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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1931
Page
1
A draft piece urging Manitoba farmers to unite and educate public opinion on economic remedies. It weighs secession and moratorium as drastic options and favors public opinion campaigns, cooperation with small newspapers, and coordinated action to secure a just deal for farmers amid hard times.
Shell River fair trustees decided to hold the July 31 event despite uncertain gate receipts and a government grant. About 600 dollars in aid will be distributed to cover prizes in full only pro rata to funds available, preventing debt. Entries must be in the night before the fair with grounds ready by 10 am.
People with families should use eggs and butter to save costs as prices drop. The message from Winnipeg notes egg purchases have fallen since a price drop from double to low rates. Fresh eggs remain good value at a cent each, while butter and dairy products are cheaper than in years.
Remember the date July 31. Entries close day before fair. Correction Class 22 sections 3 and 4 read with pen not pencil. All directors must be at the grounds 9 o clock Tuesday July 28 to prepare. If receipts are insufficient to pay prize list exhibitors must submit to a reduction according to deficiency.
Officers and members of S. O. L. 2221 thank non members of the Orange Association for donating time and energy on July 13 to help celebrate the 241st anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne on that glorious twelfth 1690.
The speaker expresses confidence that farmers will band together to build a cooperative system enabling them to contribute agricultural wealth to the nation while retaining a fair share. He argues it is unreasonable to expect Canadian farmers to stay perpetually on the brink of bankruptcy despite the nation’s rich agricultural resources.
Roblin residents host visitors from Winnipeg and Toronto and welcome guests at weddings and family gatherings. A lecture by Judge J. F. Rutherford is announced for Columbus, Ohio, broadcast across North America. Town grasses and weeds prompt concern for clean streets and sidewalks. A basement meeting at the United church forms a history class for Roblin District residents.
Friday last week Tamarisk and Roblin played a game with the Visitors winning. Monday evening Deepdale and the local senior team met in a lively contest, the home team prevailing by a large margin. Tuesday night Roblin junior faced Togo in an exhibition game here, the locals winning by a big score.
All Roblin stores will stay open Thursday afternoon July 40 and close Friday July 31 for Fair Day. the notice instructs retail hours adjustment for the event.
An advertisement touts Adlerika a German remedy for gas in the upper and lower bowel claiming it improves sleep and reduces nervousness. The pitch urges readers to buy today and promises a noticeable effect by tomorrow from Irwin L Mitchell.
Mr and Mrs Geo Spears and Billie departed for Winnipeg on Monday while Mrs WE Carr and her daughter left for Winnipeg on Tuesday to visit friends.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce led a seven day cruise aboard the Princess Charlotte to study Pacific shores. Viscount Duncannon and the Hon. Arthur Ponsonby arrived in Vancouver after eastbound travel on Canadian Pacific Lines. A six day tour of British Columbia waters followed aboard the Princess Maquinna. Alpha Delta Pi chose Miss Margaret Jensen as its most beautiful bathing girl at Lake Louise. Toronto Terminal division merges with Bruce division of Canadian Pacific Railway, appointing R. W. Scott as superintendent in Toronto.
The Toledo Zoo secured a 239 pound sturgeon caught in Lake St Clair Canada. It sold the fish to Toledo for 100 dollars. The report notes Canada’s honey and power investments and historical stockholder growth in Canadian Pacific Railway shares.
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