Local Notes From Rivers Area Community Events
Freeman of Carnegie moves into town and will make this his home. Visen Sunday School Picnic set for Thursday the 29th at Robi H White farm. Conveyances leave from the church at 1:30 p m. Bicknell will shift to Wheatland branch only. Roseville Annual Picnic July 6 with races baseball refreshments and a sale of work by ladies. Admission 35 and 15 cents. Football draw 1-1 Rivers vs Herding after limited practice. Gazette office number 32. St James Amateur Dramatic Club dance in Wag ar Hall Friday the 23rd. Albert Tennant of Oak River visiting Rivers. W OT meets June 28 at 3 p m Rivers School. Mrs J Johnson back from Brandon and Alexander. Mrs Win Grummett underwent operation in Brandon Hospital and is recovering. Bijou Theatre seats and odds sold by auctioneer Chas Howard under bailiff. St James Sunday School picnic on Thursday June 0th. FLW Bugeer sa improving and able to get about. Mason Lodge men from Winnipeg last week. Mr and Mrs T R Grieve visited here. Ladies baseball team beat men again. Annual exams at Rivers School start Monday. Pupils from outside schools attending exams. Alf Wareham back from Snowflake Manitoba with Mrs Wareham and Mrs Cobbledick visiting two or three weeks.
Firet British Mounted Police and Arthurian pledge
The text describes a late medieval battle against robbers as soldiers depart Britain. Bigg Arthur gathers riders to defend the weak and uphold a cross inspired oath. It frames the mission as protection of women and the vulnerable, not conquest.
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Komen Wersons
Britain
Tenursen
Jeff
Bigg Arthur
Arthur
Christian Herald
Birthday Tramp Pleads For Cake At Providence Home
A rough looking man with a hint of sentiment arrives at a Providence woman's door on his birthday asking for a piece of cake after two days without food. He pleads in a pleading tune, and the woman questions if bread would suffice, while the tramp explains the cake is for his birthday.
Tar and Feathers Punishment Warned by Richard I
A historical note recalls Richard the Lion Hearted declaring a punishment for thieves during preparations for the third crusade. The penalty involved decapitation, boiling pitch, and cushions’ feathers to brand the offender and make him known.
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Richard the Lion Hearted
Now in New York Hapgood urges action in memory drive
Norman Hapgood speaks in New York urging immediate contribution to a memory drive. He tell listeners the present is the future they hoped for and call on friends to pitch in now. A musical interlude features a caller discussing Mignon's overture played on piano.
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Norman Hapgood
New York
Mr. Hapgood
Flieger de Blatter
Spade Bright and a Lesson in Observation
The text details a cleaning method for spades using wet cinders and notes on careful upkeep. It also recounts a story about Agassiz testing a student with a rotting herring to illustrate scientific inquiry and the value of discovering method over memorized facts.
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Tng
Agassiz
Agassis
Lighting a Picture at Rijksmuseum Rembrandt Gallery
The Rijksmuseum hall housing Rembrandt’s The Night Watch was built to optimize lighting for the painting. The canvas was trimmed in 1715 when moved to the town hall, removing strips from sides and top and altering its original balance.
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Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam
Rembrandts
Night Watch
Alwaya
Doolen
Town Hall
Stripa
Sale of Lands for Arrears of Taxes Daly Rural Municipality
Dated at Wheatland Manitoba on June 6, the Rural Municipality of Daly issues notice of lands to be sold for unpaid taxes, including costs and penalties. The warrant is executed by the treasurer and authorized officers, with land parcels and amounts specified as due.
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Daly
Wheatland
Province of
Manitoba
Adl Rae, Fola, Dyer
Sve
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