This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 03, 1949
Page
3
Fragmentary text references a voyage across the Atlantic Crossing and deimmobilation pay, with mentions of Canada, Isle of Wight, and Eadih Channel. No clear events, dates, or identifiable entities reliably extracted from the OCR sample.
A fragment from a London Free Press report describes a small group led by Landale forming a Sew Society to harvest weeds and herbs for food, wine, cosmetics and medicines. They propose chickweed sandwiches and a wild strawberry dog rose jam named Titania Wedding Feast, with plans to spread the practice.
About 2,200 Dublin barmen decide to strike on November 5 unless employers meet a wage rate recommended by a labor court.
Reports from a synod meeting describe A F Howick of Winnip Manitoba elected moderator while the body backs a federal ban on certain literature. The gathering notes progress on school reports at Brandon College and plans to extend the Branden meeting next sabin.
Agriculture minister Bell announces Manitoba’s largest entry yet for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair opening in Toronto on November 1. The shipment includes 37 horses, 9 cattle, 48 swine and several sheep breeders.
In Sydney displaced persons previously barred by communist influenced unions are now being integrated into work alongside union members. After weeks of opposition a shift allows about 10,000 DPS to take useful roles in the Australian workforce.
President Truman signed legislation boosting the U S minimum wage from 49 to 75 cents an hour, affecting interstate commerce. Officials estimate about 1.5 million workers earning under 75 cents will gain. London report says Sir Stafford Cripps limits stockholder bonuses, amid scrutiny that firms dodge dividend caps with stock bonuses.
H C Chadderton of Ottawa announced in Saskatoon that nine million dollars were accumulated from army canteens during World War II and a Saskatchewan committee will administer the fund while Samuel Cooper of Winnipeg travels back to assist. An accused thief from Winnipeg, escorted by the C M L P, was arrested last week by the RCMP between Lethbridge and Coutts in September.
A KW Record opinion voices concern that government efforts to raise morals via taxation weaken finances. It remarks the love of money as root of evil and taxes leave little money for personal affairs, urging scrutiny of fiscal policy.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.