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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
6
The piece argues Canada must mobilize labor to use natural resources for wealth, with farmers as the core, urging governments to promote agriculture, and calling for better farming education for youth to secure national stability. Duncan Marshall stresses agricultural training and pride in farming as vital to Canada's future.
A speaker in a crowded parlor pushes for land education church and marriage reform. A listener interrupts with a sharp yawn and blunt remark that the man wants chloroform.
Government orders stop work on all warships except those near launch. Glasgow Daily Record notes the move echoes nationwide shipyards. Thousands of workers face discharge as plants slow or shut. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil remains a top joint and nerve pain remedy with strong demand. Manitoba and Western Canada attract 15 434 settlers this year, bringing 8 577 893 dollars in property. Saskatchewan and Alberta lead the provincial totals with thousands of newcomers, mostly farming families, seeking homesteads and farms.
Paris reports the death of General Lemouton de Boisdeffre, former chief of staff of the French army. Born in 1838, he passed away in the French capital.
Calgary reports H W Wood president of the United Farmers of Alberta and member of the Canadian Grain Board says Alberta farmers will receive at least last year’s price for this season’s wheat. He cites last year’s total price of 2.2713 and notes talks aim around 2.30 with possible export demand increases. The Canada Grain Board meets again on the second Thursday in September.
An old time beauty tip promotes lemon juice mixed with three ounces of orchard white as a cheap freckle remover and complexion aid. It claims the lotion brightens skin when massaged daily. The same report notes Viscount Grey, new British ambassador, will sail to New York on September 16.
A couple jokes about celebrating their wedding anniversary by shopping for a needless item they cannot afford, signaling a lighthearted domestic spending habit. The fragment suggests a playful moment of spending extravagance on a small gift.
A local druggist faced danger after selling a cheap acid corn salve instead of Putnam's Corn Ex. The substitute caused burns while Putnam's cures were advertised at 25 cents through all dealers. The incident highlights dangers of inferior substitutes and the trusted remedy in demand.
Ottawa reports it is hard to say when the remaining Canadian Expeditionary Force troops in England will reach home. About 10,000 men are to be brought over, though this may have eased with recent sailings. Delays arise from dependents and the need to provide boats for women and children. If ships are available, the rest of Canada's army should reach home shores soon.
Inspector J M Danis of the inland revenue department along with Royal North West Mounted Police and provincial officers raided seven illicit whiskey stills in the Can ora Sask district east of here. Eight men were arrested and fined a total of 1870 dollars. the stills were confiscated. It marks the largest single roundup since Saskatchewan went dry.
A joke where George promises a kiss for each step home and Jack asks for the result. George notes the woman grew angry and upstairs she changes into a hobbie skirt, turning the moment into a lighthearted misunderstanding.
A battered quotation from the Chicago Tribune invokes a comparison between measuring quarts to a gallon and the Allied forces in World War I. The text hints at debates over unity and victory amid complex military alliances.
An advertisement touts Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry for diarrhoea, claiming rapid relief after third to fifth doses and noting it strengthens the system without causing constipation. A Saskatchewan farmer testimonial supports its efficacy and warns against substitutes, with price listed at 35 cents.
The article describes luminous paint and discs used by the British Army to mark trails and signals in trenches and buildings. Luminous ribbons marked woods and patches on stretcher-bearers to prevent friendly fire, with discs visible at 30 to 60 feet. It also suggests marking city street names with luminous paint. It ends with a wartime health note about worm risk to children and Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a cure.
Dr Camille Martiny who led the Danish Red Cross in Russia says allied intervention could ease fear and prejudice and improve chances for Kolchak and Denikin against the Bolsheviks. He arrived in Copenhagen after four years in Russia. The British exit from north Russia risks German dominance as Germany seeks routes east after losing colonies.
By end of July twenty two thousand of twenty five thousand applications had been disposed of with seventy four percent approved. About six thousand five hundred loans were granted and three thousand five hundred discharged men received free land grants. Total expenditures reached twenty million five hundred thousand dollars with an average loan of three thousand one hundred dollars. Seventy percent of a large demand remains and training centers prepare soldiers for farming.
An advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as preventing nighttime asthma attacks and restoring daytime fitness for work. It claims the remedy drives away attacks promptly, reducing sleepless nights and lost productivity.
The Battleford district shows two hundred seventy words? 120 cars of stock have official certificates for shipment since July 1. Much stems from Turtleford branch where thousands of cattle fatten on prairie grasses. Shipments are fat stock not rushed to market due to feed shortages in dry areas.
The Louisville Courier Journal argues that better school buildings alone do not improve public education. The key is attracting and retaining well paid teachers, noting rural teachers often receive the lowest wages, which undermines school quality.
Five million Germans have applied to leave Germany through the central bureau of emigration and its four stations. Most seek South America, with many also wishing to settle in Palestine.
Governor Or tie Rubio of Michican offers a 50000 dollar reward for the body of Francisco Villa dead or alive. This is in addition to prior rewards from Chihuahua authorities and citizens of Chihuahua totaling 143000 dollars in gold and pesos.
A homemaker's health is worn by duties and motherhood. The article urges use of Dr Williams Pink Pills to renew blood, claim they strengthen weak, tired wives and mothers, restore health, cheerfulness, and energy. It promotes the pills as a universal cure for female health strains.
Four hundred pounds of cold storage eggs were destroyed on the orders of the chief city health inspector. The action was carried out at a Winnipeg facility under municipal health authority.
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