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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
2
Analysis outlines two schools of thought on Canada’s government structure, weighing efficiency and economy against local self government and democratic accessibility. It notes Eastern and Western perspectives, unity concerns, and the potential for a middle course without eroding liberties. The piece urges careful public consideration.
A light filter tested at Shoreham airfield in Brighton by A R L P officials enabled driving at night without headlights. An eight seater plane flew at 700 to 2000 feet over Shoreham airport while trying to spot four cars below but could not detect any headlight beam.
A short, reader friendly health note explains simple home care steps to ease varicose and swollen veins. It emphasizes leg elevation and gradual activity to improve circulation and reduce ulcers while noting gradual improvement with consistent care.
A Port Arthur News-Chronicle excerpt cites a eastern paper debunking the belief that drowning persons sink three times. It notes varying outcomes from one to four or more sinks depending on conditions. The text also mentions unrelated observations on motor noises and eye etymology.
An interesting test of hearing shows men tend to lose hearing earlier than women. Tests conducted by telephone laboratories record each listener's age, sex, and race, then scan results for analysis. More than 500000 tests have been taken in New York and 250000 in San Francisco.
J Coetzee of Christiana Transvaal ate glass shards and a safety razor blade in a Durban tearoom after requesting glass with tea and sandwiches. He claimed years of glass eating as jaw exercise and recounted a childhood thrashing for destroying tumblers.
Walter B. Harris notes that Chinese canaries refuse to sing unless taken on evening strolls. In public parks in Peking men parade canaries in shaded cages, believing the walk soothes the birds who then sing at home.
Colonel Hamilton Gault presented Lady Patricia Ramsay with a silver rose bowl on behalf of past and present officers of the Princess Pats to mark the 25th anniversary of the regiment. Gault, then in Montreal, raised the famous unit in the early Great War. Princess Patricia lived at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, while her father the Duke of Connaught served as governor-general.
In Mount Forest Ontario A E Maundrell won a permanent wave at a carnival draw. The adage about life’s almoms is invoked to frame his luck as fleeting since he is now bald. The piece notes Britain’s rail system consumes fourteen million tons of coal annually.
Max Bachum wrote two letters 25 years ago one to his sweetheart and another ordering a 12 gauge shotgun. A Chicago clerk replied by letter sparking a correspondence and later a visit to the order house. They married and celebrated 25 years on a Weatherford Oklahoma farm. No further word on the shotgun order.
In Ontario town a brick Old Customs Presbyterian Church preserves psalm singing with no hymns. John Maconall, 73, long served as precentor, recalling 1881 when Scotland rule required song leadership. Rev G M Young leads the Ontario church. nearby cemetery marks a monument to Rev Alexander MacKenzie who died November 13, 1994. Forty five Scottish families support the church.
Reuters estimates Europe’s land forces excluding naval and air arms total 8.5 million. France leads with 1,000,000 while the Rome Berlin axis tallies 2.7 million. Soviet Russia stands at 2,000,000, the largest potential counterweight.
The Cherry Grove Lutheran church near Salisbury North Carolina is 65 years old yet has only two members. Dusty but kept, it is used one Sunday a year for a service to renew old ties. A playful line notes piano styling for attire reflecting tweed or bright leather finishes.
A note promotes Gillett's Pure Flake Lye for removing grime without hard rubbing. It claims the lye cuts grease clears clogged drains and keeps houses sanitary and odorless while scouring pots and pans. Keep a tin handy for heavy cleaning.
Jessa Wallace of London delivered a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles to Southend police claiming they were found 25 years ago during a honeymoon trip. He said the object had slipped his mind until now and planned to hand them in on his next visit.
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