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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1922
Page
2
A 19th century style ad proclaims Catarrhozone as soothing and fast acting for nasal and throat congestion. It claims vapor reaches all air cells and passages, promising cure of coughs and bronchitis with two months of treatment for one dollar or 50 cents for small size, available from dealers or Catarrhozone Co. Montreal.
A social quarrel unfolds around Miss Flora, sheltered and anxious in her own home, with a controlling maid and meddling acquaintances. Miss Maggie notes Flora’s hotel like discomfort, while Mr. Smith growls over the notion of contentment despite wealth. The dialogue hints at social pressure, class, and personal freedom in a refined circle.
In a small town, Mrs. Blaisdell begs Mr. Smith to interest her nervous husband in an ancestor business rather than golf or driving. Smith agrees to try. Later he meets Miss Maggie, who quips that wealth does not buy contentment, only how it is spent.
An editor’s feature on the Blaisdell family's rise prompts Mr. Smith to push genealogical chasing. Frank Blaisdell dismisses the lineage hobby, citing no interest beyond practical figures and noting his store’s decline. A metropolitan column later highlights three Blaisdell households’ new prosperity, foreshadowing Flora’s exciting mail discovery.
Flora receives a letter and a photo from a man in Heston claiming dire need for his ill wife and seven children. She has already sent a money order, urged by a pitiful tale and a claim of no prior begging. Miss Maggie suspects a professional beggar, while Flora defends the trustworthiness of the letter.
The Englishman of Calcutta argues that a Britain withdrawal would plunge India into internecine war and Pathan invasions, inviting foreign conquest. He warns anarchy would lead to India joining a larger aggregation, asserting no nation can stand alone.
The Russian press agency notes a letter dated November 10, 1919 found at Cape Wild by Begicheff’s Arctic expedition. It claims bears destroyed depots and twenty days of provisions. The inquiry seeks what happened to Knudsen and Tessen from Amundsen’s north polar team, lost in winter 1919. Fire remains were reported near Cape Premethy.
Immigration figures show October arrivals dominated by British Isles entrants followed by the United States and other countries. For ten months in 1927 total newcomers reached 72,015 with 34,537 from Britain, 21,532 from the United States, and 15,946 from other nations.
Professor John Ambrose Fleming of London University tells the Royal Society of Arts that the origin and timing of daily mysterious "vagrant" wireless signals remain undetermined. He explains atmospheric electric factors and earth potential gradients can induce large currents in tall aerials, complicating reception of faint signals.
The piece argues companionship enhances work and play, noting golfers and picnic organizers gain more pleasure and motivation from shared activity than solitary effort, with the Brockton Enterprise contrasting friendly gatherings with solitary tasks.
The Alberta Government has ordered an industrial survey of the province. Work has begun collecting information and statistics to assess the industrial situation, including the number and kind of industries, their employment levels, and reasons if not operating at full capacity.
Canada will mint a five cent nickel. Beginning immediately standard procedure used for the one cent piece will apply. The nickel will be pure nickel, 0.834 inch in diameter and 70 grains in weight. One side shows His Majesty's crowned effigy and inscription. The other side centers the figure V with Five and Cents, Canada above, two maple leaves below the date. The coin mirrors the size of the American nickel.
Postwar rationing reveals Germany consuming far less sugar per person by about 9 pounds annually and reduced coffee and tea intake by more than 3 pounds. The shift in consumers’ habits reflects ongoing shortages and price controls in the German economy.
An advertisement touts Danderine as stopping hair shedding and dandruff after a single application. It claims the product thickens hair, restores life and brightness, and adds color and abundance, with bottles sold for 3 cents in drug stores.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick corn remedy that halts pain instantly and allows the corn to be lifted easily with fingers. It claims the druggist offers a bottle for a few cents to remove hard and soft corns, or corns between toes and calluses, without soreness.
Havana bans prize fighting under a decree issued by Majer Devilignan. The decree labels prize fighting brutal and dangerous, notes fines and imprisonment for street exchanges, and states the law cannot sanction such proceedings even in a roped enclosure with restrained spectators for crowd amusement.
The article traces cotton cultivation in the U S back 300 years from its Virginia origin with the first cotton seed planted in 1421 as an experimental start point highlighting early agricultural history and development of cotton culture.
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