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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
6
The Bank of Nova Scotia notes in July that mining stands as the lone major Canadian industry to fully recover from the downturn. In 1935 total output reached £310 million, metals driving a $222 million yearly value, with gold powering growth and price increases lifting overall metal production despite depressed prices for base metals.
Western Canadian grain growers ship most weed seeds and foreign material to terminal elevators. Screenings include broken grain dirt dust and chaff and are graded into feed classes to prevent weed spread. From April 1 1935 to March 31 1936 eighty nine thousand four hundred seventy six tons were shipped with fifty three thousand eight hundred forty eight tons billed for export.
In Victoria Embankment gardens London heirs of Mrs Alexander Angus late wife of a New Jersey businessman fund a yearly reward for two hotel waiters who feed birds every day during the months Mrs Angus visited London. They carry napkins folded with crumbs to fulfill the trust. This season’s duties end in August. An operation recovery in 1919 brought Mrs Angus to London where she fed birds at her hotel window and from a garden deckchair.
Acorns gathered from the Albert Edward Oak in Christchurch Botanic Gardens are en route to Australia. The tree, planted in 1863 to mark the Prince of Wales marriage, stands about 75 feet tall with a 96 foot branch spread. Seeds will supplement arboretum planting at Huntleys Point Gladaville Domestic Science School.
A delegation of deaf visitors tours the Washington zoo where head keeper William Blackburne notes the lion roars. The roar shakes the floor, startling the crowd as some flee while others feel the sound through the vibrations in the cage floor.
A giant pomegranate weighing about four and a quarter pounds was picked in the garden of J. P. van der Merwe at Coligny South Africa. Mr and Mrs van der Merwe and their three children enjoyed it with some leftovers. A second fruit ripens and appears to reach five pounds.
A restaurant manager confronts an orchestra conductor about tact in selecting tunes for the National Association of Umbrella Manufacturers event tonight. The exchange hints at a dispute over weather and program choices as rain looms.
Sir Francis Younghusband, aged 73, won access to Lhasa and Tibetan facilities for Everest expeditions. Initial lamas’ hostility gave way to cautious cooperation as his diplomacy removed obstacles and secured a friendly reception.
In London at the British Film Institute a film shows the Rajah of Aundh age 70 and his family practicing Surya Namaskar said to banish age illness and worry. A 60-year-old mother of 10 and a 36-year-old with eight children also perform the cycle. The Rajah claims women gain vitality and beauty with the five minute ritual of ten poses and three breaths per cycle.
Alister J. Clark, serving life at Goulburn Prison near Sydney for his wife’s murder, is composing an opera. Taught music there he has passed the examinations and studies from phonograph records and a dummy keyboard in his cell.
Rev. Herbert S. Cobb of Weyburn Saskatchewan spoke to the Brantford Rotary Club on issues facing the west. He cited climate and immigration group difficulties as major challenges and urged Canadians to unite for solutions. He urged fodder conservation in good years to prepare for lean years and criticized government overhead, calling for reduced costs and greater municipal and federal coordination.
Dr. Philip Spence showed a shoe in New York that fits like a glove with five distinct toe compartments. Made for $50, the wearer can wiggle the toes and even pirouette, suitable for long hikes though the design sparked advertising complaints. A Madrid radio station was fined $30 for excessive ads broadcasting.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture through its Division of Bacteriology advances Canadian farming by microbiology research and direct farmer services. It covers dairying soil fertility food preservation apiculture water disposal and textile fibre retting while analyzing 1600 plus samples including milk water and inoculants. 35 percent of wells tested satisfactory, 52 percent polluted, 33 percent doubtful, urging improved rural water sites.
At farmer J W Hughes place a rural electrification effort powered by the pooling ideas of the third world power conference and the rural electrification administration has turned the farm into an all electric setup. Virginia reports a scientific miracle with flies repelled by charged screens near cows and milk being pumped by electricity while air cooled bonuses hum in kitchens filled with electric appliances. The chicken coop uses water warmers and ultraviolet lamps to boost egg production as the hired man remains the lone exception.
The passage contrasts how people label others versus themselves when opinions clash. It questions the fairness of calling others prejudiced, toadying, or cranky while granting oneself firmness tact and discrimination. It highlights bias in moral judgments across interactions and viewpoints.
Six mysterious fires in five weeks on grazing lands in South Donegal have puzzled the Civic Guards. The sixth blaze covered seven miles and destroyed two miles of grazing land. Farmers faced difficulty driving cattle and sheep to safety as Letterkenny officials investigate possible incendiarism.
RMS officers caution that a new record may come as Queen Mary makes a near cross Atlantic run from Cherbourg to Ambrose Light in four days eight hours 87 minutes averaging 29.61 knots. Normandie holds the blue pennant with 29.64 knots from Southampton to Ambrose Light in four days 11 hours 42 minutes. Sir Edgar Britten the Queen Mary commander quipped they do not deserve the pennant as the ship nears her pier on the Hudson River.
King Edward VII through Lord Wigram keeper of the privy seal has granted patronage to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr Warren Lyman secretary announces that His Majesty follows in the footsteps of the late King George V who patronized the college at his death.
The Provost of Kirkwall Orkney Islands telephoned a congratulatory message from Kirkwall radio station to Shetland via a new Samburgh beacon. The first radiophone message was heard recently off the Shetland Islands.
A reflective piece notes modern life rituals where births occur in hospitals, weddings in churches, and deaths in cars, questioning the desire for traditional homes amid changing ceremonies and living arrangements. It explores where personal history and dwelling fit in contemporary society.
In former times a woman sought work to secure a husband, while today employment can ease marriage prospects for women. The shift reflects changing social expectations as women gain economic independence and partner choice expands with career opportunities.
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