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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1931
Page
2
A 1930s Canadian warning describes repeated deadly fires caused by kerosene use and carelessness. It cites Saskatchewan data with 1679 dwellings and hundreds of buildings destroyed in 1930 1931, arguing for sweeping fire prevention education and an official inquiry with strict penalties for preventable fires.
Canada plays a prominent role in Bristol England’s annual exhibition from September 3 to 16. A Canadian section organized by the Government and private firms features a large industrial map of Canada showing production points for exports to the United Kingdom.
A stark critique notes that millions in China starve while Canada and the United States store vast wheat surpluses. The piece condemns the global transport and distribution system that leaves people to die in emergencies as grain piles up unused.
The prince is not a factory owner or exporter yet holds real business experience managing estates in Britain and Canada. He learns broad principles of trade, earns the respect of merchants, and is praised for having a good head for business.
An insurance firm issued a $1,000 life policy to Samuel Johnson. Premiums paid for years, then stopped. After delinquent notices, a reply arrived: “Dear Sirs Please excuse us as we cant pay any more premiums on Sam He died last May Yours truly Mrs S Johnson.”
Vienna physician Dr. Alexander Cemach has developed an internal ultraviolet lamp device. After locating infected lung spots via X rays, a slender rod with a quartz lamp is inserted through the throat to illuminate diseased tissue. The beams kill many Mycobacterium tuberculosis germs, aiding natural body defenses. The device is under trial in Vienna, notably for galloping consumption.
A Quebec reader extols Diamond Dyes as economical and reliable for refreshing faded clothing. The ad praises even application, no spotting or running, and that colors stay lively without harming fabric, claiming the product as the world’s finest dyes.
The piece notes seventy one injured in a Windsor Ontario street car wreck but asserts street cars remain the safest public transport. It cites Toronto Tramway Co earning over 1.775 billion fares by 1939 and total fares exceeding two billion with coaches, claiming not a single passenger killed on street cars or buses.
Persian Balm described as invaluable for the whole family. It aids a mother’s beauty, soothes and heals a child, and serves as a cooling shaving lotion for fathers. It tones and refreshes the skin, softens hands, and leaves a rose-leaf texture after gentle rubbing.
Captain F Livesay manager of the Saanich Fruit Growers Association says a new packing process will ship frozen strawberries and other small fruits from Vancouver Island in rising volumes. A company with $75,000 capital to be led by growers as chief stockholders expects to handle at least 30 tons of strawberries and loganberries this season.
A playful exchange features a nurse asking a visiting parent about brushing habits. The parent quips that children race to grab the toothbrush each morning, highlighting a light domestic moment in a periodical item. Additionally, a separate note mentions a method to create masks of living faces that preserve facial features exactly as seen in life.
Mrs W describes severe back pain needing lengthy rest and hospital visits. She credits Kruschen Salts with curing her back pain, stating daily tiny doses reduce twinges and prevent relapse, recommending continued use each morning.
Sir Hubert Wilkins and the Nautilus escaped being trapped under Arctic ice north of Spitzbergen. Ice crushed runners and bent the propeller as crew, amid water filled chambers, collected samples while the crew fought leaks. Hearst urged a swift return. Norwegians questioned expedition costs and rescue debts.
The London Daily Express argues that measures alone cannot ensure prosperity. It says manufacturers workers wholesalers and retailers must share responsibility while government handles the present emergency and everyone should begin work today.
Neglect lets asthma gain a foothold and grip the bronchial passages. Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy daily benefits long standing cases. Years of suffering could have been prevented if used in the early stages. Do not neglect asthma use this preparation at once.
The article lists three essentials to maximize returns from pullet flocks: good healthy vigorous stock and proper winter quarters. It notes profits rise during winter months due to higher egg prices.
The passage argues that global change stems not from nineteenth century industrialism but from rapid adoption of electricity, motor transport, air travel, cinema, and radio. It notes swift social shifts in government relations, money, industry, living standards, labor, and education, predicting a brief transition period as civilization redefines daily life.
The Dominion Government will take over 75 percent of old age pensions payments, saving Alberta about 250000 annually. The arrangement dates from July last and will revise the provincial Dominion agreement, with Premier Brownlee stating the change is a formality. Previously the split was fifty fifty, with Alberta's pension budget about 1000000 and a 25 percent saving now expected.
An 19th century style advertisement promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a cure for worms in infants. It claims the product destroys intestinal worms, restores peaceful sleep, and is safe for even the most delicate babies, implying it revives a worm-worn infant's health.
The U S S Akron completed its first flight from Akron Ohio lasting three hours and 47 minutes. The dirigible carried 113 men, the largest passenger list on any airship in the United States and among the largest ever worldwide.
The Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada released figures showing 191 railway accidents in June with 25 killed and 188 injured. An additional 11 killed and 31 injured occurred at 24 highway crossings. Ontario led with 16 crossing crashes. six at protected and 18 at unprotected crossings. 20 daytime, four nighttime incidents.
A locomotive described as the most powerful of its cylinder type left Smith Falls for Montreal drawing a 96 car grain freight, a dynamometer and a van total 8 123 tons, the train stretching a mile. It reached Montreal the same day and the grain was unloaded for overseas shipment.
In May, a plane carried thirty six tons of strawberries from the Netherlands to London. The daring air shipment highlights rapid fruit commerce and cross channel supply chains.
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