17 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
1
A long roster of names follows with the editor noting the list is as complete as possible while inviting corrections and additions. The note asks readers to notify of any changes to keep the roll current.
Rivers Chautauqua attracted a large crowd for its inaugural program in town. Highlights included the Fillion Concert Party, Julius Caesar Nayphe’s Oriental Pageant, Leila Blomfield’s lecture on New Zealand, and a wartime play by Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Wells.
Dr Miles Parker famed for interviews and his Tallow Dips talk were to close a Chautauqua program with Dr Rader and the Festival Orchestra. Public meetings were halted due to Spanish influenza, but organizers earned praise for risking funds to serve the community.
Knox Presbyterian Church marks its anniversary on Sunday October 27 with morning and evening services at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Capt Rev Edmison, recently returned overseas as chaplain, is the day’s speaker. The choir offers special music. Monday night features an annual supper in the church basement followed by a musical program and a lecture by Capt Edmison.
The text fragment from The Gazette and Farmer mentions a price of $1.75 and likely a year reference, indicating a historical issue detail or advertisement. Named entities are scarce in the fragment, with no clear event, place, or person to anchor a fuller summary.
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