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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1932
Page
3
London reports General Eric Von Ludendorff, a leading German commander in World War I, has been invited to China to organize the national army on a scientific basis. German officers are believed to be already coaching Chinese forces.
A French inventor M A Sauvant claims a crash proof plane but is barred from a demo crash. President Hoover signs a bill authorizing 40 million bushels of farm board wheat for the unemployed. Canadian end delays progress on a Canada New Zealand trade treaty. The S Sun Northland trade ship returned to Halifax after a Caribbean cruise. The High Commissioner for Canada and Mrs Howard Ferguson reside at 7 Cleveland House in London. Lady Bessborough arrives in London for a brief holiday. Duchess of York to captain Sunningdale Ladies Golf Club, first royal to hold such a post. Lady Hall Caine, widow of Sir Hall Caine, dies in London from pneumonia. her husband died last August.
Skin care advice praising Baby's Own Soap for cleansing with tepid water and drying to prevent blemishes. Emphasizes keeping skin healthy to avoid disfigurement and cosmetic hiding. Soothing lather described as agreeable. Individual cartons sell for 10c everywhere. Best for you and Baby too.
Alvarez Rhody Haabsburg a Vancouver tailor was recommended for Canadian citizenship by Judge J N Ellis. The 98 year old described Halifax before steamships and recalled leaving in 1857 and living in British Columbia since 1888. He claimed 1834 as his birth year and said he never left Canada more than 24 hours in the era.
Question from a farmer about his son's future career. The farmer jokes he will educate him to be a lawyer because the son is argumentative and enjoys others' troubles, remarking he might as well get paid. The dialogue shifts to noting divorce is rare in Sweden, contrasted with safe land.
The London News Chronicle reports Britain will not push a Dominion wheat quota at the Ottawa Imperial Conference next July. It says British millers back the home quota in Parliament on condition no Dominion quota. It also notes reports the government may offer a 10 percent meat quota from the Dominions in exchange for reciprocal access for British goods.
A fashion description highlights a slimming bias seamed hip line dress with front and back meeting at depth, inverted plaits for width, and a straight smart line. It notes new sheer woollens and rough crepe silk as smart fabrics, lists sizes 16 through 46, material yardage, and a 25 cent pattern price.
Betty Barclay presents a beef casserole recipe using 2 pounds round steak flour salt pepper onions green pepper carrots canned tomatoes and sugar. Season and coat the meat then brown it, transfer to a casserole, add vegetables and simmer two hours until tender. Serve straight from the dish.
A short recipe outlines making coffee cookies with 14 cups butter 1% cups coffee two eggs one cup sugar and three cups flour plus two teaspoons baking powder. Cream butter, beat eggs, mix in cold coffee. Fold in flour, knead until smooth, roll thin and bake in a moderate oven. Grease pan with butter and worded mix.
Sas katchewan officials deny plans to end the open shelf library service. Commissioner T A McInnis says no decision has been made on inviting Carnegie Foundation financial help for extension. He notes hope for possible assistance, while keeping the service intact. Also mentions the Prince of Wales golf handicap drop and Elgin housing plans. Japan's toy exports to the U S exceed $1.1 million last year.
Mr. C. E. Edmonds, president of Christie Brown and Company, tells newspaper men how a small Toronto bakery started with about 500 dollars and grew into Canada’s largest biscuit maker. The firm now has three Toronto plants, a Winnipeg factory, thirteen branches, and over 500 product lines. The key to success is consistent quality and steady nationwide advertising.
A humorous old tale centers on an old lady who accuses a butcher of selling diseased meat. The butcher replies that the meat is dead, prompting astonishment and a grim punchline.
Sunday school notes present the golden text Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures from 1 Corinthians 15.3. The lesson covers John 18.1 to 19.42 and devotional reading Romans 5.1 to 5.2, offering religious reflection on sacrifice and salvation.
The passage outlines the trials of Jesus before Caiaphas Herod and Pilate and his march to Golgotha. It covers Simon of Cyrene bearing the cross, Jesus crucified between two thieves, and his care for Mary and John. It notes Jesus thirsting and the cry It is finished signaling the completion of the redemptive act and divine will fulfilled.
Planes carry prospectors toward Great Bear Lake in the first spring rush for radium bearing ore. Six aeroplanes head north 1,500 miles, five chartered from Canadian Airways and one owned by Spence McDonough Aviation Company. London reports vast infrastructure and farming technology advances amid frontier ambitions.
A comprehensive exhibition of contemporary British art sponsored by the National Gallery of Canada opened with His Excellency the Earl of Bessborough as honorary president. Arranged with the director of the National Gallery of British Art in London, the show features 125 paintings by major English artists including Orpen, Augustus John, Rothenstein, and Tonks, and will tour Canadian cities after a month.
A terse fragment notes a phrase about Suicide Blonde and death by own action. It mentions mahogany being used as firewood in Panama for cooking stoves. The readable text suggests a sensational pair of lines but lacks clear reporting context or dates.
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