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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
6
Aged 23, Tootsie owners claim she is the world’s oldest cat and she passed away in Winnipeg with no survivors. The world’s wealth totals, Canada’s prairie wealth, and global gold controls are summarized, alongside political and aviation notes.
While the liner Tonic neared Pitcairn Island in the Pacific it stopped to aid a local man suffering from lockjaw. A ship surgeon went ashore by boat, treated the patient, who then improved, and the doctor left with nursing guidance for the islanders.
The Hawaii forestry department used a U S Army plane to disperse 1689 pounds of mixed tree seed from 2000 feet over a large eroded area. The aerial planting marks a season long effort to restore the land and promote growth.
Canada’s fishing grounds are the world’s most extensive and yield diverse food fishes. Fresh and prepared fish reach consumers in many forms while prices remain favorable. The industry employs about 80,000 Canadians directly and supports exports around 36 million dollars annually, with potential for further growth to boost the economy.
All Tingey models are designed in Paris with patterns cut in New York. A chic tailleur in Bordeaux red tweed offers a sporty cut with a scarf end and inverted plaited hem. Colorful tweeds and knit options follow, sizes 16 to 20 and 36 to 42, ready for immediate delivery. Send 25 cents to Fashion Bureau with name, address, pattern number, and size.
Pattern orders guidance from Winnipeg union lists a central address at 175 Dermot Ave. Readers are directed to contact the Winnipeg Pattern No department for catalogs and pricing. Postal and phone details are not included in the fragment.
Over ten years Canadians have reduced tuberculosis deaths from 90 to 80 per 100000 and expanded sanatorium beds from 4000 to 7000. The Canadian Tuberculosis Association leads warnings, public education, mass examinations, and early treatment, with the annual Christmas Seal sale funding diagnostics and home nursing services.
Saskatchewan moves to substitute locally caught whitefish for British Columbia product in Weyburn mental hospital, Regina industrial school, and Wolseley old folks home. Government seeks Anti-Tuberculosis league support to expand to Fort Qu’Appelle sanatorium, Prince Albert, and Saskatoon.
SE Alberta ranches totaling 60000 acres have changed hands for 1500000 dollars in an exchange with Seattle property. The former 76 and Jim English ranches become new holdings. New owners plan stocking with purebred cattle and polo ponies.
At a London Red Cross gathering chaired by the Duke of York, the Scala Theatre hosted a play showing junior Red Cross aims for peace health and happiness. The Spirit of Red Cross declares mercy compassion service to the sick and suffering, praising young helpers who join the threefold weave of Health Help and Friendship through their deeds.
The treasury issued rules to bar imports produced by convict labor, requiring importers to prove origin and bond the shipment. Assistant Secretary Lowman stressed the measures apply to all countries, not just Russia, as testimony described Soviet camps. Jamaica sees more buildings rising than a year ago.
The lesson centers on Paul’s path to Christ, stressing renunciation of worldly gains to gain Christ. It presents a golden text from Philippians 3.8 and references Acts 22.3-15 with a devotional reading from Isaiah 6.1-8. The card notes the date and related scripture, suitable for a church bulletin.
The passage outlines Saul of Tarsus born Cilicia and educated in Jerusalem under Gamaliel, zealous for God, persecuting the Way. On a road to Damascus a divine light blinds him, he asks what to do, and Jesus speaks promising instruction. Ananias then restores his sight and proclaims a witness for Christ.
Mrs. M. A. Hora of Memphis Tennessee reports a popular greenhouse tree that bears a fruit described as tasting like strawberry ice cream and looking like corn. The ears take 18 months to ripen and the kernels are soft, mushy, and very rich. the tree came from a St. Louis florist six years ago.
The will of the late Honorable P C Larkin totaled 3 500 000 with most of it left to his family. Larkin began as a tea merchant in humble beginnings and rose to worldwide prominence through energy enterprise and advertising.
The Montreal Gazette relays Ottawa likely move by the government to revise tariffs in the coming session. A duty against periodicals entering Canada would target large weekly U S publications and reduce perceived unfair competition for Canadian manufacturers. Publishers would need to submit advance copies for revenue department appraisal.
J A Caulder former president of the National Dairy Council of Canada says a bounty of about nine cents per pound on exported butter allows Australian exporters price flexibility. He notes one pound in four produced in Australia is exported and cites 60 percent of Canada West as suitable for dairy farming while urging more mixed farms to counter wheat depression.
Despatches from Kovno Lithuania say the Ogpu uncovered an elaborate plot by anti Communist factions in South Russia with headquarters at Taganrog. The plotters were said to act under exiled Leon Trotzky who was reported to be at Istanbul.
The Geodetic Survey of Canada began a landmark program in 1925 to establish durable concrete monuments, fundamental benchmarks, as part of measuring the country’s elevations above sea level for official surveying work.
A new industry arrives in Winnipeg as Reichert Auto Body Works from International Falls Minnesota purchases a building to establish its business, signaling growth and investment in the area.
A teacher asks for modern marvels unknown a hundred years ago and a pupil replies with a witty reference to “you and me,” underscoring shared human progress and contemporary awareness. The remark highlights relationships and evolving understanding rather than specific inventions.
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