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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1934
Page
6
A Christian Science Monitor piece condemns gambling as a growing evil corrupting sport, ethics, and public life. It links betting to bank robberies and crime, notes professional gamblers degrade behavior, and urges cleansing mass thought to preserve true sport.
In northern Scotland Helen Keller and Ann Macey describe a long quiet period of study with Keller guiding Macey who, near blindness, learned Braille from the famed author and teacher. Macey faces fragile health and possible operations upon return to the United States.
Hog cholera hit the Saulte Ste. Marie district prompting Ontario agriculture officials to use measures including purification. Three animals in one herd were affected with 38 dying and the rest exterminated. Twenty seven pigs were killed to stamp out spread. The text notes public frustration with tougher actions.
The Egg grading regulations are broadly credited with benefiting poultry industry though critics persist. The piece notes weight and quality govern grading, acknowledges possible flaws, and says revisions will occur as needed with input from poultrymen and the Livestock Branch.
Sir Thomas Lipton, famed challenger for the America's Cup, described the coveted trophy as “that old mug” after the British boat Endeavour competed against the American craft Rainbow off Newport Rhode Island. Lipton persisted in his pursuit of the prize across multiple campaigns.
Sisley Huddles ton writes in the Christian Science Monitor about a tranquil Sunday ride. An empty observation car, a conductor, and a radio singing hymns frame a meditation on endless rails and unfolding countryside.
Narvik Norway faces a grim Christmas as more than 500 reindeer plunge from a slippery glacier into a deep abyss. Some were killed instantly while others clung to rough ice but all slipped and fell, leaving harried parents to explain Santa’s absence.
The Cereal Division of the Dominion Experimental Farms reports several new hybrids of early-ripening, high-yielding wheat. Existing varieties Garnet and Reward offer frost tolerance and strength but fall short on either yield or quality. New crosses aim to combine favorable traits and await evaluation.
Sanford Evans statistical service estimates the 1934 wheat crop value at 265 million bushels with prices at country points near 176.9 million for the first six weeks, about 51 million more than 1933. Oats and barley also showed strong prices, with six row malting barley often earning more than top grade wheat, while barley was once unprofitable to market.
The Forest Service cites 913 million cubic feet of wood used for fuel in normal years, about 9,611,223 cords, forming roughly 20 percent of all wood cut in the Dominion. In the last two to three years fuel wood use has risen notably despite coal and other fuels.
Ether found in the 16th century but not practically used until 1842. The historical note highlights the long gap between discovery and application in science.
A photographer answers a girl’s question about life size enlargements from snapshots. He confirms the service and then takes a request to enlarge a picture of the Grand Canyon, promising to show what can be done.
A note states there are 244,383 possible bridge hands for every possible poker hand highlighting combinatorial counts and comparing card hand varieties in a concise mathematical observation.
A British bulb growing initiative in South Holland Lincolnshire seeks men with large feet to tread lily beds in wooden clogs. Workers rise early, walk the beds in measured steps to advance bulb cultivation, reflecting the expanding bulb trade in the British Isles.
R. J. Jameson, Victoria automobile dealer, photographed Mount Rainier 150 miles away at twilight using infrared and a telephoto lens. The image highlights his hobby in the uplands near Victoria. The piece ends with a humorous student question about engine power.
ER Loa former manager of Westminster Bank Limited Abdtwych Wagland advocates for Canada to adopt a contributory unemployment insurance system. He envisions a contractual fund built by employer and worker contributions plus state input with a transitional state funded relief for the unemployed and a future insurance for those employed.
A 25 year search uncovered the buried ruins of Ash House Fort built in 1786 by the Northwest Fur Trading Company near Lauder Manitoba. S. H. Forrest and partners found oak pickets and stockade remains after locating Fort Grant two miles west of Hartney with help from Dr. D. A. Stewart and Col. Dave Wright.
A. W. Ellison Fawkes along with A. E. Martin and W. B. Berm of Moose Jaw press for provincial rights to build a dam at Riverhurst. The project seeks a $15 million irrigation scheme with a concrete highway, power and domestic water for Moose Jaw Regina and nearby points, creating an industrial hub in central Saskatchewan.
Chemical engineer Guy Leonard unveils two new cattle foods in Baltimore. One resembles a tobacco plug made from molasses and cottonseed meal. the other is Boston brown bread flavored with molasses and corn meal. Both claim easier handling of molasses while aiding stock in drought conditions.
The 1933 lumber production for the United States is estimated at 13 228 000 900 feet.
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