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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
8
The piece lauds newspapers as vital to local life and urges practical, cautious credit behavior. It contrasts education via schools and print with dangers of rumor, urging farmers and townsfolk to invest in reliable improvements and avoid overreliance on borrowed money.
A 1918 diary recounts Rivers first flu epidemic and the temporary hospital set up in a school. Rev R E Lemon served as orderly, with nurses and volunteers tending fourteen patients before winding down on November 28. It notes staffing, duties, hardships, and town support during the crisis.
A tale from Popular Electricity recounts Robert Houdin using electricity and a magnet to awe Algerian Marabouts and quell revolts. The magician proved the white conqueror’s power with a tense box trick, turning fear into awe as the audience watched a giant fail to lift a concealed box.
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