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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
2
An absorbing tale opens with Link Fleming addressing Boone County cattlemen gathering to form an irrigation company. A fight against prejudice and malice unfolds amid ridicule sabotage and treachery as a girl and a man struggle to stay together despite threats.
Link Fleming persuades Kilgo and ranchers to back irrigation as a solution to damper foothill restrictions. Buzz counters ranchers see water limits and alfalfa could feed stock, while Kilgo urges alfalfa and summer grazing to sustain herds amid drought and government rules.
An advertisement extols VapoRub as an external treatment that relieves cold symptoms overnight. It claims five actions including skin stimulation as a poultice and medicated vapors reaching air passages to ease congestion and irritation.
In a tense meeting led by Link Kilgo, cattlemen consider forming the Boone County Improvement Association to finance irrigation. Soak Torney warns against it, while Roper and Fleming push for a starter project costing about thirty five to forty thousand dollars with total around sixty thousand.
Silence spread as Torney reversed amidLink’s bid for irrigation. Roper Kilgo and Jackpot Mell watched intently while Fleming suspected blackmail or coercion behind the sudden pivot. Kilgo’s plan to quash irrigation appears aimed at cementing leadership and silencing debate.
An advertisement touts Phosferine as a tonic that induces deep sleep and lively mornings. It claims effectiveness for fatigue nerves indigestion rheumatism and loss of appetite across ages, with liquid or tablet forms and tiered pricing.
In a heated moment a man declares someone tampered with Torney and questions his true views on irrigation. He cites prior talks and blueprints, insisting irrigation will benefit all and warning the group they will regret rejecting it. The passage ends with a promise of continuation.
London clubs abandon the custom of buying drinks for players who make a hole in one. The Wildernesse club in Kent will reward the achiever with a paid meal and the holder’s green and caddy fees refunded. Major W H Hodgeon notes the last hole in one cost players 55 pounds at 285 yards. Other secretaries approve, predicting wider adoption.
Russell W. Varney of a New York food company told Toledo bakers that a three year study shows the staff of life bread is nearly 100 percent digestible and recommends six slices daily for adults.
Dialectal exchange shows Lou admitting he can add up the oughta but the figures bother him. The humor rests on regional speech and a boyish struggle with numbers. The snippet captures a classroom moment of learning and tainted self confidence.
The Holmes Foundry Co Ltd of Sarnia Ontario buys three Percheron horses for 5000 to use on vegetable farms owned by the firm. President L G Blust says seasonal work keeps skilled labor employed during off period, enabling quick restart and avoiding plant shutdowns while sharing produce profits among workers.
Lord Tweedsmuir and his son Hon Alastair Buchan viewed Alberta cattle from E P Ranch at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. The E P bull won the two year old Shorthorn class while other animals from University of Alberta stock and Mount Victoria Farms drew attention. The governor-general showed interest in hogs sheep dogs and a Cotswold sheep, and purchased a tray at the blind display shop after watching craftspeople at work.
Scotland Yard teaches police work to international pupils with lectures from Batley Rowe Beat Spilsbury Roche Lynch Davidson Horwell Hambrook and others, highlighting fingerprinting records science and crime detection for delegates from New Zealand and other nations.
A playful comparison estimates that an elephant would eat 10 tons daily if scaled from a mouse. In reality, it consumes about 100 pounds. The labor movement entered English politics over a century ago. About 400000 pupils attend 10000 private schools in England. 2128
A reflective exhortation urges immediate kindness and reconciliation among neighbors. The speaker notes life is fragile and stresses letting pride, quarrels, and silence harm others. The message calls readers to seize the moment and offer apologies, support, and compassion before it is too late.
A Swedish Match Co will soon market a novel safety match that ignites when struck against any dry rough surface. The new design comes in flatter boxes for easier carrying and will be sold at the same price as current matches.
Figures from F. Lamoureux, superintendent of the license and privilege department, show a canine license increase this year. To date the number of licenses exceeds last year’s total of 7,542, with a current count of 8,613, marking a leap in the city’s dog population licenses.
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