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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1929
Page
6
A long moral essay warns that small actions and words set off chains of consequences far beyond their moment. It cites coal fires, wars, collapses, and scandals to urge caution, patience, and kindness, reminding readers that every gesture creates circles of influence.
In Taran Punjab citizens won a local option vote to decide liquor shop operation. Over fifteen hundred voters went to the polls and cast a dry ballot in what is described as a decisive local option result. The tally far exceeds prior similar votes in the region and compares to a Kentucky example from two decades ago.
The Daily Express extols British inventiveness in transport from coach to railway to air travel. It claims Britain will become the world center in sea and air travel as ships and planes shrink time and space.
The ad claims most illnesses in growing girls and women stem from poor or insufficient blood. It extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as quickly producing rich blood and restoring health, citing Mrs Napoleon Gallant of Tignish, P E I, and urging purchase from medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box.
Canada’s gross agricultural wealth for 1928 is estimated at about 8.03 billion dollars, up 19.35 million from 1927. Last year’s total agricultural revenue by province lists Ontario 500.82 million, Saskatchewan 392.60 million, Quebec 277.05 million, Alberta 264.03 million, Manitoba 148.87 million, British Columbia 50.72 million, Nova Scotia 40.16 million, New Brunswick 34.31 million, and Prince Edward Island 21.76 million.
Lindbergh asserts age does not limit flying ability and that a properly trained pilot remains effective with advancing years. He told reporters he will fly as long as he can drive a car and dismissed ideas he might retire from the air due to age or responsibilities.
A recent Canada Week in Glasgow Scotland under Lord Provost Sir David Mason featured Canadian products with broad public interest. The Dominion organized the first Glasgow shopping week and offered cash prizes totaling 1000 dollars for top Canadian product displays in grocery stores. England also observed Canada Week at John Barker’s London store with extensive Canadian food displays.
Syracuse mother recalls using Fletcher's Castoria to soothe upset babies and constipation. The ad claims Castoria is a harmless, vegetable remedy that ends baby colic and colds and emphasizes its signature Fletcher brand.
A 1920s explanation notes radium loses five particles from its nucleus at varying rates, turning into helium atoms and ultimately yielding lead. The piece highlights radium as extremely valuable at about two million dollars per ounce and outlines the atomic weight changes from 225 to about 205, matching lead.
The article notes that the farthest visible objects are so distant that light requires 140 million years to travel to Earth. It contrasts astronomy with public health and urban transit innovations while mentioning asthma remedies and Berlin transit fares.
Farm is best with grade cows selling for over $100 at auction and all farm products at high prices. The speaker urges young men not to leave for cities for meager living and stresses that a town improves when everyone fixes up their own property in their own corner.
New York City claims a population equal to the combined population of Montana Nevada Utah Idaho Colorado Arizona New Mexico Wyoming North Dakota and South Dakota, highlighting the city’s growth and density in a context of regional comparison.
Eight provincial cooperative livestock bodies formed the Canadian Co-Operative Livestock Producers with headquarters in Toronto. W. D. McKay of Moose Jaw was elected president, H. B. Clemes of Toronto named vice-president and treasurer, and J. K. King of Moncton appointed traveling secretary and manager of the Maritime Livestock Marketing Board.
An official review shows Canada’s business activity strong in the first quarter of 1929 with bank debits at clear ing house centres reaching the highest level since 1924. The three months' total was 15 percent above 1928 and 63 percent above 1927 at 11.505 billion dollars.
A reader notes the wife, once ill, is now on the mend and sitting by the window sewing, prompting a mention of the morning scene and the caregiver’s report.
In a terse exchange a student defines the term foreign entanglement as spaghetti when asked to explain it. The remark shows playful misinterpretation of a political phrase during a classroom moment.
The report warns a peat problem also endangers corn crops with broader agricultural risks. A borer is noted as a threat alongside peat damage, signaling potential losses for farmers and emphasis on pest management.
A man deposits ten thousand dollars then returns weeks later demanding the funds. After a teller offers a small balance, the man insists on his money and the teller counts out ten thousand. He then tells the teller to put it back, saying he only wanted to see if it was all there.
The article credits the typewriter to C. L. Sholea, noted as printer and editor.
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