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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1931
Page
2
A reflective critique argues modern schooling fails to ground people in Nature's immutable laws and taught critical thinking. It challenges overemphasis on frills and degrees, urges compulsory study of political economy from early grades, and calls for practical, law-based education to empower independent reasoning nationally and globally.
A government labor department report shows public works spending reaching 70.7 million dollars by end June, employing 309000 people with 6637000 man-days. Provinces list allocations from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia, plus railways and crossing fund spending. One quarter of special works costs came from the Dominion, one quarter from provinces, and the rest by municipalities.
In the House of Commons the industrial and international relations committee tabled a report disapproving Miss Agnes MacPhail’s resolution urging one dollar of every hundred spent on war to fund peace through international professorships and scholarships in Canadian universities. Persian Balm advertisement follows.
A Philadelphia man orders 30,000 cockroaches from a birdstore to meet a lease clause requiring the premises be left in exact condition. The householder explains the unusual request as a practical joke or extreme condition to avoid leaving pests behind.
Captain John Smith described the plant as resembling ivy after a troubling encounter, noting it was not true ivy. The text also mentions a Spaniard introducing tobacco to Spain from the West Indies in 1559, marking a historic exchange of plants and goods.
Captain Hugh Duncan Grant, meteorological consultant, announced plans for eight seadromes to span the Atlantic between the United States and Great Britain. The first seadrome will be built off the U S coast next spring, with seven more airborne fields to follow within a year. Each six acre deck will sit 70 feet above water, buoyed by air tanks and stabilized by ballistic tanks extending deep underwater.
Australia releases three Kingsford Smith world flight stamps to honor his air journeys. A two pence red three pence blue and six pence mauve air mail stamp share the same aeroplane design with Australia at the top and Kingsford Smith’s World Flights at the bottom. The air mail stamp reads Air Mail Service on the sides. In Melbourne the six penny air mail stamp sold out within fifteen minutes.
Four hundred diviners including professors physicians priests workers and several women met in Verona Italy for the first congress of rhabdomancy divining of water and metals A municipal stadium test involved nine ten foot holes buried with metals and pipes containing running water Diviners using rods willow or metal located all spots Professor Mercati of Rome University said he was so sensitive he wore rubber soles to avoid disturbing sensations while walking.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claims a subtle power and seeks to be kept by users as the most valuable liniment. It is advertised as versatile with long standing use for both people and animals.
The Soviet Government has granted visas to George Bernard Shaw Lady Nancy Astor and a party of distinguished Britons planning a summer visit to Russia. The group announced their intention to travel and would visit prominent cultural and historical sites during the trip.
Hon. Hugh Guthrie introduces a criminal code amendment in the House of Commons aimed at stopping nude parades by Doukhobors in western Canada. It would impose three years on summary conviction for nude paraders and for anyone found nude in public, on private property not their own, or on their own property exposed to public view. The term nude is defined as scantily clad to be indecent.
Edmonton lumberman J Victor Carlson and his son Arthur Viktor Carlson have developed Mosstex, a process turning muskeg litter into high quality insulation. The Edmonton Journal notes experimental work has reached a stage to offer the product to the building trade in northern Alberta where muskeg vegetation is abundant.
Hon D G McKenzie Manitoba minister of mines and natural resources tours fishing settlements along Lake Manitoba. He collects data on industry problems and plans to improve the fishing sector.
Claiming to remove callouses and enlarge ments, the advertisement touts Douglas' Egyptian Liniment as a wonderful remedy for skin conditions. The copy stresses quick results and household use without medical supervision.
The provincial government directs government agents and provincial police in remote districts to grant all unemployed individuals a food credit of 40 cents per day at local stores. The allowance will apply to both women and men as the unemployment relief works begin on a large scale.
The British Government announced in the House of Commons that exports credit to Soviet Russia will be extended to 30 months from 24, applicable to heavy engineering products. The change aligns Britain with Italy and other European nations, and includes manufacturing time within the limit, dispelling reports of a larger loan.
An official confirmation of foot and mouth disease in England Scotland and Ireland leads the Dominion Department of Agriculture to suspend all import permits for cattle sheep goats and other ruminants and swine from infected countries. Shipments already underway as of June 20 1981 will proceed to Canadian points, while new permits are paused indefinitely.
A pleasant medicine for children named Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is promoted as effective for driving worms from the system. It emphasizes safety and ease of use for youngsters.
The British Medical Research Council reports a new smallpox serum from Professor William John Tulldch and Dr. James Craigie. The serum allows definite diagnosis in early stages of suspected smallpox when symptoms are unclear.
Glencoe estate in Scotland belonging to Lord Strathcona is offered for sale. It spans over 75 miles in area with boundaries 22 miles long from Loch Leven to Bannock. The property includes the sentinel rock linked to the 1692 massacre of the MacDonalds.
A social visitor notes how closing the Schoons boosts the husband’s standing, while Mrs Dooley recalls Mike once being called the village drunk and now seems to be treated as nobody in the community.
A report notes that vegetable oils can serve as a viable fuel for certain diesel engines, highlighting compatibility and potential benefits for alternative energy use.
Vancouver merchants expect wheat shipments for the current crop year to surpass 70 million bushels, per the Vancouver Merchants' Exchange. Through June 11, shipments reached 65,872,425 bushels, up from 43,917,181 a year earlier.
A motorist challenges a companion with a fast pace and the woman replies she is full of grit. Fossil monkeys found in Holland suggest a warmer climate in the geologic past for that country.
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