Rivers Gazette Subscription Rates and Publisher Details
The Rivers Gazette is a community weekly newspaper, established in July 1908 by T. W. Offen. Published Thursdays from The Gazette Office in Rivers Manitoba. Subscriptions are $2.00 yearly in Canada and $2.50 elsewhere, payable in advance. G. F. Barker is listed as related contact.
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Post Office Department
Ottawa
T. W. Offen
Gazette Office
Main Street
Rivers
Manitoba
Canada
Sidewalk Responsibility Resting On Property Owners
An editorial observes that owners who damage or remove sidewalks when developing new properties should be required to replace them with new cement. The council should enforce repairs to restore the sidewalks to proper condition for the grounds.
Rivers Gets Lit Up In Saturday Power Outage Tale
A local town recounts a Saturday blackout on Main Street extending to the east town limits. The incident left shops idle and residents momentarily disrupted daily routines as outages spread, countering prior claims that Rivers routinely experiences outages on Saturdays.
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Rivers
Soft vs. Hard V Debate Keeps Phonetics in Play
Readers weigh the merits of a soft versus hard V in speech and writing, with linguists noting subtle shifts in pronunciation, spelling, and audience comprehension as educators, editors, and publishers seek consistency across texts.
The M P and Parliament Life Beyond the Commons
The piece argues MPs are active behind the scenes beyond the public gaze. It describes morning mail, committee work at 11 a.m. and long sessions into early evening, with MPs often juggling debates, delegations, and additional committee meetings well after the official hours.
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Commons
Holiday visitors and trips across Canada and Alberta
In Foun and Out J J Morrow spends vacation in Winnipeg while YT Parker embarks on a Vancouver holiday. Chester Forman family holidaying at Kenora, Out. J A McKenzie and spouse enjoy a summer cottage at Clear Lake. Mrs J Kelly of Toronto visited W H Humphries. Walter Lowe attended the Indian Head baseball tournament. John and Mrs Smith of Ponoka were guests at the Whyte home.
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Mrs
Chester Forman
Kenora, Out
Mrs. J. A. McKenzie
Clear Lake
Walter Lowe
Bradwardine
Indian Head
John Smith
Ponoka, Alta
Alex Whyte
Cafe Owner Going to China
SHERBROOKE Quebec veteran Chinese restaurateur Seasons Lee after 31 years at his Grand cafe plans to leave for Canton with his family. In Canada 40 years he recalls horse and buggy days and cobbled streets as he reflects on Sherbrooke’s growth since arriving at 19.
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Sherbrooke, Que
Seasons Lee
Grand Cafe
Sherbrooke
Canton
Canada
Lee
China
Daly Beauty Spots for Reproduction Series Invitation
The Gazette invites readers to loan pictures suitable for reproduction of Daly’s rural beauty spots and fine farm buildings. A series in this connection might be prepared, featuring the landmarks known as spreads by westerners.
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Daly
Iniquities Separate Man From God, Sins Hide His Face
A brief biblical verse expresses the spiritual distance caused by sin and God’s silence toward transgression. It emphasizes separation from divine presence and the need for repentance to restore communion.
Weathers Holds Back Harvesting in Rainy District
Harvesting operations are suspended in the district after several heavy showers. Persistent moisture makes travel on side roads difficult, and strong winds have partly flattened crops.
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Weathers
Woman Spent Life Among B C Indians
Vancouver report profiles Mrs Stephen Cook a 78 year old nurse and midwife born to a white father and Indian mother who cared for hundreds of expectant mothers and tuberculosis victims among British Columbia Indians. She began her work at 17 and later treated two thousand people during the 1918 influenza outbreak. Also notes a shopkeeper failing to lift OPA price ceilings rules.
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Vancouver
Stephen Cook
British Columbia
Alert Bay
Cook
OPA
Hunter Remarks After Deer Is Killed
First hunter asks if Bill is okay after confessing to killing a deer. The exchange shows relief as the other responds with acknowledgment and the moment ends.
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Bill
F.H
S.H
Grasshopper Threat Warns Western Canada Farms in 1948
Entomologists warn Saskatchewan and Western Canada face a 1948 grasshopper outbreak likely the worst since 1940. Infested areas span from North Battleford to the US boundary and east to Weyburn, with Manitoba and Alberta only lightly affected. Farmers are urged to prepare a spring baiting campaign with municipal, agricultural officials, and elevator agents offering help. seek poison bait details from provincial agriculture departments or Dominion Entomological Laboratories in Lethbridge, Saskatoon, or Brandon.
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Saskatchewan
Science Service Laboratories
Lethbridge
Saskatoon
Canada
North Battleford
United States
Alberta
Wynyard
Regina
Estevan
Weyburn
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Dominion Entomological Laboratory
Alta
Sask
Brandon
Man
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the Rivers Gazette
G. F. Barker
Scheherazade
Yvonne Decarlo
Brian Donlevy
Jean Pierre Aumont
Eve Arden
Charles Kullman
M.P
Parliament Buildings
Parliament Hill
J. J. Morrow
Winnipeg
Parker
B.C
J. Kelly
Toronto, Ont
W. H. Humphries
Swift’s
Brookfield
the Gazette
B.C. Indians
F. J. Greaney
Line Elevators Farm Service
Hunt's
Kings’ Choice
Choice
Peder
DeForest
Victor
Marshall- Wells Stores
the Rivers Drug Store
Setter’s
G. M. Setter
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