Local news notes and upcoming events in Rivers area
Local items report business visits by Jas A McKenzie and a Brandon mayor, resignation of Miss M Campbell from teaching staff, and theatre show Queen of Sheba at Bijou Theatre March 31 to April 1. Notices announce Easter fairs, tea sale, and a charity bazaar. Town finances under audit, Sec Treas absent, and tax returns due by end of April. Hospital news update on Walter Woods and Mrs Woods in Winnipeg.
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M. Campbell
C. H. Payne
Treas
Rivers
Brandon
J. B. Beveridge
Stallion License Expired as Owner Reports
The owner of a stallion previously licensed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture sent a brief note confirming the license on Tom had expired and adding that Tom is also expired.
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Washington
Chaco district Colombia ranks high in platinum mining
The Chaco region of Colombia is noted as the second biggest platinum producer after Rosaia. Native women drive most gold and platinum exports by sluicing and batea mining, working a few hours daily to extract dust from sand and gravel.
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Chaco
Colombia
Rosaia
Spain
Quibdo
Silent Japan Auctions Draw Crowds in Noiseless Rooms
In Japan a quiet auction method uses a booth and unseen bids. Shoppers view the item, then place numbered slips in a small box. After collection, the box is opened and the top bid wins. The silent format draws many participants to these auctions.
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Japan
Poe's Airship Hoax and Monck Mason Crossing Tale
A snippet from the New York Sun recounts a sensational claim that Monck Mason and companions crossed the Atlantic in a steerable balloon in three days. The tale included detailed diary extracts and was presented with convincing detail, but readers soon realized it was a hoax staged by Allen Poe and others.
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Poe
Edear Allen Poe
New York Sun
Atlantic
Monck Mason
Dalary
Aarrison Alnsworth
Loudun Chronite
Good Sitters and the Turkish Notion of Sitting
A critical and humorous note on Turkish women described through a series of observations about sitting as a defining trait. The author contrasts Western expectations with how Turks answer everyday questions by saying they are sitting, implying passive repose and quiet behavior.
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Hester Jianaldson Jenkins
Stonbeul
Hort In Tamarisk District Grandview Event
Hort in Tamarisk District Grandview leads to a Saturday March 18th ceremony for a couple identified as Mr and Mrs with details limited in the readable text.
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Tamarisk
Grandview
Special Rivers Town Council meetings in March 1922
The Rivers town council held two special sessions on March 23 and March 28 1922. They discussed the absence of C H Payne and ordered an immediate town audit. The assessor was authorized to rewrite the assessment roll within ten days with a $10 daily penalty for delays. They planned to advertise for a Secretary Treasurer and to request help from the Tax Commissioner.
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Rivers Town Council
C. H. Payne
Sie Treas
Same
Forman
Rivers
Thomas Stuart
Marcel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jas A McKenzie
Winnipeg
T. W. Offen
Oatario
Queen of Sheba
Friendship Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellows’ Hall
St. James’ Woman's Auxiliary
Sons of England Hall
Tos. Moxley
W. Westwood
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Westwood
Jagrippe
Union Ladies’ Aid
Macha
Thid Avenue
Wheat Manor
Walter Woods
St. Boniface Hospital
Woods
City
eKenzies Store
Dems
Harvest
Red Cross
Jas. A. McKenzie
Vancouver
Vancouver ‘Millionaires
Toronto
St Petrick’s
Ernie Parkes
Art Duncan
Lloyd Cook
Jack Adams
Aw, Skinner
Hugh Lehman
McKay
Charlie Toblin
Eddie Oatman
Frame Thomas
Nesbitt
Frame-Nesbitt
Stuart-Thomas
Noou
Wm. Fox
Carl Laemmle
Marie Prevost
Frank Mayo
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