Christmas Gift Purchases and Local Notices in Rivers
Local items note Mrs. R. D. Britton and Rev E Taylor visiting Winnipeg Rivers events include Christmas Papereries sale Knox Church Bazaar and St James parish concert A Christmas Tree entertainment at Daly School and Home Economics Society meeting Citizens invited to share party news Readers urged to report visits and social events plus Victory Loan progress in Ward 2 subdistrict totals over 12000.
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Rivers
Daly
Chapman
Curling Club Announces Strong Interest for Fall Season
The Riv ers Curling Club reports high enthusiasm after its annual fall meeting held Tuesday night. About sixty to seventy people show interest in joining the curling program, with membership limited to 48. Prospective curlers should submit their name and one dollar to H. R. Moxley, Sec. Treasurer, to secure a rink place and cover one year's fee.
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Curling Club
H. R. Moxley
Sec.Treas
the Rivers Curling Club
Harding Seed Grain Fair and Poultry Exhibit Planned
The Harding Agricultural Society announces its annual Seed Grain Fair and Dressed Poultry Exhibit will be held on Friday December 14. Community members are invited to attend and view exhibits, hear talks, and participate in judging and sales.
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Roseville Church
Children’s Aid Society
Winnipeg
St. James’ Parish
The
Home Economics Society
Harding Agricultural Society
Harvey-At Rivers Birth Announcement
On Friday November 16 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Oliver C Harvey at Rivers.
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Harvey
Rivers
Oliver C. Harvey
Old Roman hotels and the cruel banquets of the circus era
The article recalls Rome’s inns near circuses and amphitheaters where guests faced rough rooms and grim meals. Innkeepers often mixed hospitality with harsh practicality, even serving animal parts in dishes while a rooster painting proclaimed “When this cock crows, then we will give credit.”
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Ibla
Lets Republic
Empire
Rome
Sars Humbert de Gallier
Appianamy
Cleero
Hon
Hank
Custom of suicide by hemlock and aconite in ancient Marseille
A historical note recalls a Marseille colony practice under Norman rule allowing death by hemlock and aconite for those with sufficient reason. Valerius Maximus cites Ceos as origin, including a high‑quality woman who, after ninety years, chose death to avoid misfortune.
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Marseilles
France
Miletus
Valerius Maximus
Greece
Ceos
Persian Legend of the Goat and the Sacred Return
A Persian legend tells of a faultless goddesses fate as mankind's prejudice drove her to endure exile. The powers granted her sustenance on high mountains and instinctive healing to stay well. After centuries she would return among people as a blessed creature essential to human needs, able to save from many troubles.
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Persia
USA
Son Chooses Wife Despite Father’s Objections
Dustin pressures his son over a marriage to Mabel. The son responds with affection, insisting he adores her despite her defects and difficult character. The father pivots to ask whether the couple can truly live together.
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Mabel
A Judge of Music and a Royal Court Event
A German court concert honored a foreign prince who requested a repeat of the first piece. While musicians tuned, all but the monarch covered their ears as he proclaimed the piece his favorite. Also, a humorous classroom exchange shows Willie explaining his father’s empathy due to rheumatism.
Not Tender All Over Beggar Mocked by Umpire
A beggar besieges a gouty Umpire who refuses a mite. The mendicant asks for mercy and quips that Providence should have made the judge's heart as tender as his feet.
Sussian Streag Drinks and Vouka Origins
Sussian Streag drinks include a whiskey like spirit distilled from rye or potatoes and a rye derived beer called Vouka. The passage notes rye as the common base for both beverages and contrasts their forms as a whiskey and a beer.
Just the Thing Employment Agent Report
A terse job notice describes an applicant from the country with limited cooking skills and no recent work experience. It suggests trying for a general reusework position as a practical interim assignment.
Touching account of hard luck told with honest voice
A fragmentary passage recalls a man’s hardship and resilience in a candid, touching manner, though incomplete phrases hinder full context. The piece hints at personal struggle and sympathy from the narrator.
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A compact OCR fragment lists numbers and tokens likely from a larger table or note. Names, dates, or locations are not recoverable. The readable items suggest quantities or identifiers without clear context or event data. The piece reads as an incomplete record segment with minimal actionable detail.
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T. W.offpen
T and
Gazette Office
Es Echers
R. D. Britton
E. Taylor
Ed. Willey
Mrs. Goldsboro
Bradwardine
Gazette
Knox Church Ladies Aid
Taylor
St. James’ Church
Dr. Whidden
Brandon College
Brandon
Rivers Methodist
W. A. Cook
Virden
Bearman
Daly School
Andrew Adams
Donald Adams
Fendennis
Metapetia
Que
C. 1. Brooks
the Gazette
Hazel Gould
Winnipeg Telegram
Curling
Willie
Toronto University
Grimsby
the Gazette and
the Family Herald
Weekly Star
Manitoba
Western Home Monthly
Farmers’ Weekly
Telegram Grain Growers’ Guide
Canadian Farm
Toronto Weekly
Mail & Er
Toronto Weekly Globe
Nor’West Farmer
Charles Howard
J. A. Halliday
5Th Avenue and
Columbia Rivers, Man
Cdo
Annon
Jas. A. McKenzie
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