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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1926
Page
6
Fragmented report recounts Princ Alexandre Marat's death in Paris and various unrelated notes. It mentions Canadian settlement figures, agriculture inflax, French debts, gas flow at Alberta border, and Marconi wireless loud speaker claims with mixed obscure details.
The Tariff Board has received many applications for increases and decreases in customs duties. Submissions come from the Wgoma Steel Corp British Empire Steel Corp and the Magazine Publishers Association plus the Canadian Manufacturers Association. Other requests seek duties on wool tops cane syrup and wheelchairs in Western Canada with Vancouver noted.
Report outlines Honorable Lady Cecil and Cady Cecil overseeing overseas settlement efforts for British women in Western Canada. She tours homes, praises progress, and hopes for a steady influx of suitable migrants. Possible NZ visit planned if Canadian investigations stay positive.
A public gathering in Muaukoka Assembly heard Sir Gilbert Parker recall long friendship with Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He emphasized loyalty of French Canadians to Britain and Canada, noting Laurier’s pivotal role and past exchanges over reciprocity with the United States.
A detailed description of a stunning polka dot crepe dress with front emphasis, inverted plaits, and smart sleeves. It lists sizes 34 to 44 and fabric yardage for size 36, priced at 20 cents, plus an offer for a Fall Fashion Book at 10 cents.
Portuguese citizens of India unveil a large monument in Panjim to Vasco da Gama born in 1460 and who died in 1525. The tribute notes his opening of trade routes to India and his place as a national hero among Indian Portuguese communities.
A Winnipeg notice advertises pattern order flow for 376 McDermot Ave with pattern number 2.2. The brief item lists a town name and street address in the union context.
A fragment discusses ongoing witchcraft in Europe especially Scotland and the Highlands, noting historical executions and the survival of wax or clay effigy spells. It also includes unrelated lines about medical advice and a Danish naming note, creating a jumbled excerpt from diverse sources.
An order for 2 000 sacks of yellow plane cones for seed has been received at Kamloops from an Ontario seed house, which also seeks 500 sacks of Douglas fir cones. Much seed has been gathered on the coast, where a Dominion Government seed extracting plant operates at New Westminster, but this is the first sizable interior BC seed order.
The Pomninsion Express Company will become the Canadian Pacific Express Company after September 1. The change signals a closer link with the parent Canadian Pacific Railway and will be reflected across hundreds of offices in Canada, the United States and worldwide. A booklet recounts the company’s career and current activities as it enters this rebranding.
A six year old from Lancashire becomes the youngest to reach Mount Scafell Pike, England's highest peak, climbing with his grandfather father and uncle. He reaches the summit at 1 55 PM with Kenwick Metal guide offering a shilling if top by 2 30.
Edmonton Fur Market moves forward with a recent auction disposing of pelts worth 125000 dollars. Furs sold to firms in New York Montreal Winnipeg and other cities signaling a regional market buildup. An aerial torpedo of 4509 pounds INT at 209 mph is under United States Army development for 20 mile range.
A dense, fragmented OCR crossword puzzle page lists numerous clues with numbers and garbled terms. Items include cross references for immigrants cabin, inheritance, cooking, soaking, and common synonyms, plus misplaced letters and stray symbols.
Over five hundred Saskatchewan farmers joined the pool in one week, adding 55 597 acres of wheat and about 6 000 acres of coarse grains. The weekly totals show fluctuating signups from August 20 to 24, highlighting broad support for The Pool Way amid anti-pool campaigning.
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service notes large in storage stocks to meet trade demand. Fresh meats and dairy show about two pounds per person, fish about one and a third pounds, with Canada’s 1925 salmon pack totaling nearly 2,000,000 cases.
The lesson recalls Exodus 35 4 to 36 7 and the people offering voluntary contributions for the sanctuary and priestly garments. It notes the need for willing hearts and wise hearts, cites Paul on cheerful giving, and highlights the old subscription list as example of generous sacrifice for God's house.
The text notes rising German population and speculative need for colonies to house surplus people. It cites a death rate of about 12 per 1 000, lower than 1913 and far below the 1938 peak of 25 per 1 000, plus a reference to two century old postmarks including "Waterington" from 1702 predating adhesive stamps.
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