented OCR notes advertise a medicinal line claiming dandruff relief and stomach health benefits. The ad mentions Parmelee Vegetable Pills and references dyspepsia and liver irregularities while touting cures in ancient times.
Fragmentary report states a law in force in Japan prohibiting some practice. It mentions a number of individuals affected acting as masseurs. Further readable details are not provided in the text.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy to calm nerves ease colds and aid digestion. It claims the product cleanses bowels and leaves the user with a clear head and healthy feeling. Prices listed 10 25 and 20 cents.
A Loiret grocer bought forty cases of American war stock at ten dollars per case but found typewriters inside. Officials refused rectification. He sold all forty typewriters for a hundred dollars each within a week.
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