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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Catarrhozone inhaler for treating colds, catarrh, and bronchitis with a piney vapor that soothes throat surfaces without stomach meds. Pricing and contact details appear for The Catarrhozone Co. in Kingston, Canada, plus a long fiction excerpt follows.
Jasper Morgan frets over a looming public scandal as Jevons tidies his study and contemplates a possible baronet perjury exhibit. The servant hints at a connection to “soil” and Morgan hates the delayed London papers while awaiting news of a governor’s clash with police on the Oxford road.
Sir Anthony West arrives at the dilapidated Merlin Fawn homestead on a moor, paying a favored driver and reuniting with Martha Treviyn. He announces funds and relief at being back in the ancestral retreat, recalling the native heath and prior temper in London.
The Regina Leader reports a three month supply crisis for hair pins affects both men and women. It speculates on fashion shifts and the loss of hairpin utility items like button hooks and pipe cleaners, urging Dame Fashion to guide society through the shortage.
The article advises home meat canning to stretch beef pork and chicken supplies for army rations. It covers steps for beef and pork including searing browning cooking jars with gravy, salt, and pressure canning times. It also describes pork frying method and a chicken canning method with boiling water or pressure canning options.
A boy at a co educational school in England scores well in exams but not the top marks in his mixed class. His father scolds him as a girl defeats him. The boy replies that girls are not as mere objects, signaling a sly pushback against gender bias.
A coroner questions a principal witness about a sudden death described as fall and silence. The brief exchanges reveal a cautious tone as the examiner notes the deceased, labeled a poor woman, and contemplates the cause being sudden. The fragment hints at a dramatic inquest atmosphere.
The Women's Emergency Canteen at Gare du Nord cared for over a thousand refugees one night amid crowds of soldiers and the wounded. Volunteers from British and American ranks washed dishes, carried baggage, and served hot coffee while keeping up morale. The piece honors Franco British solidarity and the costly fight for France’s freedom.
From 1913 to May 1918, 407 ships sunk by U boats in British waters were salvaged. Through December 1917, 260 slips recovered. by end of May this year 147 salvaged, aided by better methods. Dangers include poisonous gas from rotting cargoes and occasional loss of life. A salvage ship was torpedoed, and weeks of work are often wrecked by rough seas. Notable feat includes lifting a large collier with a dead lift of 3 500 tons.
War spawns a novel textile from dog combings, producing unusually soft warm wool used for socks and cardigans. Long haired breeds like Pekinese poodles collies and terriers supply material while scientists study the process at the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibit. Ladies and lords coordinate as clubs and Kennel Club figures promote practical use during wartime.
Mr Joynson-Hicks says England plans a large campaign of airship production. The Imperial Munitions Board notes Canada has a nearly complete timber production system for airplanes, relying on Sitka spruce from Pacific coast areas. Oregon Washington BC regions hold the best timber, but labor for logging is scarce. 3,200 workers in British Columbia and 70,000 in Oregon and Washington. The article explains immense lumber needs to meet aircraft specifications and victory goals.
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