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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 29, 1932
Page
2
A weighty meditation on values amid hardship. The author recalls a man who lost employment and savings yet gains perspective, learning material riches are not what truly count. He finds health, solidarity, and inner resilience more vital as society faces reforms and collective losses.
Pittsburgh introduces a triplicate traffic violation ticket. One copy goes to the offender, one to the traffic court, and a third to the controller for cross checking. An officer says the measure will test whether fixers and their political friends can evade it.
A batteryless flashlight enters the market with four small dynamos in its base. A few spins of the base store energy to power the bulb, and more turns restore brightness. Sing Sing prison name derives from Indian words meaning a stony place.
The London iron and steel firm Dorman Long reports a heavy loss on the Sydney harbour bridge project, admitting a cost overrun of £247,009 on a £4,250,000 contract. Depreciation and adverse exchange rates during four years of construction are cited as major factors.
A visitor notes a humorous exchange about Texas trains and distant travel. The piece mentions transparent steel used in scientific instruments and claims Argentines are the heaviest meat eaters.
Frank Fedy of Kiteh emer Ontario says two years of experiments yielded a system to send electricity long distances without wires. He demonstrated to engineers in Toronto and expects a Montreal showing. He envisions a central transmitter serving Kitchener and surrounding area with an aerial roof antenna.
William F. Parish and Leon Cammen of New York touted a method to cut auto oil bills by refining crankcase drainings into superior lubricant. Critics called the claim amusing and doubtful. Parish Cammen cited ten years of tests showing engines using the new process outperform standard oils.
The Steiff children, nine youths from Wheeling, Illinois, have never seen a film, streetcar, or radio in 30 years since immigrating from Russia. The tale emerged when father Joseph Steiff, 60, appealed to police for his 23 year old daughter Mary who fled after a dove circled her head, an omen she feared. Mary was located at a neighbor’s home.
The article argues that Britain and other nations must first reach sensible international accords to relieve burdens and reduce armaments, to address debt indebtness and currency instability, and to free global trade. It notes the rise of armaments as a burden and highlights fashion trends like real fur miniature squirrels with bushy tails worn as hat ornaments in Europe.
Kentucky born blind musician Wilson Setters, dubbed the singing fiddler of Lost Hope Hollow, sails from New York on the Cunarder Sama ria to perform at London's National Folk Song Festival in Albert Hall. He will be joined by Miss Jean Thomas of New York and seeks England’s old world charm as he tours before retiring back to Lost Hope Hollow. Imports into Venezuela are expected to rise in the coming months.
Douglas Egyptian Liniment offers a quick remedy for hoof rot and thrush with four or five applications. It also notes that about 15 months are needed to season wood used in making ordinary safety matches.
British Columbia mining engineer A. Mel Laughlin told Vancouver Board of Trade members there is little faith in Russia's five year plan. He cited a Soviet central committee and police terror, noting Russia produced only 600 of 10,000 tons refined copper in two years of a planned mine project.
The Lethbridge Herald marks a quarter century of daily publication with a special edition featuring congratulatory messages to Senator W. A. Buchanan. Founded as a weekly in autumn 1905 by F. E. Simpson, Buchanan bought in and launched the daily on December 11, 1997, while joining Western Associated Press and later Canadian Press wire services since 1917.
Chu Chao-Hsin inspector-general of foreign affairs in Canton died after a dinner at naval headquarters in Canton. Doctors cited snake poisoning from a poisonous bone in a snake dish served at a Naval Club banquet honoring Admiral Sir Howard Keily. Chu had previously served as Chinese ambassador to Italy and consul general in San Francisco.
Ottawa Fertilizer Division provides printed analyses of fertilizers under the Fertilizers Act for farmers across the Dominion. Copies are available free by writing to the Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Strangled With Asthma describes relief from Dr. J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy and its life changing breathing benefits.
A somber stranger calls on a family, claiming to represent the Society of the Suppression of Profanity to remove language from life. He shifts focus when the householder’s daughter interrupts, noting a buyer for their old car.
Conversation contrasts a light quick method with a commitment to thorough study suggesting a preference for investing time to master French rather than find a shortcut.
The Bank of Monteval annual meeting was well attended. Sir Charles Gorton and W A Bog emphasized strong profits and liquidity, opposing currency inflation and a national central bank. They highlighted Canada’s central bank advantages and the safety of deposits compared with U S banks.
Viscount Aator urges statesmen from England to the United States to join hands with wives and governments in a rare call for decisive action. He warns that party foes rally to block proposals, urging sacrifice of temporary gains for national unity and progress.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as simple for all ages to understand. It states instructions are clear whether used as a finiment or dressing with direct rub and apply directions.
An English scientist creates a chemical to clear snew ice and frost from a football field in fifteen minutes at a cost of $106. The drawback remains that no method warms the surrounding atmosphere for spectators.
A muskrat farm spanning 52 820 acres sits on an island within the Saskatchewan River delta southeast of The Pas Manitoba. The property is described as the world’s largest fur ranch of its kind.
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