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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
3
The piece surveys conflicting European war prophecies and the spread of fear across nations. It notes widespread defense buildup and mutual suspicion while urging a reformed League of Nations to foster frank talks and reduce distrust that blocks economic recovery.
Colonel L P Ayres of the Cleveland Trust Company compares postwar recoveries, noting Canada has regained 97 percent of losses since 1932 while the United States has recovered 70 percent. He argues U S recovery will continue and cites elections showing desire for active government participation in economic issues. He asks why Canadian business achieved near total recovery through self-reliance and local initiative.
The Bank of England and the Royal Mint weigh introducing a nickel valued threepence into Edward VIII coinage. If adopted, Britain would align with many nations and reduce copper currency. The current threepenny piece is unpopular and the nickel would match a sixpence in size.
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a solution to poor digestion and gas by stimulating bile flow from the liver. It claims the pills are non calomel and safe, urging readers to ask for them to restore “up and up” digestion and relieve bowel issues.
Italian school teacher Miss Rita Del Bene rediscovered bissus a textile fibre from the Pinna Nobilis shellfish. She says bissus can produce a wool like fabric through a simple chemical process. Ancient weavers created a silk like material from the mollusk but it was weaker than bissus fabric.
A 30 foot high ornamental tower 11 feet wide sits atop an electrical sub station in Kuala Lumpur capital of the Federated Malay States. At its summit a four faced electric clock will crown the structure with a bronze inscribed plate noting King Edward VIII's crowning.
The planned 32 page Coronation Souvenir will feature the Royal Coat of Arms on the cover and a King photograph on the fly leaf with a message to the Empire. It includes Mary the Queen Mother and children portraits, poems by John Masefield, essays by John Drinkwater and Rector Bolitho, a route map, and an eight page Order of Service. Proceeds fund the King George V Jubilee Trust for underprivileged youth. Limited pre sale to Canadian Boy Scouts and stationery trades. no copies before April 23.
A cake method using butter sugar eggs flour baking powder salt raisins almonds and nuts with candied cherries. It instructs creaming butter adding sugar beating eggs and alternating with flour, then folding in fruit and nuts, adding warm milk, and baking in a round tin at 350 degrees for 1 3 hours.
The article explains that deer family animals such as elk moose and reindeer grow antlers and shed them regularly while cattle buffalo and antelope have horns. It contrasts the two hornlike structures and notes shedding behavior in deer relatives.
Mrs. T. W. Sutherland urged Canadians to report unemployed women to the National Employment Commission at a Montreal luncheon. She cited 14 250 heads of families on relief, 30 884 employable dependents, 8 363 single women, noting 52 percent are aged 20 to 30 and calling for training schools in household work nationwide. Industries need young men, not long relieffee recipients, though reconditioning can aid return to work.
On his 25th birthday the Maharajah of Travancore opened state temples to all Hindu castes, abolishing caste restrictions on worship. The move, praised by Gandhi allies and Indian reformers, aims to set a national example and influence Cochin Mysore regions. Sir C P Ramaswami Aiyar hailed it as a unique historical moment in Hinduism.
In Moscow a self serve barber shop experiments with customers shaving themselves for a nominal fee. An instructor, Nina Saveilyeva, supervises patrons, ensures hand washing, supplies, and guides the inexperienced before they shave.
The Smithsonian reports the sun is gradually losing mass as light and heat and will shrink to half its current size. Scientists caution the process will take about 40 trillion years, far beyond human time scales.
Archaeologists report findings showing Ancient Egyptian culture employed a repertoire of string, wind, and percussion instruments including harp, guitar, pipe, trumpet, and drum in early musical practice.
A Hawaiian orchid species lives from 0 to 100 years in its natural cycle. Prohibition enforcement costs the United States almost $1 million monthly. Canary breeders report canaries trained to respond to jazz music show notable performance.
The king’s approval of Sir George Broadbridge’s election as lord mayor elect of London was announced in the House of Lords Prince’s chamber. Lord Hewart and city dignitaries were served silver goblets with lilies of the valley as toasts were exchanged and the oath of allegiance given.
Lieut Paul Rohrbeck of the Imperial German army, Iron Cross holder, is buried in the hillside cemetery at Quesnel British Columbia. Veterans who faced him in 1918 form a guard of honor as a wreath from the cenotaph is laid on the coffin. Mrs Lily McAdam places it. France touts a new car, claimed to go sixty, with sixty miles per hour and sixty miles per gallon for 660 dollars.
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