Rivers Gazette Establishes as Community Weekly Newspaper
The Rivers Gazette is authorized as a second class mail publication by the Post Office Department in Ottawa. Established in July 198, by T. W. Offen, it is issued Thursdays from The Gazette Office at 206 211 Main Street Rivers Manitoba. Subscriptions are $2.00 yearly in Canada and $2.50 elsewhere, payable in advance. G. F. Barker, Publisher.
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G. F. Barker
Inventions through history entertain and aid daily life
A nostalgic survey traces how grandparents entertained themselves before 1887 and how transport, communication, and household tools evolved. From moving pictures in 1887 to sleeping cars in 1846, telephones in 1878, cement in 1862, reapers in 1831, and the phonograph in 1877, these milestones shaped ordinary life and the way communities value the local paper.
If Your Weekly Newspaper Went Away A Community Call
The Minnedosa Tribune urges readers to consider the value of weekly papers in Canada. It highlights how a local weekly informs about community events and meetings and helps merchants reach customers.
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Visiting Relatives Bring Joy and Jangle to Summer
We Love them but visiting relatives disrupt routines and sleep. Long stays from aunts uncles and cousins strain hosting energy, while last minute arrivals cause bed reshuffles and frantic provisioning. Yet the benefit is catching up on all the family news.
Women Work, Vote and Fight in the Ring
A historical column argues for women’s independence and roles including work and voting while noting women’s rising presence in wrestling arenas. It cites a Ver dun Quebec event resisted by officials yet drawing 4,800 fans, and mentions similar displays in the western provinces, provoking social backlash.
Visiting customs and neighborhood life in Indianapolis News
The Indianapolis News reflects on visiting as a valued family and community practice, noting relatives can be pleasant to live with when daily work awaits tomorrow. It observes that while visiting is a fine custom, it can be overdone, and jokes that permanent waves don’t improve street appeal.
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Taxes Were Lower in Days Gone By Herald Journal
A compact reminiscence notes that taxes seemed cheaper in the past as a reflection on long-running efforts to preserve or save the world, framing it against the Greensboro Georgia outlet’s tone.
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Greensboro
Herald Journal
Wallace links with communists in New York rally
Windsor Star reports Henry A. Wallace’s New York gathering drew endorsements from many communists, described as an unhelpful alliance that hints he lacks true opposition. St. Thomas Times-Journal notes AG enforcement of entertainment concessions at Port Stanley and Wasaga Beach, urging uniform Sunday law enforcement across resorts.
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Henry A. Wallace
New York
Wallace
St. Thomas
Time and Tide on Russia and the West
The piece frames a single issue between Russia and the west as whether Russia will carry on or abandon plans to destroy democracies. Berlin is a symptom. If Russia abandons these plans a peaceful solution is possible. The argument over whether Russia wants war is beside the point.
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