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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Sep 25, 1924

Page

2

Canada Poised for Growth in Agriculture and Trade

Canada advances on agriculture as backbone of prosperity. Trade balance shows a favorable margin of about two hundred million dollars in twelve months ending May. Vancouver and Montreal ports surge, while a Hudson Bay Railway completion could boost western exports. British scientists predict strong development and wealth for the Dominion.

Toyenpe Seton Canada Baeds Dominion Vienne United States Montreal Montresl New York Lonten Liverpool Vianburg Var St. John Hudson Bay

Russian death ray claims draw investors and engineers

Reports from Russia describe various experiments with so called death rays. An electrical engineer in Kiev says 110 volts lights a cigarette at a distance and melts lead at 85 tor. A government school instructor claims lighting a lamp at six feet and an iron dust experiment. A naval electrician describes a night ray igniting cigars on a cruiser and a canvas tent fire at nearly 100 feet.

Ussian Grindell- Matthews Russia Eleecetcal Kiev Naval Electrician

Encouragement and Reflections on Collecting

A brief exchange about collecting thoughts and rare specimens. Smare notes occasional practice of collecting thoughts while MePadd asks about the value of rare items. The tone is light and reflective with a playful question about gathering unusual objects.

Treasure Recovered from Laurentic Gold Loot

Divers recover a consignment of gold and silver bullion valued at seven million pounds from the liner Laurentic sunk in 1917. After six years of intermittent work, £250,000 in gold bars is found in an unexpected storing place near the fore part of the ship off the North Irish coast.

Laurentic Lough Swilly Davy Jones Rocker

Pools of Solomon Water System built by Romans

Roman engineers built three pools eight miles from Jerusalem to supply the city. Fed by large springs they hold forty million gallons total capacity. After centuries unused the pools springs and aqueducts needed cleaning and lock repairs to restore Jerusalem’s water supply. London has about thirty Welsh language Worship plates for services.

Solomon Jerusalem London

Castoria Use Continues Aimed at Children For Over Thirty Years

A longtime remedy marketed for children known as Castoria remains in use for decades. The product notes its 8 percent strength and shows a traditional domestic brand approach with a familiar signature.

Immigration Agents in Canada Probe Undefined Labor Link

An unclear fragment mentions Canadian authorities and agents tied to labor matters and a conference. It references individuals and roles but lacks coherent details or verifiable names. The text alludes to permits, labor groups, and meetings without concrete facts.

Putnam's Corn & Wart Extractor Offers Simple Relief

An old advertisement claims a quick method to remove corns with Putnam's Corn and Wart Extractor Moss. It promises safe, lasting relief and notes dealers will not substitute inferior products.

Canadians Return From U S Over Eighteen Thousand Wander Back

Immigration figures show a strong return flow of Canadians from the United States over four months April to July. A total of 18,570 Canadians came back, including 10,166 Canadian-born citizens and 3,? others. Across all nationalities, 64,020 entered Canada from all countries, up from 54,912 year earlier, with 33,248 from the British Isles, 7,005 from the United States, and 22,770 from other countries.

United States Canada British Isles

Trials of Indigestion Common Errors About This Trouble

Many people misunderstand digestion treating it as a machine and rely on purgatives. A diet control and building up the blood with Dr Williams Pink Pill is urged to improve digestion, appetite, and nourishment. pills available from Brockville Ont at 60 cents a box.

Dr. Williams Dr. Willams Brockvile Ont

Air Passenger Sees Storm Clouds From Paris to London Flight

A Napier D express passenger reports flying above a channel with six storms visible over clouds reaching 15 000 to 20 000 feet. The passenger calls it the most wonderful sight, noting brilliant sunshine beneath black storm clouds and rain in the distance. Many infants suffer worm infestations posing constitutional weakness. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised as a remedy restoring stomach and bowels and repairing organ injuries.

Paris Tondon Channel

Air Pilot Max Tuxes Receives Bravery Medal

President Ebert awarded Air Pilot Max Tuxes of Hamburg a bravery medal for a perilous North Sea landing last January. He landed on an ice cake to rescue a half starved watchman left aboard a wrecked moorship, who had given up hope of rescue.

Ebert Max Tuxes Hamburg

Astronomer to Map Southern Cross in Major Sky Survey

Dr Hussey, with a quarter century in astronomy, plans a long term survey mapping the southern cross. He aims to chart roughly one third of the sky not yet mapped, adding about 1800 double stars brighter than ninth magnitude. He will use a 2.5 metre telescope at Naval Hill near Bloemfontein, leveraging clear skies and high horizon visibility.

Porwata Mae Toy Ted Coty Naval Hill Woemfontein Oringe

Lehigh University students tour Canadian mining towns

Eighty two graduates from Lehigh University School of Mines traveled 3,300 miles by motor during a five week tour of Northern Ontario and Canada. They visited North Bay Cobat Sudbury and other mining towns then crossed back via Sault Ste Marie touring Michigan Indiana and Pennsylvania mining centers. The trip forms part of the regular mining curriculum with credit for attendance and participation.

U.S. University Canada United States Imder School of Mines Lehigh University Dethlehem Toronto Vetor Vrou Tureato Exes North Bay Cobat Parcuphie Hickland Lake Sudbury Oatarin Sault Ste. Marlee Minis Michigan Onsin Winos Indiaena Penna Compleit

Indomitable Vikings of the Air Aid Science and Adventure

A stirring tribute to the spirit of adventure in aviation. The piece praises pilots whose long voyages expand flight knowledge, arguing science advances through courage and experiment, and referencing Whitman and a London Daily Telegraph salute to pioneers in aviation.

Whitman London Daily Telegraph

Dairying Expert Confesses Jersey Joke at Congress

A specialist in dairying boasts about pure breeds and confesses a blunder when explaining Jersey versus Red Duroc Jersey. At a dairy congress he quips to a pragmatic dairyman that an ordinary Jersey and a Red Jersey differ only as cow and pig, revealing a humorous misstep in understanding breeds.

E. W. Howe

One American in the list of great contributors

Eighteen men who made the greatest contributions to learning are honored by University of Washington professors with statues for the new library. Benjamin Franklin is the sole American named. A note on adrenaline crystals mentions 50,000 oxen needed for one pound of crude material. The gland near the kidney is Tahamine’s discovery. Scotland Yard holds about 380,400 fingerprints.

University of Washington Benjamin Franken Tahamine

Bay Road In Good Shape Described By F J James

Fr J James president of the Southeast Saskatche win Branet of the On To The Thiy Association of Canada reports from Regina after a Port Nelson Hudson Bay trip. He photographed the route from Port Nelson to Kettle Rapids noting the roadbed and rails are in good condition. The party observed extensive fishery resources with hundreds of white whales in the bay.

Conners Bradson’s Bay James Nearthern Manitoba Charles Campbell Pas Wining HBR Kettle] Raplis Uds Point Campbell Brothers Kettle Rapids Port Nelson Jiamnes

Mars Storm Predictions Stir Public Imagination

Miss Bart Yae plage, director of the Academy of Necralasy, predicts a severe Mars storm in early 1926 driven by dense celestial ethers. She warns the event could disrupt radio, cause magnetic pressures and electrical disturbances, and may be investigated via radio science to test planetary existence.

Miss Bart Mis Bethe Bart Eden Mics Bart Earth Mars Ned Muti Mary Miss Burt Dhanet Ss Miss Hart Turin Mies Atlantic Valis Tal Suartea Miss Dart

Vancouver Hosts British Airmen Welcome On Return Visit

Major A Maclaren, aboard the Canadian fisheries protection cruiser Thiepval, was greeted with a rousing welcome in Vancouver. Officials and citizens praised the officers and airmen for their wartime service while Maclaren recalled his 13 years ago arrival seeking work as a timekeeper and thanked Canada for its aid and the ship for support.

City A. Smart Maclaren Iis Petty Vancouver Flying Corps Army MacLaren England Canada Tay

Sir Oliver Lodge Warns Against Atomic Power Use

In a recent address Sir Oliver Lodge questioned the wisdom of unleashing atomic force. He warned that gifting mankind with such prodigious power could ruin the race and urged caution against using atomic energy as a weapon.

Sir Oliver Lodgefieid Manchester Oliver Solence

Largest Dock At Calcutta Under Construction

The Calcutta project will create the world's largest dock with an initial excavation of 49,600,000 cubic feet. The wet dock portion has already yielded about 31,000,000 cubic feet of digging. Minard's Liniment for Aches and Paine.

Calcutta

Muscular Rheumatism Treated with Eletric Rub

A fragment explains a home remedy alleging relief from rheumatism by rubbing the affected region with a Thomas product. It suggests ongoing rubbing until symptoms ease and claims a bottle offers stronger benefit when fully utilized.

Thomas

Death of Eskimo Interpreter Tharinth Near Mackenzie River

Reports from Admoanton via travellers describe the death of Tharinth, a trusted interpreter for the Eskimos near the Mackenzie Delta. He aided in capturing two Eskimo men hanged for murdering Catholic priests and served as interpreter at their trial. An aerial defense gas claimed to limit ascent to 6,000 feet was reported as invented in Germany.

Mackenzie River District Tharinth Mackenzie Admoanton Arcii Circle Havinik Arctic Mounted Police Vie Cermany

Lydia Pinkham's Remedy Endorsed by Women in Hemford and Alabama

Letters from women in Hemford Nova Scotia and Glen Allen Alabama describe relief from weakness back pain and bearing down after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They praise improved strength and urge others to try the product and request private medical guidance text.

Hemford N. S Lydia Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham George Crocs Hemford, N. 5 Glen Allen Alabama Lydia Mia Spa Rye Gle Allen Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co Cobour Ontario Pinkham

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