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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1935
Page
5
A columnist urges readers to ask whither they are headed in life and society after listening to Mr King. He uses analogies of sailors and explorers to stress planned goals, personal growth, community progress, and avoidance of drift, urging thoughtful decisions in work, education, and national affairs.
A carved oak ox-yoke made for 1882 by George Cross of Inchkeith Sass later linked to the 1885 Riel rebellion. Found durable after over 40 years of exposure, it is presented by Mrs. Crosa to Regina museum as a souvenir of early days in Babkatchewan.
The stump of a black walnut tree near Smithfield Virginia sold for 3800 dollars. Black walnut once grew plentifully in the United States but is now America’s most valuable wood, with the butt of the trunk as the prized portion.
The English paper notes W H Fox Talbot, inventor of photography, took his first picture a century ago. His granddaughter Miss M T Talbot discovered the precious print and will show it to the Royal Photographic Society when they visit Lacock Abbey, Talbot home since Henry VII’s era. Miss Talbot spent six hours a day for three months sorting her grandfather’s papers and documents.
The sun appears about the same size as the moon because it is roughly 400 times broader and 400 times farther away. This matching ratio causes their apparent diameters to look similar from Earth.
Thunderclouds hold electricity like a bulb in a minute yet unleash it in a five minute build up. They generate up to three million kilowatts, then release a billion volt flash as a ground reaching tongue forms and a rapid upward stroke follows.
Patrick Ruttledge proposed omitting God Save the King at future Cork lodge dinners after a violent intrusion during a prior event. A silence toast will replace vocal singing, with Masons continuing to toast His Majesty while extremism is kept from provocation.
Albert Beck and Mabion Kemmerer, calling themselves amateur airmen, landed at Halifax after a 4 600 mile segment of their 11 000 mile continent tour. They swapped a Waco cabin ship for the Fairchild 71, christened the Gray Ghost, due to gray dope on the fuselage. The craft uses a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine, carries 2 000 pounds of fuel, and cruises at 110 miles per hour amid harsh northern weather.
Madame Vera Lombardi, sister of Captain Eame Arkwright and wife of an Italian cavalry officer, displayed a foot-high plaster herd at Londonderry House London. She had never taken an art lesson yet manages eight hours daily in an office and works in her bed studio. Discovered 18 months ago by painter Zuolaga, she nursed wartime base hospitals, then ran Chanel sports divisions expanding staff from 200 to 2400, and now crafts sculpture without formal training.
Adolf Johnson of Calgary has built a working model of a bank burglar trap. A foot switch activates steel plates to block windows and doors, with Johnson patenting the contrivance in 1922. He plans further features, and has also developed semaphore signals, a parachute plane without wings, and several automatic gates.
A Pan Pacific Press Bureau bulletin notes tabu as a Hawaiian contribution to American folk words. It states ancient Polynesians observed many tabus including prohibitions on women eating in the presence of men or cooking under the same roof or in the same house.
A Moscow technical school student aged 15 built the world’s smallest electric motor weighing 13 grams and balance on a fingertip. He plans a saw to fit the motor to cut matches. A London expert notes oaks are likelier to be struck by lightning. since 1932 no birch, beech, holly, or horse chestnut in England has been struck.
A Woodley near Reading resident found the church bells too mournful for his wedding and chose not to have them rung Instead he used a gramophone record of a joyous wedding peal as he and his bride departed The piece ends with a moral exhortation to have purpose in life.
For rapid relief from itching due to pimples bites or other insect reactions, apply Dr Dennis D D D Prescription. It is a pure cool liquid antiseptic that penetrates the skin to heal inflamed tissues. It dries quickly with a clear grease free finish and requires no fuss. A trial bottle is available at druggists.
Ellen Web promotes a demure feminine shirtwaist dress with inverted front plaits and a slimming back yoke. Pattern No 321 fits sizes 14 to 40 inch bust, requires yards of fabric, and is sold by the Pattern Department at Winnipeg Newspaper Union for 15 cents with a Summer Fashion Hook offering more vacation clothes.
Crowds in the French concession gathered nightly to worship a red glow seen in a school window, believed to be a Chinese deity. The glow was later identified as reflections from an illuminated theatre sign across the street.
Miss Frances B. Clapp reports from Kyoto that fuel shortages push Japanese households to breakfast in bed to save costs. She notes kitchens are used sparingly and a fire costs about 50 cents to build. Also mentioned is the lasting varnish quality on Stradivari violins despite his death nearly 260 years ago.
The Hwang Ho or Yellow River, northern China’s great waterway, is described as China’s sorrow and scourge. Its drifting path threatens densely populated farming plains as silt shifts, reducing low water surface by fifteen feet and high water by thirty feet, prompting proposals to straighten its bed.
Garnet wheat will be marketed as a distinct grade from August 1 with two varieties No 1 Garnet and No 2 Garnet. Prices to be set by ordinary market conditions through existing channels. Parliament previously voted 1 5 million to recompense holders during the transition if losses occur.
French author Piron was arrested and arraigned as a pompous magistrate sneered at his profession. The judge taunted him about poets, prompting Piron to fire back that he has a brother who is a fool, implying the judge’s own folly.
In Turkestan a form of grass has been discovered that, when uprooted by storms, falls downward and replants itself. The finding suggests a natural adhesive regrowth mechanism enabling rapid recovery after disturbance. Further study aims to understand its reproduction and potential agricultural implications.
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