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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
7
In a tense scene, the old governess and Miss Pennington try to console Sarah Lynn who recalls pain and a harsh belief about life. Sarah longs for peace and freedom from memory while revealing a grim discussion about mercy and survival. The room's calm shatters as fear and longing mix with duty and pity.
A fragmented advice piece discusses supposed tips for women in their forties to appeal to men. It mentions fears about love, nerves, and social signals, with vague references to appearance and behavior aimed at boosting attraction.
Duncan Van Doren returns pale and worn while Sarah Lynn weighs a future free from burden. Nearby, Miss Pennington tends the frightened household as Gunnar Thorwald arrives, a haunting presence stirring unresolved grief and fragile hope. The scene closes with Gunnar's dramatic entrance, leaving the outcome open.
The piece traces early silver tea caddies from 1710, their pear or bottle shapes, and later lids replacing sliding bottoms. It notes tea’s rise from exotic drug to common beverage as imports grew and prices dropped, touching on a harbor incident in American history.
William Stewart, captain in the British Flying Corps, earned two additional bravery medals as the British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal arrived on his 46th birthday. He previously held the Italian Cross of Honor, the French Cross of the Legion of Honor, the Croix de Guerre, the Military Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He bombed the German submarine just as it prepared to torpedo the transport.
In a discreet chapter, Mrs Edwin Dana hides a betrothal to Duncan Van Doren. A private wedding at the Dana home on Loma Vista drive links Danavale and Detroit, with the couple planning a restrained life abroad before settling in Detroit. Sarah Lynn Dana gradually regains mobility, renewing hope amid cautious public silence.
Ottawa Journal reflects on King George and Queen Elizabeth described as two of the most regimented people on earth. Their routine in Canada and the United States is praised as citizenship at its highest, showing discipline for the sake of freedom and duty.
The report notes Japan was the sole large nation to raise its purchases of American cotton in 1938 while Spain plans a five year program to spend 290 million dollars on road improvements and construction.
The British House of Commons unanimously passed a resolution of approval for erecting a memorial to King George V. Prime Minister Chamberlain said the decision reflects the nation’s desire to honor a king whose character and service command lasting respect and gratitude.
The article explains the royal barge used by King and Queen is a steam pinnace crewed by oarsmen and resembling a gondola, permanently kept near Windsor on the Thames. It contrasts with the common image of a flat boat and notes rough waters prevented its use during the Empress of Britain embarkation.
A description of a royal garden party in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island ends with reflections on why garden parties flourish in Britain despite frequent rain, noting England's weather and the paradox of it inspiring lyric poetry and cozy interiors.
Three Toronto district youths Farley Mowat Harris Hoarde and Frank Banfield aged 19 to 21 are in Saskatchewan for a three month survey of wildlife for museums and universities in Canada and the United States. They will be joined by Frank Farley, a western ornithologist, to survey unworked areas from Prince Albert National Park to the US border.
A new spectacle lens magnifying 300 percent was described to the American Academy of Optometry. Dr. William Feinbloom said seven children in institutions had been returned to public schools using the teleptic magnifier. The lens resembles a glass cone, one inch long, built from three to five lenses per eye, light enough to fit in ordinary eyeglass frames.
Medieval charity named Wayfarers Dole gives bread and ale to any applicant at the hospital of St Cross in Winchester England. Tourists from Canada and the United States join English tramps in lining up to claim this quaint relic.
President Phillipp Etter of the Swiss Confederation told a Lucerne audience that at the hour of danger Switzerland would transform from a working, laboring people into an armed, strong and determined populace ready to defend the country.
Bob Clymer of Columbus Ohio keeps 300 Leghorn hens to fund his education at Ohio State University. Over four years the flock will lay about 276110 eggs in the university production basin as part of his farming enterprise.
Pages of a new children's book feature animals that fold to form a small circus. The set sits on a wooden pedestal, allowing persistent display of the rotating circus scene.
Mont Blanc attracts about 400000 visitors from France 275600 from Italy and 350000 from Switzerland each year. The mountain earns roughly 17000600 dollars annually. A fossil eggshell found in Nevada is thought to be from an Ice Age cormorant bird.
A Philadelphia Inquirer letter notes a Belgian king visit to the United States evokes a similar Canadian royal tour two decades ago. In Harrisburg the King’s party stopped to be received by Governor Sproul and Auditor-General Snyder, sparking a playful dispute over who should be presented first. The King asked about Snyder’s generalship, a reference to local political battles rather than battlefield commands.
Ian Westbrook, 24, sets off from Sydney on a two year trek across Australia riding a bay horse with a sheepdog. He travels with 50 Australian stickwhips and plans 10 000 miles of travel using whip crack artistry if needed to supplement his sketches. Westbrook can crack eight whips at once and the 60 foot longest whip features in his display. He told the crowd there is little face to draw once he enters the beard belt.
Mrs. R. Rae of Sydney Australia accompanying her husband on a Dominion trip remarks that Canadian women eat far more than other women. She calls the large helpings frightful, though the meals do not impair their appearance.
In the late 17th century, adjustable pendulum length enabled accurate clocks. Later observations showed gravity varies by location, causing pendulums to run slower near the poles.
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