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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 02, 1931
Page
2
A long essay argues against destructive criticism and for constructive evaluation. It contrasts modern cynicism with the old sense of criticism as careful weighing and balanced judgment, urging readers to curb prejudice and apply the Golden Rule in personal and public life.
The Nova Columbia vehicle will rest at Fort William for the summer as drivers Charles McKenzie and Gus McManus halt their hazardous cross country attempt until muskeg freezes. They started from Halifax last September covering 2,000 miles of the 4,000 mile trek, estimating completion not before 1932 due to the treacherous terrain.
E Nash Poultry Inspector reports the Canadian exhibit at the Buenos Aires world trade fair drew strong interest from South American buyers. He notes Canada’s poultry breeding stock exports could rise as exports recover, with egg grading giving Dominion exporters a quality edge. Russia leads France and Great Britain in cinema houses.
Premier Brack outlined Manitoba plans to develop the Dauphin River hydro scheme as a major power project. He said properly developed it could add about 400000 horsepower, balance agriculture and industry, and provide low-cost power to all regions, boosting southern industrial prospects and municipal services.
The Ontario based Amish Mennonite conference wrapped a three day meeting at Mapleview church in Wellesley Village near Kitchener and ordered radios barred from all homes. Radios join musical instruments as forbidden luxuries in the sect as they claim these devices lure believers from worship. Violators face church excommunication.
Judge J G Wallace of Woodstock Ontario recommends canceling 170 naturalization certificates obtained fraudulently after investigations in Montreal and Toronto last April. The cabinet weighs the report and may pursue criminal charges and deportation. Also includes an unrelated cough remedy advertisement for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming to ease irritation and stop coughing.
Gregory Kotek, son of a Foam Lake area farmer, died after eating wild parsnips from his father's land. Parents were told what he consumed and no inquest was deemed needed. Wild parsnips are poisonous even when cooked, sparking a University of Saskatchewan warning. Douglas Egyptian Liniment touted as a remedy for Hoof Rot or Thrush with several applications typical.
After thirteen years in hospital for an arm ailment from the Great War, Corporal Roy Brown departed Christie Street Military Hospital in Toronto, cured. He first entered a hospital in Boston shortly after the war, then came to Toronto in 1927 to join Christie Street Hospital.
An insurance agent overstayed his welcome in a merchant's office and bored the proprietor with hints. The merchant grabbed him by the neck, pitched him downstairs, and the agent, after retrieving his hat, quipped from the top of the stairs about a total insurance policy.
Hon. W. R. Clubb reports progress on a modern seaport at Churchill built on the Hudson Bay Railway terminus. Hundreds work day and night on elevator and dock construction. grain elevator to hold 2,500,000 bushels. future ships will load Western Canadian grain and livestock from Old Country ports. site surveyed this summer with Ministers McKenzie and Clubb inspecting the townsite.
Eskimos and northern trappers gathered as a heavy two ton truck freights church supplies from the station to missions along Hudson Bay. Pedestrians wary of the new machine watched it plough through muddy roads as Eskimos and Indians rode in the back, amazed by the vehicle’s power and novelty.
Cream butter and sugar with egg yolks and salt for ten minutes. Add orange or lemon rind. Pour into pie shell, top with coconut and bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes. Beat egg whites with sugar and salt until stiff, reheat to set, mound over filling, finish with remaining coconut and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes opening the oven after eight minutes.
A recipe for a three layer cake glaze using egg sugar cornstarch water lemon juice rind and butter, finished before spreading. An advertisement touts Persian Balm for feminine beauty, promising soft skin white hands and relief from roughness, weather chafing, with a delicate fragrance and nonsticky finish.
The Nova Scotia government ends its historic agent-general post in London on June 30 after 170 years. Jean Iris Howard will relinquish the post, to be replaced by handling affairs through the Canadian High Commissioner's office. Saving about $25,000 annually.
A Wrangell despatch reports a dense cloud of insects swept ashore on Wank Island bearing half inch red legged ants in appearance. They landed on trees and shrubs eating holes in leaves and turned strawberry blossoms black. J G Smith, a fox farmer, said wind carried the insects from the southwest.
William MacKirdy of Windsor and Detroit unveils an engine blending Diesel internal combustion with superheated steam. The device uses high pressure fuel oil and steam heat recovery to surpass current tech. Sir Harry Brittain of D Napier and Sons toured Detroit, reviewing plans for a mammoth flying boat engine and considering world rights if claims are proven.
Profestor Edouard Montpetit, chair man of feae Quebec Social Insurance Commission, and four members called for England and the continent to come eets general survey of social relief. Their investigations will earn several months, after which they will speak and report upon which will be led to the social insurance legislation to be enacted in Quebec.
The Regina Evening Leader-Post notes that a man who spends on stocks may be a bull or a bear, or merely an ass, reflecting light commentary on market behavior and character.
REMNANTS REMNANTS 3 Ibs prints and 2 Ibs lips Velvet or Cretonne offered at $1.00 each. Dealers wanted. A. McCreery Co. located in Chatham Ontario seeks agents to promote the fabric remnants business.
The passage argues that families owning land and working it to produce essentials for life fare better than urban populations. It notes farmers have faced a long, hard period recently, yet they possess resources to pull through, unlike the unemployed in cities, who face harsher conditions.
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