26 Oct 1922
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
1
An advertisement touts Catarrhonine as a remedy for cold congestion and irritation in the nose and throat. It claims complete relief from catarrh and nasal symptoms, with a pleasant taste. The copy notes pricing and availability through the Catarrhone Co in Montreal.
Personal narrative describes a long day trip to town from Carbon City with Mr. Livingstone and Mr. Bingham. The writer details a 20 mile ride, luncheon, shopping, and a visit to a large shop similar to Elba General Store, noting friendly clerks, glycerine and rose-water, and a tea-table display in the shop.
A narrator attends a tasting by a female product demonstrator linked to a major canned goods firm. Don Livingstone teases the scene while the narrator schemes to buy jelly and peaches for a local hospital, leading to a sly dinner-table payoff and a cliffhanger ending.
A jumble of quotes and images touches on family exclusivity and a four year old and five year old, with stray references to a Wemole ancestor and a Persian blacksmith revolts, plus mentions of a Persian standard and a high bridge over the Snake River in Idaho at 445 feet.
The presidential address to the British Association in Hull argues that women are inferior to men in all areas including weaving and cookery and that equal pay for equal work by men and women is unfair.
A New Brunswick reader from East Waterville testifies she raised ten children using Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry. She recalls cholera scares and blood in urine tests, noting two of her children improved after dosing. She warns of imitations and urges asking for the original from The T Milburn Co. Toronto.
A garbled dialogue shows Heinrich and Hans debating inheritance and shares. Hans claims to be working on his will and distributing to a sister and brothers, with a cryptic promise about what remains after others receive their portions. The text reads like a distressed, phonetic recollection.
Life insurance began in 1706 in London with the Amicable Society for Perpetual Assurance. It was a mutual benefit concern where members paid fixed fees per share and, at year end, a fund were divided among heirs of the deceased. Asthma relief is offered by Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy with strong testimonial language urging immediate purchase.
The Liverpool Weekly Post notes an English investor could buy a baronial Austrian castle with portraits and hot water for only £500, a vast property described as a magnificent but affordable shoot in Scotland complains about high rents, while an Austrian "shool" spans many square miles and could be rented for £30.
A dialogue about a daughter who always gets what she wants and the value of shopping locally. The man Jack Poore jokes about bearing that trait and emphasizes comparing prices before ordering from mail order houses to save money.
The air vessel of the future will house powerful motors and the gathering of propulsion with stable guidance. From Langley’s gliders to today’s evolving craft, improvements signal a new departure toward surpassing gravity with heavier-than-air flight.
A letter from Fred C Robinson of Mascouche Quebec describes using Minnards Liniment on a tumor for two months, claiming complete disappearance of a growth that had persisted for years. He mentions prior surgery and plans to use the product on a horse for a strained tendon.
A new French estimate lists the world's water power resources by country. The United States is credited with 30,000,000 horsepower, Canada 25,000,000, Norway 7,500,000, Sweden 6,750,000, and Italy and Spain about 5,000,000 each.
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