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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
5
The Rivers area reports visits by locals including Meg Thompson, Nelson Porteous, and Mrs. R. A. Withers. Christmas church events, a January 3 meeting of the Methodist Ladies Aid, school holidays and prize distributions are noted. The North American Lumber Co ships wood, coal supplies are strong, and editorial musings compare village life to city life.
Knox Sunday School held a Christmas Tree program at the church drawing a full crowd. Scholars organized the event with thanks to Mesdames Webster Grieve and G W Oliver. Proceeds benefited Winnipeg's poor children and gifts were donated by the scholars with Santa Claus giving candy bags to each child.
Classified item offers a muskrat coat in good condition for sale at 40 dollars. Apply to the Gazette office for details.
A fragmentary notice mentions a three year old child and a trade offer for a substitute or substitute item. The ad style resembles an old classified sale or exchange listing with cryptic abbreviations and unclear names.
An electrician and an old man discuss Houdin's use of electricity in Paris and Algiers. The tale centers on a box and magnet that supposedly defeats a powerful Arab, illustrating early fascination with electrical illusion and colonial stakes.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway announces holiday fare arrangements for Christmas and New Year. Tickets are on sale with fare one third for the round trip from December 20 to 25 and December 29 to January 1. All tickets are valid for return until January 4.
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