Riversy news publishes weekly by T W Offen in 1908
The Riversy weekly, a Community newspaper authorized as second class mail at Ottawa, is published by G F Barker from The Gazette Office at 211 Main Street in Rivers Manitoba. It lists annual subscriptions of 2.00 in Canada and 2.50 elsewhere, payable in advance.
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Post Office Department
Ottawa
T. W. Offen
Gazette Office
Main Street
Rivers
Manitoba
Canada
G. F. Barker
Town council debates outside traders and taxation
The council tackled outsiders operating in Rivers, arguing they should pay fees equal to local taxes. Proponents say outside firms benefit from services yet contribute no tax, while defenders urge fair competition and property tax parity for nonresident businesses. The Hanna Herald notes the need for swimming safety awareness in the community.
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Gounecil
Focal Enterprises
The
Hanna Herald
Isolationism Outdated in a Connected World
A columnist argues that preventing world disasters requires educated, informed people and global exchanges. It highlights exchange teachers between Canada, the Commonwealth, the United States, and Norway to broaden world contacts, asserting one year of cross border interaction can outweigh classroom studies.
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Commonwealth Countries
United States
Norway
Canadian police arrest Baptist evangelists for obstructing traffic
The Granby Leader-Mail reports police in Val d Or arrested three Baptist evangelists for obstructing traffic while noting widespread tolerance for gambling and vice in many towns, and a push to suppress individuals steeped in democratic ideas.
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Val d'Or
Granby
Death's Fascination and the Allure of Risky Youth
A reflection on humanity's fixation with death, noting medical advances promising longer life while youth chase dangerous stunts. Examples include teens in Ontario blocking vision with boxes to dash across streets, and a Niagara River crowd wagering on a man’s plunge in a steel barrel, only to be disappointed.
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Lfe
Owen Sound
Ont
Belgium
California
United States
Indianapolis Speedway
Canada
Niagara River
Rail unions criticized over resignations and public opinion
Editorial voices from Windsor Star and Vancouver Province condemn calls for CN president Donald Gordon to resign amid railway negotiations. They argue such tactics harm unions and public perception, noting inflation rising with higher costs for foods and goods.
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Windsor Star
Donald Gordon
Canadian National Rallyways
Gordon
Frank H. Hart
A. R. Mosher
Railways
Hall
Mosher
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Canadian National Railways
C.cf
Coldwell
Poronto Globe and Mail
Public. of Canada
Angles, Ministers, and a Witty Parade of Jokes
A humorous jumble of one liners and quips on babies, church, romance, jobs, vacations, and everyday mishaps. The jokes feature a minister named Shirley, a temple reference, a punchline about a boss, a rainy day savings line, cigars as a gift, indigestion at a campground, a mistaken baby, and a maid’s odd quitting reason.
Edmonton Case Snatch Outlaw Steals Brief Case
A lone thief snatched a brief case from a downtown Edmonton accountante, fleeing with over $500 in cash. The case, later recovered, contained about $1,600 in cheques but the cash was missing. The accountante James Stewart said he was taking the money to the bank when the theft occurred in an alley.
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Edmonton
James Stewart
Five Canadian firms named in price fixing summonses
The RCMP and Judge T A Fontaine signed summonses against Eddy Match Co Ltd Valcourt Co Ltd Commonwean Match Co Ltd Canada Match Co Ltd and Peders Match Co Ltd for Sidney Weinbaum alleging participation in a price fixing cartel across provinces. The charges were returnable Monday in Montreal. A Russian born scientist faces four years in Los Angeles for perjury after denying membership in a communist party, while a US army industrial review found he lied about his affiliations.
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RCMP
T. A. Fontaine
Montreal
Five Mates
Eddy Match Co. Ltd
Valcourt Co. Ltd
Sidney Weinbaum
Dace Vonneciad
iSpesecret
Los Angeles
Bim Moat
California Institute of Technology
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Riversy
Gazette
Fawal Industries
Guboftown
Prin
Matt, Bill and
John Warehram
Pete the Postman
B. W. Decker & Sons
F. W. Decker & Sons
Vancouver
Korea
Gazette Azings
Shirley
George
Maid
American Iron and Steel Institute
Henry Alfred Mullins
Winnipeg
San Francisco
Herbert Clish
Jacob Kiefer
Long Island
Mineola
N.Y
Kieferig
Ontario
Arthur Welch
Provincial
Liquor Control Board
Toronto
Boyd McBride
Criminal Assizes
Calgary
Wean Match Co Ltd
Canada Match Co Ltd
And
Peders Match Co. Ltd
Perth
Berg
the Rivers
Wampole
Andrews
Setter
Rumford
G. M
Aul Schulze
Rivers Painting Service Schulze
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Imperial Oil Limited
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