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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 01, 1936
Page
7
Prairie farmers and merchants pushed for aggressive use of the Churchill Hudson Bay shipping path to realize full benefits after decades of effort. Industry leaders and analysts criticized regional apathy, urging government, businesses, and farmers to accelerate traffic, expand cargo, and maximize savings with a larger yearlong volume.
The article describes six 34-inch cubes of fine coal, wrapped in heavy paper and pressed from screenings mixed with water and a glucose binder. Sold by the ton at a price slightly above coke but below some bituminous coals, the cubes were touted as clean enough to keep clothes clean and delivered by Snow White styled trucks and white liveried drivers.
Reports detail a poor hay crop in rural Britain caused by abundant rainfall. Canada exported 20 221 tons of hay to the United Kingdom last year, the highest in six years, with expectations of surpassing that volume this year at better prices for farmers.
Raw asbestos deposits found around a gold vein near Arden Ontario, a tiny 350 population village drawing mining men from Canada and the United States. The vein runs about ten miles by three and a half, with staking expanding beyond the vein. T. J. Alexander and Mervin Newton first discovered it last June and sold claims to Hollinger mines for about $75,000. Hollinger engineers have acquired additional district property as companies take up options. Bald headed men learn common fly preferences, primrose colors fashionable for fly season.
A gorilla sleeps at the foot of a tree to guard its troop from a solitary leopard, described as the primate’s principal foe, illustrating protective behavior observed in the wild.
Canada plans major redesigns for 1, 5, 10 and 25 cent coins. The king’s head will appear on one side facing right with diverse reverse motifs including a Bluenose schooner, Rockies peak, a fish or game scene, and a prairie grain elevator. The 50 cent piece may be dropped.
Dr C Ward Crampton disclosed a test to predict post operative shock at the American Congress on Physical Therapy. He showed vasotone efficiency tests identify patients at risk, enabling surgeons to choose faster, less traumatic procedures when immediate surgery is needed.
Minnesota plant physiologist R B Harvey has perfected a method to peer into the hearts of potatoes and other crops using an X ray and fluoroscope to detect hollow hearts. He can rate quality by testing large quantities of samples, solving a major growers problem.
The kukui or candlenut tree yields kukui oil used in some paints. Native to Polynesia, it grows in Asia, Hawaii, and the Philippines. Hawaiians once strung nuts on sticks to light homes, giving the tree its name.
A merchant in Ancaster, Ontario, asked an elderly farmer why he needed lipstick. The farmer replied he would color the combs and wattles of chickens shown at county fairs. It is said hairs will stretch one fourth of their length.
A humorous display by the U S Bureau of Mines lights up the Mayflower hotel lobby in Washington as a tiny oil rig, model refinery, and other science exhibits wow visiting engineers and foreign scientists at a world power conference. The setup includes a drill that seems to reach pay dirt and a playful claim it can be turned off in time.
Governor-general Baron Tweedsmuir told the Amputations Association of the Great War in Winnipeg that disabled veterans know war is cruel and wasteful. He urged that war’s lessons inspire public sentiment to prevent a repetition, and endorsed recognizing military service for civil pension calculations. The meeting greeted him as Comrade Lord Tweedsmuir.
Roy K Kendrick of Bondi Australia woke to sight while shaving ten years after being blinded in a 1926 soccer match at age 22. He described a sky blue sky with clouds and vague yet overwhelming recognition of streets and people. He rushed to share the moment with joy and tears, learning to use sight again.
Announcement of a government reorganization creating a department of mines and natural resources. Dr Charles Camsell becomes deputy minister, with five unit directors including John McLeish, R A Gibson, J M Wardle, Dr H W McGill, and F C Blair. Deputy salary ten thousand dollars annually. directors seven thousand five hundred. Effective December 1 under Hon T A Crerar.
Beat eggs with sugar butter vanilla and milk or water. Line tart tins with uncooked pastry. Place a teaspoon of mixture in each tin and bake in a hot oven at 475 degrees for 15 minutes.
The Canadian Automobile Association passed a resolution at its 23rd annual meeting urging co operation with the Automobile Association and the Royal Automobile Club of Great Britain and allied clubs to establish motor license exchange across the British Empire. It notes government red tape and customs barriers to intra empire touring are greater than those between Canada and the United States.
Alex J. Krupy, chairman of the seventh international salon of photography in Chicago, says amateurs outproduce professionals by showing more patience. He notes that after long hours on commercial work, pros lose some patience and allow commercialism to creep into art.
Police report shows citizens in Tokio Japan captured 98 704 706 flies in one day. Chitaya ward resident wins first prize with 200 191 flies. The health measure is an annual police department event.
Businessmen from across Canada join a goodwill tour sponsored by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The party departs Victoria on January 19 and visits Hong Kong Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki and Shanghai on the itinerary.
A reader notes that spending a few dollars annually on maintaining health through daily habits is a wiser investment than relying on expensive doctors and hospital bills. The remark frames preventive care as cost effective and prudent.
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