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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
4
Edmonton board of trade promotes Central Alberta district as superior for vegetables with fertile soil and ample rain. Potatoes deemed exceptionally safe with typical yields of 300 to 500 bushels per acre, claim notes include a two acre field yielding 1486 bushels. Neighbors praise large, clean potatoes good for boiling.
The Canadian lake fishing business is largely controlled by United States firms with over 90 percent of output sold in the U S. A vast Great Lakes fishery operates year round, including mid winter ice fishing, with natural freezing enabling long distance shipping to Western states and rising demand in Eastern markets.
A Canadian correspondent in England notes that being overly fashionable with clothing and food draws suspicion. Luxurious dress or apparent wealth makes others perceive the wearer as a profiteer or related to an outcast, underscoring social scrutiny over consumption.
Maurice Leon’s portrait in the American Review of Reviews hails Clemenceau as the embodiment of France’s will to win. He is praised for courage, impatience with humbug, and a surgeon’s precision in action, balancing strong internal resolve with trust in Britain and the United States. His prior prime ministership and three years in the U.S. enrich his understanding and alliances as France faces global pressures.
Minard’s Liniment claimed to cure distemper among animals. Settlers’ permits regulate prairie clearing fires on Dominion lands in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Administration is carried out by provincial officials under special arrangements.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages by constitutional treatment. The makers offer 100 to anyone proving a failure to cure.Claims testimonials available. Address F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists 75c.
In a terse dialogue Dorothy confirms finality as James seeks to reclaim letters. James asks to return the letters, and Dorothy agrees. James, described as poor, plans to reuse material from the letters.
Militia department announces war service badges ready for issue with four classes. Class A covers front line or retired CEF, Class B for retired or disabled, Classes C and D for others rejected or unfit. Applications go through district HQs and all must pass medicals. Also notes about Canadian patriotic fund and CE F badges, and Holloway's Corn Cure advertising. Food licensing reform discussed with trade consultation.
Lord Leverhulme chairs a contemplation on postwar labor life. He argues workers gained new horizons and will resist returning to prewar wages and living standards. He warns that forcing a wage-and-living rollback would be a grave economic blunder and a crime against civilization.
Carbolic acid is kept at some factories for wounds but Dr. Thomas Electric Oil offers quicker relief without skin burning. It is praised as uniquely effective with curative qualities not matched by other oils.
Col. E. M. House reports the American mission in Paris achieved its aims with morale in England and France praised for the fighting force and civilians. He notes discussions centered on economic matters and that further Allied councils depend on President Wilson. He declined to reveal war aims and emphasized no radical policy changes.
The food controller announced no Bran or Shorts will be exported until Canadian requirements are met to boost livestock feed production. Prices may be fixed to aid farmers, with dealer profits fined after province inquiries. A large milling company may export 143 tons of bran and shorts and resell to farmers at no government cost. Applications go to the food branch in Ottawa and a Winnipeg feed branch will serve Western Canada.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap as superior for cleansing purifying and beautifying the complexion hands and hair. It suggests using Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal early skin troubles and offers free scar info with a dress post-card from Boston.
A London Daily Chronicle correspondent cites a secret October 4 report from the German high command. It warns that German artillery losses are heavy, with field guns averaging 470 and heavy pieces 585 per army per month, forcing vast repair and production to maintain strength. The piece also mentions Miller's Worm Powders as a worm remedy.
A Canadian Highlander now hospitalized in England compares British and German troops. He notes a temperament difference, praising British aggressiveness in night raids and describing German soldiers as prone to quitting when pressure rises. He dismisses any bravado about defeating Friz hollos and warns against overzeal.
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