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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1930
Page
3
The article argues the true farm measure is crop value per acre, extended by turning grain into livestock or livestock products. It stresses building and maintaining an efficient breeding and feeding system to raise per acre revenue, with a steady, year round livestock program to protect against cash grain price swings.
Noted economist Roger W. Babson writes in Collier's Weekly that advertising on an unparalleled scale will spur economic recovery. He argues the economy suffers from poor circulation and that advertising can accelerate spending, creating more business when the nation needs it most.
Canada possesses diverse clay resources vital to cement, paper, and textiles. The clay-working industries shift over 1.5 million tons of various clays into product manufacture annually, underscoring clay’s central role in the economy.
A tricycle in Northern Ireland is registered as a mechanically propelled road vehicle. Mexico’s population now has more women than men. A remark about a map prompts a response: “No, sir, but I can on the wireless.” Vart Hem, Stockholm.
Brown and white featherweight tweed tailor suit with inset flare hem and youthful box plaited sleeve cuffs. Bolero bodice features a two toned collar and faille silk jabot, suitable for street and travel. Pattern No. 869 offered in multiple sizes with material yardage listed. Send 25 cents to Fashion Bureau with name and address and desired size.
W Waldron markets commissioner in Regina says Canadian poultry exhibits at congresses yield direct benefits for raisers. A BC dispatch valued at 4590 dollars ships to Japan as foundation stock for Imperial farms. Waldron attended the Crystal Palace congress where the exhibit drew notice and is linked to the new order. G H Williams, president of the organization, is expected to attend.
Alexander McKeracher of Wroxeter, aged 78, swept North Huron Plowman's Association events in Orleans, taking first in the high-cust class and best finished furrow. He defeated hundreds of top Western Ontario plowmen, securing two main open-event wins in a testament to veteran skill.
British Columbia producers sold sugared strawberries to American interests and Eastern Canada this year. About 100000 pounds were bought, with large volumes to Canadian buyers. Processing totals reached 504187 pounds in Saanich, 190000 in New Westminster, and 184000 pounds in Hatzic and Mission.
A humorous exchange recalls a traveler asking if a bath is ready. The reply says all but the hot water is ready because the hot water is cald, highlighting a playful mispronunciation of a cooling boiler.
The London Daily Mail reports all Egmont family portraits owned by Frederick Joseph Trevelyan Perceval, Earl of Egmont, will be sold. The 63 works, dating from the 17th century and including pieces by Kneller Reynolds and Hoppner, have been moved from Avon Castle to Christie’s in London.
The passage notes that crime figures in U S cities allegedly protect their own by funding hospital care for victims. It mentions a New York hospital receiving $3,000 anonymously to supply "the best attention" to a gunshot victim while many law‑abiding citizens pay their own hospital bills.
Sir Robert Borden argues against canceling war debts, saying repayment supports global recovery and preserves US rights. He cautions that wiping debts could worsen world conditions and depress spirits, linking economic health to mood and broader trade.
For the first nine months of the year the Edmonton land district filed 4,138 homestead entries, beating its 1929 nine months record by 1,206. From January 1 to September 30 the region accounted for more than one third of Western Canada’s total 13,550 homestead grants, up from 11,578 the previous year.
Alberta oil output rose in July 1930 to 112 181 barrels, up 1 572 from June and 14 736 above July 1929, based on Department of the Interior figures from operator reports.
In 1929 Canada, the pulp and paper industry ranked second in total capital invested after electric power plants and second in total employees after saw mills. Yet it led all industries in wages and salaries and in the value of manufactured products, underscoring its economic prominence.
Reports vary between two papers on a local Missouri house fire. One exchange notes the family lost all its property while another mentions the loss included a flivver. J. E. Ford of the Bunceton Eagle opinions both accounts may be correct.
Rt Hon William Graham in the British House of Commons said Canada supplied more canned salmon to Britain in the first ten months of the year than last year while imports from Soviet Russia fell sharply. He refuted claims that BC tinned salmon was hurt by Soviet dumping.
An English visitor tests horseback riding in the West. When asked to pick between English and Western saddles the man notes he does not expect to ride in traffic and declines the horned Western saddle.
A brief dialogue features a man probing ages and a woman stating she is twenty three. He mistakes her age as thirty two, revealing a moment of miscommunication and a casual social exchange.
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