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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 30, 1926

Page

2

Morning Dressings and Bank Ties at Villa Anette

Joanna Menners relies on her maid Celeste and Marie for every morning toilette while a bank letter from Andrew Eggleston hints at hidden funds from an unnamed benefactor. In the Riviera villa, Joanna battles emotional control as Brandon and Kenilworth press, and an enforcerlike Eggleston maintains a chilling, cold grip through financial pressure.

Joanna Mannera Maida Martha Celeste Maurie Joanna Wis Riveria Marlee New York Sahe Joanna Lord Dorfmnster Villa Amette Marie Jogona Marle Find Brandon Artifier Lagein Ian Teddy Dorminster Eggleston Hiself Misa Menners Andrew Eggleston

Palatial Villa Romance Across the Riviera

Yvonne and Joanna share a palatial estate. suitors and Gallant Dermingter clash with a mood of jealousy. A ride through scented plots leads toward San Remo as memories from last night linger, and a future talk is promised. The scene closes with a cliffhanger.

Annette Wid Joanna Yvonne Uber Yvonne’ Courant Teorndaater Sulen San Remo Mentome Monaco Dermingter Teddy Dorminster

Rare 1787 Grandfather Clock Sold in Scarboro Estate

A rare grandfather clock dated 1787 and made by Ceorgius Gowland enters the estate of the late George Gowland of Scarboro Township. Public trustee E. W. Wright administers the estate. An expert deems it unique in value on the continent, noting its mahogany case and ten dials tracking time sunrise and sunset moonrise and month and day.

E. W. Wright George Gowland Scarboro Township Ceorgius Gowland

Alphabet Reform Aims to Save Billions in Printing Costs

A Philadelphia speech at the English Language Congress urged a revised alphabet with 24 consonants 15 vowels 4 diphthongs and a symbol for the word the to reduce symbols per thought. The plan claims fewer letters would spell lone words and cut paper use and type costs by billions.

Philadelphia

Hindu miracle worker performs dangerous acts in Bombay theatre

A Hindu miracle worker in a Bombay theatre swallowed glass, ate maila, and drank prussic acid while a team of medical men examined the authenticity. Separate report notes Aberdovey in Scotland banning Sunday golf.

Bombay Aberdovey Scotland

Most Famous Burial Ground Authenticated Macpelah Cave

The cave of Macpelah in southern Palestine holds the tombs of Abraham and Sarah Isaac and Rebecca Jacob and Erah. Its authenticity is not questioned and it has been revered by Jews Christians and Muslims through the ages. A photo recently captured the interior and six tombs are marked in separate chapels with silver gates and ornate coverings.

Cave of Macpelah Palestine Abraham Sarah Isaac Rebecca Jacob Erah Elf Bible Christiana Edward Holy Land Mohammed HS Selima Abdul- Media

Remarkable England Dam Project In Nidder Valley

Engineers aim to transform the Nidder valley in Yorkshire into a large lake by building a massive dam over the Nidder river. The plan features a concrete barrier larger than existing structures, using around 730 000 tons of concrete and 200 tons of cement daily. Quarried stone comes from the gulley side 99 feet above the work, with trucks powering air compression during descent. A humorous note follows about hamburger prices at a butcher shop.

England Yorkshire Nidderdie Augram GowLlowalte Nidderdisle Sears Nida Valley

Ill Horse Patient Drinks Coffee At New York Hospital

A horse at the Ellin Prince Sporeral for Animal New York was fed coffee daily to treat a water in the blood condition. The animal, previously a patient, drank poorly after a strained leg return and showed little interest in meals, highlighting the experiment with coffee as a remedy.

Ingitts Ellin Prince Sporeral New York

The Houdini Escape Feats in Moscow and Germany

The article recalls Houdini facing harsh tests in Moscow and Germany. Russian police sought to trap him in a Siberian prison van but he endured four days and escaped. Czar's aid followed, while Germany offered a high dungeon test and another successful escape.

Rutala Howdini Moscow Diack Marin Rus Houtind CIA Houdini Tiondial Awnay Rey Hoawtini Hondial Honndini diMenily Cella Walla Germany Hut Houdni

Spiritual quotes and a medical remedy ad fragment

A collage of religious quotes praising love and unity quotes from Shakespeare and Thackeray. An advert promotes Dr Thomas Belectric Oil claiming it heals persistent sores and removes dead tissue to promote new skin.

Thomas

Norwegian Settlers Study Path From Oslo to Canada

Tijorg Hansen of Oslo travels to Canada to survey land for potential Norwegian settlements. Méniresl conducts a stage in a westward study following a US conditions review and a fox farming study in Prince Edward Island. A worm expelling medicine called Moller Graves Worm Exterminator is noted.

Tijorg Hansen Oslo Norway Canada Méniresl United States Prince Edward Ishud

Wireless speed of sound links Vancouver to Baffinland

A Vancouver radio transmission reached the wilds of Baffinland in about a quarter second while a letter took over five months to travel back. Royal Canadian Mounted officers on Ellemere Island noted the broadcast. a dog train and snowshoe messenger bore the reply. Vancouver programs have reached routes as far as New Zealand, 13 000 miles away.

Vancouver Baffinland Canada Royal Canadian Mounts Vol Ellemere Island I Deer Vancatver New Zealand

Ants Build Sticky Highway to Food, Scientist Notes

A French scientist reports ants at Theale Beach scroll a pole coated with birdlime to reach a bowl of bird food. When blocked, the insects carried sand and earth to create a firm route, illustrating their ingenuity in overcoming obstacles.

Theale Beach Arucher Je Lad

A Perfect Medicine for Little Ones for Home Use

The advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle laxative for children that relieves constipation indigestion colds and fevers and aids sleep. It claims safety for newborns and guarantees lack of opiates or harmful drugs. Mrs Alex J Perry of Atlantic Newfoundland endorses the product available from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 26 cents per box.

Daby's Alex. J. Perry Atlantic

Building Cylindrical Houses for German Housing

The article describes standardized cylindrical dwellings built on two floors with a storage cupola, proposed to solve German housing needs. It also advertises Dr Thonas Eclectric Oil as a remedy for sprains and bruises, claiming it reduces swelling and pain.

Germany Thonas

Sail Now! Schmid Rumors Stir Auction Stamp Trade

Fragmentary notes claim Schmid renamed Sail and claimed odd graft in a distemper remedy ad. References mention a rare stamp called the opecent sold for thousands, with mixed cryptic lines about a new bunel and profits.

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