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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1923
Page
3
Garvison discusses Western Canada agriculture facing pessimism and urges focusing on opportunity. He argues success should include stable farming, community, and interlinked business growth, noting price and cost realignments, prudent expansion, and future fertility, climate, and markets as keys to prosperity.
A French scientist presents a serovol model with paired wings a tail and a front steering gear. A man operates wings with his arms legs move the tail and head steers. The device aims for effortless flight similar to swimming and may include a small 2 hp motor. Cost could be around that of a bicycle making personal flight affordable for many.
The article notes six U.S. presidents died in office and outlines terms and assassinations. It lists William Henry Harrison dying after one month, Zachary Taylor serving one year four months, Abraham Lincoln assassinated in 1865, James A. Garfield shot in 1881, William McKinley shot in 1901, and mentions succession by vice presidents Millard Fillmore Chester A. Arthur Theodore Roosevelt and others as needed to finish terms.
Drig Gen Charles G Bruce and Henry Fairbanks Montagnier depart Champery to trial a new oxygen apparatus in the Alps Valais. They plan another Everest ascent attempt next year with the improved gear. A strange exchange about Queen Elizabeth ages closes the fragment.
United States visitors registering at the Calgary Auto Camp have begun purchasing farms in Alberta. In the last month twelve tourists arranged land purchases, one buying four farms for himself and his sons. Over 4,600 tourists have registered, many traveling the Banff Windermere highway, praising Canadian Rockies scenery.
Dominion Livestock Branch reports lower calves and sheep slaughterings this year versus last, with 137,359 calves down from 173,721 and 97,792 sheep down from 101,227. Cattle slaughterings rise to 222,689 and hogs to 1,092,544. Public stockyard sales for six months up about 60,000 cattle and 100,000 hogs, while calves and sheep slip. A latin note explains origin of the term candidate as white.
The Canada Western Cordage Company of New Westminster launched in 1920 has become a thriving industry. Last month marked the largest month in the firm’s history with 226,000 pounds of rope shipped, and production was four times higher than the same month a year earlier.
The Times notes Britain’s plan to base a naval force on Singapore Island, praising its harbor and strategic value. It portrays Singapore as a bustling free port where East meets West, with a diverse population including Chinese, Malay, Indian, European, and Asian communities. The article highlights trade, crowded docks, modern machinery alongside rickshaws, and a vibrant football scene as evidence of a thriving cosmopolitan hub. It concludes that Singapore’s future may mirror a new cosmopolitan nation forged by geography, trade, and immigration.
Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice, former Chief of Military Operations for Great Britain, argues that Britain and France must confront a rising air armaments race. He notes Britain's doubling of air power prompts competition and hinders Anglo-French relations, urging a conference on reductions akin to naval arms talks while Britain strengthens air strength to match France. He says France may threaten England from the air within a decade, with sea invasion not presently the primary risk.
Japan has retired 850 officers since August 1922 including seven generals and will discharge 1,373 more officers soon. The batch includes four generals, seventeen lieutenant generals and thirty three major generals with many retirees entering the Department of Economics at the Imperial University to qualify for civilian occupations.
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