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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 16, 1931
Page
2
The piece urges optimism amid global gloom, noting increased sympathy for the less fortunate and a renewed value of work. It warns against self sufficiency and pride, highlighting how hardship reveals human fragility and the interconnectedness of nations. One suffering affects all, as mankind remains a brotherhood under a higher power.
A collection of items notes child prodigy William J Sidis at six months mastering the alphabet and Harvard honors by age 15. It also mentions a Cornell study on ultraviolet light and cold reduction in students, plus a comic exchange about a joke and hotel clerk dialogue.
Hon. T. G. Murphy announced in the House of Commons that cutting survey parties reduced the geodetic survey appropriation by 92,300 dollars. The House approved a 175,000 dollar item with no debate. Topographical survey will continue effectively despite an 180,000 dollar cut and a staff reduction of 87, leaving 111 in the branch.
Two Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft will assist in a geological survey of the west coast of Hudson Bay near Rankin Inlet. Dr. L. J. Meeks of the geological survey leads the project this summer, with aerial photography to support exploration efforts by Cyril Knights Exploration and others amid growing mining interest.
An instrument measures methane in coal mines by drawing air into a detector chamber and burning the gas. The ignition heats water in the instrument, and the resultant temperature change registers the gas proportion.
Saskatchewan fish and game officials and Dr. W B Bell warn drought kills most young ducks. A 500 mile survey counted 400 ducks with only 24 being young, and one lake held 320 ducks with no ducklings. Survivors appear under one percent across large areas as seasons may be curtailed.
Canadian mining firms in British Columbia continue to pay sizable quarterly dividends despite economic worries. Pioneer Gold plans over $52,000, Premier Gold $150,000, Howe Sound $240,000, and Consolidated Mining and Smelting $630,000. The Regina Daily Star notes past mine pledges and future potential as the northern pre-Cambrian shield may support big mines and multi‑million quarterly dividends.
A nighttime asthma attack keeps a victim from rest and business. The ad promotes Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a prompt solution to drive away attacks and restore daytime fitness.
Louis Waynai, a Los Angeles carpenter, completed the largest Bible ever, stamping every letter and symbol by hand onto 8,048 pages. The giant family Bible weighs 1,094 pounds, spans eight feet two inches in width, and required two years of daily labor.
A senior sergeant once warned Winnipeg would amount to nothing. He surrendered the Crown land and joined the Royal Canadian Rifles, later recalled to Halifax. A descendant recently visited the city, noting the land he handed over now hosts City Hall. Nearby in Hawaii a fuel alcohol plant uses pineapple waste.
S J Dornan of Alameda Sask becomes president of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers association for the year. Malcom MacBeth retires as past president, A W Marsh of Amherstburg Ontario named first vice president, E Roy Sales re elected managing director. Directors named from Maritimes Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia with a final note of thanks for a fine convention.
This week’s recipe serves 6. Slice large tomatoes into thirds and cut green peppers into rings after removing seeds. Peel oranges and dice. On each salad plate place a tomato slice topped with a pepper ring. fill the center with orange pieces. Sprinkle minced onion into French dressing and pour over the salad.
Cook four cups rice with one onion and two cups tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, then mix with fat and meat. Brown onion, add tomato and seasonings, layer rice and meat in a greased dish with gravy, bake half an hour. Miller's Worm Powders praised as sweet tasting, kid friendly, and digestion aiding.
General Umberto Noble, longtime Italian explorer who led the Italia dirigible expedition, was aboard the Russian ice breaker Maligin sailing for Archangel on July 15. He hopes to locate Roald Amundsen and members of the Italia expedition in the far north.
Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Edmund Ironside, just named lieutenant of the Tower of London, is reputed to speak at least a dozen Oriental languages. He stands six feet four inches and led Allied Forces in Archangel, Russia, during 1918 1919.
The 42500 ton Empress of Britain sets a new world record of four days twelve hours thirty minutes for Cherbourg to Father Point, surpassing the previous four days seventeen hours six minutes. The gain lands mails and pilots in four hours twenty six minutes, giving Canada dual Blue Riband holdings with the Pacific liner Empress of Japan.
An official report states the Crown received over 3.725 million annually from forest sources in BC in the last decade, with materials valued above 80 million and about 45,000 jobs. It notes 16.9 million acres of commercial timber stands and lists accessible future timber in key species: Douglas Fir 54 billion bd ft, Western Hemlock 61 billion bd ft, Western Red Cedar 60 billion bd ft, and Spruce 70 billion bd ft.
Empire Timber London County Council backs using home grown timber in Council furniture if quality is good and prices are reasonable. The General Purposes Committee studying Empire timber policy recommends the move. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain has sent a resolution praising the decision.
Douglas' Egyptian Liniment promises rapid, certain relief stopping bleeding instantly and cauterizing wounds to prevent blood poisoning. It also claims splen for muscular rheumatism, presenting a broad medical cure for multiple ailments in a single preparation.
A reflection on happiness misperception suggesting detours lure many travelers. The text notes science seeks origin timing and location of farming in ancient America, hinting at early agricultural beginnings. The tone blends philosophical musing with historical inquiry about farming origins.
A notable drop in district forest fires is reported with 60 fires this year, spanning from Prince Albert to Big River and Nipawin. Last year Nisbet reserve alone logged 60 fires. Officials credit a fires information reward program, active campaign, and radio telegraph links among rangers to maintain the low average as the dry season continues.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as suitable for internal use against sore throat croup whooping cough chest pains colic and various complaints. The claim stresses versatile relief, affordability, and the value of keeping a bottle on hand.
Preliminary census figures show Metropolitan London surpassing Greater New York in population by over a million. London at 8,202,818 contrasts with New York's 6,981,917, a lead of 1,220,901.
Horace Luck, 80, one of the city's last postmen to blow a bugle while delivering letters, has died. He served in London, England and was known for his distinctive bugle calls marking mail deliveries.
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