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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 23, 1936
Page
6
Fire dangers on farms come from roofs chimneys heating equipment and threshing. Install fire resistive roofs when possible and use spark arresters extinguishers and ladders. Keep water ready and lanterns secured with safety devices. Regular spraying during threshing reduces dust and seed spread while salt on hay lowers spontaneous heating risk.
A Dominion Housing Act based scheme backed by Montreal officials seeks to promote home construction and cut unemployment. Led by Mervin Brown ex mayor of Medicine Hat the Prosperity Association plans coordinated committees to locate builders submit plans and manage technical and administrative tasks with financing through federal housing provisions.
Oregon State College forestry professor T J Starker compiles world data to name the tallest and largest trees. He cites a 464 foot redwood at North Dyerville Flat Humboldt State Park as the tallest and the General Sherman in California as the largest by wood volume at 600120 board feet.
Britain's famous Nautical House in Limehouse shut after 125 years of service to sailors and traders. Notable tales surround the shop, including Dickens reportedly gathering material there in 1844. A faded sign promises an old establishment for sextants, chronometers, marine clocks, guns, revolvers, and motions.
The report highlights car ownership levels in Nevada towns, noting a prominent statistic correlating population with vehicle numbers. It reflects on the significance of auto ownership in local life and the broader transportation landscape.
A fashion writer quips about women in Paris wearing banana casts as a playful trend. The odd remark reflects satirical commentary on style and novelty, highlighting how fashion discourse sometimes embraces whimsical accessories.
The article encourages readers to imitate stage and screen stars through personal camera snapshots. It suggests simple props like burnt cork makeup, proper lighting, and a self timer to capture expressions. Outdoors or indoors, using floodlights and fast lenses helps produce entertaining character portraits during long winter days.
Offenders in Loneville Ky face fines used to fund new street warning signs. Each sign will include a plate listing the offender and credit for payment, such as John Speedster who paid for this sign after a red light violation. The sign program aims to publicly credit payments while detailing penalties.
A reflective remark compares artistic greatness to a painter who creates works then remains dead for centuries. It suggests a path where enduring fame comes posthumously through lasting canvases.
Water lilies and cat tails evoke a fresh start with a new crocheted rug from an exclusive Alice Brooks pattern. Materials include crochet hook white and colored candlewicking rug wool or similar thread. pattern Y5280 demands 20 cents and is offered by Household Arts Dept Winnipes Newspaper Union Winnipeg.
A royal Sandringham shoot tale reveals King George V’s recipe for cold tea made with cold water and 12 hours steeping. The piece then surveys Horace, Virgil, Varro, and Ovid, praising Roman practical farming, seed quality, weed control, plowing, and the moral craft of agriculture as timeless virtues.
Karl B. McEachron, a high voltage experimenter, argues lightning can strike the same place multiple times and may hit up to forty times. He offers safety tips such as avoiding trees, radiators, bathtubs, and country telephones, and notes pressure from a strike can blow bricks from a fireplace.
Henderson Lake on Vancouver Island recorded 260 inches of precipitation in 1935, after a January total of 72 inches and a December surge of 50 inches. The coast area saw a wet year with floods in January and a dry summer, contrasting with 314 inches in 1934 and below long term averages.
A taxi halts in the middle of the street after the driver misinterprets a back seat remark about stopping. The passenger questions the halt while a man in the back seat clarifies the miscommunication. A separate note states there are no direct descendants of George Washington living.
A witness in Highgate Police Court recalled seeing the suspect vanish from sight and hearing before a tremendous noise erupted, describing it as utterly horrific. The remark underscores the fear and confusion surrounding the incident.
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