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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
6
The excerpt discusses whether inventions emerge from workers or from a broader societal context. It cites Major Freeth and argues that extended leisure could affect innovation, noting concerns about cultural differences between Italian and American workers and the impact on retirement and productivity.
Jacques Cartier mapped Greenly Island early in trans Atlantic exploration. Dr. Harrison F. Lewis spoke in Quebec on the island’s role in Canadian exploration beginning with Cartier in 1534. J B Mawdsley and J S De Lury presented studies on Canadian shield geology and crust formation.
Morley A. ES Senior Poultry Husbandman emphasizes inner quality over outward traits in choosing breeding stock. He argues that true value lies in produced progeny and mating outcomes rather than flashy appearances or external judgments.
Instructions from Dominion Agriculture stress keeping cuttings moist at all times. Do not dry out or plant too deep, with 1 to 1.5 inches showing above ground. Plant on a slant with buds up, avoid sticking upright, and ensure moisture by soaking on arrival or burying in damp soil before planting.
The locomotive whistle claims a century old design by an organist after a level crossing collision between a train and a farmer's cart on the Leicester and Swannington Railway. The organist created a steam trumpet fitted to the engine, used as a warning and signalling device with patterns of blasts conveying messages to railway workers.
An Irish Guards officer drafts a recruit named as a breacher and sergeant discuss his un soldierly look. The sergeant confirms the recruit washes but dries a bad color, highlighting a concern with his overall presentation.
It is understood that prairie creameries that make show butter will have a new competitor. Vernon Creamery is preparing to enter samples of Okanagan batter at the summer contest.
A London Daily Mail excerpt laments wireless shifts from railways to air travel and praises youth interest in model cars and model airplanes. It contrasts railway romance with modern transport, noting the enduring appeal of tracks, signals, tunnels, and engines amid changing skies.
Major Fred Brewster of Jasper National Park unveils a saddle ash tray for trail ponies in Montreal. The device lets riders deposit ripe ashes used matches and cigarette studs into the tray instead of dropping them on the ground, aiming to prevent fires in the Rocky Mountains region.
Several married men from Fife Scotland face prosecution by the Public Health Committee of Fife County Council for deserting their wives to join a hunger march to London. Wives and dependents seek public relief.
Senator A. D. McRee warns that 500 000 men under twenty from years past went overseas in wartime. Many did not return or were wounded, leaving Canada short of men ages 85 to 55 and a lasting loss to peaceful national life.
The article recounts how the Oklahoma settlement got the name TV after a stenographer’s error converting “it” to “Ti” amid early post office discussions. It notes G W Kincheler’s appointment near master and a farmer’s joke about a hilltop building being a bungalow or barn depending on tenant.
In major cities farm animals arrive at zoos as locals view them with the same wonder once reserved for distant wildlife. City bred children treat these newcomers as a fresh curiosity alongside familiar animals from far lands.
The article profiles Charles Dickens arriving in Halifax for the winter session, recalling his rough voyage aboard the Britannia. Dickens and his wife endured seasickness and a chaotic stateroom as the ship battled heavy seas and high winds.
The University of Leeds and Royal Bath Hospital Harrogate announce a new research department to tackle the cause and cure of rheumatism. A head will be named as Research Fellow in Rheumatism with £7,000 pledged for at least seven years. The move aims to relieve sufferers worldwide and builds on past partial successes.
A would be rodeo rider in Kings County nursed bruises after attempting to ride a wild bull moose that wandered from a lumber camp. The moose approached the camp, accepted food from workers, then bucked the rider to the ground during the attempt.
A New York Journal of Medicine report analyzes a golfer labeled Mr. A who suffered extreme blood pressure swings from 178 to 245 during play. The piece cautions against taking hobbies like golf too seriously, noting stress valleys and peaks can threaten health and urging players to enjoy the game without overexertion.
A Canadian National Railways Magazine piece notes 3 081 locomotives totaled 53 403 years of service by end of 1933 with an average age of 19.27 years. Thirty year and over units stood at 4.71 percent, while twenty to twenty five years were 8.83 percent and twenty years plus 20.47 percent. The article traces aging fleets from eight-wheelers to Mountain and Northern types and predicts a shift toward newer all electrics and Mikados.
The article notes several smooth-awn barley varieties from Dominion Experimental Farms but says they lack long term testing. Velvet is favored in Eastern Canada while Regal shows the most promise in the West.
In a clipped exchange two charwomen vent about their marriages. One cites her husband as a gentleman at heart who hates work, while the other echoes dissatisfaction with her mate as well.
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