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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
1
Cooling Off A Parable for Church Attendance in Rivers
A clergyman removes a live coal from the fire and watches it cool to a black mass on the hearth. The parishioner, noting the transformation, pledges to attend church next Sunday, catching the hidden meaning of the act as a call to return.
Gazette Advertising Powers Local Businesses
The Gazette promises to boost any business's reach with advertising, stressing that marketing is its heart beat and can add vital power to enterprises regardless of location or type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Real snap sale of Ford car offers
A seller advertises a Ford car in first class shape with new cushions, engine, hood drive shaft, Gray Davis electric starter, and new storage batteries. They seek $500 cash from the first taker and promise quick pickup and guaranteed perfect condition with reasons for selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Rivers Boys and Girls Fair Set to Be Big Event
Rivers Boys and Girls Club announces a community fair tomorrow with plans finalized by the executive including President J W Seater and Secretary-Manager R M Tucker. Cora Johnstone named fair cooking convener while Rev Hall leads sports. district Extension Department will judge other departments. schools from outside Rivers invited to lunch hosted by trustees' wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Seater
R.m.tucker
Messrs
J. T. Bowman
R. N. Dunsmore
O. C. Harvey
T. W. Often
Extension
Department of Agriculture
Rivers
Rivers School
Publishing under pressure as costs bite
The Kindersley Clarion notes high material and wage costs threaten many outlets with some papers folding while others struggle yet succeed. It credits subscriber and advertiser support for maintaining higher rates required to keep publishers viable amid rising expenses.
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Signs of the Times
Kindersley Clarion
Must Porridge Go The Edinburgh Scotchman Laments Oatmeal Decline
The Edinburgh writer laments the deposing of porridge from national diet. He argues oatmeal fuels longevity and intellect and questions whether modern break fast foods can rival the inspiration once provided by Koo, Chalmers, Burns, Carlyle, Macaulay, Hogg, and Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Koo
Chalmers
Burns
Carlyle
Macaulay
Hogg
Miller
Union Church Notes and Sunday Rally Date Set
At the Roan of Stewards meeting J E Thomipson was elected chair man and R G Sinclair treas. Choir practice will be held every Friday. Sunday School officers and teachers arranged a Rally for Sunday October 1 at 2 30 pm marking the start of the winter afternoon session. Committees were named to prepare the program and decorations. It is hoped every scholar and former teacher will attend on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EE. Thomipson
R. G. Sinclair See.treas
Mars and Greasley Join in Holy Matrimony at Rivers
Mary Lillian Mars of Perth Ontario weds Arthur Gaskin Greasley of Rivers at St James Church Rivers on September 2 in a ceremony conducted by Rev A R Hall. The couple exchanges vows in a simple landed rite with witnesses present. The marriage unites two local families in a Perth River region union.
Millinery Exhibit at McKenzies Store In Town
Riley shows a millinery exhibit at McKenzies with coats priced from eight to twenty two dollars. Rev R H Fotheringham spoke at Pendennis School Children service. A Kennedy team bolted from Thompson store causing a stir. About 200 attended Union Sunday School Rally with speeches by Rev Fotheringham and Supt Offen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Fotheringham
Pendennis School
Mr. Kennnedy
Thompson
Union
Fotheringham
Supt
Offen
Posters announce new GTPR timetable October change
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway posters and a note about possible National Railway naming announce timetable changes to take effect early in October. The Gazette will publish the exact changes when received.
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Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
The
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