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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1922
Page
2
An early advertisement extols Dr Hamilton's Pills as a safe, mild remedy for constipation and bowel trouble. It claims to purify the system, ease general family use, and suit the old, the sick, and the well, pricing at 25 cents and distributed by The Catarrh gene Co Montreal.
A Victorian memoir recounts a Dominion Day picnic at Fiske Farm near Elba Manitoba then called Upper Canada. The party includes the Fiskes and neighbors with ice cream, lemonade, and a garter snake interlude. Elderly Mrs Livingstone shares frontier times, grasshopper years, and a Halloween fortune tale.
A noted physician spoke to the Medical Society of London praising the life saving campaign against typhus and typhoid. Typhus has been extinct in the country for decades and typhoid is rapidly being conquered. Before preventive measures, these diseases caused about 20,000 deaths annually. Over the last fifty years more than two million lives have been saved.
The Ontario Parole Board reported a uniformly successful year despite harsh economic conditions. Alfred H. Lavell, chief officer, noted parolees found work, and that 92 percent of cases remained compliant. During the year 22 paroles were authorized and 221 became effective, with fewer than 30 breaching the agreement.
A fragment discusses Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrhal deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube. It claims the medicine works through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal connectivity, with a note about price and distributor. The excerpt also includes stray quotes about hair, a brass button invention, and a remark on unarmed English police.
The privy council of Japan approved all treaties from the Washington Conference, making Japan the first nation after the United States to ratify. Anti Japanese agitators predicted Japan would lag behind.
Revival of a patent remedy claims Miller's Worm Powders defeat intestinal worms by correcting stomach morbid conditions so parasites cannot endure contact with the medicine. It asserts worms evacuate quickly with bowel waste and that child health improves as organs regain soundness.
The French air authority says giant liners will fly at 400 mph for a Senegal to South America route. Upper atmosphere sounding will be conducted from ships islands and balloons to pick routes and altitudes. Oxygen will be fed to saloons and sleeping quarters to shield passengers from rarity. In years to come ten mile altitude flights may be possible.
The text mentions the moon's shadow during a solar eclipse being about five miles in diameter and describes the sea urchin as having five jaws cush with a single tooth.
Tonga is a small island realm with about 100 isles and remains the last independent state in the Pacific under British protection. It has its own flag, a largely symbolic monarchy, and the real power rests with the British consul. Poverty and wealth are balanced by tribal norms, and literacy is high with all 20,000 adults able to read and write their language.
W. E. McPherson secretary of Armstrong High School Baseball Team writes from McPherson, praising Minard's taintment for sore muscles and sprains. He claims the product ends troubles at once and urges every baseball player to keep a bottle. The note references The Coliseum at Rome and a discussion of a "quack" doctor etymology.
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