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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
2
An advertisement touts Catarrhogone as a fast remedy for coughs colds bronchitis and related ailments. It promises inhaled catarrhetene to reach every cell and claims two months of treatment for a dollar plus dealer availability, with the Catarrhogone Co Montreal as the source.
In Manitoba on June 21 19 at the Palace Boarding House MES Rebecca Mills hosts Mary and two eight year old red haired twins Reginald and Percival. Mary sings rag time tunes beside an American organ while the boys plot mischief about a missing tooth. She plans to depart for England leaving friends and warmth behind with a farewell song asking Miss Mary to stay.
A letter from Mrs. Geo T. Tingley of Albert New Brunswick speaks to sufferers of nervous breakdown offering a message of hope and resilience in trying times.
Ontario militia order opens Memorial Cross to any man who dies in active service regardless of death date. G.W.V.A. support from Capt. H. A. Chadwick notes cross originally aided wives and mothers of pre 1920 deaths. Now eligible deaths since November 1 1920 and future deaths due to war service. Relatives urged to apply through the department. G.W.V.A. branches will aid.
The article notes the Imperial dynasty as the oldest reigning royal line, tracing earthly rule to the seventh century BC and national reverence for the Mikado. It contrasts the era with documented records, asserting the dynasty’s presence since early history in Japan. It also cites a 1910 Interior map showing grain elevators in Western Canada: 1,760 elevators with 53,979,400 bushels capacity. Today there are 3,840 elevators with 129,482,420 bushels capacity.
A British observer notes London’s recent boom in electric signs, likening the city to New York’s era of neon. He recalls Piccadilly Circus in 1919 with few displays, while now hundreds of illuminated signs advertise beer mugs, wine bottles, and other nightlife allure as London showcases progress.
Saskatchewan produced 7,084,600 pounds of creamery butter in 1921 with 78.3 percent graded by government graders. Regina and Saskatoon depots ensure high quality and strong market prices for the province. British Columbia fisheries value in 1921 fell to 13,955,450 from 22,239,101 in 1920, the lowest since 1914 after a peak in 1915 at 27,066,000.
A note suggests a misspelling in an American advertizement renders the word inside as insidé. Analysts debate whether the odd spelling signals era slang or a typographical accident amid printing practices.
Forty men take twelve months to break up a modern warship while the Liendon market sells about 10,900,000 cela units in a year amid steady trade.
A Springfield Republican excerpt questions whether radiophone broadcasts reach the public with wisdom and understanding, urging more attention to what statesmen actually say. It notes the radiophone’s large audience but calls for clearer, more meaningful discourse.
A group of Brownies hear a make believe tale by Stella the Wishing Fairy about a wicked Prince Carl and Princess Ella in a moated castle. They rob travelers at night while feasting hospitality by day. An old man carries a sack of wonder and a twist awaits in the next installment.
Officials from the Dominion Seed Branch report Alberta shipped about half a million bushels of seed oats in the past year. The province plans an extensive campaign to encourage seed production as northern grown seeds gain wider use beyond rural areas.
An ad touts Freezone as a fast remedy for hard and soft corns and corns between toes. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and claims to remove corns without soreness or irritation. The page also references a joke about a horse doctor and notes on ancient taximeter use in China.
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