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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 29, 1934
Page
3
An exaggerated ad touts Kruschen Salts as a universal cure all claiming rapid nerve and uric relief with a free trial bottle offer. The copy cites “millions of people” and 119 countries, urging immediate action and money back guarantees if not satisfied.
A plant with 3000 mile cruising range is tested for air worthiness for experimental flights. Fred Hurse reports three pearls from oysters bought in Woodstock Ontario. J N Cartier of Montreal named vice-chairman of the Canadian Radio Commission by Minister Alfred Dursaleau. Admiral Byrd pushes south into Antarctica reporting key discoveries. McGill medical faculty to receive a 100000 dollar bequest from Blanche Hutchinson trust. Dowager Queen Marie of Romania plans North American visit with grandson King Peter of Yugoslavia. Alberta relief buys 60000 pounds beef to ease relief needs and market strain.
Lord Nelson’s perpetual pension of £5000 a year is to be bought out. In 1924 £2000 a year from 1782 for Lord Rodney was bought for $42000. Large sums paid to buy out peer privileges include coal export duty redeemed for £635333 and other compensations to dukes for historic rights. A dramatic society quip and carrot eating notes follow.
The latest racket in Montreal involves dog kidnapping for rewards or resale to kennels. J. R. Innes of the SPCA in Quebec warns the thefts target pricey breeds, with handlers dyeing hair to mask identity. Owners face rising losses as dogs are dyed and moved to other cities for sale.
A new scale at the University of Kansas weighs gas impurities directly by measuring molar weight. The device sums atomic weights to reflect both atom count and packing. Readings arrive in minutes, far faster than prior methods that took hours.
The writer recalls family lessons distinguishing doves from pigeons, notes doves nesting near ground, their migration patterns across Canada, and the impact of starlings on nesting sites. Observations include ground nests, a rescued dove, and the birds’ weed seed eating efficiency with analyses from Royal Ontario Museum and University of Western Ontario.
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes confusion over names as a Glasgow freighter changes to Queen Mary II and a racehorse named Cyclops leads to successive reuses Cyclops II and Cyclops Too. The piece hints at possible Queen Mary Too in the future.
Hugh Evans 85 once billed by Phineas T. Barnum as Signor Lawanda dead at his Detroit home. He gained strength swinging a hammer in Pennsylvania slate quarries and joined a wagon show where Barnum renames him for a foreign flavor and devised the horse-lifting act. Later a staple of Pop Wiggins Old Wonderland in Detroit.
Scientists state bacteria were the earths first life form and remain vital as minute plants visible only under a microscope. They drive disease and health, help make leather and cheese, influence tobacco curing, and crucially transform iron into usable ore shaping the steel age. Iron deposits in ancient rocks likely have bacterial origins, with Minnesota peat bogs showing high iron ore concentrations from iron bacteria.
Unclear text presents a pie recipe titled lemon sfong e pie with ingredients including egg yolks lemon juice rind sugar flour salt butter milk and egg whites. Instructions describe folding in stiff whites, filling a tin lined with uncooked pastry, baking at 450 F for 10 minutes then 350 F for 20 minutes or until firm.
A Compact recipe for Peanut Butter Hermits mixing sweetened condensed milk and peanut butter with salt and graham cracker crumbs. Drop spoons onto a buttered sheet and bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees F until brown, yields 14 dozen cookies.
The English village of Mar dale is evacuated to allow construction of a large dam at Haweswater. The plan will flood the village and raise the lake level by 985 feet, extending the lake from two miles to about four and a half. Manchester had previously deferred similar works.
The 225 mile London to Paris airway now features 14 flashing Morse signaling beacons and seven neon fog piercing beacons. Marine lighthouses have adjusted lights to aid both airmen and seamen. Britain has raised over 125 million through flag collection days in twenty years. The Acropolis in Athens remains among the world's most famed architectural wonders.
The Sunday school lesson outlines the golden text from Acts 1 8 about receiving power through the Holy Spirit and being witnesses in Jerusalem Judea Samaria and the ends of the earth The lesson covers 1 Thessalonians 1 1 10 and devotional reading Psalm 107 1 9.
A sermon excerpt reflects on Paul's praise for Thessalonians imitating him and Christ, their steadfast faith amid affliction, and how their example shines across Macedonia and Achaia. It contrasts Christian behavior with the Chinese visitor’s remark that American Christians are not living as Jesus.
Experts urge a lower mainland sugar beet plant in British Columbia to aid Fraser Valley farmers and provide hundreds of jobs. A $1,000,000 facility would process 100,000 tons of beets yearly, yield 12,000 tons of refined sugar and 4,000 tons of molasses, with coal and limestone inputs, employing about 400 people, but faces tax, supply, freight, and market challenges.
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