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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
5
Instructions urge using Fowler's Wantmore Peanut Butter for best flavor while preparing a snack with half a pound of butter and a dozen olives ground with lemon juice. The phrasing emphasizes avoiding other peanut butters for superior results.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guarantee of a new rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics including dresses blouses skirts stockings and more. The Directions Book accompanies each package and a Color Card helps match any material.
A chaotic exchange unfolds as a countryman argues with a dentist about gas and extraction. He insists on no extra charge, hints the pain will be borne by his wife, and a crude interruption follows as the scene spirals into a crude misfire.
An old herbal tonic marketed as a blood maker promises strength for colds catarrh and influenza. The text cites wild cherry bark Oregon grape root stone root and Queen's root among ingredients and touts improved digestion and blood production to fortify against germs and grip.
Lieut Aubrey A D Gray RN received the 1919 British Royal Humane Society gold medal for a daring 1917 action. He jumped overboard in heavy seas to aid exhausted Lieut Walters, swam with him a quarter mile to a raft, then returned to the water to save his own life, later rescued by a German destroyer. Lord Syd Tenham stated the society’s decision was unanimous.
A quirky fragment notes Minards Liniment claimed to cure dandruff and a character jokes about an aura misread as hair tonic. The lines feature speech about spirits harmony and a humorous misunderstanding among speakers.
An old medical ad claims local applications fail for catarrh and urges internal treatment with Malls Catarrh Medicine from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It touts tonics and blood purifiers and offers testimonials free through druggists at 75 cents.
Samuel Sainsbury and E E Laduke claim to locate an island in Hudson Bay Belcher’s Island on the east coast containing 400000000 tons of iron ore. They describe transport gear and a two year supply of provisions and allege the land is misrepresented on maps and extends seventy miles with a large fresh water lake. They also suggest nearby islands hold vast ore deposits.
City and farm buyers push to secure strong mares and stallions as shortages bite. Trade leaders note higher prices with farm bidders seeking 1700 pound plus horses, while trucking firms resist replacing teams, preferring trucks only for work horses cannot meet.
An Ottawa meeting brought together delegates from the Council of the Six Nations of Brantford and allied tribes of British Columbia. No resolutions passed but a pledge to support each other on rights and privileges while a general Canadian Indian alliance was favorably received. Topics included compulsory enfranchisement, BC land rights denial, and the Six Nations claim to internal governance. The conference will be continued with potential benefit to Indians across Canada.
London Daily News discusses a proposed Anglo American rapprochement amid U S disarmament debates. It cites the treaty dispute fueling American distrust of Europe and quotes Walter Hume Long urging official talks to reduce armaments. The piece frames Anglo American ties as strengthened by Atlantic disarmament.
Do not rely on purgatives to fix spring ills. Dr Williams Pink Pills build blood and nerves, improve appetite and skin, and lift fatigue. Testimony from Mrs S McBaynie of Tamatamouche MS touts renewed health after several boxes, offered at 50 cents per box or $2.50 for six from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Real estate agent Charles Applegate of Minneapolis arranged a land sale worth about 250000 dollars for a group of Iowa men. The Saskatchewan property lies in the Humboldt district, praised as a premier mixed farming area in Western Canada.
Advert says Sloan's Liniment eases pains from rheumatic twinges neuritis lumbago and muscle strains. Claims include swift relief cleanliness economy with prices 35c 70c and 1.40 made in Canada.
A dialogic exchange shows a man doubting a woman keeping a secret while the woman argues that no woman has ever tried before. The lines reveal gendered assumptions and challenge consent in a terse, dramatic moment.
Hon. E. C. Drury former Ontario premier introduces a new Election Act in the Legislature. It fixes a definite date every four years and provides that the current Legislature will run until August 1 1923 with general elections held at four year intervals thereafter.
Readable dialogue describes a tender moment as a woman rests in Sloan's arms and a cat is comforted. The lines hint at a humorous exchange about a woman and a man named Charming, with a aside about a costly coat of living and the flu.
Saskatchewan butter from two creameries to Brixas and Chicago travels to U S markets within two weeks. Retail price in Saskatchewan runs 63 cents a pound with 75 cents charged to retailers. Higher exchange boosts cross border prices and Saskatchewan butter leads among imports, while creameries plan to increase milk and cream production to supply Chicago and other markets. Officials say any daily cargo could be sold, with no limit to outside demand.
Fragmented OCR text discusses liniment sale and career rise from bottom to top in large firms. It reflects on executives who moved from railway work to high salaries, noting many began railroading in their teens and gained opportunities amid Allied wartime growth. mentions Brith nations and overseas aid.
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