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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1924
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Tanlac in long test periods, with scattered mentions of people, places, and dates. The text appears garbled and includes references to Meyer's remedies and various names, lacking coherent events or outcomes.
Prof JC Fhazed of University College London compiles human experience charts. Percyslus, a Canadian engineer, is appointed chief mechanic. Read of Liberal leaders and aristocracy retirements, a Toronto widow dying at the Westadaster Private Hotel. Saskatchewan Red Cross nursing posts funded by Overseas Nursing Association. A Great Lakes vessel arrives at Vancouver with Ontario goods.
A Soviet press report warns massive harvest failures across Southeastern regions and Caucasus districts leaving 24 million people facing famine. It cites blighted crops, record losses in winter and fall harvests, and cites limited rescue prospects while urging European and American humanitarian aid.
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Ex tractor as the oldest and best remedy for corns warts and bunions. It urges readers not to suffer and to buy the product for 260 everywhere.
Prof Louis A Kahlenberg and Dr Edward Ochsner report liquid gold shows greater success than radium in treating advanced cancer. The colloidal gold, given orally or intravenously, reportedly dissolves cancerous intestinal growths and reduces pain in hundreds of cases though the approach is still experimental.
The text lists speeds for humans, animals, vessels, weather, sound, and light. It cites an anan walking about four feet per second, a horse ten feet per second, steamers fifty feet per second, a hurricane at zero, a ride ballet at 1466 feet per second, sound at 1342 feet per second, and light at 293 miles per second, indicating a race or comparison of speeds.
Researchers note pines stand among few tree species able to grow at high elevations. They tolerate cold, wind, and thin soils, supporting diverse alpine ecosystems and offering insights into adaptation.
The report discusses apple varieties, timing for harvest, and how late milting affects Jonathan apples. It notes industry guidance to concentrate on select varieties, with Canadian Pacific Railway arrangements aiding freight and frost protection. Prices and packing costs are outlined, with a federal inquiry prompted by Major Duncan.
C J Pavis, a Peruvian citizen, arrived recently and is accredited as consul for Peru in Vancouver. He has opened an office on Hastings Street and plans to promote trade and relations between Peru and the port city.
Canada reports foreign trade at 1 938 264 759 dollars for 1823, up 16 percent from the prior year as interchanges with 180 countries expand. Trade routes show rising activity despite wartime disruptions. Minara's Liniment referenced for rheumatism.
The pace seed growers of Saskat Pohewan plan to organize merchandising of top quality seed under Canadian Seed Growers Association standards. The marketing association aims to export gradually, with a secure annual quantity, featuring Marquis wheat and barley varieties, beet types, sweet clover, and other crops. Miller's Worm Powders claim quick relief for children with intestinal worms, designed to destroy stomach worms without shock, though vomiting may occur as a side effect.
Sunday School lesson on John four opens with Jesus resting at Jacob's Well near Sychar while his disciples seek food. A Samaritan woman questions why a Jew asks her for a drink, leading to Jesus offering living water and spiritual insight beyond water from a spring.
The British Forestry Committee advances a large scale forest development in East Anglia to create a new vast forest area. The plan includes building housing for about one hundred families and aims to profit from timber and soil fertility improvements.
The Bowton Transcript notes Denmark with 3,509,009 inhabitants averages three murders a year, while Chicago with 3,909,000 people averages more than three murders weekly, suggesting Denmark is not the source of rot.
On August 23 the Prince of Wales was presented a five-tube Neutrodyne radio set by W Roy McCanne of Stromberg Carlson to thank American radio fans. The self contained mahogany console with gold plated metal parts accompanied the Berengaria across the Atlantic for immediate presentation. Captain Georges Pelletier D Oss donated the airplane used in his recent Shanghai to Tokyo flight.
The fragment references a historic remedy, Minard's Liniment, noted for healing cuts. It contrasts old knightly armor with modern folk thinking, implying folk wisdom over vanity.
Western Canada appeals through The Save the Children Fund to aid Greek refugees from Turkey with half a million women and children in need. Farmers are urged to donate grain via elevators in a coordinated drive led by Mr C W Rowley and backed by Premier Bracken and other leaders. A cash option is available to remit to Mr CW Jowles in Winnipeg.
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