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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
2
A lengthy warning urges greater road safety as US and Canada face rising highway fatalities. Statistics show most crashes involve experienced drivers, poor judgment, speeding, and failure to yield. The text calls for strict licensing, enforcement, and driver self control over reckless behavior.
Howard Cross of the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture reports a new policy of loading live hens in July and August last year improved farm outcomes. Sixty vehicles carried 55,000 birds from 47 points, with 15 cars shipped. This year a goal of 20 cars is set while ensuring healthy children and households.
Inventor Maurice Hebert of Sherbrooke claims an automatic gate will prevent level crossing accidents. The system uses electric contact set hundreds of feet from the crossing. When locomotive forward wheels touch the contact the gates lower and a bell rings until the rear coach passes. Cadmium and gold mixed to make new green jewel alloys.
A South German cheese dealer was arrested for selling cheese deemed unfit for human consumption. The reasons cited include fats gnawed holes, holes filled with cement, and overall rot. Reuter's Munich correspondent notes that, apart from these defects, the cheese was otherwise fine.
Men have been making glass for about 5,000 years, but only in the past 25 years has machinery been adapted to this ancient craft, transforming production methods and efficiency.
News from Russia reports possible over-export of wheat beyond 1931 harvests amid Soviet difficulties. H H Stevens notes exports may exceed justified crop results, with cables in March and February showing tractor inventory and repair rates, including 150000 tractors and repair progress.
Mrs. G K L of Montreal shares how she dyed nearly all black mourning wardrobe with Diamond Dyes after a death in the family. She praises the product for producing beautiful coats dresses stockings and wool items and notes a superior result over another black dye. She also dyed curtains and a rug in rich colors, calling Diamond Dyes real money savers and the finest dyes.
France holds 2.942 billion dollars in gold at the Bank of France as of March 1, surpassing the Federal Reserve total of 938.974 million and marking the highest French holdings in history. The U S Treasury and private England reserves are noted as sizable, with the United States leading total monetary gold by 1.408 billion dollars.
Vision from The Regional Plan of New York and Environs foresees 20 million residents in a single vast city. Interconnected industrial centers use electric rapid transit without car changes, belt-line railways for passengers and freight, dozens of airports, an expansive motor highway and parkway system, and over 5,000 square miles unified as one metropolis.
The dispensing claims six essential oils concentrate in every bottle and make a potent liniment. Testimonies cite pain relief and improved health while noting the price does not hinder its remarkable power.
Travellers at St Lazare Station Paris will soon enjoy a thirty minute film while they wait. The cinema, with a 250 person capacity, will run a continuous show from 9 am until midnight, offering entertainment for delays or missed trains.
Ancient cloisters, or remnants, persist across London, serving as reminders of the once sprawling monastic complexes that shaped the city’s medieval heritage.
Albert Berger of Wingle Ontario says Dr Williams Pink Pills eased his weak back and rheumatism after two weeks in bed. He reports renewed strength and ability to work daily and recommends the pills for rheumatic pain and blood enrichment. 50c, 273.
The Saskatoon Board of Trade voiced opposition at its quarterly meeting to a proposed 85 percent of the standard mileage basis for the Churchill cargo distribution and incoming outgoing shipments via the Hudson Bay route. They argue this would unfairly advantage distant terminals and penalize near-terminals like Fort William, preferring a fixed mileage deduction model instead.
Time allotted to private members in the House of Commons will be still further restricted with government business taking precedence after March 21. A government business day has been approved, leaving private members with one hour in the evenings on two nights a week. Persian Balm advertises a fragrant, refreshing cosmetic claiming to improve skin softness and clarity.
The piece notes the cost of telegram mistakes to farms and how small details influence profits. It cites poultry shell color affecting farm outcomes, farmers collecting shells, a century old English firm selling colored cotton squares for Eastern European head-dresses, and a German discovery that oblong pieces outperformed squares. It concludes with a London Sunday Express quote praising attention to minor details as key to business genius.
Quote discusses unemployment and hunger noting overproduction myths and the need to direct effort properly. Mentions Hamilton Herald and a celophane adhesive tape invention as a separate anecdote. Ends with observation that truth can be embarrassing and lies cause trouble later.
San Francisco reports a western cement maker has developed a special burning process to produce tan colored cement without added coloring materials. The innovation aims to color pavements with no extra cost, with hopes chemists may also produce blue green or pink self coloring cement in the future. The firm hails the tan cement as a major improvement in Portland cement’s basic color after 108 years.
The administrator of Willard I. Grimmer’s estate sues Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition Company of Delaware for 100000 damages. Grimmer, a seaman aboard the Nautilus, drowned March 21 after a life-line failed to secure, alleged negligence by those in charge of operations during the Sir Hubert Wilkins led North Pole expedition.
The advertisement touts Douglas Egyptian Liniment as the finest blister cure, valuable for stock. It claims to leave hair roots natural and healthy, with hair returning and no scar remaining.
The Canadian Council for Child and Family Welfare attributes New Zealand’s low death rate to lack of crowding, mild climate, and short distances. The statement notes little poverty and contrasts with Canada’s higher infant mortality due to crowded, overheated housing. Also mentions Alaska gold value at $9,342,000 for 1931, up about a million.
The Times reports a £4.5 million contract for 460000 standards of Russian softwoods, with price adjustments if Sweden Finland timber shifts. The plan would buy a quarter of Britain’s softwood needs from Russia, potentially excluding British Columbia timber and fueling resentment over export credits and five year plans. A discouraging editorial warns of prohibiting Russian timber due to logging and transport practices.
A lightweight collapsible drinking cup for hunters and campers weighs under two pounds and includes a compass and mirror on its bottom with a magnifying glass built into its cover.
France reports a net increase of 10,000 railway employees since 1913 reflecting postwar expansion. The figure underscores sustained growth in the railway sector, with employment rising as networks modernize and service demand grows.
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