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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 24, 1934
Page
7
A reflection on spring as a season of renewal and its link to music festivals across prairie communities. Spring festivals unite urban and rural residents, foster social bonds, and ease hardships through shared song, culture, and fellowship, highlighting music as a vital engine of communal life.
Fourteen year old Emar Lamberg stowed away on the whaling factory Southern Princess near Sandefjord Norway. He hid under a barrel until hunger forced confession and was made assistant steward. During a hurricane after a rudder break he boosted crew morale with cheer and bravery.
A 1854 facsimile of the Meteor bill of lading from Boston to San Francisco highlights how early documents were brief and absolved ship owners of many liabilities with the clause goods to be delivered in good order the danger of seas and fire excepted. The note contrasts old and modern practices and mentions camels as a native North American animal.
China builds a 30 foot diameter clock on the Whangpo river near Woosung Forts as a tide indicating landmark. Neon lit numerals rim the dial, with automatic hands tied to tide depth data and a base arrow showing rising or falling tides. The structure, erected by the Whangpo Conservatory Board, serves as a guide for skippers and a striking nighttime beacon above Wyoming flats.
Louis Weir, organist of Boston, created a 14 inch by 8 inch organ believed to be the smallest in the world. It can replicate all steps of a full console and was played publicly for the first time in a Boston theatre.
Experiments in Italy showed hens fed whole wheat flour laid more fertile eggs. Chickens from these eggs grew larger and healthier than those from hens fed white flour.
Report describes a method that brands cattle by applying a chemical to remove hair and leave the skin white. The process aims to reduce stress and improve handling by creating a clean, uniform appearance without traditional branding scars. The article notes veterinary and industry interest in the technique.
Russian experts in Moscow analyzing Stratostat records from the crashed Soviet stratosphere balloon report color changes in the sky with altitude. Twelve photos and twenty seven spectrum observations support a progression from marine blue at 5.28 miles to black grey near 13.67 miles, aligning with prior notes by Piccard and the U S R crew.
The Economic Annual notes seed plant diversity in Canada with 680 genera and highlights the Madrona as the sole broad‑leaf evergreen tree in the country. It records beef sales totaling 8.61 million pounds in Q1 1934, hogs up 17,7592 head, potato plantings rising 1 percent to 521,500 acres, and a 5 percent gain in 1933 potato crop to 43.296 million cwt. It discusses cheese industry pressures in Quebec and Ontario, winter frost effects on plant distribution, livestock movements from West to East with cattle up 21,188 and sheep up 31,215, notes on unsuitable cattle exports to the UK, and a quarantine to curb the European apple sucker spreading from Nova Scotia to other provinces.
Edwin Sunquist trapper reports roving wolf packs terrorizing migrating caribou near Brochet Manitoba. After nine months traveling from The Pas with partners John Ivanchuk and Charles Hendren, they reached winter quarters October 11 and woke to thousands of caribou moving south. Wolves followed the herd, killing for sport when deer were scarce, sometimes attacking each other.
Thomas J. Hoskins, a blacksmith motor engineer and organist at Carter's Corner Methodist Church, spent four years creating a new pipe organ in Pentre Wales. He built 600 pipes from scratch, using sheep skins for bellows and 2000 screws and nails. The organ, completed at forge and garage, will cost about 300 dollars and Hoskins donated all his effort.
Dr. Lawrence W. Cole of the University of Colorado psychology department reports two years of experiments with raccoons indicate a dual vision system. The animals can tell red from gray but cannot distinguish between two shades of gray, suggesting daylight and twilight perception.
The tall growing hybrid dolphins can be raised from seed easily, but they do not come true. To increase a stock of a special plant, propagate by division of the plant’s roots.
The Minister of Lands reports seven years without rain in some districts, noting that ten year old children in the region have never witnessed rainfall. The text then shifts to a geological fact about ruby and sapphire sharing the same composition, differences arising from trace metallic oxides.
Canada’s 1933 farm land value averages 24 dollars per acre with no change from 1932. Regional values span 63 dollars in British Columbia to 16 dollars in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Livestock values show horses 52, milch cows 31, cattle 17, sheep 4, swine 8.89, with total farm livestock at 403.135 million dollars, up about 27.5 million from 1932. Poultry value sits at 33.456 million, slightly down from the prior year. Regular wages for farm hands average 17 dollars monthly for men and 10 for women, with board and lodging. Velvet barley favored in the East, Regal in the West, but not yet fully tested for long-term desirability.
Iceland’s capital Reykjavik derives its name from the smoking harbor near hot springs. The article notes widespread geothermal activity and mentions the frost danger season, advising gardeners to wait to plant until frost risk ends.
A visitor reported handkerchiefs sold in Atlantic City labeled Pure Irish Linen and Made in China. Belfast Times replies from John Gilliland, director of the Irish Linen Guild, noting China buys thousands of linen pieces to make up for the American market while U S customs require origin marks. Ulster linen makers maintain control of the American handkerchief trade.
William Dowsett a King s Page in Buckingham Palace retires after forty two years of royal service spanning the reigns of three British monarchs. Dowsett joined in 1892 as a footman and earned promotion through the ranks before three years ago becoming Page of the Back Stairs with intimate access to the sovereign.
In a London speech the Prince of Wales urged every young man to become airminded, promoting interest in aviation and national readiness. He emphasized practical training and curiosity about flight to bolster future national resilience.
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