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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
4
A local notice announces a business meeting on Friday August 8th at the town hall for wool or work requests. It also invites attendance at Wednesday evening prayer services at the Rest Room hosted by the Red Cross Auxiliary with interdenominational access. Everyone is invited.
A terse sports brief lists results from August events noting Rapids City 72 and Hamiota 6 with Oak Lake also appearing in the standings. No additional context provided.
The article recalls Private Ivor Withers of the Rivers volunteers killed in the Second Battle of Ypres on June 2 1916. It mentions a brass Memorial Tablet unveiled by Private M Orth and a tribute to Withers by fellow soldiers, with a church service and choir in attendance. It also notes wartime travel notices and a Canadian Government Railways trip promotion.
A storm forced residents to shelter in Brandon Tuesday night as Rivers edged out a local competitor in a rain delayed tennis contest. The match ended with a closely contested score.
A fragment notes a dance event at Rivers on Sports Night with a focus on a ladies wrist incident. Details are limited and unclear about date participants or outcomes.
A fragmented early 20th century advertisement section lists merchants and services. General Store J A Grimmett Insurance and Loans C W Angel Stationery Taye and more including hardware lumber furniture drapery grocers and professionals such as physicians surgeons and notaries. The text shows a busy town economy with many named vendors and a note praising the reference style for readers.
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