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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 16, 1941
Page
2
A woman arrives at No 47 on Wilshire by taxi and is drawn into a shadowy street scene. The door opens to reveal a familiar, yellow face with almond eyes, Wong, shocking her as the tense moment escalates toward a possible confrontation.
Devona, torn between Tal and a dangerous plan, receives life changing news from a New York agent and plots a risky move to solidify her future. She seizes a last night at Macias's club while masking danger, planning a decisive shift to No 47 Front St as she awaits a midnight exit.
In northern Ontario two brothers, Marshal Arthur Timoshenko a Soviet army leader defending Moscow and Archie Timoshenko a Winston prospector, were born on March 23 three years apart. The priest named them both Arthur.
An officious A R P official pretends to be badly injured to test stretcher bearers. He lies on the ground and declares all bones broken to judge their response. After they lift him efficiently, he concedes it was satisfactory but says they lacked the expected look of regret.
The London Mint aims to produce more medals and decorations next year than ever, averaging 34,600 per year. It has sustained high output since 1643 when Charles I established the Forlorn Hope Badge, marking a long history of medal casting.
Four masked men seized Scotland’s Wallace sword in 1936, later found at Bothwell Brig, and plans call for restoring the national relic to its rightful place in Stirling, Scotland.
A Winnipeg Newspaper Union notice promotes a 32 page Home Course in New Ballroom Dances with diagrams for steps in rumba tango waltz fox trot and more. Readers are invited to send 15c for the booklet and to discover other 15c titles on design games fashion drawing and piano play.
Rubber fenders of molded rubber are being used increasingly on trucks and buses in England. They straighten out their own dents after a collision, reducing damage from frequent nightly blackout accidents and freeing steel for war work, as noted by Popular Mechanics.
The text notes silver ranks among the best conductors of heat and electricity known to science, highlighting its exceptional conductive properties and scientific significance.
Captain George Vancouver completed a circumnavigation of Vancouver Island in 1792 during his exploration voyage. His expedition mapped the coastline and logged encounters with indigenous communities, contributing to early Pacific Northwest geography and navigation records.
Historical note states coins used in ancient Rome were minted from silver and, adjusted for modern value, would be worth about 15 cents each. The statement reflects an antiquated price estimate rather than current market values.
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