16 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
1
Our weekly notice urges all overdue subscribers to settle accounts within the next week to ten days. The paper warns that accounts will be handed to the Publishers Protection Association for collection if not cleared by September 1, offering a prepaid rate for overdue balances paid by that date.
The annual Union Sunday School picnic was held Thursday afternoon at Kelly's Grove. Cars were provided by town residents and attendees arrived after 2:90 p.m. The weather turned favorable by evening and the afternoon featured a well contested football event, with Art Williamson winning the hundred yard dash while carrying Roy Freeland. Ladies served ample lunch, and three boys enjoyed extra ice cream. The committee thanks Mr. T J Kelly and family for use of the ground and their kindnesses.
The Boys and Girls Club is blamed for waning interest due to harvest duties and parental misconception. It argues the club’s purpose is to unify home and school, not just farming tasks. Real-world arithmetic and projects like hogs, poultry, and vegetables should connect classroom work to daily life.
The article argues that education advances when homes and schools collaborate, shaping character and daily life. It urges parental support for Boys' and Girls' Club activities to increase attendance and enthusiasm, especially at the upcoming Fair Day on Sept. 21.
The Shell River Council met in Roblin on August 8 1923 with Reeve Rogers presiding and councillors Kines Thompson and Sorochuk present. They adopted previous minutes and approved requests for a Good Roads grant covering 60 percent of Goose Lake road works, canceled penalties, appointed R Rae to rewrite the 1923 Unoccupied Lands roll, and approved tax and penalty cancellations. The meeting authorized 1923 municipal rate setting, advertised for tax collector bids, approved accounts for payment, and adjourned after receiving indemnity.
Government engineer's letter to Shall River Municipality notes Goose Lake Road requires a 300 ft and 4 500 ft cut with a fall to Shell River. Water levels have risen, crossing the grade at one point. Recommends making the area passable for the year, widening two passing places, and sealing the raise two feet above current water if lake rises by spring.
Miss Hulda Vansickle visits her parents in the district while Mrs Snowden enjoys time with sister’s family in Dauphin. Councillor Wellar surveys ward with Commissioner Stenhouse. A Olson returns from Dauphin hospital with son Jimmy improving. Farmer delegates to Yorkton meet. Mr Sapiro unable to attend. Currie of Roblin to manage elevator this fall. Jack Fish Lake sees pleasure parties camping, enjoying scenery and baths. Mr Forrester mourns father at Grandylew. late pioneer. Mr and Mrs G Spencer leave Dield for Birtle. Community Club extends best wishes. Farmers Union endorses Wheat Pool. domestic sciences team trains girls for Winnipeg contest. Church, Dollars appeal. Gladys Walker ill but improving. Paint and rouge applied to school. Pearce family visits Donaldson home. Ladies Aid meets. Mrs Bates receives memento on impending move.
The report highlights Makaroff gaining prominence through advertising and local chatter. A sale offering two marriage licenses at old prices draws public notice. Mrs Geo Harvey hosts Willing Workers at the Cottage with a dinner and appreciation token. A mass agrarian meeting discussed Sloan’s Saskatoon report with speeches by Allen Walker McGuiness Powell and Sloan initiating new members.
Vehicle registration data show Gan ala qloping averaging 5.7 per 108 people with a total rank of 418,881, up 6 percent from 1921. Passenger cars reached 469,275, commercial cars 7,610, motorcycles 875, and dealer and manufacturer licenses 5,561. Tourist entries into Fansda totaled 982,273 with 815,374 for 24 hours or less, 175,835 for two to thirty days, and 3,426 for one to six months.
A partial dramatic notice reports an incident where a man was restrained after being accused of insulting Anegu t. details are sparse but the record implies confrontation and removal actions at the scene.
Local residents like Mrs W Lowih of Hanna Alberta and four children visited Mrs W H McKnight in Grand Narrows. Elmer Carter of Strathclair spent days with D G McKnight. Rain damaged hay crops and slowed feed, Lizkie Clear passed exams at Makaroff Consolidated School. Silverwood A F M leader visited Grand Narrows U F M for discussions. U M Hat service conducted by Mr Jones Graham of Winnipeg to be held August 26 at 3 pm replacing 2 pm. pastor away on holiday.
The Boys and Girls class awards list top finishers as Amy Starr 87, Clarence Merrell 84, Elsie Staple 82, Marjory Watson 81, Nelson Robertson with Southern entry, Ethel Switreer 1744, Florence Kirkpatrick 75, Douglas Pomeroy 75, Eva Smith 72, Mack Staple 68. The results reflect class flower garden competition rankings and percent scores.
Emergencies come to every household and highlight the essential role of the telephone when help is needed. Every home may face moments when rapid communication is crucial, underscoring the value of reliable telecommunication services and readiness.
A concise quotation extols the telephone as a transformative invention, highlighting its convenience and essential role in daily life. The remark reflects the era’s admiration for rapid communication and modern technology.
Finishing hens and broilers boosts prices by marketing before broilers flood the market. Keep breeders separate and feed ten days to tenderize meat. Grate feeding with soft mash and sour milk, three pounds milk to two pounds grain, boosts palatability. Avoid feeding at first days to prevent weight loss.
A compact guide urges readers to supply timely news, avoid crude rewrites, and explain jokes to editors. It advises cheering editorial prosperity, offering feedback, delivering copy early, and visiting during printing to understand the process.
The note reflects on how daylong timing shapes a country newspaper, emphasizing small town rhythms, local schedules, and the sense of a community calendar. It hints at the craft of timing and observation in reporting life in a rural region.
Roblin Consolidated School re opens on Tuesday September 4 urging punctual arrival and regular attendance. Students should immediately order their books listing grade seven to ten texts including Merchant of Venice, Tale of Two Cities, Macbeth and varied science and language titles from Western Canada series and Fraser Squair.
A newspaper explains a string of errors reported by readers and staff. It cites issues like mismatched mail, wrong spool sizes, late trains, and a faulty bill, noting a joke tone as it concedes a previous week’s misprint.
A southern exchange comment notes absurd wages for tradesmen across both U S and Canada. It cites 68 percent of a dozen gus for a plasterer, 17 and a half bushels of wheat, 29 chickens, 42 percent butter or 14 cows, and a hog weighing 175 percent to pay a day's work for various trades. The writer asks if the arrangement is fair and just.
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