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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1934
Page
2
The Woodstock Sentinel Review surveys a theory of moving populations from cities to land. It notes Canada’s grants to relocate families and a U S plan to place unemployed workers on ten acre farms near industries. Henry Ford backs land linked industry as future artisan life.
The article argues disabilities raise awareness and sharpen perception. It cites a deaf man who laughed at a tragic moment and notes many figures faced impairments yet excelled. The piece emphasizes effort over flaws and includes quotes from Henley on resilience.
A vehicle built by Mainguel using vegetable waste fuel reached 48 miles per hour on a test run between Rome and Ostria Italy. Fuel costs were about one twentieth those of ordinary gasoline. The car used a new device producing a gas from charcoal and charcoal substitutes made from huber refuse.
In Dutch Guiana the women of Pusaiaribe carry all items from milk bottles to coffee jars on their heads. They avoid using hands for transport and even carry letters this way, a practice noted for its strength and practicality in daily life.
George Brennan drives a tobacco chewing cab horse in Montreal admired by tourists and locals. The 12 year old pony, known for munching plug, apples, and sugar, waits for fares as he navigates Dominion Square with expert instinct.
London Time and Tide notes mass regulation affects manners, praising individuals yet condemning overly mechanical bus conductors. An example shows a conductor's panic‑spreading shout contrasted with cheerful performance. Calls arise for reform of repetitive parrot phrases.
Experiments at the Central Experiments Farm in Ottawa show oats yield drops by 26.7 bushels per acre or 37 percent on land heavily infested with mustard versus adjacent land without mustard. Field Husbandry trials seek effective low cost weed control methods amid widespread farmer losses.
The article traces how shoes began when a man passed a shoe to a neighbor as a pledge and notes heels and stout shoes emerged in the fifteenth century for riding. It also states modern shoemaking relies on eighty workers, 150 machines, and 450 steps to produce a boot or shoe.
Has Right To Speak Stanley Baldwin urges Englishmen who have made profits in dollar and franc dealings to contribute to charity. The former Prime Minister is cited for donating much of his private fortune to the British government during the war and keeping the gift anonymous, a point highlighted by the Toronto Mail and Empire.
A man in North Wales received a fine after authorities caught him shooting ducks from an aeroplane. The incident prompted wildlife crime scrutiny and highlighted aerial hunting risks.
A million Canadians, all adult, white and of primary food production, support the Dominion government’s push for auxiliary legislation modeled on the British Marketing Act. They argue province and federal laws will create orderly, trustless marketing of agricultural goods.
A clock featuring a bed tester to check if sheets are damp and require warming is listed as one of three antiquated English timepieces on view at the Denver Art Museum in Colorado.
A seller defends a high asking price for a genuine antique wagon by citing rising costs of wagon work and materials. The exchange highlights inflationary pressures on historic pieces and the challenge of fair valuation.
Two girls wander a shop stopping at a tray of tooth paste samples and ask the price. The chemist’s assistant says the samples are free, but the girls insist on the cost. Canada imported $16,000 worth of American farm implements in ccp-
The text surveys Place de la Concorde as a grand Paris square rich in memory from the French Revolution to modern politics. It notes landmarks like the Champs Elysées Arc de Triomphe Bourbon Palace and the American embassy, while reflecting on royalist hopes and the square’s evolving name history.
A Victoria Times passage notes a squirrel trapped in a circular wheel while a street car conductor and his wife reflect on freedom. They contrast the caged animal with people outside the window who are free to roam and work, leaving the animal endlessly circling.
The Christian Science Monitor weighs television's rise against live theatre and cinema arguing home viewing may never replace public entertainment. It notes social atmosphere, immersion, and the enchantment of great ventures as key strengths of watching on stage or screen, despite home viewing progress.
The Horticultural division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture says early spring is ideal for shifting house plants. prune unshapely geraniums begonias coleus and similar species. avoid over potting. root bound flowering plants. use inverted crack over drainage with gravel or cinders. avoid cans without water outlet. remove old soil when repotting. firm roots and keep soil half inch below rim.
Mrs. Sandy McPherson lands in a police station and the matron urges legal defense as her husband weighs a £300 bank reserve. A local pupil’s joke about David Livingstone and a quip on a teacher frame a slice of community life and schooling.
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