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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1932
Page
5
Canadian cerealists report progress in breeding Reward wheat to match Garnet’s early ripening and milling quality while preserving high yield. The goal is a superior preeminent Canadian wheat, combining Garnet’s milling strengths with Reward’s reliability, under Archibald and Newman with Trelic contributing notably.
A Louisville reporter queried random odds of turning an ace jack or deuce in three cuts of a 52 card deck. While many estimates ranged wildly, a university math professor computed 1197 to 1000 after hours. The bookmaker claimed such calculations are routine, done dozens of times per hour.
An Egyptian fan with Cleopatra paintings on parchment in a glass frame is showcased amid a vast display of international fans at a Chicago hobby antique collectors exposition. Other items include reversible opera-glass fans and dagger-shaped designs, reflecting the era’s whimsy. Also noted, seven sons of Moulay Ismail claimed the Moroccan emperor title in 17th century history. Barber joke about dirty hands closes the item.
Governor Sir Murchison Fletcher of Fiji Island visits Victoria aboard the Niagra from Suva. He aims to expand trade, focusing on Fiji bananas and noting Canada buys much of Fiji sugar with favorable treatment and a large, 140000 ton crop this season refined mainly in British Columbia.
As part of the Anglo Canadian trade agreement the Canadian Government exempts British kip leather from exchange dump duties. Kip leather, a raw form not itemized in trade returns, had total imports of 626 350 dollars in the year ending March 1932 with Britain contributing 122 dollars. Major suppliers were the United States and Germany, with little from the United Kingdom.
Winnipeg patterns order details list an address at 175 MacDermot Ave. Winnipeg. Pattern number and name fields appear but lack complete ordering instructions or contact details. The fragment suggests a newspaper ad or catalogue entry for pattern purchases housed by a local Winnipeg newspaper union.
Dr. Edward Schneider of Wesleyan University explains high altitude phenomena to Colorado medical school faculty and students. He notes oxygen lack causes altered behavior resembling drunkenness, two altitude response types, and mental impairment among aviators and climbers.
In a classroom exchange, students seek a more elegant way to render common phrases such as the sap rises and the book gets out of bed. The dialogue hints at the quirks of language and the gap between common sense and conventional wisdom.
The Prince of Wales toured Venice this year noting contrasts with wartime visits. In 1917 the city lay sandbagged to the roofs with 160,000 residents reduced to less than 50,000, cut off from Italy. Nightly, inhabitants hid in palace entrances as Austrian bombers struck, though most bombs landed in canals and caused little damage.
Norman Criddle of the Entomological Laboratory in Tressbank Manitoba warned in Ottawa at the Canadian Entomological Society convention that grasshoppers will be worse next year in the prairie provinces than this summer. He called last summer’s outbreak the biggest battle ever waged in western Canada, noting 8 to 10 million dollars saved and 20 million bushels of wheat spared. Criddle reported up to 150 eggs per square foot and predicted a continued plague next season.
A narrator suggests a hotel in Zurich and asks Mary to check towels for the hotel's name. The exchange hints at locating the establishment by examining a towel label. No other details are provided about the hotel or location.
A historical note records the shortest railroad distance between New York and San Francisco as 3 180 miles, indicating a standardized longer rail route across the United States.
Dutch Guiana records the largest sugar crop on record for the current year. Officials credit favorable weather and expanded cultivation. The strong output boosts the regional economy and supports local processing facilities.
The piece discusses pilot training methods to emphasize mid air control before take off and landing, then shifts to Canada’s wildlife work. It details elk reintroduction from Buffalo National Park to Pembroke Reserve near Petawawa Ontario, highlighting elk and buffalo populations, protection, and management by Canada's National Parks and Ontario government. It notes the elk herd growth from a small band to hundreds, and outlines limitations caused by habitat loss and hunting.
The St. Catharines Standard laments the trend of workers renaming roles and industries with inflated terms from undertakers to estate conservationists. It notes journalists and merchants adopting grandiose labels, arguing conservatism favors familiar old words over cosmetic reforms.
England leads Europe in per capita soap use with 21 pounds yearly, followed by Germany 15 pounds and Czecho-Slovakia 11. Concurrently rural automatic telephone exchanges are opening in Northern Ireland.
A person distinguishes between occupation and pursuit, declaring, It isn't an occupation, it's a pur suit. I'm a bill collector, signaling a tongue in cheek view of his work and ambition.
Germany recognizes housewives with the degree Mistress of Housekeeping. Berlin and other cities host year and a half curricula ending in an official exam. Applicants must be 25, well educated, and have managed a household five years. Final tests include running a strange household for three days. About 45 holders in Berlin and over 500 nationwide.
A couple arrives at the station burdened with luggage. The husband laments leaving the piano tickets on the instrument, sparking a terse exchange as the wife rebukes the sarcasm. The scene centers on regret and a comical mix up of travel plans.
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