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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
5
The fragment appears to reference an advance payment warning with a postage charge and addresses across the United States. The legible items include monetary amounts and a note about prepaid requirements, but details are obscured.
The Dominion papers cite a severe coal shortage in Canada with the west hardest hit. They call for government handling to prevent suffering, noting railways and mines as key factors. A rumor claims a bylaw may allow hogs in town to ease food strain, but residents are warned against odor and urged to use nearby spare land for grazing.
The article notes broad sympathy for the Week of Prayer as Britain and Allies fight for democracy and laments war's cost. It highlights sacrifices by families, religious services, and public efforts, including a local wedding, a funeral, a boy’s accident, and staged lectures by Miss Clarke on women’s topics at Rivers.
Victory ice carnival and ska ting at the rink referenced for Wednesday the 16th. Mrs. H Turney moved into town from their farm. Union Service next Sunday evening in the Presbyterian Church with Rev. A E Taylor to preach. Mr. and Mrs Hammond attend Presbyterian Young People's regular meeting.
Daly Daly Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. John A. Dyer on Thursday last with good attendance. Mrs Rutherford is recovering slowly from a recent illness. Mrs Jos Dyer of Kelso Sask, visiting nearby, left for home on Tuesday morning. Miss Marie Batty returned to Winnipeg last week after visiting her parents here.
A W A meeting in Wheatland is postponed for one month because of foul weather. A social evening at Wao Baily's drew a good crowd Monday night and attendees enjoyed themselves. Mrs. Frank Fenwick returned from Ontario Saturday.
Itely and Switzerland are sending men to fortify tunnel entrances while engineers in the middle of the Simpson Tunnel place a double iron door near the Swiss frontier. The door withstands a sixty mile per hour express train, is electric controlled from Iselle, tested weekly, and connected to Brigne and Iselis mining devices so a button press could destroy the tunnel in seconds.
In a charity event titled In The Name of Charity, local youth queued for a stall displaying a satin glove with a feminine note promising the owner would kiss the buyer upon purchase. At 7:30 pm Tom Parson the pork butcher urged the crowd to bid, but no one stepped forward.
A recent article quotes an English writer lamenting American Pullman travel. He claims trains mismanage baggage and describes a Pullman car as uncivilized and indecent, recounting discomforts like misplaced belongings and awkward seating etiquette.
In Galt William Jennings Bryan spoke at a lecture hosted by preacher Robt E Knowles. Bryan found the turnout disappointing and quipped that the silver question spoiled the event, as Knowles urged. The gathering included guests at Knox Manse after the talk.
In Salonica Turkey there are fifteen newspapers and nine weekly or monthly reviews with about 40000 in circulation. They are small two sheet papers printed on cheap stock. Reading has risen greatly in two years and will rise further with press liberty. Salonica serves East and West with many religious representatives and daily activities for various religious groups.
At a dance a young gentleman of lower social rank asked an alderman’s daughter for a dance. She declined, saying she was particular about whom she dances with. He replied that he was not particular, which prompted his departure from the scene.
In 190 census era England and Wales population figures are cited as under nine million, with Canada noted as smaller. The text remarks a quadruple increase over two centuries, reflecting emigration and sparse settlement as key factors in demographic change.
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