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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1932
Page
3
In the fall of 1929 prosperity seemed lasting with high wages strong crops and record trade yet critics warned against debt and overproduction. Now mass unemployment and falling prices drive ridicule toward hopeful forecasts, urging a return to balance, reform, and patient repair of the democratic system.
The Nelson telescope, a famed naval heirloom from Trafalgar, sold at Christie’s for 1430 guineas about 3750 dollars. A silver watch given to Midshipman Pollard after Nelson was fatally wounded sold for 135 guineas about 533 dollars. Shanghai’s Chapei area reconstruction continues slowly.
The Smithson Institution announces a January 15 expedition five miles under the Atlantic to study deep sea creatures living in perpetual darkness. Researchers will deploy lighted traps with varied colors to determine which attract deep sea animals, which lack normal eyes due to the deep ocean’s darkness.
Mr Neil Crawford of Hamilton Ontario reports severe nerves, headaches, and dizziness before trying Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills. He credits the remedy with a remarkable improvement in his sleep and overall condition after use.
A U S bill by Baltimore lawyer Reuben Oppenheimer proposes a board of alien appeals to hear deportation cases with counsel. It would allow individuals endangered by deportation to seek refuge in any country willing to take them at their own expense. Since 1931 about 40,000 expulsions occurred, 5,000 sent to Canada, with reports of incommunicado detention in Buffalo and political offenses cited by critics.
Senator John Glendinning chair of the Irish Transport Corporation outlined plans for a fast steamer and air transport alliance between Europe and America. A prospectus will be issued soon with $125,000 needed for initial preparations. The project envisions Galway and Halifax hubs with airport harbor facilities and transatlantic routes via Britain and the Dominion, with UK Ireland and Canada governments being informed.
Mr Vincent Bendix sponsors a self shifting gear car invented by Marcus from Bendix firm. The system lets the driver start in high gear and the lever shifts automatically, including downshifts on hills. The secret operation is guarded until patents are negotiated. only one car in the world, Bendix’s, is fitted.
As Britain awaits US war debt action, Parliament distracts itself with a cap controversy. The English Tommy will wear a soft hat and plus fours for military efficiency, while Whitehall fashion pundits require letter carriers to wear a flat-topped broderick cap.
In The Pas Manitoba a five dog team owned by the provincial police and driven with harness and Alaskan died was sold on the bid for 75 dollars to the Western Trading Company for a Churchill trapper. Once valued at 300 dollars three years ago the team marks the end of dog freight in the region as rails and planes take over. Projections point to planned air freight into God's Lake country while dog teams vanish from winter economy.
Screenings once sold for feed during high grain prices are now used as fuel. Demand for refuse screenings as feed has nearly ceased. Elevators faced disposal challenges until a market emerged for using screenings as fuel at heat and power plants in Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, and as far west as Saskatchewan.
Austrian missionary Father Louis Shebesta notes that fewer than 20,000 pure pygmies remain in Central Africa, with about 50,000 including Batshwas. He says they are under pressure from neighboring groups, trade, alcohol, and disease, and warns only government or private action can halt the decline.
William B. and Joseph Sebastian twins born in Lynchburg Tennessee served together in Company E 119th Infantry 30th Division since 1917. They sailed for France on the same boat wounded in the same battle and returned home on the same ship. Recently the War Department decorated them with the Order of the Purple Heart for military merit. The twins are automobile workers in Detroit.
Persuasive note touts Persian Balm as essential for dainty women. It promises fast absorption with no stickiness, a delicate fragrance, and a velvety complexion. It claims to soothe wind and weather roughness, soften hands, and create a feminine charm.
A letter from an Indian student to a mission superintendent ended with "May heaven preserve you." Unsure of preserve, he checked a dictionary and the letter arrived as "And may heaven pickle you." The anecdote highlights a playful linguistic slip.
Barber's itch and ringworm relie ved by Douglas Egyptian Liniment with quick certain results. claims to relieve obstinate cases.
Wrighte says Brown has faults but instincts of a gentleman. Flight asks if true. Wrighte notes Brown’s habit of letting his wife bring coal and always rising to open the door for her.
The note claims South Pacific swells can reach roughly 1000 feet in length. It also predicts a collapse of mood by 1934, asserting similar weariness for the reader. The unsigned item ends with a cryptic signature W. N. UL. 1972.
In a report to the Minister of agriculture A P MacVannel chief registration officer states that 89 700 certificates for Canadian pure bred livestock were issued in the fiscal year ending March 31 1932. Breakout includes cattle 33 288 horses 1 734 sheep 13 330 swine 10 139 foxes 21 895 dogs 7 380 poultry 1 811 and goats 123.
The text extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as the cheapest preparation available to the public. It claims it is stocked in every drug store across Canada and carried by country merchants, emphasizing easy access and a very moderate price so that no one should be without a bottle.
A study notes the average ant age around ten years and mentions ants may have a hereditary urge to attend picnics uninvited. It also states coffee from Grand Comoro Island near South Africa is claimed to be caffeine free.
A London customs officer guards a mummified Egyptian cat pictured intact and 18 inches high, unwrapped and lifelike. The Cairo agent claims it is the finest specimen from a tomb and at least 2000 years old, while officials need treasury experts to confirm whether it is over or under 100 years old for duty exemption.
Paris lawmakers discuss a private member bill to perforate cheques as a protection against forgers. The measure aims to stop thieves who use chemicals to remove cross lines and cash stolen cheques. Perforation is seen as a simple safeguard.
An adClaim asserts Miller's Worm Powders purge the stomach and bowels of worms, easing a child’s suffering. The product is described as sweet tasting and non injurious, with occasional vomiting not indicating nausea but effective action.
Building Giant Bridge Denmark prepares a rail and road bridge across Storstrommen between Sjalland and Falster. The 10,827 foot long, 85 foot high structure costs about 6.723 million dollars and aims to be Europe’s largest. Work starts now for 1940 completion as the first link between Copenhagen and Hamburg.
Henri Petain, famed Verdun commander, has taken a private rank on the staff of General W McK Evans, commander of the department army of northern Virginia United Confederate Veterans.
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