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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
6
A Saskatchewan教育 report argues all-year good roads are key to rural schooling success. Chief attendance officer D B McCannel outlines four rural concerns: farming population, high school access, social facilities, and community spirit. A consolidated school and better roads are proposed to raise attendance and improve education without pulling farm families from their work.
The piece argues that strong roads foundation drives Quebec’s advance in agriculture, dairying, livestock, industry and education, noting prior $20 million road investment and popular support for continued funding to connect farmers to markets, schools, and churches.
A home remedy suggests mixing fresh lemon juice with orchard white to form a skin lotion. Strain the juice to remove pulp, combine with three ounces of orchard white, and shake for a quarter pint of lotion to whiten and smooth the skin when applied daily.
Liman von Sanders is in Berlin after travel from Malta and a British ship voyage to Venice. He told a newspaper representative he bore no responsibility for the Armenian massacres.
The Echo de Paris says the Chamber will ratify the peace treaty on September 10 while the Senate is set to act on September 20. The report outlines a staged approval process for the settlement reached to end hostilities.
Vancouver reports Admiral Jellicoe warns the United Kingdom and Dominions must fund a larger, more modern navy to retain sea supremacy vital to empire. He cites Lord Fisher’s letter in Times suggesting scrapping current forces would follow. The speech underscores the economic resolve required to build naval strength. Pvt Miller’s Worm Powders ad ends the item with its claim of thorough worm elimination.
Inspecting engineer Finnie reports twelve or more seams of thick high grade bituminous coal at the Smoky and Muskeg rivers junction north of the Canadian Northern Railway west of Edmonton. He notes possible anthracite as well and will send samples for laboratory tests to guide authorities. A separate Life magazine line ends the passage with dialogue about love and marriage.
The Vorwaerts reports four hundred thousand German workers have volunteered to help restore northern France. This effort aims to support reconstruction and relief operations amid wartime strain.
Paris reports former premier Caillaux, jailed for treasonable dealings, will be allowed to enter a sanatorium after counsel argued his health was too weakened. The Temps notes the request came as Caillaux awaits release.
The government will retain two rigid airships and sell the rest to a private consortium to develop a commercial airship service. Air Commissioner Seeley announced at a conference with aeronautical and engineering firms that private enterprise is favored to reduce costs and drive future results.
Six men including S McRae second engineer of Vancouver and five Chinese firemen were killed in an accident aboard the steamship Melville Dollar off the China coast after leaving Vancouver for the Orient. The exact cause of the deaths was not known at that time.
A frog a duck and a man in a bathing suit created a humorous roadside scene drawing amused reactions from onlookers. The trio posed for photos near a busy street, eliciting smiles and lighthearted chatter from nearby pedestrians.
An advertorial urging readers that thin blood causes headaches and digestive issues. It claims Dr Williams Pink Pills build blood, reduce headaches, improve nerves and muscles, and cure ailments tied to anemia. It notes price 50 cents per box or two dollars fifty for six boxes from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A brusque exchange in a small shop centers on whether dog biscuits can be sold there. A passerby accuses the store of filth while the shopkeeper retorts that biscuits may be bought or consumed on the premises, reflecting a curt local vignette.
An old offender dies with no impact on a stony heart while Putnam’s Corn Extractor is praised for fast results. After the Spa armistice Germany must deposit 370,000,000 marks with the Brussels National Bank as a guarantee, part of gold moved to London then New York in $4 million and $8 million consignments guarded by Belgian soldiers.
Former German Emperor William II and his wife visited The Hague area for the first time since seeking refuge in Holland. They were driven to Amerongen and had tea with the Countess von Bentinck, returning late in the evening in a closed automobile.
Ancient Burma silver strike rediscovered by the Burma Corporation yields 100 million ounces of silver along with large lead zinc and copper tonnages valued at eighty to ninety million pounds. A new Indian company plans capital around fifty million dollars as shares rise. Pain Flees Before It Eelectric Oil advert follows.
William W. Lockwood, a longtime China YMCA worker from Greencastle Ind, asserts Japan violates the international morphia sale ban by routing the drug into China through Japanese channels. He cites shipments via Japanese posts and high prices due to Chinese prohibition and drug strength. A Tientsin newspaper found morphia for sale in 200 places in Shantung province.
Premier Hughes in three speeches urges Australia to have a government with a clear mandate from the people. He comments on the global outlook and asserts the league of the British Empire will endure, ever serviceable to the empire. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills claim lasting potency and portability, keeping strength and freshness without decay.
A quip from an exchange suggests a curious recipe to “give the face a good color.” It notes a pot of rouge and a rabbit’s foot buried two miles from home and a daily walk to check if they remain there, reflecting a humorous, superstition toned remark.
A lighthearted reflection on freedom that equates bachelorhood with avoiding commitment by entertaining multiple relationships rather than settling with one partner. The notion frames freedom as flirtatious independence rather than lasting bonds.
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