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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1931
Page
5
John Maxwell and Mary plot to shield Gay and Nick from a perceived danger by arranging a temporary absence with Simeon Bartlett. Bartlett hints Nick could drive the car while away, while Halliday suspects Angel Halliday’s interest in Nick as the town watches.
In a heated scene, Angela confronts her husband Halliday about insults and past betrayals. He accuses her of seeking unsuitable lovers, recalls the Ashley affair, and warns of ongoing warnings, leading to a cliffhanger moment as the conflict remains unresolved. A later notice promotes Dr Kellogg's asthma remedy with conservative claims of real, lasting relief.
Britain sold 10 billion dollars of its own products to protectionist countries despite high tariffs. Lancashire cotton exports surpassed combined US Germany France Japan and Czecho Slovakia. Half of global shipbuilding and 50 percent higher Sheffield steel output. Britain remains the leading trading nation by scrapping inefficient plants and adopting new methods. In nine months last year 34 percent of trade was with Europe, 21 percent with Asia, and 15 percent with Africa.
Miss E Thomson of Clapham writes that Carter's Little Liver Pills improve complexion by addressing liver and stomach troubles. She notes the pills stimulate the liver and purge constipation poisons from the system. Available from all druggists in 25¢ and 75¢ red packages.
A new Canadian stamp series sent to post offices features a five cent air mail stamp with a winged Mercury against a globe background in brown. Other issues include blue 50 cent chapel at Grand Pre N S Evangeline well. green one dollar Mount Edith Cavell. red 20 cent prairie scene with grain and elevators. grey 12 cent Quebec citadel. green ten cent parliamentary library. and color changes for one two five and eight cent stamps all bearing the king's portrait.
Switzerland plans a new railway from St Moritz to Piz Bernina reaching 18 390 feet, joining only four world high altitude lines when completed. The Jungfrau line currently tops at 11 340 feet while Peru's Central Railway holds the current overall high altitude record at 15 865 feet. Switzerland also leads in electrification with 4 834 kilometres or 88.1 percent of its tracks electrified.
Captain H Weir Cook recalls early air warfare when allied pilots used guns against Germans. An initial British aviator faced punishment for a revolver shot. Soon others carried weapons and one killed a German with a shotgun, sparking aviation warfare.
The Calgary Vacant Lots Garden Club reported a 125 member group used 2,500 city lots for vegetables and flowers, seeded ten acres back to grass, summer fallowed 25 lots, and posted revenue of 2035 dollars against expenditures of 2557 dollars at the 17th annual meeting.
Sir James Jeans compared the universe to a fragile soap bubble in a London lecture. He said it is easy to form but hard to sustain beyond minutes, predicting expansion or even explosion. He warned the cosmos appears to dissolve into nothingness as nebulae recede.
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tab as a mild laxative to keep a baby’s stomach and bowels regular, claiming good digestion prevents colds and promotes health and happiness. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
A remarkable demonstration of scientific progress includes studies on butterfly wing radiations onion root patterns and machine control by shadows and sounds. The exhibit at Western Reserve University accompanies the AAAS sessions.
Advertises Douglas' Egyptian Liniment as a remedy to keep stock blemish free. Claims to remove inflammation and quickly relieve bruises sprains strains swellings contraction of cords stiffness of joints and sore muscles. Includes product claims and stock-health angle typical of period advertisements.
Advertising man Bruce Barton cites a theory that depressions last about eighteen months, a period marked by the average man owning two suits of clothes. When both pairs of pants wear out hard times end. the item speculates on two pants suits in circulation.
A fitness claim promotes Kruschen Salts to spark daily walking and fat loss. It asserts the blend of six vitalizing salts improves energy, mood, skin clarity, and sleep, encouraging extended activity and longevity over 180 days.
Brief devotional reflection quotes John 12 8 and Phillips Brooks on aiding the poor. It emphasizes that charity measures by what and how much is given, not mere acts, and praises those who open their hearts and provide themselves as support to wayfaring men seeking faith and hope.
The affordable Mother Graves product is priced to be accessible and can be purchased at any druggist. It emphasizes low cost and wide availability for homeowners seeking pest control.
In the House of Commons, Financial Secretary F. W. Pethick-Lawrence said Britain has paid the United States $700 million more on war debt than it has received from German reparations and continental allies. Including interest on past flows, the excess nears $1 billion.
Fifteen thousand cases of apples and pears departed British Columbia recently destined for Buenos Aires Argentina marking a new export market. This move expands agricultural trade with South America and signals growing domesticated fruit shipments overseas.
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