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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1921
Page
8
Correspondents note growing Made in Canada sentiment in Wheatland towns with jokes about carriages, clothing, and a planned hymn opening for assize courts. A police sleuth visits Bradwardine amid theft rumors and threshing gangs wind down for winter with a gift mug exchanged at work.
The Daly Church marks its anniversary on Sunday October 16 with Rev. Mr. Shemilt of Griswold as preacher. Services at 11 am and 7 pm feature choir music. A fowl supper Monday evening from 5 30 to 8 precedes a musical and literary entertainment. Admission 75 cents for supper and concert. 25 cents for children under twelve.
Antonio Stradivari of Cremona 1640 1757 shaped the Cremona violin to peak perfection. He studied under Nicholas Amati. Amati’s lineage with Jerome and Antonio ranks beside Stradivari. Ayrolese makers Jakob Stalner 1621 83 and Matthias Klots with his sons, plus Villaume of Paris, are highly valued by connoisseurs.
A brief anecdote describes a shop in London where a young heir answers a visitor’s question about being the head. The father has left the business to his son, who humorously reframes his role as heir rather than head of the Grm, with a light exchange about leadership.
Miss Rose asks if he was excited and Miss Violet recalls the moment in which he drove the car backward for more than a mile without noticing. The exchange reflects a playful anecdote from the Chicago News.
A snippet from the Pittsburg Poet laments long nights thinking about work and staying at it amid a confusing scene. The Minneapolis Journal notes a conspicuous absence at a wedding where a key guest fails to appear, causing a sudden turn in events.
A communion service was held last Sunday evening at Union Church with solid turnout. New pictures arrived at the Gazette Stationery for Nove Paper and Envelopes, and the Gazette Stationery carries the best stationery.
The article explains that precious stones from the east are called Oriental due to historical supply origins and that Western mined stones were once deemed inferior. It notes Occidental marks inferior quality and that terms like Oriental topaz and Oriental emerald actually refer to sapphires by color.
The Columbus Dispatch recalls the old red flannel bound school slates once rattling in classrooms and silencing noise with their mute. Health boards declared them insanitary and banned them, leading to their rapid disappearance across stores and schools.
A humorous dialogue features a woman chiding a man who objects to washing with many soaps. He admits considering soap but fears skin irritation from choosing the wrong product.
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