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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 24, 1919
Page
3
An advertisement proclaims Dr Hamilton's Pills as a safe, mild remedy made from mandrake butternut Hyoscamus and dandelion. The text guarantees cure and prevention of constipation and asserts physician endorsement and wide dealer availability at 23c per box.
Kenyon is booked on a charge and held in a station cells while others plead for bail. Inspector Taplin jokes about cards as Kenyon asks a favor to use the telephone to contact Sir Savile Weldon. To be continued.
In a taxicab headed to Marlborough Street police station, Clayton and Ken Yon pursue the batch of gamblers escorted from Gaspard’s gambling house after a raid. The detective’s office scene unfolds as the chase extends through the chapter’s tense moment.
An advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for palpitations shortness of breath and nerve strain. It cites a testimonial from Mrs William Steeves of Chemical Road New Brunswick praising relief after taking three boxes and regaining sleep and the ability to lie on her left side. The copy notes the price as 50 cents a box with direct orders from The T Milburn Company Toronto Ontario.
Appearances at Edmonton indicate heightened activity in the building trades this year. In Cartwright district several land parcels changed hands including W. H. Barry farm and equipment sold to a Winnipeg veteran. Calgary permits in March total $195 400 signaling strong spring construction. Alberta Flour Mills, exhibition board, Lancaster building, Georgeson warehouse, and waterworks extensions outline a busy civic program valued in the hundreds of thousands. Extensions for Louise bridge and sewerage disposal are planned with possible Dominion government involvement.
Rents continue to advance as tenants face increases from 10 percent to 100 percent and difficulty securing extended leases at higher rates. Leaseholders view the situation as another injustice in the high cost of living, while landlords exploit supply and demand to raise rents.
The author argues landlords face unpaid taxes and rising costs, forcing rent increases of about 30 percent over prewar levels. Many buildings are vacant, renters will move this spring, and a nationwide building push is urged to prevent housing shortages this winter.
Vancouver records show the value of the province's forest products for 1918 at 54,162,523 dollars, up from 1917's 48,300,469 dollars, 1916's 35,528,000 dollars, and 1915's 29,150,000 dollars, reflecting rising timber industry income.
A. E. Cross of Calgary says Shorthorns boost cattle output by about 200 pounds versus other breeds and advocates larger cattle for more beef. He notes mixing two thirds Shorthorn with one third Hereford yields top results. Reports from B. J. Erwin in Douglas and Fiddleback outfit show range-bred steers weighing 1041 to 1230 pounds, underscoring Shorthorn influence on growth and weight gains.
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