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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
7
An old porter Conte offers a philosophical outlook while urging workers to contribute effort. The piece recalls last winter in coal shortages, noting some districts faced scarcity despite western headlines urging early stockpiling. It credits Chieftain Winnipeg for steady supply and urges readers to stock now to prevent future shortfalls.
Farmers are urged to start erecting portable granaries now to save costs during harvest. Reports note dry conditions in parts of the province and a push to prepare stamps for correspondence, though local postmasters say residents have not yet resorted to such measures. Building granaries early reduces hauling time and costs for the upcoming crop.
A dealer demonstrates an eight day clock to a customer, explaining it runs eight days without winding. The customer reacts with surprise and asks how long it runs when wound.
A scientific explanation describes tornadoes as warm air rising through cold air within a moving cyclone. In a detailed analogy, updrafts create a whirlpool of air forming a partial vacuum, with dense outer air trapping the core. The burst of warm air causes rain, heat, lightning, and destructive forces that crumble structures before a cool wave ends the storm.
Roy five proclaims three can spell as biscuits arrive. His mother and Aunt Manda discuss spellings of do and dough while a colored cook adds humor with dialect about what you shoot and eat.
Mr Cumroz explains Harold Reginald is the name of the suitor who visits his daughter. He reveals a conceit that keeps his true feelings ambiguous, letting his daughter doubt which longing he hides. The dialogue plays on mistaken identity and sly humor.
Sunday afternoon scene shows Mabel with Ruth, four, asking if she is Mr Bumper’s sweetheart. He replies with a loving tease, calling Ruth “the next thing to it” as he glances at Mabel on the sofa.
Dialogue fragment shows a child Freddy and his mother discussing cleanliness. The boy admits using poetic license to explain dirty hands after writing a birthday verse for papa. The exchange reveals family humor and a light domestic moment.
A Grouch and a Gink banter about a fortune stolen by a man who eloped with the narrator’s target. The dialogue implies the thief has married the rich widow, claiming ongoing gain while the speaker objects.
Fragmented OCR text about a court or legal matter yields unclear details and missing names. This brief item presents a damaged line with references to a case, defense and set terms but lacks verifiable facts for full summary.
Wheatland holds Sunday School at 10 am and worship at 11 am in the church. Local residents report Brandon Fair activities this week. Miss Mildred White of Bradwardine and Miss Cowing of Oak Lake visited last week. ETOD E ladies monthly meeting set for next Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Alex White's home.
Auctioneers Howard & Forman and J. M. Young offer farm stock tools and furniture at J. W. Goekoop’s farm 4 miles NW of Rivers and 4 miles N of Wheatland. Sale starts 1 pm with horses cattle vehicles and farming gear listed. Terms cash for under 15 and credit on joint lien notes payable Nov 1 1920 at 8 percent.
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