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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
3
In a reflective chapter Charmian reads a letter from Jim Bennett, revealing his patient responses to mild hurt and a shared joke about a boarder. John Carter returns, asks if Charmian found closure, and she admits she spoke harshly earlier, feeling lighter after the reconciliation.
In a tense moment, Charmian and John Carter discuss a serious topic as Doctor Howe contemplates sharing news. Ezra Bascomb arrives with a rushed message about Luella Moore's twin needing surgery, forcing the doctor to hurry to the deacon's. John Carter notes appendicitis delays their private talk and offers to drop Charmian at church.
In a warm vestry scene Charmian and Grandma discuss Jim Bennett's rumored departure and future plans. Mrs Merry reports Madge’s baby tooth as they reflect on old maid fears, family gossip, and supper rituals. Grandma recalls a tender memory of leaving a light for her grandchild and the Lord.
Charmian reads a long letter from Jim describing his feel for two mothers and the uncanny twin likeness of Sophie and Sarah. Grandma probes family history touching Wickfield house past parish disputes and a distant quarrel over Edgar Purdie while awaiting supper and a doctor hunting for an appendix.
Maes Gus Ansenard of 82 Albert Street Moncton Canada describes weakness and nervous discouragement before pregnancy. After using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound she reports improved strength and health for herself and her three children. She says two other women were advised to try the medicine.
A girl asks about a lamp and Grandma recalls a lamp tale tied to the Lord as her shepherd. The scene centers on memory, comfort, and faith, with the line reused to frame a gentle, reflective moment that ends with to be continued.
An article in Answers traces how names evolved from tribal Europe to nicknames and trades. It cites examples like Baldwin meaning Bold Friend and notes how surnames grew as populations rose to reduce confusion, with quirky names arising from beadle practices and even Oliver Twist’s famous moniker.
August 24 to 30 will host a BMA convention in Winnipeg with an ice rink laid for exhibitions by the Winnipeg Skating Club and local stars. An Indian pageant featuring 75 Cree and Assiniboine Indians includes horse racing and trick riding. Prince of Wales honors Lord Dawson of Penn by induction as Cree chief. Dr Thomas Electric Oil touted as the enduring oil of the people.
In London a new swindle targets obituary readers. Pens priced around two dollars, claimed to be worth 30 cents, were mailed to heirs of recently published obituaries. Executors often believed the deceased had ordered the pens and paid without comment.
The Agricultural Council argues the army should drink milk at breakfast instead of coffee, as the coffee must be imported and milk could boost farm income. A large horse race pool winner had his name printed, but many losers’ names could not fit in the papers.
A short health advisory notes dysentery can be among the worst bowel complaints and may prove fatal without prompt medical check. It stresses urgent evaluation and care.
Canadian Trade Commissioner Douglas S. Cole outlines daily life in Britain built around Canadian products. A vivid sequence lists Canadian-made items from beds and carpets to razors, cereals, bacon, flour, ranges, refrigerators, paper, furniture, pens, shoes, and skates, illustrating a national branding emphasis.
A historical asthma ad extols dust as a trigger and promotes Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy promising relief. It claims breathing normalizes and cites many testimonials supporting its effectiveness.
A New York University physicist Dr Harold Horton Sheldon unveils a color matching machine using light reflected from two cloth samples. Photoelectric cells convert reflections to electrical impulses read by a palvanometer. The device compares unknown samples to a standard with zero as perfect match and allows a three-division tolerance.
A master urged pupils to think before speaking counting to fifty or a hundred for important matters. The next day while addressing the class with his back to the fire several lips moved. The students shouted Ninety-eight ninety-nine a hundred Your coat's on fire sir.
A guest hurries to the station after leaving his hotel room. He asks a page to check room 456 for his umbrella. The page confirms the umbrella is still left of the wash stand.
A short weekly feature quotes religious verses urging good deeds and charity. It also promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a pleasant child medicine that safely treats worms when directions are followed, claiming rapid relief and restored health for affected children.
Ragnar Ostberg, newly made Royal Academician, is likely Europe’s most famed architect. His Stockholm town hall, visited worldwide, cost about a million pounds. Artists included a royal prince. copper roof plates bear each donor name, and a marble floor was crafted by workers from leftover pieces.
City comptroller S. B. Nelles reports the utilities had a net surplus of 131,674 for the first five months of 1930 after 7,083 in administration charges. Electric Light and Power earned 139,507, Water 11,391, and Street Railway ran a deficit of 12,140.
In Manitoba and Saskatchewan the forest fire situation of 1929 showed fires occurring red and being fought in every month of the calendar year, a remarkable feature of the season.
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