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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1931
Page
6
An advertisement touts Aspirin for lumbago rheumatism neuralgia headaches and other pains. It promises quick complete relief and notes Genuine Bayer Aspirin cannot depress the heart, urging readers to look for the Bayer cross.
Engagement of Princess Neana to Archduke Anton de Bourbon announced in Bucharest. Mustapha Kemal re elected in Turkey as council reconvenes in Angora. A Ukrainian girl travels to Toronto to reunite with her father George Hume. Canada leads world trade with the U S in March for exports and imports. Britain Canada and New Zealand beam wireless telephone links to start. Australia to sow 13 500 000 acres of wheat next season down from 18 000 000. Manitoba Arts Building under construction costing over 410 000 dollars. Mrs Edward Montagu ends Moscow Persia flight after plane crashes at Meshed. British representatives to Imperial Conference in Ottawa. Coroner records accidental death in R 101 dirigible wreck.
Dr. Rollo N. Harger of Indiana University invents a chemical detector to unerringly identify intoxication from a breath sample. The device uses simple tests and changes color from red to white if alcohol is present, even without odor, aiding police in convicting drivers under the influence.
E A MacPhail, head of the Division of Census and Vital Statistics, predicted in Winnipeg that Canada will reach a population exceeding 10 million for the first time in Dominion history in the current census.
Popular Science Monthly reports a Hartford firm has patented a counting device for typewriters that tallies words written. It could aid editors and writers by tracking word counts on stories and prevent excesses in editorials and speeches.
A. F. Gorton of the Scripps Institution argues before the American Geophysical Union that rainfall trends could be detected years in advance by studying sunspots and ocean heat output.
For the first time in 17 years a British naval unit will visit Germany. The admiralty announced acceptance of a German government invitation. H.M.S. Dorsetshire and H.M.S. Norfolk will make an unofficial call at Kiel from July 4 to July 11, the last such event having occurred in June 1914.
Vintage pattern brief lists various dress styles with sizes and fabric needs. No 248 requires specific yardage for 35 inch and 44 inch materials with contrasting and binding. No 228 uses 2 yards 35 inch fabric with edging. No 261 covers 36 to 42 inch bust with lace. No 887 for Sub Deb calls for 2 yards 39 inch fabric with contrasting. Additional patterns No 573 for Wee Maidens notes sizes and partial yardage.
An enterprising California fruit grower in Santa Clara Valley runs prunes apricots and walnuts through two electric dehydrators day and night. The prune apricot unit is a long square rack system with about 3 000 pounds capacity and the walnut drier is a 2 000 pound cylinder. Electric heat is evenly distributed by fans. Walnuts are hulled washed and dried 24 to 70 hours at 90 to 110 degrees.
The London Financial Times comments on Canada's government conversion project noting the varied bonds hinder precise savings estimates yet project savings of several million dollars annually if successful. It believes the operation will influence public outlook on Dominion loan prospects and guide future debt dealings.
The Northern Public Service Corporation and the Winnipeg Heating Company have bought a site for a new central heating plant. Estimated cost is 1,500,000 dollars. The project will create work for about 1,000 men.
The 73 000 ton Cunarder being built by John Brown and Company at Clydebank showcases four years of tests and model studies. Launching may occur early in 1932 with extensive public viewing planned during Glasgow Week as preparations accommodate large crowds.
Devotional lesson on Luke 19.28 to 20.47 and Revelation 1:14. Golden text proclaims Jesus as Lord of lords and King of kings. The entry into Jerusalem is described as a deliberate, peaceful conformance to prophecy with the colt, garments, and crowd singing psalmic praise.
Ten Canadians distinguished in science and academia were elected as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada. Recipients include Rev. O Maurault and Drs Harold Hibbert Joseph Pearce M B Baker William Cockfield P Masson C H Best and H T Gussow plus Pierre Masson and T Rosebrugh. The next meeting will be in Toronto with University of Toronto hosting.
Dean Inge offers a blunt warning for London walkers: if you fail to look out, you may earn a tombstone. The remark reflects his sharp critique of urban safety and personal vigilance in city streets.
An Illinois state criminologist concludes that conceited men make unsafe automobile drivers. The finding links vanity to risky behavior behind the wheel and suggests personality traits affect driving safety.
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