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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 15, 1932
Page
2
A British Association report attributes control of sleep to thyroxin, an iodine-containing thyroid secretion. Dr. G S Carter explains sleep falls with lower thyroxin in blood and that thyroxin raises winter frogs to summer levels, showing this glandular substance reverses typical sleep-inducing drugs.
An essay arguing taxpayers shape government budgets and debt through voting and demands. It warns heavy taxes arise from public pressure and approvals, urging careful spending and restraint to keep taxes down. The piece emphasizes taxpayer responsibility, prudent judgment, and avoiding rash expenditures.
In Italy a silent cannon, smoke free and flame free, is tested by Neapolitan engineers Guglielmo De Luce and Ferruccio Guerra. Official trials occur at Ansaldo shipyards in Passouil with a government delegate present and witnesses say the gun is entirely successful.
The Vatican announces a plan by Pope Pius X to install electric heating in the papal residences and palaces, signaling modernization of heating systems within church properties.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales joined the big winners at the Canada Pacific Exhibition in Vancouver. Animals from the E.P. ranch at Pekisko Alberta won 21 other prizes in Shorthorn classes for varying ages. A chemist notes the first distilled alcohol was Arabian. Spain studies unemployment.
The silk industry in Canada shows no economic disturbance, with 1931 production valued at 18,187,492 dollars, up 2.1 percent from 1930. From 1917 to 1931 output rose over sixfold, with capital and employment also surging. industry concentrates in Quebec and Ontario across 23 establishments. Major outputs include 8,657,612 yards of real silk broad goods, 4,073,434 yards of artificial silk goods, 2,869,866 yards of real silk blends, and 4,383,839 pounds of artificial silk yarns and blends.
D Levitin of the commissariat of supply called the Soviet food industry unsatisfactory in a report on the first seven months of the year. Despite new modernized enterprises boosting capacity, production in the first six months rose only 6.5 percent from 1931, deemed insignificant. The 1932 plan requires a 36 percent increase over 1931, blamed on bad management, poor raw material supply, and carelessness in preserving perishables.
An old advertisement touts Douglas' Egyptian Liniment as an excellent leg wash for stock, claiming it removes coins in horses, relieves bruises, sprains, swellings and joint stiffness quickly. It targets farmers and horse owners seeking a versatile veterinary remedy.
A Fort Erie resident recounts rescuing a man from drowning at Point Abino. He saw the swimmer crying for help, swam out, turned him to check for signs of life, then towed him ashore, describing cautious action throughout the rescue.
In England a man was killed by lightning and a watch found on his body stopped at 4:20 p.m. Later the watch began running again but in reverse, a queer trick attributed to the mechanism of the device.
An enterprising English investigator notes the post office allows telegrams that label a man as a chump or blockhead but forbids the word fathead, highlighting humor and rules in the era’s communications. The quip points to rigid etiquette in public messages and the quirky limits of telegram language.
A 70 year old grandmother reports nine years of Kruschen Salts use allowing her to perform all housework alone. She credits reduced doctor visits, absence of headaches, improved vigor, and a cheerful mood with the product, claiming it keeps bodily organs active and purges impurities.
Hon Robert Weir challenged a separate grading of Garnet wheat at the National Agriculture Conference in Toronto. He said the Department of Agriculture found insufficient evidence to justify separate grading and did not accept that Garnet made Canadian wheat less satisfactory to UK millers. Weir offered support if grading proved beneficial to growers.
An advertising appeal urges asthma sufferers to purchase Dr J D Kellogg’s Remedy. It promises sure relief after a trial and asserts the product’s effectiveness beyond any words. Dealers nationwide carry the matchless remedy to end suffering.
The Thiepval and Arras memorials unveiled by the Prince of Wales and Lord Trenchard commemorate every empire soldier missing in the world war by name. Thiepval lists 73,367 names of men with no known graves, while Arras records 35,000.
Sir Alfred Ewing, president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, opened the 101st annual meeting in York warning that mass production harms craftsmanship and risks unemployment. He urged caution as society faces excess goods and tariff walls while praising electrical communication's links across the globe.
Quebec posted a deficit of 584,708.61 in its annual financial statement, the first annual shortfall since 1896. Ordinary revenue reached 36,941,020.36 while expenditures totaled 87,525,728.97, a drop of 4,589,600.20 from the prior year, partly offset by department economies totaling 3,912,824.23.
Persian balm described as irresistible and cool like mountain spring. Claims include softening and whitening hands, soft-textured youthful skin, and usage by women as powder base, by men as hair fixative or shaving lotion, and by children to soothe tender skin with a delicately cool palm.
At a club luncheon a visitor introduced himself as a detective agency representative. Members teased him about possibly meeting in business, and he admitted his line, causing laughter as he moved through the crowd.
A notice extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a reliable household remedy for many common ailments. It emphasizes its effectiveness and low cost, urging households to keep a bottle on hand for unexpected calls.
Mr Justice A F Ewing of the Supreme Court of Alberta presented to the Canadian Bar Association figures on lawyers in public life. He notes Canada has one lawyer per 1600 people and one in Parliament per four other callings, with similar ratios in the Senate and provincial legislatures.
The Molly Maguires, an Irish tenants group, operated as a secret society around 1843 to resist rent collection. Their activities linked to tenant protests and covert organization against landlords and authorities.
Royal Family members widely carry cameras on holidays and enjoy developing their own film. The Duke of York is cited as the champion royal photographer, boasting an album of charming pictures of the Duchess and the two Princesses.
A brief joke exchanges a mother and her son about a thumb injury. The son reveals he hurt it with a hammer “a little while ago” and assumed the mother was out, explaining his lack of crying.
A child asks for a drum for birthday as a relative recalls giving Jack one. The reply notes a quarter weekly禁 as leverage against playing it. The exchange hints at family humor and discipline tied to musical gifts.
In 1804 the New Jersey legislature enacted a law to abolish slavery within the state. The move marked a major step toward emancipation, though gradual protections for freed people would emerge in later years.
The advertisement extols Baby's Own Soap as ideal for babies tender skin with soft soothing oils and a clinging rose fragrance reminiscent of France. It emphasizes that it is best for you and Baby too.
The article notes that 1.76 billion pennies minted in the last 70 years would fill about a mile by half a mile. At least 500 million coins have been lost, equating to nearly a shilling per person in Britain's population.
Canada creates four large game preserves in the Northwest Territories as exclusive hunting grounds for natives and mixed-bloods to protect fur resources and boost game supply for adjacent commercial hunting areas. A map shows part of the Yellowknife Preserve near Hunter Bay and Coppermine River, published by the Topographical Survey of Ottawa.
The site of London's Mansion House ranks as one of the most valuable in the world with an estimated value near 2 million pounds.
A new invention promises to eliminate cooking odors from vegetables and fish and makes cleanup easier. Using Canapar to line roasting pans prevents fats from burning, keeps meat succulent, and avoids sticking pans and arduous scrubbing afterward.
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