Rivers Gazette Granted Second Class Mail Status
The Rivers Gazette, a community weekly in Rivers Manitoba, established July 1908 by T. W. Offen, is authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department. The paper, issued Thursdays from The Gazette Office at 203 211 Main Street, offers subscriptions of 200 per year in Canada and 200 outside Canada, payable in advance. G. F. Barker.
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Post Office Department
Ottawa
T. W. Offen
Gazette Office
Main Street
Rivers
Manitoba
Canada
Record warm year prompts reflections on sun and snow
A nostalgic town column notes unusually warm weather in 1952 with no snow for extended periods and a near nine month summer. Residents recall past winters, lament short days and ashes to shovel, yet remain hopeful as the sun will return and crops benefit from record agricultural yields.
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Sol
Liquor Store Debate Ignites Banner Commentary
The Banner presents The Russell Danner remarks on the Bins carth Express concern over liquor store oversight by the liquor commission, describing the government monopoly and its handling as a long standing issue.
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Russell Danner
Binscarth Express
Liberal gains and Lib-Lab split shaped 1920s Canada liquor policy
A historical overview traces Canadian liquor policy from hotel bars before 1916 through prohibition era profits and postwar controls. It notes rural opposition to strict laws, argues liberal policy is preferable to prohibition, and recounts King’s constitutional maneuver culminating in Meighen’s resignation and King’s victory.
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Canada
Dmng
Speakeasies
Commission Setuip
The
Express
Portage
Winnipeg
Out Foxed Mackenzie King in 1926 constitutional crisis
Bruce Hutchison recounts William Lyon Mackenzie King outwitting Arthur Meighen and Lord Byng to keep Liberals in power during the 1926 crisis. The piece notes the customs scandal uncovered by the Tories after Liberals lost their majority and King governed with party support.
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Lberals
Hutchison
King
Lora Byng
Byng
Governor General
Meighen
Maclean's Magazine
Bruce Hutchison
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Arthur Meighen
Lord Byng
Proverb Verse on Truth and Kind Words
A brief verse from Proverbs emphasizes honesty and truthful dealing as pleasing to the Lord. It contrasts a heavy heart with the uplifting effect of a good word, highlighting the value of sincerity and temperance in speech.
Gazetings fragment sparks blunt marital discourse
A fragmented excerpt shows a dialogue about marriage and conscience, questioning changeability of a wife and the idea of being caught, with a sharp aside on married life and social norms. The text indicates a casual newspaper snippet or column bit.
Halloween Pranks Bring Adults and Kids Together
A letter to Uncle Herman argues Halloween should be celebrated with playful masquerade and pranks. It claims the holiday provides a necessary release from rigid social norms for both adults and children, encouraging humor and shared mischief rather than moralizing.
Etiquette, Agony, and a loaf of bread riddle
A quirky column blends tips and quips on manners, miscommunications, and everyday oddities. It cites Mr Agony advising action for a missing husband after a bread errand and jokes about etiquette, advertising boasts, a job application misstep, and a petroleum product figure of about five thousand.
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the Inquirer
Mr. Agony
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Merriday
Coleman
Libby Safe Edge
Marshall- Wells
Forman
Eere
Choice Young Capons
Matt, Big, and
John Wareham
Gazette Azings
Uncle Herman
Hallowe'en
Nephew
Freddie
Dever
RuS$s
Jim
Felt Sox
Abbott & Costello
Paula
Loretta Young
Kent Smith
Alexander Knox
John Payne
Rhonda Flemming
Forrest Tucker
Ronald Reagan
Doris Day
Frank Lovejoy
Grover Cleveland Alexander
the Rivers Drug Stores
Rumford’s Laundry
G. M
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