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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 07, 1939

Page

3

British Brotherhood On The March United And Ready To Face The Test

The article lauds a growing unity of the British Empire as it faces the Nazi threat. It notes a historic swearing in of an Australian cabinet member in Ottawa and describes the empire as a flexible, faith driven structure proving unprecedented cooperation among dominions.

British Brotherhood Natoeren Exiere Rideau Lfait Vo Fairbairn Demonate Ate Australan Canada Su Lyman Old England Ottawa Journal

U S Ambassade to Ottawa May Be Raised to Embassy

Foster Stearns a New Hampshire Republican and House Foreign Relations member urged elevating the U S Legation in Ottawa to an embassy and appointing an ambassador to Canada. He called Canada the closest neighbor and noted wartime trade issues may bring new challenges.

United States Ottawa Dominion of Canada Foster Stearns Congress New Hampshire Uhe House Canada Unese

Tyre blowout advice and owl noise control noted

Traffic experts advise letting a car coast in high gear until it slows to 30 mph before braking. The snippet adds a claim that owls can mute noises by closing their beaks, with a note about skin flaps.

Buffaloes and Canada’s Prairie Spirit Recall History

The Calgary Herald and Hamilton Spectator reflect on the buffalo’s role in Canadian heritage from the early 1900s import to its current captivity. The 1907 purchase led by Sir Wilfrid Laurier revived the herd from Montana’s Michael Pablo and established Wainwright and other reserves amid land crowding.

W. L. MacKenzie King Dominion Wainwright Reserve Wainwright Calgary Herald Canada Dominion Governmment Wilfrid Laurier Montana Michael Pablo Hamilton Spectator

Moment of doubt in a tense exchange between lovers

A distressed woman accuses her partner of claiming she is unique. He responds with a chilling admission suggesting absence of alternatives, ending with a troubling hope in a fractured, intimate moment.

Unity Of Purpose In War Time Patriotism And Arab Relations

Labour member Tom Uphill urges swift unity in war praising the phrase my country right or wrong. A Beirut report cites M Alexander Riachi rebutting Berlin’s Arabs policy, noting German failing in Syria and British success under King Hussein.

Tom Uphill Fernie Vancouver Province M. Alexander Riachi Berlin France Great Britain Beirut Riachi Kaiser Syria Abdul Hamid Hussein London Times

By-Products Of Fish And Insect Pollen Mechanics

The article notes that fish by products rival leather in variety. Offal from eating fish yields isinglass glues and ink. Liver oils from dogfish cod and halibut provide vitamins. Fishmeal factories convert fish into animal feed while lower grade fish become fertilizer. A Maclean's Magazine note mentions pollen chambers in nightshade flowers releasing pollen.

Maclean's ‘ Magazine

Canadian Authors Assoc Criticized for Canadian Writing Quality

The Calgary Herald notes the Canadian Authors Association raises interest in Canadian writers but argues the country has few first class novelists. It says readers won’t buy work just for nationality and calls for higher calibre output from authors.

Canadian Authors’ Association Calgary Herald

Birds migrate northward in spring due to internal cues

The text notes birds leave winter habitats and head north in spring from internal warning cues, with weather only affecting some geese and ducks. It adds a detail about a shoe in India for lower classes, described as a flat board with a knob between the first and second toes.

India

Pattern 6496 Offers Motifs For Linens In Varied Stitches

Pattern 6496 features 29 motifs in sizes from 5 by 8 inches to 1 by 1 inch and covers diverse stitches and color schemes. Materials, stitch illustrations, and color guides are included. Send 20 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.

Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union McDermot Ave Winnipeg Alice Brooks

Duty Of Farmers To Grow What Aids The Allies

The article praises Canadian farmers who helped neighbors during illness by plowing fields without pay, highlighting a spirit of mutual aid. It also reports Rotary talks urging farmers to focus on quality and sustainable practices to aid wartime needs and postwar Dominion agriculture.

Eos Andban Wrector Dorger Ntal Betma Atcultural Rotary Club of Ottawa Dominion Canada Great Britain Dominion Experimental Farms Ontario Agricultural College Archibald Farmers of Canada

Liberal leader urges revised Rights of Man as peace criterion

Sir Archibald Sinclair at Oxford proposed a federation of supplies as essential for wartime to postwar order. He argued for a universal standard, with the Rights of Man guiding peace negotiators and testing every stage of postwar planning.

Archibald Sinclair Oxford Archibald League (of Nations Europe America

Refugee Resettlement Gains Amid War and Funding Shortages

Lord Marley deputy speaker of the House of Lords says lack of funds and war hinder resettlement but progress continues. He notes Canada can aid by assisting in re emigration of refugees in transit in the British Isles. Two centers under consideration are the Philippine Islands and the Dominican Republic with about 45 600 enemy alien refugees in England and only 1 000 to 1 500 interned.

Lord Marley House of Lords Parliamentary Committee On Refugees Canada Great Britain British Isles Lord Afarley People’s Forum Montreal Philipping Islands Dominican Republic England Marley

Forward Mail System For Neutral Letters To Enemies

The post announces Thomas Cook and Son of Toronto as the licensed intermediary to forward harmless social messages to persons in enemy or enemy-occupied territory. Canadian subscribers must send a remittance of 86 cents with letters to Thomas Cook and Son, 68 King Street, Toronto, to cover transport to a neutral country, the sending to the enemy, and the return transmission to Canada.

Ernest Lapointe C. G. Power Thomas Cook and Son, Ltd King St Toronto Canada Thomas Cook

Benjamin Franklin Did Not Seek a Patent for Inventions

The record notes that Benjamin Franklin never requested or received a patent for his inventions or discoveries, though he is often ranked as the era’s greatest inventive genius.

Benjamin Franklin

Trans Atlantic cabria Waived for Repairs Attract Ocean Life

When trans Atlantic cabria are waived for repairs, tons of oyatera are found clinging to them.

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