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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1923
Page
3
Mrs Exaity Logue of 199 N Park St Hamilton Ontario recounts years of indigestion gas bloating and heart palpitations. After starting Tanlac her appetite returned and she feels strong and well. Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills marketed with claims of widespread use and no substitutes.
The National Cotton Spinning Association at Tokio will reduce female work hours from 2 to 10 daily starting July Thirty five thousand Glasgow children receive £500 dinner fund aid. Duke of York wedding day celebration noted. Sheriff Tweed of Orange County appoints four female deputies, including his wife. Professor Adam Carruthers retires after 30 years at University College Toronto, alumnus from 1580. A drowning near Winnipeg reports 60 miles north of the city. Azores face famine due to Tidewater Trading Company’s $10,000 corn delivery failure. England and Wales record 42,777 deaths from consumption for the year, 137 daily average, per Neville Chamberlain. George H. Middlemisa dies in Vancouver after emigration from England in 1882, served in Riel era with General Middleton. Antwerp diamond merchants plan August festival with a 3,000-strong procession of precious stones and grand rugs.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions nursing, health concerns, and a woman’s concern. The readable parts point to a personal message or notice with personal names and a location in Brastford Ontario, referencing a twenty-one year span and health issues. Further details are unreadable.
A fragment discusses old time laws restricting Sunday work and other food requisitions. It notes fines for violations such as selling lavender without a pedlar license and an incident where lavender was sold publicly to avoid licensing. The piece reflects shifting legal tolerances and penalties in historical Britain.
Sue Sheila Marryat of Alix Alberta became the first woman to graduate in agriculture from the University of Alberta. Sister of Hon Mrs Parlby she studied at Olds Agricultural School and Guelph before completing a three year course at Alberta University.
A vintage health ad urges women and girls to use Dr Hamilton's Pills to cleanse bile, improve digestion, and brighten complexions. The claim states the pills purify the blood and stimulate appetite, promising better health and appearance. Sold for 25c at dealers.
The Department of Extension at the University of Alberta with the Soldier Settlement Board and Home Bureau coordinates short courses of helpful instruction for wives of soldier settlers on a comprehensive scale. In cooperation with the Provincial Department of Public Health and provincial agriculture departments, planning aims to provide broad support for settlers' families.
The Canadian Government Air Force plans forest fire control by single-seater patrolling, aided by wireless links to base for rapid dispatch of large machines with mend and firefighting gear. Provinces fund operations plus depreciation, with a view to transferring the work to commercial enterprises as the force concentrates on government cooperation.
An old advertisement touts Catarrhozone Inhaler as a quick fix for colds and hoarseness. It claims one breath clears nasal passages, heals inflamed bronchial tubes, and prevents catarrh, urging carry in pocket for first shiver or sneeze. Complete outfit priced one dollar, mail from Montreal.
A vintage recipe item describes seeding dates with fillings such as marshmallow raisins and candied cherries, then dipping in melted chocolate. It lists ingredients including cranberries flour shortening sugar baking powder water and raisins, then details rolling cooling filling and steaming in a buttered bowl for serving with sauce.
When the baby is ill from colic indigestion or simple fever this remedy regulates the stomach and bowels and relieves distress. Mrs E P Duguay of Thunder River Quebec reports her baby found relief from colic after using the tablets and keeps a supply at home. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
London dispatch notes an unusually heavy butter import season from Canada. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta produce butter exported overseas for the first time and fetch higher prices due to west grading and cooperative marketing. Also included are brief notices on Kellogg's asthma remedy and a child’s remark about being five.
Detroit police officials tested nearly a dozen high priced motor cars to select a standard police flyer. Vehicles featured bullet proof wind shields four wheel hydraulic brakes and radio receiving sets. Tests were described as drastic and aimed at extreme police work.
A report notes an enormous cypress in Louisiana owned by William Fdenborn containing about 23,000 feet of timber and claimed to be 2,500 years old. Scientists compare it with other ancient trees like the Baobab, redwood, and Teneriffe Dragon tree, dating up to 6,900 years. The stray remark about flirting on a streetcar ends the tale with light humor.
A druggist sold a cheap acid corn remedy claiming it is Putnam's Corn Ex tractor, a fifty year standard remover of corns and warts. The ad urges refusing substitutes and promotes Putnam's as the reliable choice, priced at 25 cents everywhere.
Picture England's Lakeland Adirondacks and Swiss splendor to imagine the endless scenic panorama awaiting vacationists on THE CIRCLE TOURS OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC. Tours pass Calgary Banff Lake Louise Glacier Arrow Lakes Kootenay Lake Crow's Nest Line with a second route to Steamboos through Okanagan Lake to Penticton return. Excursion fares on sale daily to September 30 with stopovers. return by October 15-20.
Sir John Russell counted soil cen sus daily for 4635 days finding more than forty million organisms per gram. Seventeen distinct organisms were identified and the soil population proved highly variable, rising in spring and autumn and dipping in winter. The exact causes remain unknown as soil teems with life under great governing laws.
A Basque in British Columbia site yields a seven acre lake of Epsom salt said to be at least 41 feet deep. Explorers drilled to depth before equipment limits halted further work. Surface freezes to a crust then brine forms as snow melts and sun evaporates.
Western Canadian farmers under the pooling plan have sold more than ten million pounds of live weight cattle since the cooperative selling began at the St Boniface market on February 15. Strong markets continue, especially in Ontario where March and April shipments of feeder cattle were substantial.
A Soldiers Settlement Board report notes 25 844 ex-soldier gettlers have settled about 3 000 000 acres of land with around 200 000 acres under cultivation last season. They produced about 3 000 000 bushels of grain. The text also mentions medicinal and agricultural notes and unrelated trivia about worms and poultry records.
In a cramped room two items fail to perform: a cuckoo clock that keeps odd hours and Quis, who admits the clock and person are not functioning well. The exchange hints at device unreliability and personal strain in a shared space.
A first in the city, an electric smelter plant by Vulcan Iron Works is being installed to manufacture certain products. The plant will begin operations at an early date.
A fragment notes a jest about a suitor and marriage to a sister. It mentions London royal gardens employing 1,000 gardeners and workers to keep them in order, reflecting a historic crowdsourced workforce.
The North London Railway, begun by Robert Stephenson, has operated for over fifty years with more than 3,090,000,000 passengers carried and no lives lost due to accidents. Critics may call it a toy line, yet it endures amid occasional disasters on other lines.
Mrs John Case of St Catharines Ontario writes she suffered heart and nerve pain for two years and after trying two doctors found relief with Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills. She reports improved health after five boxes and can eat anything and do her own work. Price 50c a box available at dealers or by mail from T Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ont.
Alberta Clay Products Company has been awarded a contract to supply a large quantity of sewer pipe to the City of Nelson. The firm also contemplates an order from Fernie that could total about twenty six cars if secured.
Catarral Medicine claims to aid the body's natural balance by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. Circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. offer the remedy. W A Lewthwaite announces plans to bring 150 English families to British Columbia for private settlement around Fort George valleys.
An evaluation notes Minard's Liftment is available widely while critics, unable to match ideal methods, deride it. Engineers estimate duplicating the Great Wall of China would cost about 250 million dollars, underscoring scale and feasibility concerns.
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