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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 26, 1932
Page
3
The advertisement extols Baby’s Own Soap as ideal for babies for tender skin, citing soft soothing oils and a clinging fragrance. It asserts the product’s special suitability for infants and adds a rosy fragrance quality linked to France, ending with a slogan that claims it is best for you and Baby too.
World news items cover wheat shipments from Prince Albert elevators to Churchill 2,000,000 bushels. Veterans of the Riel Rebellion form Northwest Field Force of 1885 Veterans Association on the coast. Lord Byng lays wreath in Ottawa. Al Cheesman invited to pilot another south pole expedition with Sir Hubert Wilkins. US mailplane crash at Burbank kills three aboard. Baden-Powell privately honored in London for Mafeking relief anniversary. Scottish Trade Mission in Canada touts business as Duke of Montrose emphasizes personal contact over letters.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia argued for US branch banking reforms, citing Canada’s flawless banking record during a harsh period while the United States saw about 5,000 bank failures and deposit losses totaling 5.5 billion dollars over the past two years. He noted long-standing opposition from rural and farming interests to such centralized banking.
A teacher asks students how many eggs a woman would gather in a week if five are collected daily. After a moment, William asks with concern if hens lay eggs on Sunday, introducing a possible trick about a day of rest.
The Ontario Department of Agriculture will station sales representatives in Winnipeg Montreal and Maritime Provinces to monitor conditions and boost sales of Ontario agricultural products. Hon T L Kennedy said the drive aims to expand markets beyond Britain where Ontario already has a London representative and W B Somerset is in the UK.
Tests near La Seyne France demonstrate a new anti-aircraft gun claiming to down attackers seven and one half miles up. The gun's secret design is closely guarded by the firm. aviation and military observers across Europe monitor the trial as the aircraft ascends with a 1000 foot payload beneath it while live shells fire.
The ad showcases a blue and white nautical inspired waistcoat blouse in washing silk with a splashy artist's tie. It highlights a fitted waist, simple youthful style, and easy fashion. Pattern No. 414 covers sizes 14 to 38 with specific fabric requirements and a 25 cent price.
Scotland’s exhibition ship Letitia sent the largest varied Scottish product display to Canada with eighty leading businessmen aboard. The mission, headed by Duke of Montrose, aims to deepen trade ties as Glasgow Corporation notes the Clyde’s long Atlantic link and historic economic ventures from Darien to tobacco trade.
The narrative outlines Glasgow’s post disaster recovery through Clyde deepening, coal and iron work, and global trade expansion. It highlights the Chamber of Commerce’s pivotal role with a Glasgow House in London and Ostend, the rise of ship building after the Comet launch in 1812, and a population now exceeding a million. It notes 2000 enterprises linked to the Chamber and the Glasgow District Development Board’s formation to spur new industries in a vast industrial region.
Thirty two of fifty boys brought from Britain in 1930 and placed on farms and in homes in British Columbia are thriving, with eight returning home seven missing and one in trouble with law officers. Dr. W H Geddes oversaw care and inspections for the colonization program run with imperial dominion and provincial support. No arrivals were made in 1931 and none are planned for this year.
A complete fishery exhibition will be part of this year's agricultural show at Grimsby England.
More than 200,000 goats and sheep are being raised on the Aegean Islands, reflecting a substantial livestock sector. The article notes the scale of herds across multiple islands and implications for regional agriculture and exports.
Sunday School lesson presents Romans 12 17 guiding thought for honorable conduct in all eyes. It covers Genesis 37 1 11 as the primary story with a devotional reading from Proverbs 3 1 6. The card-style note emphasizes piety, obedience, and trust in divine guidance.
Readings on Jacob's favored son Joseph. The elder Rachel son is seven teen, serving his brothers who are Bilhah and Zilpah’s offspring. Favors, coats of many colors, and envy fuel family strife as Joseph reports misdeeds, while the masterir binds to his heart.
The Brantford Expositor questions deportation of troublesome outsiders near Nelson. It suggests sending them to the Eskimo region to practice denuding stunts, claiming mosquitoes or Arctic cold would deter them.
Fully 25 varieties of spring wheat are grown in Western Canada. Thousands of starlings have been swarming in English waters this year.
Actress lifestyle column quotes Jack Holt praising aging charm and youthful appeal for women. It notes Hollywood stars maintaining beauty with Lux Toilet Soap, claiming the fragrance and whiteness help complexions, with references to Broadway and global film prominence and affordable soap at ten cents a cake.
At New Orleans the American Medical Association heard that celiac disease in children can be cured by diet alone without medicines. Dr. Sidney V. Haas of New York City testified no recurrences have occurred. The regimen centers on food acting as medicine, notably ripe bananas providing digestible sugar to normalize the body’s use of sugars.
The Rev Frank Jarvis of the Church of England arrives in New York aboard the Munson Argonaut with 122 others after four years on Cat Island in the West Indies. He moves to Thruso in northern Scotland, where cold and misty weather awaits yet he welcomes the change. He found limited success in teaching Latin and Greek to local African descent residents.
Canadian National Railways radio broadcasting cost 441082 dollars in 1929. House committee advised 114000 dollars to be spent in 1932. Gross figures were 420603 in 1920 and 326248 in 1931. Revenue included facility rental tolls to Canadian National Telegraph and intangible advertising benefits.
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