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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
3
The article notes a major task to reclaim drearth struck western Canada areas. Hon. Robert Weir, minister of agriculture, announced $750,000 for rehabilitation this year with $1,000,000 more proposed annually for the next four years. An additional $500,000 is allotted for water developments under the public works act.
Experts report limited progress in controlling the disease affecting flocks since 1907. Pullets aged three to five months show weakness first, with unsteady gait and eventual prostration. Infected birds should be culled, burned, and housing rotated after four months if no new birds were introduced. Continuous monitoring and immediate removal of suspected birds is advised.
A Cape Argus correspondent notes South Africa shifted from meat heavy meals to cereals and observes a decline in physique across generations. He cites a trades exhibition where the butchers presented the mayoress with a joint of prime beef as a morale tale and proposes the slogan Eat Meat to Avoid De feat.
Soy beans yield a wide range of products including cattle feed paint varnish enamels oilcloth linoleum buttons trim sticks electrical parts printer's ink glycerine celluloid soap and rubber substitutes. Foods make sixty five products and even soy bean ice cream. The bean has long been a farm crop in the Orient and was cultivated in North America by 1904.
One of Britain's oldest steam locomotives, a single wheeler built in 1888, has been retired from public passenger service after 780 000 miles. The unit, noted for its seven foot driving wheels, was last of its kind in service and marked a milestone in railway history reported by Canadian National Railways.
Dr. A B Colby of the University of Illinois notes ornamental plants gain value beyond appearance as their fruit offers food uses. Japanese quince provides tarting jelly addition. high bush cranberry, or pembina, links beauty to sustenance. Nanking cherries also yield edible fruits from ornamentals.
A renowned architect Lutyens argued with Lord Hardinge over Delhi's design. Hardinge urged pointed arches citing Rajah So andao, while Lutyens replied the rainbow, not the arch, shows gods preferred form. He ultimately maintained his stylistic vision for India’s capital.
The only toy model stationary engine in the world capable of lifting 1,000 pounds has been built by Walter Gregory of Quincy. The steam powered engine was made at home and drew technical interest as experts travelled long distances to view it. The boiler stands 34 inches high with a 37 inch base and other dimensions noted by observers.
A brief note warns against cleaning aluminum saucepans with soda water due to potential damage or unwanted reaction. The guidance emphasizes using gentler cleaners and plain soap to preserve pan finish and prevent corrosion.
John Grigg notes how future London property booms tie back to old royal land sales. Piccadilly and Hyde Park once exchanged for modest sums, then rebounded to vast modern values. The Cromwellian Hyde Park sale to three men is cited, with a thank you to Charles I for preserving open space by later revocation.
The U S government answered Arthur W Caten s appeal of a two year trading suspension with a 127 page brief filed in the United States circuit court of appeals by special counsel Wendell Berge and Leo F Tierney. Oral arguments are expected in October as government contends the grain futures commission had full jurisdiction to suspend the trader.
A Scottish quarry exploded 20 tons of gunpowder to topple enough granite for five years of work. In a free country people demand laws to enforce orderly behavior.
Dr Abbott reports a 23 year weather cycle tied to a double sun spot cycle. He says temperature and rainfall patterns recur at the same locations about 33 years apart, though not month to month. He warns that a major weather event could reappear around 1967.
Canada’s official data show imports from the United Kingdom rose from 1,928,000 pounds in June 1934 to 1,990,880 pounds in the latest month. A new Order in Council imposing a 33 percent surtax on goods from Japan is seen as bolstering this trend.
A photographer warns readers about perspective distortion in portraits and close ups. He explains that the lens can exaggerate sizes depending on distance and angle, advising subjects keep hands natural and near the body to avoid oversized features. The note emphasizes aligning eye level with the camera and using careful posing to preserve proportions.
Canada hosts 6473 fur farms valued at 3.7 million dollars with silver foxes yielding the top prices though mink raccoon and other fur bearers are raised. Summerside PEI hosts government experiments improving diets parasites and iodine needs for captive fur bearers. Investment nears 14 million with 7.5 million in animals while wild trappers still supply much fur to city shops.
Science Service reports from the American Physiological Society that the brain derives thinking energy from glucose. Experiments by H. E. Himwich and J. Fazikas of Yale show the brain metabolizes sugar into lactic acid for energy. Nicotine presence blocks lactic acid burning yet oxidation of glucose continues, revealing dual energy pathways for thought.
The New York Central Lines recently retired 700 employees who had reached 70 and were thus eligible for pension under the rules. They represented about one percent of the railroad’s workforce, yet their departure challenges the belief that workers over forty are past their prime. The piece argues seasoned work over many years can yield better performance, noting wiser employers reject a rigid forty-year limit. Detroit Saturday Night.
New York state will install it on a strip near Latham boon as the first highway lighting experiment. Twenty five lamps of sedium vapor are controlled by photo electric cells. light switches on with dusk and off at dawn as the sun’s rays affect the eye.
Sir Harold Macmichael governor of Tanganyika outlines plans to allow autos to reach the crater rim enabling tourists to view a famed East Africa wonder. The text notes thousands of wild game in the world’s largest open-air zoo and mentions Napoleon III’s average daily income of $14,218.
A debate on press objectivity surfaces as readers insist on fair coverage while others demand sensationalism. Editors balance diverse voices, aiming accuracy, relevance, and local context for broad public interest.
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