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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1935
Page
4
Population of Canada grew year by year in the early 1930s reaching 10,835,000, with a gain of 185,000 from the previous year. The rise occurred despite immigration restraints, reversing earlier patterns as net natural increase balanced departures and arrivals.
G H Carter a Toronto government employee bets fifty dollars that he can drink a thimbleful or glass of heavy water without ill effects. Heavy water, a deuterium oxide compound discovered by Dr Harold C Urey, weighs more than regular water and is studied by researchers for possible health implications.
The British Isles include over 6,000 charted islands when counting rocky projections. Most lie off Scotland and Ireland’s western coasts, carved by the Atlantic’s fury. The Hebrides are the most numerous at about 590, with many uninhabited. Shetland and Orkney have over 54 inhabited islands and about 150 uninhabited ones.
Dr. Frank Greaney from the Rust Research Laboratory Winnipeg has gone to England for a year at the Rothamsted Experiment Station. He studies cereal crop diseases with emphasis on root rot and the influence of fertilizer. Rothamsted hosts renowned soil and fertilization experiments.
Persy W Abbott KC reported at the annual meeting that the Edmonton Exhibition Association achieved a profit from the 1934 operation of SIS.RSd and that the summer fair was more successful than any other class A fair in North America. Tai Shan, sacred to China, features a nearly 7 000-step ascent to its summit with worshippers crawling 41 miles on their knees.
Reports describe drought as divine wrath in several Madras Presidency districts. Ceremonies feature effigies of Kedumpapi carried through streets with mourners beating chests. In Dharapuram, barefoot crowds prayed for rain, and that night rain fell for the first time in eight months, bringing relief to drinking-water shortages.
American Association for the Advancement of Science reports the first finding of an instinct source in a hen. Prolactin, a potent chemical, triggers brooding behavior and clucking. Researchers Oscar Riddle Robert Bates and Ernest Lahr of Carnegie Institution at Cold Spring Harbor describe new behavior and consciousness implications.
Prof. Floyd J. Eastwood of New York University reported a four year survey showing declines in college and club football fatalities but a rising share in high and preparatory school deaths. The percentage grew to 56.5 this year from 36.3 in 1931, signaling a growing problem at the high school level.
One hundred fifty destitute Chinese, unable to find work, began returning to China at the expense of the British Columbia government. Hon. G. B. Pearson, minister of labor, announced the voluntary move to rejoin relatives, stating it will reduce future support costs for the province. All returnees are from British Columbia and may come back when financially able.
The king died content after news of the Goodweud races reached him while he lay dying at Windsor. One entrant named Fleure lis won the race, and postboys carried results from Goxtworth to Windsor Castle. The tale describes the king’s wish to hear the outcome as he neared death.
A boss asks a sharp question about informing his wife of late arrival. The steno records her quick retort, highlighting doubt about a reliable late return. The exchange captures workplace tension and domestic humor in a concise dialogue.
A survey reveals that about one fifth of homes in the United States lack kitchen sinks. The finding highlights ducted shortages in basic household amenities and uneven access across regions. Experts urge housing policymakers to address infrastructure gaps and retrofit programs.
Dr Maurice Brady, a 31 year old Ottawa bacteriologist, reports progress toward an anti paralysis vaccine that may curb infantile paralysis and possibly sleeping sickness. He told the Pittsburg AAAS meeting that vaccinated white rats resisted intracerebral injections of the virus, signaling strong immunity though final proof awaits studies in epidemic areas.
General Smuts condemns senseless war talk and blames pacifists for scaremongering. The Belfast Telegraph notes his remark that repeated warnings fuel belief in an imminent war and claims pacifists endlessly push such rhetoric.
The 1934 Canadian pea packing total is estimated at about 42.9 million pounds, roughly four pounds per person yearly. Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia are the only provinces with factory pea canning operations.
The exchange turns on marital friction as Mrs White questions harmony with her husband and Mrs Brown quips that the issue is she resents his intrusion into her life. The brief dialogue captures humor about domestic relations and personal boundaries.
A study notes that both too little and too much minerals harm young chicks. Ohio station tests show meat based feeds supply minerals well to ten weeks, while meat scraps bring high calcium. Dry skim milk provides digestible phosphorus and calcium, suggesting extra minerals when using vegetable proteins due to lower mineral content.
Thirty five villagers in Hospitalet near Barcelona allege a neighbor is a witch who predicts misfortunes, curses a horse causing its death, and curses a house leading to a fire. Ghostly white figures, strange sounds, unintelligible voices, and a gong are reported. one woman claims to have beaten the figure with a broom and saw the accused with a bruised arm the next day.
If the World War dead could march past you in single file two seconds apart it would take 460 days and nights for all of them to pass, a stark measure of the scale of sacrifice and the cost of conflict.
Tokyo conducted a special service to honor 168 horses and 19 cows that served the imperial Japanese household, marking a ceremonial tribute to their loyalty and service to the monarchy.
In a candid account John Van guilder explains how a pocket sized 8 mm film camera costs about $40 and lets average people shoot long action scenes. He notes finishing is included, 8 mm and 16 mm are common, and color options exist with certain outfits. He urges snapshooters to try movie making without high costs.
Dominion meteorological expert F Napier Denison notes climate across British Columbia and Canada turning milder for the past half century. Winnipeg leads in temperature rise with about six degrees, Toronto Montreal Alberta and Maritimes show notable gains, while the Pacific coast shows smaller shifts. Ocean storms from warmer northern latitudes link to the broader mild trend and raise questions about future duration.
Courage on the farm near Barnard Kansas a grim battle against drought and hardship. Water had to be hauled 15 miles daily from spring to fall. Mrs Schmidt raised 3000 birds and earned 6000 from a Kansas City dealer. 80 cattle mostly killed and sold to the government to fund feed. About 1000 turkeys sold for Thanksgiving and 2000 for Christmas at high prices. Victory is the end.
Britain praises Turkey after final £6000 installment on long standing debts tied to 1870s Balkan wars. Prime authorities note prompt, regular payments as turmoil fades. Rail systems expand with heat, 400 mile line grows 388 yards. League of Nations records 1933 armament outlay at 33.471 billion. Romanian savers resume adding to bank accounts amid shifting finances.
About sixty million dollars in Canadian money are discarded annually into the Ottawa river sewer system from the east block of Parliament buildings. Bills wear out in nine to ten months with forty million dollars in one and two dollar notes alone destroyed yearly. The Finance Department process uses chemicals to obliterate print then steam presses before disposal.
Indigenous people of Fort Chipewyan in Alberta allege thousands of caribou have disappeared from the bush country near the post. They claim a long standing superstition was violated when a white hunter wounded a caribou and killed it with the gun butt, precipitating the decline.
An New York inventor announces a potent sleeping gas said to render an army unconscious within a minute. A man with a pocket cylinder can incapacitate anyone within 460 feet, causing victims to sleep for about two hours and awaken unafraid.
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