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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1931
Page
4
A historical discussion explains raising minimum bacon grade weights by ten pounds and lifting maximums to maintain quality. In recent conditions heavy hogs hurt sales and export prospects, prompting proposed adjustments to farm and butcher grade ranges from 150 to 230 pounds, with a call for eventual stable, adaptable weights and a Danish comparison.
The chart compares official hog grade weight ranges in Canada and Denmark. The Danish Select Bacon equivalent has a 15 pound spread from 185 to 200 pounds, far narrower than Canada’s 40 pounds. The Danish bacon grade spread is 35 pounds versus Canada's 50 pounds, with no Danish grade for hogs under 130 or over 230 pounds.
A Dominion Cold Storage Branch newsletter reports quick freezing preserves nutritive values in peaches with no loss of minerals or flavor. In tests, 40 of 42 tasters found frozen peaches juicier sweeter and tastier than fresh. British Columbia trials also freeze green peas in small cartons at 35 degrees below zero for winter markets.
In 1920 the United States had 68 cities above 100000. latest census shows 93, housing over a quarter of the nation’s people. New York led with 6,958,792 residents. top ten lists New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles, Cleveland, St. Louis, Baltimore, Boston, Pittsburgh. Copper ores occur across Canada though only sulphide varieties are commercially important. The world’s earliest farmers emerged in the New Stone Age about 10,009 years ago. The speed of light remains constant per experiments.
Indian commissioner W. M. Graham notes rapid stock raising and farming by western province Indians. Bulls bought at Regina Brandon and Calgary Fair funded by the Indians themselves. Each trader contributes from herd sales. They own over 20,000 head, dispose of 3,000 to 4,000 yearly, with calf crop expected at 6,000 to 7,000 this year.
There is a bumper crop of small and medium sized oranges out west this season with prices low. The economical housewife should buy in large quantities of these sizes instead of one or two dozen large oranges. Stored well they can make many cups and salads and ensure morning juice for all. Purchasing in quantity yields real savings across foods that keep well.
Mrs. Victoria Miller of Glendale California is named as one of two women missionaries murdered in Yamanfu China. The attack occurred as they slept and authorities believe discharged servants carried out the hatchet killings.
R. J. Cromie of the Vancouver Sun urged industry to target Asia as an untapped market and bankers to stabilize silver or provide usable Asiatic currency. He warned a sick world economy requires international cooperation, noting individuals cannot restore silver countries’ buying power alone. moving large world surpluses could lift conditions, he said before the Advertising Club of Montreal.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture notes demand for well finished young cattle around 900 to 950 lb live weight. Saskatchewan doctors serve 99 rural communities, largely funded by public funds. Municipal doctors earn about 4000 dollars yearly plus fees and see higher net incomes than private practice. No rural municipalities have returned to private practice after adopting the municipal doctor system.
Earl Musselman a 20 year old student at the Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind regained sight weeks after a delicate operation. Born without pupils he had never seen light before the bandages were removed.
Sir Eric Drummond, former secretary-general of the League of Nations, accepts the Wateler Peace Prize for 1931 from the Carnegie Foundation and directs the roughly 12 500 dollar award to aid institutions advancing league ideals. The prize is given to the International Federation of Nations Associations in Brussels. Oslo city has spent nearly 30 million dollars on municipal housing in recent years.
The Dominion Forest Service states spruce cones hang down from branches while balsam fir cones stand upright, aiding identification when trees bear cones. Both species are primarily used in wood pulp manufacture.
A navy blue flat crepe outfit with a white vestee shows a slender silhouette through diagonal lines. The cross over bodice conceals width at the waist and hips, with a becoming neckline. Pattern No. 926 copies easily. sizes 36 to 48. fabric needs 35 yards 39 inch and 2 yards 35 inch contrasting. price 25 cents.
A novel life saving device uses a central hole balsa float slid over a shotgun barrel with a blank cartridge. It can be projected to a drowning person up to 150 feet away. The design notes the human body is about 60 percent water.
An editorial forecast in the London Daily Express predicts Britain will seek a Canadian wheat quota in exchange for a Canadian market for British anthracite coal at the upcoming Imperial Conference in Ottawa. It notes a compulsory 15 percent British flour use in bread and suggests Canada will be offered a wheat quota in return.
The report shows rising per capita intake of dairy products in Canada from 1921 to the late 1920s. Cheese rose from 2.51 pounds to about 1.54 pounds? Milk jumped from 240.1 to 470.8 pounds per person while ice cream rose from 5.26 to 7.05 pints.
Madam Thible, the first woman to fly solo, boarded the Gustave with artist Fleurant and rose above Lyons on June 4, 1784 in front of France’s royal family and the King of Sweden. A spectator asked if the operation was dangerous and the reply questioned whether an aeronaut would risk danger for £57.
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