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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
7
Thanksgiving Day declared a public holiday with stores closing. Rivers Local UGG elected J. W. Seater as delegate at a Saturday meeting. Pink Gods film with ado star cast comes to Bijou for Friday and Saturday. Mrs. W H Wood and party visited Mrs. Sid Simpson in Moosomin Saskatchewan. Simpson to Moosomin for a few days at her former home.
Mr Russell announces all his cows are government tested and in good condition. Russell will begin deliveries Monday and invites orders or cards through the post office for service in Rivers.
Rivers School enrolment stands at 173 with 146 average daily attendance. The rink bylaw passed 52 to 30 and the town will issue debentures of 4000 dollars to fund the project amid strong opposition. Skating on the river has drawn crowds this week. Fred Machan becomes proprietor of the billiard parlors, replacing C Wagar.
Allan Eby writes in Tue Echo Elanviota of seeking three workers when snow arrives. One to shovel snow on his chest to keep him cool while cutting wood on his farm. The note blends rustic tasks with a terse, poetic request.
The article notes optimistic remarks from a Canadian leader about emigration policy aligning with Britain and other nations, while reporting extraordinary grain yields from Olds and area farms. It cites 105 bushels per acre for wheat on a field, 70 bushels on 27 acres, and 80 bushels on 10 acres, plus high barley yields. It also states80 percent of Canada’s national debt is owned by Canadians, and details fiscal figures: deposits near 1.218 billion dollars and a ten-year rise of 720 million, with foreign trade at 1 billion and exports exceeding imports by 107 million.
A young woman seeks a job in town or nearby rural areas. She asks the Gazette editor to consider her application for suitable domestic or light clerical work in the local region.
Coal oil heater offered for sale in near excellent condition. Apply Mrs. Shore at the Hotel Office.
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