This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
2
In a small town, Grandpa grumbles over missing Bazaar fun while Emma worries about the children. He slips out, wins the door prize worth fifty dollars, and hands Emma a hush money ten. He also gives the kids a dime to quiet them, deeming the gamble a good investment.
A historical warning on disarming Germany and the need for strict policing to thwart undercover Nazi currents. It cites Clemenceau's 1919 warning about Junkers and argues vigilant oversight is required to prevent future cheatery by Nazi elements.
Fragmentary OCR fragment references drastic fat and protein loss and significant body water reduction with a fatal implication. Limited readable terms include ratios and phrases implying severe dehydration and bodily deterioration.
Private Dorothy Bernard of St John NB, a CWAC, boasts Iroquois heritage and a quiet Canadian life after business college. she joined in March 1944. Mother follows sons to battlefront as Minnie Howe of Winnipeg, with Harry and Jimmy in the army, and June in CWAC, awaits a pie-baking reunion in Washington.
The adage the thumb is mightier than the arch reflects Cpl Molly Engler of Invermere BC now at National Defence Headquarters Ottawa. A long WW II era traveler and C W A C member since 1943, she studied in Europe and North Africa after hitch hiking in 1939. The piece also profiles the Robinson family of Como Quebec with active roles in the war effort.
Experimental invisible platinum wire, so fine its shadow is visible, is being tested in the General Electric Company's laboratory. The wire measures 13,000,000ths of an inch in thickness, and about 25,000 strands would equal the cross sectional area of a human hair.
Twenty six physicians, medical students and nurses endured drilling bones and muscles without anaesthetic to create a pain map of arms and legs. Dr. Verne T. Inman and Dr. J. B. de C. Saunders of San Francisco report that deep seated pain radiates within defined wedge shaped regions, helping doctors pinpoint origins and apply local anaesthetic accurately.
In Ottawa the finance minister clarifies that a household can obtain 23 pounds of sugar for canning. Ten pounds come from the old ration book F coupons before and after specified dates. Three more from D preserve coupons if unused for preserves. using D coupons for preserves uses them up for sugar. The total sugar available remains 23 pounds per person.
The special products board announced completion of export arrangements for the 1944 Canadian white bean surplus to Britain. Export price is $3.00 per bushel for No 1 beans, about 50 cents above domestic market prices, with a target of at least 500,000 bushels for export.
A remedy for mosquito bites and skin irritations involves a tepid bath with cornstarch sprinkled and dissolved. Allow the water to dry on the skin to leave a thin soothing starch film.
A historical note describes Koreans wearing small lightning rods in their topknots to repel evil spirits and nagging wives, cited as a folk practice or superstition.
The Empire Digest lists 33 United Nations and nine Axis Nations. Germany is the sole Axis nation at war with all 33 UNs. Australia alone among UNs has declared war on Vichy France. Fighting French battle Germany and Japan. India and Norway are at war only with Germany. Brazil, India, Norway, Greece, and Russia are not at war with Japan. The United States is at war with Albania but not Finland. Britain fights Finland but not Albania. No difference in which Axis nations are engaged for US and Britain, despite similar nine-nation conflicts.
Readable recipe outlines diced potatoes with butter corn starch milk and salt. Eggs and grated cheese form a topping with meringue baked to a golden brown.
A nerve specialist sits beside a talkative maiden lady and is quizzed about his childhood dream. He reveals his ambition was merely to throw an egg into an electric fan, a dream he never achieved. The note ends with a historical aside: Swedish chemist K W Scheele first found glycerine in 1779.
Government plants a pair of Canadian made binoculars sent to General Montgomery after he admired the latest model. Lit Gen Crerar is noted as carrying a similar pair and Munitions Minister Howe arranged the gift from Research Enterprises Ltd. Toronto.
A Winnipeg pattern description notes Pattern 4781 flatters all figures with a slim front panel. It covers misses sizes 12 through 20 and women's sizes 30 to 44. Size 16 requires 3 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 20 cents, with name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. Delivery may be slower due to mail delays.
A notable compliment to Canadian workmanship arose when Russia declined 40 American made merchant ships and had them shipped to Vancouver for structural modifications.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.