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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1929
Page
5
A call stresses better eastern western understanding in Canada and urges newspapers to inform across regions. It argues grain policy should favor producers over buyers and warns against using one protection principle for farming and another for industry to preserve national unity and fair tariffs.
Meteorologists exploring a lead near Matlock England saw a dimly lit cave after candles blew out by bad air. A sample from the cave sent to Mme Curie was deemed fit to contain radium. The mine and estate were bought for 450000 dollars, with further exploration revealing another radioactive mine to be exploited. The radium already found is valued at about 5000 dollars.
The piece notes that half of the world’s aluminum comes from Arkansas and explains aluminum’s occurrence only in compound form with minerals like bauxite granite felspar and mica rather than as a free metal.
German defence minister Dr Wilhelm Groener asserts Allies exaggerate threat from Germany. In a speech on disarmament he contrasts Germany’s small force with Western powers, noting France 27 divisions, Belgium six, Poland 30, Czecho Slovakia 26 brigades, totaling 76 divisions versus Germany's seven, and claims other nations also boast air units heavy artillery and reserves.
A posted notice near an electric station in Donegal warns that touching exposed wires causes instant death and violators will be prosecuted. The terse warning emphasizes safety and legal action.
Canada ranks 24th by population, sits fifth in total exports, and third in overall trade imbalance.
Hon. Robert Forke announces the 3000 family settlement scheme will end in a few weeks with no similar project planned. He says settlers abandoned farms were not to be replaced and the program yielded about 17000 new residents for Canada. Of 3250 families brought, 520 left farms, 34 were deported, 72 returned to Britain, and 414 stayed in Canada in other work.
The ad explains that pale dull girls suffer from anaemia due to low red blood cells. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure to enrich blood and restore health, citing a testimonial from Mrs John Finnin and offering purchase by mail or at 50 cents a box.
A Telegraf Union despatch from Friedrichshafen reports the Graf Zeppelin trans Atlantic flight to America postponed until 1930. A circumnavigation around the world was planned to begin about July 15. The last America attempt ended May 17 when motor trouble halted the voyage over Spain.
Capital invested in the world’s rayon industry now exceeds 500 million dollars, reflecting rapid expansion across producing nations. Major investors include leading textile firms and international capital groups seeking fiber market growth.
Shipboard fire safety centers on a captain’s cabinet where blue glowing threads reveal smoke in holds. Air flowing through glass tubes detects traces instantly, guiding crews to the exact location. Fire-suppressing systems then flood holds with steam or carbon dioxide to halt the blaze with minimal cargo damage.
After July 1 the immigration quota will nearly double for Britons as the Senate allows changes to the 1924 national origin clause. Britain and Northern Ireland will benefit most with 65 721 entrants allowed versus 34 007 before.
An advertisement proclaims that without expelling worms a child cannot be healthy and promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as an effective medicine to destroy intestinal worms.
A bystander quotes Scotto as he visits Lon, complaining of nausea when seated with his back to the driver and also when facing the taxi meter, describing his feelings as unpleasant and worsening.
A frantic ride lasts about 30 minutes as the passenger urges the driver to reveal the destination before arriving at an unknown end point. The dialogue highlights a tense exchange aboard the taxi.
Advertisement claims Holloway's Corn Remover soft corns easily by drawing them out without pain, promising relief and quick results for sufferers.
Dominion Government stock project at Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park proves successful with 250000 trout fry now thriving in the hatchery. Eggs traveled from Cresco Pennsylvania to Jasper last winter with only seventy failures to hatch. Warden Herbert Davis tends the fry, four pounds of chopped liver daily, moving water and proper temperatures. Fingerlings will be shipped to Maligne in June with more speckled trout and a forthcoming rainbow trout shipment planned for Cahin Lake.
Canada now refines the majority of its gold bullion at the Royal Mint in Ottawa, centralizing processing and strengthening domestic refinishing capacity. The shift consolidates refining work under one national facility.
W Elmo Ashton fieldman for the Canadian Jersey Breeders Association notes across Georgia, North and South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama a strong market for Canadian Jerseys. In the past year and a half these states have imported over 300 head of young bulls and heifers from Canada.
An advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as removing the cause of asthma. It claims the treatment relieves attacks and restores both physical vigor and mental happiness, restoring normal bodily trim.
The piece notes St Margaret’s Chapel in Edinburgh as Britain’s smallest ecclesiastical building, measuring 16 by 101 feet. It also mentions Dorset’s Winterborne Thompson church at 23 by 14 feet and other tiny churches Culbone and St Lawrence with less than 420 square feet total.
Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park British Columbia was first visited by Tom Wilson in 1882 while searching for stray pack horses. He is believed to be the first white man to reach the lake.
Calgary appears highly suitable for a sheet glass factory and could be chosen as the site within a year. F S Hobbs of Toronto, VP of Consolidated Plate Glass Company, has been inspecting Western Canadian cities for a branch plant. The Prairie Provinces are expanding plate glass business, prompting an enlargement of the firm’s holdings.
Sufferers from catarrh find relief by using Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil both internally and externally. The article notes prompt relief when used as directed and mentions testimonials from users who benefited from the treatment.
A carved tortoise bearing the initials S B and the year 1862, made by Mrs. Sarah Blair who is now deceased, was rediscovered by her daughter Miss Mary Blair within a mile of the Blair home at Scottsburg Indiana, after 67 years.
Gimoy in northern Norway gains a new church secured to rocky ground by heavy chains to resist severe weather and high winds. The structure stands as a notable example of weatherproof building in a harsh coastal region.
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