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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1934
Page
8
An ad voice extols Aspirin for quick relief from rheumatic pains and headaches, noting safety and heart safety. The copy urges readers to buy aspirin tablets or bottles in Canada and mentions druggists, Hour-gines, and local shop names. It includes stray dialogues about health and a closing toast.
Gerald Keene plans to learn ranch life by posing as a tenderfoot at the Hour Glass while old man Carr is pressured by Dustin and Goddard. Keene adopts the alias Daro Stone to investigate suspected crookedness and rustling at the Broken Spur’s neighbor.
Sam Dustin and Spike Goddard, joint owners of the Broken Spur ranch, clash about past gambles and future moves. Dustin recalls a costly misstep while Goddard accuses him of reckless plans as they watch a dust cloud near Seco. The pair are infamous in Crevasse County and the scene ends with a quiet supper and looming tension.
Dawn celebrated as a symbol of renewal with themes of courage labor and love. The piece contrasts dawns promise with ongoing toil and joy while noting Canadian grown root seed compares well to imported varieties. A separate note mentions 25 million bushels of corn used annually for corn syrup.
Andreas Qvarnstrom, 70, longtime fur hunter and coal mine worker in Spitzbergen, recounts decades of polar life to Stockholm papers. He describes winter isolation, encounters with polar bears and arctic foxes, and surviving a shipwreck. He claims 200 bear pelts and plans to return to the remote Arctic life.
In Saskatchewan physics has no validity. Two equal weight lead balls in a Saskatchewan lab show momentum transfer: a slowly swung ball rebounds when struck by a faster one, while the fast ball nearly stops. An authority notes momentum conservation says the larger momentum governs. The electric current moves from atmosphere to earth.
Robert Henderson 85 celebrated at Selkirk Manitoba marks the preservation of Ojibway lore. Born Fort Alexander Pine Falls Manitoba August 14 1849 he wrote down elders tales learned after learning the alphabet from a visiting clergy man. A veteran of the Trail of 98 he prospected and trapped across the Dominion Yukon and United States.
A traveler tells his wife they must visit Stratford England to see Shakespeare's tomb in person rather than buy postcards. She questions the plan, but he insists the journey serves a purpose beyond sending mementos.
Global rice intake remains higher than any other food, reflecting widespread dietary reliance. The remark also notes humor as valuable when funds run low, underscoring practical coping with financial strain.
Scientists reveal a tiny transparent goby less than two thirds of an inch long, the smallest fish with a full backbone. Dr. Albert W. Herre brings the specimen from a 40,000 mile tropic voyage, found off the Malay peninsula and in rivers and seas from China to the Carolines.
Denver adopts a one year trial regulating no quarantine signs for measles mumps and chicken pox as physicians say transmission requires direct contact and contagious stages pass after symptoms appear. The health board implements the rule amid concerns for residents and visitors. The note also states the largest gold mine in the United States is in South Dakota.
Psalm 119:76 verse and devotional note encourage patience and meekness during affliction. The piece urges looking to God for comfort and growth, trusting divine aid to lift spirits and bless the sufferer’s condition. Written by I Pennington.
When the Duke of York could not visit Sheffield due to a poisoned thumb the duchess took his place at an allotment. A group of unemployed men had pooled a penny to present garden tools. The duchess, wearing high heels and gloves, stepped into the potato patch and picked up a fork saying she would hand it to the duke herself.
The text notes Lord Willingdon’s week long move from Croydon to Delhi improving travel speed. It contrasts with the first Viceroy Canning in 1858 whose voyage lasted over five weeks. It mentions the limitations of steamships and the absent Suez Canal requiring a Cape route.
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