Community Weekly Newspaper Details and Rates
Authorized as Second Class Mail in Ottawa this community weekly began July 1908 by T. W. Offen. Issued Thursdays from The Gazette Office Rivers Manitoba. Subscription rates two dollars yearly in Canada and two fifty cents to the United States, payable in advance.
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Post Office Department
Ottawa
T. W. Offen
Gazette Office
Main Street
Rivers
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Reorganized Fire Brigade Demands Space and Order
The Elmwood Herald notes the fire department's reorganization as members thank citizens for past help while stressing independence from outside interference. They warn against amateur interference and promise capable handling of future blazes with trained hands, calling on citizens to stay out of firefighting duties. The piece also lauds cornerstones and Kildonan’s enduring strength as the new municipal hall signals progress.
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Fire Department
Brigade
Fire Brigade
Elmwood
Kildonan
Red River
Forty four years of The Gazette reach half century
The Gazette marks nearly fifty years in Rivers Manitoba, noting local pride and the paper’s role in a changing community. Editor reflects on past hardships, wartime losses, population shifts, and gradual improvement since the 1960s, while announcing a brief print pause for maintenance.
Peace River Block News Faces Service Disruption
The article notes anticipated disruption in service as Volume d4o begins and calls for stronger local activity coverage. It argues the free world will eventually confront communism, whether by war or ideological conflict, urging preparation over submission.
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Peace River
Breathing Spell of Early Summer Quiet in Town and Farm
A reflective meditation on a brief pause between spring and summer duties. The piece describes farmers shelving haying and planting, neighbors chatting while tending crops, families picnicking, and townsfolk savoring a calm interlude before peak work. It contrasts rural and urban rhythms and cherishes youth memories and forthcoming tasks.
Verse for Today Psalm Quote Refined
A devotional verse excerpt urges faith in the Lord and righteousness against evildoers. It paraphrases Psalm 37 1 3, emphasizing trust, moral living, and divine provision for the faithful.
Fragments From a Humorous Page in Old Gazette
A patchwork of light humor and short anecdotes. A cured asylum patient jokes about future careers after bar exams and acting. A wife teases her flirtatious husband. A city girl brings home farm garbage as a punchline. A cartoon depicts a car sale scene with a salesman and buyer.
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Christian Science Monitor
Louie
Kiwanis Club Hosts Song Fest At Local Park
Kiwanians sharpened plans for a play park at Columbia and Fourth while enjoying a supper in the parish hall catered by Liberty experts Tom Richardson Pinky Higginson and Frank Taylor.
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Columbia
Fourth
Liberty
Tom Richardson
Pinky Higginson
Frank Taylor
Park Site Bee Feted By J McKenzie Violinists At Event
A brief park gathering followed a short meeting where J McKenzie and Alex Whyte led the audience through tunes and bal lads. Dr L Rubin presided, while Hector Parson of Mount Pearl announced a new program to artificially breed cows, starting with Ayrshire and Holstein stock.
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Mr. McKenzie
Dr. L. Rubin
St. John’s
Nld
Hector Parsons
Mount Pearl
Fairymen's Association
Natural Resources Department
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Rivers, Gazette
G. F. Barker
Life of the Gazette
the Gazette
Ing
Matt, Bill and
John Wareham
Forman
Target
Marshall- Wells Stores
Gazette Azings
Kiwanis Club
Colombia
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Roberto Urdaneta Arbelaez
U.N
Korea
Gustavo Rojas
Francisco Urrutia Holguin
Eliseo Arango
J. \. McKenzie
Alex. Whyte
York
the Rivers Drug Store
Rumford's Dry Cleaning
G. M. Setter
NYAL
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