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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
2
The piece argues that credit means debt and that excessive borrowing in the past created current burdens. It warns against repudiation and inflation as fixes, insisting debts must be paid through frugal living and careful economics, as nations and individuals confront the costly aftermath of widespread credit.
Electrical experts estimate battery energy could lift its own weight over six miles. A travel writer muses that some Chinese mountains remain unexplored. Wives returning from vacations often find these in kitchen sinks in a humorous aside.
San Marino, perched on the Apennines near Ravenna, is noted as the world’s oldest republic. A lighthearted social exchange contrasts marriage prospects with possessions, saying Judith would not marry John for his automobile but for a yacht.
M. de Nervy, a Belgian film actor, claims 500 pounds damages after a beard shaved off in a French prison. He says the beard had commercial and artistic value for patriarchal roles and that he was mistakenly sent to Fresnes prison under a regime requiring clean shaven inmates rather than detention.
Neighbors note Mrs Burnette’s wealth of fashion while money is tight. She credits dyed renewal of faded garments with Diamond Tints, a rinse that preserves light shades without boiling and withstands repeated laundering, from the Diamond Dyes makers.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada creamery butter output in August at 24,705,968 pounds, down from 27,806,505 pounds in August 1931 and 80,182,925 pounds in the prior month. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick rise, Saskatchewan shows the sharpest 24 percent fall versus last year.
A story describes a method to combat soil drifting in Canada by spreading fresh manure in strips about three rods apart and driving the spreader across the field to form checkerboard patterns. The technique aims to retain soil on the field and also capture neighboring soil.
Adept Water Walkers from Lady Margaret Hall Oxford formed an aquatic club this year and have taken up many water sports. Ski float riding proved a popular recreation as the group mastered it. Farmers in Cuba haul produce by ox cart to the Central Highway for fast motor truck transport into the city. Mother Graves Worm Terminator praised by many mothers for its usefulness. A quip about a dentist and a moving picture closes the note.
Mrs. St George Butterfield of the Bermuda Women Suffrage Society notes Bermuda recognizes women as taxpayers but not as electors. She hopes enfranchisement will come via election of younger men next year, recalling a 30 year movement hampered by fears of church influence. She cites women's charitable work and beautification efforts on the island.
A historic advertisement extols persistent asthma as a draining illness and promotes Dr. J. D. Kelloge's Asthma Remedy as a potent treatment to eradicate the disease from the air passages, urging readers to keep a supply on hand.
Sir Rudolph Slatin Pasha 75 one of the last surviving heroes of the British conquest of the Sudan died in a Vienna sanitarium. Austrian by birth he enlisted in the British army in Egypt at twenty one and served under Gordon and with Kitchener as chief of the British Intelligence Service before governing the Sudan as a British general.
An extensive coal bed has been discovered near Cape San Juan in Spanish Guinea, suggesting potential for substantial energy resources and future mining activity in the region.
A brief note observes that floods are uncommon in the St Lawrence River area, with historical records showing limited high water events and no frequent flood cycles affecting nearby communities.
Graphic stories recount the steamship Manhattan on her second transatlantic crossing reaching Plymouth after a hurricane near New York. Captain Fried notes the ship’s performance as seasick passengers and damaged interiors testify to the ordeal, with about 150 miles of progress, injuries aboard, and crews bracing for danger.
W Duffin announces a new variety named Duffin berry claimed to revolutionize the industry. He says it is sweeter firmer and lacks a green point enabling shipments to the west and other Dominion regions. The berry originates from a European cultivar smuggled into Canada five years ago and is now registered in Ottawa.
Six hundred Chinese merchants and leaders in Manila voted to boycott all Japanese goods in the Philippine Islands. The action marked Humiliation Day on the anniversary of Manchuria's occupation by Japan, though prior boycott talk had been limited despite Chinese merchants controlling about three quarters of Philippine retail trade.
An OU Of Merits Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is presented as the result of careful investigation into healing oils. The text argues it is not mere advertising hype but a rare combination that won public favor from the start. A trial is said to carry conviction to skeptics about its ability to repair and heal.
A department of agriculture review shows 89 700 livestock registration certificates issued for the year ending March 31 1932. Cattle 33 288 horses 1 734 sheep 3 330 swine 10 139 foxes 21 895 dogs 7 380 poultry 1 811 and goats 123.
The Thirteen Club of London held its annual luncheon and deliberately flouted bad luck customs. Members walked under a ladder opened an umbrella indoors spilled salt and sat at an oval table facing ladies shoes among other superstitions.
The 74 year old Bishop of London starred in a hockey match scoring three goals as centre forward for Marlborough in a clash against Ridley public school in London.
More than 3,000,000 packages of apples and pears have arrived in London this season from Australasia, reflecting strong trade flows and fruit imports.
Miss Alice Moir a Montreal dietitian praises Magic Baking Powder for light flaky Chicken Shortcake claiming it delivers efficient economy and dependable results. The ad notes high usage among Canadian professionals and housewives and promotes a free Magic Cook Book from Standard Brands Ltd. Toronto.
In West Hartlepool district England dog lovers raise funds to honor Mrs Rhod Jobson a Trimdon woman for saving a life during a hike at Blackhall where she rescued a stray whippet from a cliff over 30 feet high.
A British firm has invented a light metal said to rival aluminium in lightness, cast iron in strength, and brass in cost. It resists sea water and can be bent when cold. Already adopted by the Admiralty for use.
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