04 Aug 1927
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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1927
Page
1
The district promotes a public fair to showcase agricultural and animal specimens, linking school programs with tax money value. It offers education for ratepayers and entertainment for all ages, highlighting the district’s resources and community pride.
A field at an experimental station showed hemp thriving when half the plot with wild radish was treated with cyanamid dust. The untreated area allowed weeds to overtake hemp, illustrating how early weed destruction boosts crop yield. Cyanamid and similar products are cited as effective weed controls when used properly.
A meditation extols labor as natural duty and social order, condemning idleness. It argues scriptural lessons and Carlyle praise steady toil, warning shirkers—those who live by their wits—will face nature’s consequences and unearned ruin.
A special session of the Manitoba Legislature is planned for late September to address the plebiscite on beer sales. Premier and attorney general review current liquor laws as promoters push for expanded legalized sales amid voter demand. The report notes three fourths of motor vehicle purchases are on credit with pay-as-you-go riders.
Mr James McEwan left for Winnipeg on Saturdays Express. Mr R J M Parker shipped a car load of stock to Winnipeg Saturday. Mr and Mrs Gibson Brown are visiting in town, guests of Mr and Mrs Herb Brown, Mr and Mrs Geo Ross and family will reside here. We extend a hearty welcome. A midsummer Joy Night Friday the 17th with a supper at Mrs D Austin's residence. Adults 85 cents, children 25 cents. All welcome.
Silverwood announces a pool meeting for Saturday August 18 at 8 pm where the Brand convention delegate will report. The usual UF C monthly meeting occurs Wednesday with important business to be discussed. attendance is requested. The Dauphin School reopens September 1 and Winnipeg Business College advertises early applications.
The article notes haying has begun with inundated meadows in Merridale. A CPR crop review forecasts a large west yield this year, suggesting farmers may grow wealth from horse sales and high grain prices amid favorable conditions. A man named Lloyd is shadowed by suspicious town figures and eludes them with a bluff, showing Welsh resolve if pressed.
The report notes paint on a station house, summer construction by L. Sawicki, and visits from Winnipeg residents. Wheat fields show a good yield as Dan Roberta in Dauphin hospital recovers from cyclone injuries. A community picnic drew mixed reviews and a quilt won by Duncan Wilkie. Local travels and a yarn about an Oklahoma marriage ad highlight area life amid worm outbreaks affecting crops in Portage la Prairie and Neepawa districts.
A hall dance ended the evening in a warm, well attended event. Guests praised the music and atmosphere as they lingered and shared a sense of community.
Rev Robert Harvey presents subjects for Sunday in August including Augu Tummel and Cromarty The Sacred Task and The Compulsions of Love. Children’s address and a note on the difference between a hobby and a paid job.
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