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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1932
Page
6
An old advertisement describes a child upset by discomfort and troublesome bowels. It promotes Castoria as a mild vegetable preparation for children that contains no narcotics and pledges to restore rest and calm through prompt relief of bowel issues. The copy emphasizes safety and a soothing outcome for both child and parent.
RCMP began enforcing law in Nova Scotia on April 1. Dr J P Howden urged a modified state medicine in the House of Commons. Gandhi added 11 books to his jail library and started rereading the Koran. Manitoba mineral production nearly doubled per George E Cole. French Chamber rejects woman suffrage after voting for it earlier. Sister Mary Martha Butts, England’s eldest Franciscan nun, dies at 90 after 80 years inside a convent. Paris theaters plan to close without relief measures. Sino Japanese hostilities cost 8089 lives and 400000000 in losses in Shanghai area. A Welsh life sized playhouse for Princess Elizabeth is destroyed en route to London. Canadian boy marksmen win the King’s Trophy for rifle shooting among 33000 boys.
A collection of quick notes shows rural fashion, a couple’s party prep with a witty exchange about shoes, Madrid mayor exploring heated sidewalks, Chillingham Castle rental notice, and a new hydraulic brake can halt the heaviest airplane within 300 feet after landing.
Principal of Queen’s University rejects barriers to co-education while noting some students are strong, including many co-eds. He laments that after lectures students pair off and discuss parties or arrange dates rather than topics from class.
British taxpayers faced a heavy burden paying January and February this year. They contributed $200,000,000 more than the same period last year, suggesting the 1931 deficit could be wiped out by January 1, 1933. A married man with a $5,000 income pays $750 in income tax and an $18,000 tax applies to a $50,000 income.
J M McKay, born on March 13, celebrates his 64th birthday as general agricultural agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway western lines. His career spans farm work in Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg policing, and rapid ascent from express wagon driver to top railway executive through Revelstoke and Saskatoon to Winnipeg.
Major Ewart Grogan, famed hunter and explorer, traveled with the Africa air mail from Croydon to South Africa, illustrating aviation progress. He earlier walked Cape to Cairo in Three years, facing fever, jungles, wild beasts, and revolts by porters. The air route cut the journey to seven days, with Grogan as the first civilian passenger on the London to South Africa leg.
A pattern describes a pretty evening or resort outfit with a basque bodice, wide sash, short puffed sleeves, and a neckline frill option. It notes printed crepe silk original and pale blue crepe satin variants, plus white basket weave cotton pajamas, with sizing 14 to 40 and material yardage details. Price is 25 cents.
Sugar, milk, and butter boil to soft ball stage. Remove half syrup from heat and beat the other half to cream, then add peppermint extract. Melt grated chocolate into the hot syrup, beat until creamy, add vanilla, and fold into the mint mixture. Turn onto a buttered platter, mark into squares, and tint with green coloring if desired.
The piece discusses how witnesses often fail to recall exact details of an accident despite seeing it. It questions distances, speeds, braking, and the car's stopping point as examples of memory gaps under precise questioning. It also notes a U S bureau of standards invention of a nonstaining lubricating oil for knitting machinery.
Instructional note about making apricot and prune marmalade using 72 pounds apricots 1 cup sugar half pound prunes 4 cups water. Soak fruit overnight then cook ten minutes add sugar simmer until juice is rich then pour into hot clean jelly glasses seal.
A Vancouver Province quotation argues the right not to vote can be as valuable as voting and notes informed voters may find no good choice. It suggests party leaders rarely admit such contingencies. The second note states cast iron expands about 40 percent in size with repeated heating and cooling, sacrificing strength.
The lesson centers on Genesis 1.1 to 2.7 with the theme that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Devotional reading draws from Psalm 8, emphasizing humanity's place in creation and God’s majesty.
A reflective piece on Genesis chapter one featuring quotes from Luther Longinus and Vincent, discussing the formless void, the creation of light, and the meaning of “day” in biblical terms. It cites remarks from Sime, Vincent, Faunce, and Addison on the sublime opening of the Bible and the nature of creation.
The piece praises Sir John Martin-Harvey and his London company in a study of his dual acting range from Pelleas to Manelich. It notes his sympathetic brain and disciplined craft behind a vivid stage artistry. Sir John and Miss N. de Silva perform for three days starting Monday April 4, with mail orders through O. A. Powell in Regina.
Canadians attack the entertainment from United States stations citing persistent advertising of foreign products and the dull drone of crooners. They fault US artists for travestying anything foreign to their country and pushing it on listeners.
A Senate table shows Canada fully meeting its 1931 assessment of 212,573 while China owes about 1.9 million in consolidated arrears over nine years. In 1980 several South American members skipped dues, and seven British Empire members consistently pay about a quarter of total assessments. Since 1919 Canada spent about 2.43 million on League activities.
Official records show Canada’s poultry population has doubled every decade over thirty years. A well bred and managed farm flock offers strong returns on capital and feed, supporting both eggs and meat. Banks view poultry farming as a safer farm risk and a useful way to market otherwise unsaleable products.
A weekly editor in a small town gets a renewal from a native son now living elsewhere. He sends 50 cents and a note asking for news the paper cannot print. The piece ends with a reflection on time as a cat scratching a man’s face.
A clipped dialogue shows a woman exclaiming It passed the screen test and a man replying with a calm analogy that flies also get inside. The brief exchange highlights a light moment amid the scene.
Shortage of native coal has retarded Latin America's industrial development, hindering growth in manufacturing and energy supply. The article notes scarce domestic coal resources hamper progress and force reliance on imports, affecting economies across the region.
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