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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1944
Page
2
A London correspondent for the Ottawa Journal argues that Germany’s so called doodlebugs are not new. They are a 20th century refinement of Greek fire, with origins two thousand years old, and described as a winged long tailed dragon that roared like thunder.
Archibald of Dominion Experimental Farms warns that soil quality, not legislation or conferences, will determine Canada’s future food output. He stresses farmers’ skill and soil health as the key factors behind national food production stability.
Dominion Apiarist C B Gooderham says spring checks reveal thousands of bee losses yearly due to weak or dead colonies. He urges uniting underfed colonies to six standard combs, stressing strong, young bee colonies, proper fall management, and not relying on package bees to replace losses.
The Hamilton Spectator notes rude conduct at busy bus stops with offenders rushing for boats, pushing ahead of women and children. It urges enforcing queueing to restore order, as practiced in England.
A jeep belonging to a Gold Coast field company was carried down the Katadan river in Burma on a dugout canoe raft built by African sappers. The vehicle had its wheels removed and a wooden propeller fitted to propel the raft.
Portland Maine municipal airport workers drop a close eggs to test a hot weather tip. In ten minutes the eggs were ready to perish, illustrating the impracticality of the suggestion amid summer conditions.
Captain Jim Stratton and his wife Claire trek through a jungle to reach the Diamond Cave of Kadab. They find vast diamonds and, confronted by many cobras, plan a desperate escape. A native messenger arrives, revealing the poison sacs were removed months ago.
A collage of short quips and gags from a mid century crowd scene includes jokes about fresh eggs, memory taxation, choir mishaps, a sailor’s dress, a non swimmer, and a line about monthly payments. Interspersed are ribbing exchanges from a barber shop and a Sunday school scene ending with a quip about hair.
The Winnipeg Tribune explains that resistance fighters were dubbed Maquisards or Maquis men from bush or scrub hideouts in Corsica and rural France. The term symbolized patriotism as Paris freed and France rapidly liberated, highlighting the Maquis as national heroes.
Pattern 4563 offers a strap suspender suit for boys with overalls and a tuck in blouse. Sizes range from 1 to 10. fabric needs include 1 yard 54 inch for pants and 1 yard 35 inch for the blouse. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union with name address and size.
For years a marble statue has sat above the judge’s bench in the New Bedford Superior Courthouse. Its identity remains a mystery with guesses ranging from Daniel Webster to Plato.
Gulliver notes scientists in Laputa distilling manbeams from cucumbers as a humorous example of new industry. Scotland forms Seaweed Research Association under the Ministry of Supply and Scottish Council on Industry to study chemical uses of seaweed, with up to 25,000 pounds in grants. A dedicated ship will be built by the Engineering Division to survey and collect deep sea weeds.
Backache and sleep trouble may signal kidney issues with toxins in the blood. The ad promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules containing Dutch Drops diuretic to help kidneys, urging readers to buy the genuine product from their druggist in Canada.
Maj. R F Field, a Canadian Army chaplain, returns home after three years abroad and notes 67 letters and cards from friends in Guelph dated last Christmas. He calls the August arrival of overseas mail a bit unusual as the letters were forwarded to his Canadian address.
Guidance for parents to prevent a young child from interrupting discussions in group settings. Emphasizes directing the child to wait for adults to finish speaking and modeling polite behavior to avoid later social nuisance.
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