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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
8
An advisory column suggests giving a hard wood floor for a lasting, useful gift and promotes home improvements. It highlights coal jars, beaver board for wall repairs, and storm windows and doors from the Chieftain Brand at the local yard as winter prep.
A Rivers LOL No. 1944 meeting elected and installed officers for the coming year with W. R. Cochran presiding. New officers include Jas McFadden as Master, Wm Howey as Warden, Jas Higginson Chaplain, H Wareham Rec. Sec., Chester McFadden Fin. Sec., J H Foreman Treasurer, E J Foreman D of C, Alf Wareham Lecturer, Wm Vickery First Com., Geo Perrett Second Com., Jas Barker Third Com., John Brown Fourth Com., Alf Langley Fifth Com., J Kennedy Inside Tyler, and auditors E J Forman and W E Howey. Refreshments followed.
A long exposition describes tornado formation within cyclones. Warm air rises through cold air creating a vortex, with a central core of low pressure. Intense updrafts cause lightning, heavy rain, and destructive winds, and predictions remain unreliable.
Roy, aged Sue, and a fixed idea about spelling cause family banter. The mother challenges the boy as Aunt Manda and the old colored cook join in with dialect humor about spelling do and dough.
In a curious social exchange, Mr Cumrox reveals his dog’s name as Harold Reginald, but uses the device to mask his true feelings toward his daughter. The scene hinges on ambiguous declarations and misread signals within a family dynamic.
On a Sunday afternoon Mabel's sister Ruth, four, sits with Mabel as she queries Mr. Bumper about being her sweetheart. He replies with a tender joke, calling her the next thing to it. A lighthearted domestic scene unfolds.
A dialogue fragment depicts a man accusing another of stealing a large fortune and evading capture. The accused allegedly married the wealthy widow the speaker pursued, sparking a grievance over lost fortune and liberty.
A fragment from a courtroom spoof shows characters debating default and jury questions with stylized dialect. The lines hint at a mock trial scenario and a playfully scolding tone about who bears responsibility in a jury decision.
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