This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
7
In the Park Lane Mystery Chapter XIII, Mr. Stratford Harlow presses Miss Rivers for a confession of love or a marriage proposal while revealing a web of schemes. Carlton and Brown lurk outside as Harlow speaks of wealth, power, and a grand joke that could reshape lives.
A southeast Coast Town butcher raised funds after an air battle along the coast. He collected £15 from Red Cross efforts as two enemy planes' bullets killed hig chickens. He once raffled a Churchill themed hat for £10 and another for £5. He now wears a unique mix of hat styles, a nod to past quirk and wartime memory.
The piece offers practical tips for maintaining a crisp linen suit in hot weather. It warns against lounging or wrinkling the fabric, sitting on edge of chairs, stepping on insects, smoking, or dancing. Readers are advised to stay in shade, avoid dust, and limit exertion, with additional notes on careful handling when reading and riding in cars.
A group of Canadian soldiers clearing a campsite in England discover a grotto cemetery where eight dogs lie buried under weed cover. One weathered stone bears an impassioned epitaph begging future owners to spare the garden and remember the absent canine friend. They clear weeds and plant flowers in thanks.
Royal couple stays amid air raids as London shelters are checked daily and stocked with water biscuits and sweets. The shelter is heated weekly to prevent dampness. They have chairs a table a desk a telephone and the Queen’s knitting and radio. Both wear warm clothes with gas masks by their beds each night.
Private owners urged to scrap historic metal railings and gid bandstands from London parks to aid military needs as part of the national scrap drive. Campaign emphasizes voluntary contributions of old fencing and related yard metal.
A brief note reports that pasteurizing milk leads to a small loss of vitamin C content. The finding suggests minimal nutritional impact for consumers seeking vitamin C from dairy.
A consumer health notice promotes a low calorie diet with sample meals and a 32 page booklet The New Way to a Youthful Figure from Home Service Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 176 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man It lists calorie counts for foods and suggests a 1200 calorie daily plan claiming two pounds weekly loss with a simple chart and recipes
Prime Minister King told the House that an aerial photo shows no damage to the Vimny Memorial in France. Canadian reporters cited witnesses claiming the memorial and nearby cemeteries were bombed, but Germany denied the destruction.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture warns against using terne plate cans for canning as they contain lead and pose poisoning risks. Only dedicated food cans, lead free, from hardware stores or mail order houses should be used for fruits vegetables meats or fish.
A compact collection of quoted maxims on labor and work ethic. Authors include William Ellery Channing Phillips Brooks Charley M Schwab Mary Baker Eddy Sir Joshua Reynolds and Dwight. The quotes celebrate labor as a driver of national strength fortune joy and personal virtue with emphasis on love of work.
Five women from the Federated Garden Clubs of New York edge five men in a name-the-flower contest at the Gardens on Parade exhibit. Each entry names 25 flowers with common and Latin names, totaling 83 points for the women and 169 for the men. A new elastic glass enables stretchable garters and belts. Tokyo residents gain four hours daily of running water.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.