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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
3
A farmer declares his essential role in national prosperity and global stability. He emphasizes industry, honesty, and the farm’s food supply as foundations of Canada’s future. The text links farming to peace, defense, and civilization’s balance.
London reports unex ploded missiles gathered by souvenir hunters have killed 12 people and wounded six. Ambulance and casualty evacuation trains stand ready across Britain, with lines extending up to seven miles at key points for rapid response.
A government program, the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, is hailed as a permanent solution to western Canada's agricultural water and moisture problems. It highlights small community projects, such as dugouts, dams, moisture conservation, and tree planting, as the core approach, while urging wartime budget balance and continued support for postwar prosperity.
Canadian greenhouse men forecast a cauliflower scarcity as seed from Holland and Denmark has been cut off. The report notes an unusual belief that the United States flag lacks a specific star representing each state.
Lady Nancy Astor asks Canadians to collect beds and simple household furniture for Britain after air raids. In a letter to Capt. R.A. Davis at Rideau Military Hospital she states Bri tain will need furniture when Hitler is finished. She notes much furniture has been destroyed and urges aid. There is also a note about soybeans, mentioning more than 90 varieties.
The Holy City overflows as refugees stream in from the Holy City Refugees sweeping into Jerusalem create a bustling metropolis. Allied uniforms, a babel of tongues, and mingling faiths mark a new unity among Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Hindus amid crush of housing, travel, and daily life. Monasteries and the Hebrew university convert space to sleeping quarters while crowds snack on ice cream and tamarind drinks.
The St. Catharines Standard reports a survey by the Association of University Women across the line finding farm husbands more likely to help with housework. It shows 57 percent of rural husbands assist with domestic tasks versus 40 percent of city husbands.
An amused teacher explains the law of gravitation to children using Sir Isaac Newton. A clever boy quips that if Newton had stayed in class looking at his books he would have discovered nothing.
Basil Dean calls for Britain to sing to voice national pride in the deeds of young men and women at sea, on land, in the air, in factories and trenches, lifting spirits and honoring courage.
A heavy bomber design needs roughly 450000 rivets for construction. Factoring in production scale, engineers assess materials and tooling impacts to meet structural integrity standards during assembly and testing phases.
A playful dog man explains naming his two dogs Once and Twice. He recounts mishearing and renaming them as To and Fro before settling on the current pair, noting he often calls both dogs twice even when addressing just one. The joke hinges on the paradox of naming twice and calling twice.
Wash and peel rhubarb stalks and cut into one inch pieces. Mix with four tablespoons sugar and one seeded raisin, add juice and grated rind of oranges and lemon, cover and stand 44 hour. Bring to boil, simmer 45 minutes, stir constantly, fill jelly glasses, cool and seal.
Line a buttered pudding dish with corn flakes then add a layer of thinly sliced cooking apples and light brown sugar with cinnamon and butter. Repeat alternate layers finish with corn flakes bake in hot oven until apples are tender and serve with cream.
A 1666 incident killed a Lord Chief Justice when a fever from a prisoner he tried spread to him. The event led to the lingering practice of laying aromatic herb bunches before judges in Old Bailey trials for protection. Also noted is the Lena river as the seventh largest by length, and a comment on pyramids built from fossilized sandstone formed at the sea bottom.
Engineers use electrolysis to dissolve a 123 ton locomotive sunk in Portsmouth New Hampshire after a bridge collapse. Divers attached cables and plates to the engine in the river floor, using ocean water as the electrolyte, as salvage proved costly and time unknown. The second item notes a modern girl’s attitudes toward stockings and shoes, highlighting a fashion oddity.
A lighthearted note offers a playful view on wedding planning and married life. It suggests brides embrace practical chores like dishwashing while poking fun at men for not listening. The quip frames domestic tasks as shared responsibilities and jokes about communication dynamics.
The British Broadcasting Corporation aired a remark attributed to the late ex-Kaiser Wilhelm about Hitler and the fall of France. He reportedly said the remark proves how well they trained their corporals in the last war, linking past leadership to present events.
Chinese garments feature five coat buttons representing Confucius virtues humanity justice order prudence and rectitude carried as spiritual reminders in everyday dress.
In Bali the island's blacksmiths enjoy elevated caste due to their craft of making the kris, a dagger regarded as semi sacred. Meanwhile Sweden reported cheese production nearing 40 million tons in the previous year.
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