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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1934
Page
5
A reader notes a magazine essay arguing that humans are both capable and fallible, and that education and religion should cultivate character rather than rely on laws alone. It urges schools and churches to build personal virtue to influence legislation and governance, stressing self improvement as society’s first duty.
A shellhole rescue in France in 1918 tied William Mintz a master mechanic to a Scottish officer saved by his actions. A Toronto report via Reuters notes a legacy of 250000 dollars to Mintz from the officer, now unknown to the public, for the life saved and a lifelong friendship. The tale contrasts with notes on silent steam-turbine aeroplane tests near Berlin and other brief facts about Calcutta and Pisa.
In Edmonton England a woman known as the Horses' Friend has spent twenty years rescuing and humane slaughtering thousands of old horses donkeys and unfit ponies to prevent dealers access. At Barnet Fair she bought 86 animals this year 850 in total with help from a few friends.
A reflection on how good things become dangerous when unfit hands receive them, noting wealth and power harm more than the holder and others. It suggests ungranted prayers stem from asking for gifts we cannot profit from, and recalls that centuries ago the word idiot labeled a private citizen.
From a London Times editorial note the era of suspicious nationalism harms universal peace but the British nations and dependencies offer a cohesive group for cooperation. The piece urges British statesmen across parties to strengthen and unite the empire to attract peace advocates worldwide.
Parliament passes strict measures requiring permits for concealed revolvers and mandatory registration for all owners. Repairers must report each firearm brought in, with fines for unregistered revolvers after a set deadline. The reform aims to curb easier access to firearms and enforce compliance.
A noted swimming instructor argues interest in swimming has surged and year-round participation benefits national health and individual fitness. The article outlines strokes from breast to crawl, noting the crawl as dominant, with emphasis on learning, breathing, and practice to improve technique.
A proposed New York via Arctic air corridor would simplify long flights to the Far East by using wireless direction finding across 600 mile hops between Thorshavn Reykjavik Augmunssalik Godthaab and Resolution Taland. The route would reduce reliance on fog and poor visibility and allow staged legs from England to New York despite a longer total distance.
Patricia McGuire a 26 year old Chicago stenographer has slept for more than two years due to a mysterious illness. Doctors visit her bedside as she intermittently opens her eyes and follows family members with darting glances but cannot speak or move. Her weight has increased and diet feedings have been reduced recently.
Dressed poultry from Canada is finding a ready market in the British Isles with substantial exports. From January to May 31, 935,500 pounds were shipped, up by 537,122 pounds from the same period in 1933. The Department of Agriculture notes British buyers remain active for the quality meeting market requirements.
Dr Georges Milette of Montreal, an amateur pilot and medical examiner for Dominion Airway Services, lost his plane’s propeller after leaving St Hilaire Quebec. He glided nine miles before crash landing in the Yamaska river near St Hyacinthe, escaping unharmed.
The text notes that the greatest loss in weight of eggs in cold storage occurs in the first month or six weeks due to water evaporation. Without enough available water, eggs may lose one percent or more. It also mentions the KuLin belief in Australia about dead spirits ascending to heaven by sun rays and states that about two hundred licensed aviation pilots in the United States are over fifty years old.
Frederick W Norwood of City Temple London urged during Vancouver remarks that Europe can no longer exploit global markets. He noted Japan's adoption of western industrial lessons and warned of anti colonial sentiment as China and India undergo changes. He blamed missionary networks for spreading industrial ideas and called for humane thinking beyond labels.
The Health article by the Canadian Social Hygiene Council warns that many so called cures are fake. It notes public credulity and fakirs tricks and criticizes medical gangsters who take money without delivering cures. The piece laments late neglected cases and the death certificates issued despite supposed remedies.
Two hundred eighty convicts are bound for the penal settlement in French Guiana aboard the convict ship La Martiniere from La Rochelle. Steam is kept ready and warders guard prisoners in cages during the voyage, with swift steam control possible if mutiny occurs.
German ingenuity provides periscopes for street parades in Berlin allowing spectators to see over heads without strain. Vendors move through crowded streets daily selling the lightweight optical devices for a front row view from the rear.
Officials at Ottawa's National Museum announce two mosasaur specimens unearthed at Morden Manitoba by Dominion geologists are the first complete skeletons found in Canada. J. M. Steinberg will ship the fossils to Ottawa for mounting. a 25 foot specimen on display previously came from the United States. It may take a year before the mounted creature is ready for the public.
Authorities announce a rival to the 950 mile Soviet serial train, a 3500 mile flight to Samarkand using a powerful airplane locomotive with three huge gliders chained to it. The test aims to evaluate giant gliders and map a potential air mail and passenger route through Central Asia, sponsored by the Soviet Civil Air Fleet.
A Texas inventor has created a multi function garden device combining a rake spade weeder grub digger hedge cutter drill lawn edge trimmer cultivator and pulverizer into a single implement designed to simplify yard work.
Canada shipped 23,867 cattle to Great Britain by June 28 this year, up from 22,505 in the same period last year. The figures reflect a stronger early-year trade as industry officials monitor market demand and currency factors.
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