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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1923
Page
2
In a frontier town Helen grows restless amid surveillance and gossip as she debates friendship, romance, and loyalty with her father and Moran. The encounter with Dorothy Parnell hints at Wade’s arrest, while the town’s mood and looming danger frame their tense dinner.
In Crawling Water, Helen confronts Moran who claims Wade and Dorothy Parnell are involved. Moran presses his advantage, while Helen hides anger, skeptical of the liaison but curious about Wade. He taunts her about Wade, then presses his claim of power and romance, and she hints at a calculated future.
A Canadian postal study shows 2577 women hold postmaster roles among 12000 offices. Provinces vary with Nova Scotia leading in postmistresses at 374, followed by Quebec, Ontario, and others. clerical posts and a single Chinaman postmaster in Alberta are noted.
Canada awarded contracts valued at 19,954,800 in March with 6,489,300 more than the previous year. Residential 5,974,200. Business 7,566,300. Industrial 3,843,000. Public works 2,571,300. Quebec led with 8,305,600, Ontario 7,342,000, Manitoba 3,165,700. Residences 1,149 projects. stores 67. factories 26. Also notes Miss Margaret Naylor, Britain’s woman diver, searching Tobermory Bay for Armada treasure.
A customer seeks a perfectly safe long term investment to forget about. The broker counters with a satirical quip about marriage and compatibility. The fragment hints at a humorous exchange rather than a serious financial plan.
The Canadian Air Board report shows 294449 miles flown by pilots, 9153 passengers carried, and 77250 pounds of freight handled in 1922. Saskatchewan led in passenger transport with 3622 travelers, Manitoba 1622, and British Columbia 2122. The report notes a shift toward commercial use and highlights forest fire suppression as a key role, with twenty sea planes and five land machines guarding vast timber resources and saving stands worth millions.
The West faces deep economic and logistic troubles. Homesteaders struggle despite optimism, needing finance transportation and government leadership to secure a strong harvest in 1923. The Toronto Star emphasizes severe conditions and the necessity of broad support for western prosperity.
The project for the Basilica of St. Anne de Beaupre is complete and envisions a spacious Canadian church combining Roman and Gothic styles. Front steeples will rise 225 feet, and the building will house 26 altars across the main structure and chapels.
The Progressives at Ottawa are criticized for demanding economy while urging Hudson Bay railway work. Orders to tear up rails show tension. the west insists the project not be abandoned, aiming steady progress rather than abrupt finish. Also notes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a key farm remedy for people and cattle.
The London Daily Herald notes the need for clear speech from leaders urging writers to use one syllable words. It argues the High Court of Parliament should draft measures in the language of the Commons to reach a wider audience.
Figures show six months ended February total grain cars inspected reach 217,683, up 50,488 or 30 percent from last year. Canadian Pacific Railway moved the majority, 118,243 cars, rising by about 35,500 from the prior year.
Quebec to modernize rural routes with permanent lighting along Montreal to Quebec and Montreal to the U S boundary corridors. The illuminated highways will support growing trade and urbanize country life, transforming aging country roads into grand white ways.
Mrs. James Burleigh of Chatham Ontario reports years of heart palpitations and nerves improved after three months of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. She credits relief to the remedy and notes to obtain a box for 50 cents or by mail from The T Milburn Co Lipsted Toronto Ontario.
Sun Yat Sen, a leading Chinese figure, lauds Britain in Hong Kong remarks. He cites Hong Kong's eighty years of governance as a model and urges China to imitate British governance, noting no Chinese system matches its success despite 4,000 years of civilization.
District Inspector notes fire danger peaks differ by area as snow melts in the south and June rains follow, while moss in the north dries later in July and August. The piece also advertises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a portable, cheap remedy labeled the poor man's friend.
A quirky exchange quotes a nutty fish professor asking What is an oyster The student replies an oyster is a Oxbh built ike a nut The King of Slam releases a translation in Slamase of one or Shakespeare's works, by Burr, titled the King of Slam.
A vintage leaflet promotes Borden's Eagle Brand Milk as the best infant food for non nursing mothers. It claims long use by mothers and offers free materials from The Borden Company Limited in Montreal, including feeding instructions and recipe books.
A London Daily Express excerpt mocks Anglo-Saxon muddling while praising persistence. It contrasts a French or Italian speaker with the stiff tongue and language of English speakers, noting lingering incoherence yet steady grasp of what is desired.
France fixes war damage in the devastated areas at 8 760 000 francs in a revised figure given by the Minister of Liberated Regions in parliament. France has paid war victims 41 225 000 000 francs, about 48 percent of the total, largely as government securities. A stray line about a lazy man appears in the text.
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