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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 10, 1930
Page
5
An old medical pitch asserts Skinner Yeast tablets rapidly build weight and strength in 3 weeks, promising nerve relief, constipation cure, clear skin, and overnight mood boosts. It touts two tonics in one Malt Yeast and iron, urging purchase from druggists with refunds if not satisfied.
Charmian recalls a supper with Grandma Davis as Jim Salem’s care and a new doctor bring change to Wickfield. The doctor steadies Charmian, earns Grandma’s trust, and settles into a modest office filled with books. Charmian jokes about a bold green hat triggering town talk as the two begin a wary, hopeful bond.
Henry C. Davis of Kansas City recalls contracting a virulent eczema via public towels. He credits Zambuk with rapid relief, noting it removed pain and healed deep sores after prior failed remedies. The warning stresses invisible germs on trains, rails, and public surfaces and urges caution.
A speaker declares intolerance for subtlety while insisting on directness, signaling a confrontational stance as the dialogue moves toward a decisive turn. The line hints at tension and a warning that tolerance for nuance is exhausted.
A. W. J. Powell, a London bus driver, leaves the city after twenty one years in service to seek a farm on Canada’s prairies. He is joined by his two sons Alfred Arthur Edward and William Henry Charles who moved to Ontario with the help of the Canadian National Railways. Powell recalls war service and a royal reception in 1919 as he plans a new life with the Winnipeg office assisting in locating a future home.
Report of immediate train service to Churchill denied by C N R. CN R says regular passenger and freight service to The Pas and Churchill not planned for April or this summer due to incomplete ballast work and weather. The line to Churchill requires a second ballast lift before turnover to operations.
William Houston, 76, a Cincinnati laborer, has completed a rhymed verse Bible spanning about 6000 pages. The project renders the Bishop Bible of 1537 into a seven line stanza format, echoing Chaucer and Spenser in archaic English.
A vintage Castoria ad urges mothers to use the vegetable remedy for fretful babies, feverish spells, colic, constipation, or diarrhea. It claims quick relief and cautions calling a doctor if relief does not come, noting Castoria is a mother’s standby through babyhood.
E L Manning of General Electric told the Engineers Club of Philadelphia that a new short length wave could broadcast artificial fever through vacuum tubes. He said the fever might cure disease or, at high intensity, cause death, and noted experiments with rabbits and rats show disease-like conditions eliminated by these artificial fevers.
Alberta coal mines yielded 7,147,250 tons valued at 22,491,061 dollars for 1929. shale mining added 77,197 tons producing 26,077,733 bricks. figures come from A. A. Miller, chief inspector of mines.
Combined harvested wheat in Canada compares favourably with binder harvested wheat from milling and baking perspectives. In general no difference observed, though in at least one season the combine harvested wheat was slightly superior to the binder harvested wheat.
In Canada s Prairie Provinces during 1929 drought dried many ponds and sloughs used by water fowl for breeding, reducing available habitat and impacting bird populations across the region.
A devotional item presents Psalm 1v.22 and lines by Paul Pastner urging readers to lean on God. It reassures that divine support bears the weight of cares, with quoted reflections from Bishop Hall on not carrying burdens alone.
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative that regulates bowels, sweetens the stomach, and promotes healthful sleep for healthy children. It claims safety for newborns, guarantees freedom from opiates, and sells at 25 cents per box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
The International Dairy Congress Canada will be identified with the International Dairy Congress at Copenhagen Denmark. In 1931 the Department of Agriculture appoints Dr J A Ruddick dairy and cold storage commissioner as Canadian correspondent.
Thirty American airplanes are reported to be in service in Peru, reflecting U.S. aircraft involvement in South American military or advisory operations during the period.
J G Matheson chief announce Vancouver Exhibition proposes a 1936 World’s Fair to celebrate the city’s golden jubilee if city council approves. Minard’s advertises Wonderful Antiseptic Power.
Excess acid causes indigestion with pain and sourness two hours after meals. Phillips' Milk of Magnesia neutralizes acid instantly, is tasteless, safe, and action is quick. For fifty years physicians have relied on this remedy, so obtain the genuine Phillips' Milk of Magnesia as directed.
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