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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1936
Page
2
Contina Starr meets Michael Fairbourne at a luxurious home and learns he is the author behind the sensational novel Play-Girl. He explains the book was marketed as a true confession but admits it began as a impulsive work that spiraled beyond his control.
A saga of rheumatism relief is woven with a tale of a mysterious Play-Girl and a novelist Michael Fairbourne. Starr is drawn into a high society plot as Fairbourne reveals the plan for her stage debut in New York City while fearing exposure of his controversial book. The chapter ends with a cliffhanger as their fateful attraction grows.
Detroit residents tell of Renfrew the spelling spider on Harrison avenue weaving words in white web letters a quarter inch high. Mrs. John Burns named the arachnid after the first word seen. She cites Mamie as its boldest line. A skeptical reporter found only shredded web remaining.
Anecdote from Canada notes King Edward VII when Prince of Wales once hurried to a hospital bedside. A dying ex soldier, asked to see the king, was granted a late visit after the prince donned pajamas. The scene at Ypres Times recalls the prince comforting the man with a handhold before the patient died that same afternoon.
Recordings from the U S Geodetic Survey ship Hydrographer after refueling at New Orleans show an undersea channel that suggests the Mississippi River once ran far south into what is now the Gulf of Mexico. Coast guard experts note a shallow east west channel about fifteen miles south of Terrebonne Bay and Timbalier Island, with further study planned along the coast.
Dr Silva head of traffic research at Harvard tested many drivers and finds the best driver is rare because most have unrecognized weaknesses. He warns relying on judgment is unsafe and urges generous courtesy on the road as good practice, per Chatham News.
Sir Edward Beatty, chairman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, becomes a freeman of Vancouver and an honorary life member of the Vancouver board of trade. He signs the Book of Freedoms directly after Sir Percy Vincent, lord mayor of London, the first to sign.
Excellent progress has been made in the sodium sulphate industry in Saskatchewan during the past few years. Plants in operation in the province are capable of producing over 600 tons of dried salt per day. The output in 1935 amounted to 44,800 tons valued at $343,700.
Sam Strawitz faced a speeding case in Milwaukee Wisconsin offering hay fever as his reason. He said every sneeze caused his foot to push the accelerator accidentally, leaving him unable to control his car.
A devotional piece urges keeping focus on God to gain perfect peace and a tranquil soul. It advises shunning disquiet and anxious care, reflecting on divine serenity as a mirror for the inner self. It notes God as a source of peace and happiness and warns against worldly distractions. A separate line mentions Egypt planning gold mining on the Red Sea coast.
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