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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
6
Mary teases Miss Elinor about old friendships while gifts arrive for Christmas. Uncle Don’s quiet gesture and a rug made from badger skins stir family drama as Sunny awakens Elinor with a box and a quiet note, hinting at affectionate plans.
Stella the Fairy explains to the Brownies how earth layers form over ages through wind, water, ice, and volcanic activity. She describes clay, sand, and chalk strata, fossil footprints, and Moa bones found underground, revealing how ancient plants and animals are learned from the soil.
Fragmentary diary notes reveal a tangled personal drama involving Mary, Helen, Arthur, and Mr Livingstone. Letters confess deception, pride, and shifting relationships as Mary contemplates love and social constraints while Arthur pursues Helen.
Sunny fears a blush while Mary doubts a rumor about fever. She opens a Santa box to reveal a huge bouquet of La France roses. The two girls plan breakfast and games as Mary recalls a circulating library and warns of a diary restraint.
A diarist reflects on Mary leaving, half- mast flags, and aging Elinor Eliot, noting jealousy and friendships. The writing reveals inner turmoil and shifting views on men amid a dated Canadian setting.
A Toronto area advertisement promotes Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for heart palpitations and shortness of breath. It cites Mrs. Alice Bishop of Hamilton sharing that the pills eased her symptoms including skipped heartbeats and night breathlessness. The firm, The T Milburn Co Limited, offers boxes by mail or at dealers.
A diary-like page recounts a farewell scene with Mary and Don Livingstone, the ache of perceived desertion, and hopeful letters from Winnipeg. It mentions Mr Paget in Carbon City, British solidarity, and reflections on personal vows. Also includes brief asides on worms medicine, Canadian trade optimism, and a quirky note about bamboo blooming.
A ten year logging enterprise announces plans to harvest timber in British Columbia and ship partly manufactured logs by schooners to a Los Angeles plant for completion. Worms threaten children’s health, while a worm exterminator and various adages appear. rain versus snow and liniment for distemper are referenced amid the fragmentary text.
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