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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1936
Page
5
Five buffalo for Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan arrived by train from Elk Island park Alberta. A pad dock has been prepared for the animals reflecting new park preparations and ongoing wildlife exhibits.
Two actresses in Nawabshah India reported a “ghost hunt” after a performance. They said an old fakir on the stairs beckoned them upstairs, vanished, leaving two cats with eye sparks. A man on the roof shouted he was murdered and then leapt to his apparent death before vanishing.
E A Cook a janitor at the British Columbia museum found a purse and set it aside without opening it. An hour later a frantic woman searched cases and claimed it producing a $915 roll of money. A humorous exchange followed about a chef for summer boarders. A trader later notes women live longer on quieter lives.
An editorial in the London Daily Mail urges British shipping lines to unite under Sir Edward Beatty of Canadian Pacific Railway to meet American subsidy aided competition in the Pacific. It calls for bold British government support to save the British fleet and sustain empire commerce.
A report describes a planned colossal seaside resort for the working class on Ruegen between Binz and Saasnitz. Twenty thousand workers and families will reside in 3350 sea facing rooms, with 3000 arrivals daily, ten days per stay, and facilities including 80 000 rolls and 25 000 pounds of bread daily, a private laundry, ten food houses, a five mile beach promenade area, and a 2250 foot pier.
In the University of Chicago, Dr. Arthur Holly Compton develops a 12 ton magnet device to slow cosmic rays, likened to traffic cops for speeders of the universe, capable of creating immense attraction in air to reduce their speed. The article blends science note with quirky aside about fashion and a humorous caddie line.
An Ottawa Journal analysis lauds King Edward's Buckingham Palace address to 8,000 Canadian Vimy pilgrims as model oratory. It praises his genuine appropriateness, noting the speech's reverent opening, warm humor, and simple welcome, contrasting with rulers who imitate Burke.
The famous Paris sewers open to the public drew 1 107 visitors in 1935. The underground boat tour runs from Place de la Concorde to Madeleine church in summer, one day a week, at 3 francs per person. Traffic last year filled government coffers modestly. Paris sewers now stretch 600 to 700 miles, but only a quarter mile is tourist accessible.
Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler’s envoy and former champagne salesman, is appointed German ambassador to London in a move seen as recognition of his role in Nazi diplomacy. The promotion follows earlier steps elevating him to ambassador at large with special duties and marks his continued efforts to cement Reich relations with Britain. He previously tried to win support from French war veterans and had social prominence in Ottawa before the war.
Nicholas Murray Butler, returning from Europe, warns nations spending on unemployment relief could hit debt limits within a year. He urges restoring confidence in capital markets to revive trade, raise national incomes, ease relief, and balance budgets. Detroit News notes his prescription to avert a calamitous crisis.
Ethiopia is noted as the last African country to remain independent, a historic distinction. Birds exhibit the highest body temperature among animals, a notable biological fact.
In feudal Japan the samurai class received annual salaries paid in rice. High ranking samurai could earn up to 250 tons of rice each year, reflecting the agrarian basis of noble compensation and the military hierarchy.
Feathery cosmos motif in natural colors proves fascinating embroidery suitable for light backgrounds. The 15 by 20 inch panel pattern includes a transfer, color chart and key, stitch illustrations, and material needs. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for pattern.
The Acts 10 11 account shows Cornelius and household receiving the Gospel and baptism. Peter explains his actions to the Jerusalem church after resisting his vision of a sheet of beasts and recognizing that God accepts all people.
Captain John Irving 82 owner of the first steamship service between Victoria and the mainland died after a month long illness in Vancouver. He led the Irving Pioneer Line born aboard a sailing ship then ran multiple ventures including the Columbia and Kootenay Steam Navigation Company and Yukon Navigation Company later joining to the Hudson's Bay Company fleet and Canadian Pacific connections. He also served in British Columbia legislature for Cassiar.
A survey of famous figures reveals persistent superstitions across nations and eras. Queen Victoria avoided Friday travel and thirteen at a table. Airmen favor lucky mascots. Lindbergh trusted elk tooth. French fear indoors whistling. Napoleon punished an aide for it at Fontainebleau. Boxers like Baer carry a golliwog. Carpentier wore a gold wishbone. Actors heed stage rites. Harvey forgot lines on a first night. Duse prized a mongoose mascot. Bernhardt slept in a coffin. Salt spilled at a dinner caused Willis Clarkson to leave a party. Kemal Pasha follows beliefs that flowers indoors bring bad luck.
Hailed as the stocking capital of France Troyes will host a colorful festival next September tracing the evolution from cloth to silk stockings. Historians note silk stock ing production began about four centuries ago with royal associations in England and Spain.
Focket instruments tell altitude and direction of flight accurately and are being offered to all tourists.
The article notes a steady decline in leather consumption by the U S automobile sector beginning in 1922, with ongoing reductions reflecting shifts in sourcing and material preferences across car makers.
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