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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
4
Four thousand Canadian soldiers have volunteered for classes at English camps under Sir Richard Turner and a representative committee. Instruction covers business, agriculture, English, modern languages and classics as part of a vocational training plan led by Dr. Tory of Alberta University.
General Verkhovsky rose from private to officer in Russia before becoming minister of war. He fought in the Manchurian campaign and later saw action at the outbreak of war. Romania’s alliance and Falkenhayn’s break through shaped the fighting as he led troops.
Mr. Duncan Anderson notes Ontario farmers shifted from fat to bacon type hogs about twenty years ago. This change spurred an export trade to England reaching about fifteen million dollars yearly. He urges clear knowledge among farmers to produce and preserve bacon as the British market prefers.
In Hall Sands near Dartmouth Devon, nineteen year old Ella Trout, a fisherman's daughter, rowed through stormy seas to rescue sailors from a sinking English trawler attacked by a submarine. Parliament later heard her brave deed, and she has since been invited to Exeter to see beyond her coastal home.
An adjusted, partial news brief notes Lloyd George asking how soon the United States can field one million men under arms. War Department reportedly states troops already moving and ready, with ships crossing the Atlantic in a steady stream toward the front.
The military hospitals commission models supplementary training to help convalescent soldiers gain new trades. Courses must align with each man’s prior work and abilities, offering independence. The program aims for flexibility as seen in varied outcomes like the clay twined Nag variation.
A promotional notice praising Baby's Own Tablets as a mild thorough laxative for children. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Jas. S. Hastey of Gleason Road, N.B., claiming satisfaction with the product. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Queen Mary organized a chestnut drive while at Sandringham to supply munitions factories. Over a ton of horse chestnuts were collected to replace grain in ammunition production, contributing to national food savings and urging workers to avoid slackening.
Five million dollars have been saved by the British War Office in ten months through a salvage method for soldiers clothing and equipment. Clothing is gathered at depots, sorted, sent to a central depot, cleaned, patched, and rewoven into new khaki. About 300 to 400 women sort, and 45,000,000 articles have passed through their hands.
The excerpt urges France to resist urban glamour and industrial wealth that erode health, dignity, and peasant virtue. It warns against drink and city life, praising rural roots and simple dignity as essential to national resilience, citing John Galworthy’s October Atlantic essay.
A historian tone notes the British advance mirroring Joshua spies as readers crave familiar place names after long wartime travel. The piece finds comfort in Gaza, Beersheba, Jerusalem and other locales, likening return home to an American landmark. It ends with a product plug for Holloway's Corn Cure.
The piece argues German settlement of Alsace and Lorraine to influence any future plebiscite on allegiance. It also questions where to go when such a sheiling business begins, with a quip about Sandy's religious opinions and a nod to the Wee Kirk.
An old advertisement claims coughing stems from irritation in the respiratory passages and inflammation of the mucous membranes. It promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a remedy that will allay inflammation and stop the cough, asserting no other preparation is needed for a cold.
A London Daily Telegraph tribute hails the British soldier as cheerful through grim duty, steadfast for victory and lasting peace. It praises his restraint, refusal to boast, and readiness to sacrifice for duty, declaring him indomitable and chivalrous among all empire fighters.
Caproni, the Italian aeroplane pioneer, told Paris audiences that America would deliver its aircraft to Europe by crossing the Atlantic. He asserted one of his machines could cross soon and that squadrons would fly the ocean later, signaling earlier air power breakthroughs amid wartime expectations.
Travellers recall an old Shanghai tale of a wager between an American and an Englishman. Each ship’s engine room door is answered with a name such as Sandy or Mae, claiming a Sailor or engineer behind the door. The bet hinges on the saying that every engine room carries a seat.
A testimonial touts Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a cure for anaemia and bloodlessness. The writer details pale skin fatigue and nerve weakness, claiming the remedy rebuilt blood and restored sleep appetite and strength after twelve boxes. The piece promotes the product as ideal for nervous exhaustion and digestive shortcomings.
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