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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1936
Page
3
A Hungarian born inventor in London develops a method to photograph and permanently record the human voice. The process creates an indestructible sound record by combining electricity and light, offering a precise voiceprint for identification and advancing detective work.
George W. Robertson of the University of Alberta notes a date with a perfect-square pattern April 9 marks: 1936 is 44 squared nine is three squared April is month four two squared and April 9 is the 300th day ten squared. This combination will not recur for 180 years. next appears April 9, 2116.
Mr and Mrs Bibby entertain guests and discuss buying a car, with a tentative price of two or three thousand. The host’s youngest son mocks a “funny little man with the black whiskers” who came weekly when the son’s bike was purchased.
A farmer’s truck stalls outside an asylum. While he works, an inmate peers over the fence and asks about his livelihood. The inmate quips that the farmer should try being crazy at “sure brats farming.”
The American Bible Society reports scripture has appeared in 972 languages. Recent works include Ponape New Testament and Psalms used in Ponape, the largest Caroline Island, translated by five nationalities and produced across multiple nations. Additional publications cover Gospels in Rundi, Meninka, and Kiss, with distribution by various groups.
A Canadian visitor from the St. Lawrence region tours Chiswick with relatives. The pair plan a stroll and consider the Thames as part of the outing. The Canadian quips about seeing the brook. A separate note mentions Ontong Java using copra as money.
Time reports professors Robert Cladding Green and Ralph Dowdell of the University of Minnesota devised a lead magnesium alloy bullet. The bullet dissolves within 48 hours after ingestion, preventing lead poisoning in ducks that mistake spent bullets for gravel or sand and eat them.
About 2000 Canadians from Revelstoke British Columbia join Gaumont British Filma to make a motion picture about Canadian pioneer days and the building of a trans continental railway Exteriors are being shot at Revelstoke with Richard Arlen to star The cast is already filming in England and will sail to the Dominion later.
A sculptor explains the commission’s change from an equestrian statue to a simpler figure after the committee realized they could not fund the horse. The gag underlines budget limits shaping public art.
An American actor claims to speak at two hundred twenty words per minute. With more practice he might become an efficient vacuum cleaner salesman.
Chinese clubs now outclass foreign sides in football with the Arsenal of Shanghai and the Tung Hwa leading the charge. Once a novelty, soccer now excels through school driven development by educators trained abroad. The Tung Hwa, using largely the same core players, has won all competitions and repeatedly defeated top foreign clubs.
The text describes a man expending his last nickel to purchase garden tools and prepare a garden, mentioning hoe, rake, sickle and a planned harvest including beer and vegetables. A sudden event is noted as the husband kisses the maid, prompting curiosity about what caused the kiss.
The Ontario Horticultural Association warns that wild flowers in Ontario face disappearance as people pick blooms in forests. J B Spencer of Ottawa notes many American states protect wild plants by law and urges a sane, thoughtful approach. The Wild Flower Preservation Society promotes leaving seeds and not uprooting plants, with cautions on delicate species like trillium.
Seven year old Australian violista Perry Hart, from Ewingsdale in New South Wales, wins three prizes in a row at the Sydney Eisteddfod as music critics predict world fame. The self taught child reads music early and paused top grade at four with honors, joining a family of seven young musicians. Pamela Hart, two and a half, already holds an Eisteddfod prize.
A painted metal Union Jack will be placed atop Pedurualage, the 6500 foot summit in Ceylon, to commemorate King Edward VIII's accession. The marker is intended as a permanent landmark and lasting symbol of loyalty.
A witty exchange between a young bride and an experienced housewife notes that a husband will eat almost anything not already in the house, illustrating practical humor about meals and domestic life.
Alfalfa in Canada has grown in popularity since the early 1900s. In 1935 Ontario led with over 500,000 acres, Alberta followed with about 75,000, and British Columbia roughly 48,000. The crop yields about 2.57 tons per acre, totaling 1,858,700 tons valued at 15,743,000 dollars. It enriches soil with nitrogen, provides two cuttings per season, and supports dairy production especially in densely settled dairy regions. Ontario relies on natural precipitation while Alberta and British Columbia use irrigation.
An Old Friend in the London Observer recalls Willie Clarkson a famed wig maker and social figure famed for costume artistry and striking appearance. He was known for growing hair into fantastical shapes and using apt accoutrements. Clarkson inspired awe at first nights and social events and once drew the eye of King Edward VII. Sarah Bernhardt counted him as a friend. His best known feat was a Magdalen wig worn by Bernhardt in a Saviour role and a Covent Garden armchair costume that drew cheers and fainting jokes as revelers sat on him.
Hon. J. G. Taggart Saskatchewan minister of agriculture told the Manitoba branch of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association in Winnipeg that wheat would continue as western Canada's major crop. He outlined measures for the future including summer fallowing improvements, farm reserve maintenance for feed and seed, resource conservation, and weed and pest control.
Review notes claim sweet clover yields unusually high forage after timing conditions, with fall growth potentially reaching three four tons per acre and two tons per acre. third year crops reportedly yielding up to three tons.
In eastern Ava architecture a pagoda denotes any tower connected with a temple or serving at a shrine. A quest for anyone who really hee goes if on in London.
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