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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
3
News describes Britain's plan to build a 60 by 15 foot lifeboat of 80 tons with twin 75 horsepower engines, four bunk cabins, a 100 day cruise range, and a secret lifesaving mechanism, to be stationed near the Mersey. The piece interleaves an anecdote on Mrs Hephivah Merion and the saying in apple pie order.
Dr. E P Doolittle president of the Canadian Automobile Association told a Winnipeg Kiwanis luncheon that the group aims to declare a trans-Canada highway from Halifax to Vancouver with an immediate target a Winnipeg to Vancouver route. He said the route would later extend east of Winnipeg to aid communities and boost tourism and prosperity along the corridor.
An advertisement touts Nerviline as essential for family comfort, claims quick relief from colic and stomach pains, and insists every household keep a 35¢ bottle. It promotes city sea air machines used to treat various diseases, urging widespread availability and value.
Three new radio companies have been organized and incorporated under the joint stock companies act, reflecting a province wide sweep of radio phonography expansion in Alberta.
A history of Baby's Own Medicine Tablets praised as a gentle laxative effective for constipation colic and fevers with a quoted testimonial from Mrs Saluste Pelle Yer of St. Damas and Brockville Ontario noting it as the best for little ones. Also reports Manitoba farm land entries 1921 22 totalled Lu43 with soldier grants S77 and mining claims drilling 1787 for quartz. petroleum and natural gas leases 20 new applications. April 1921 homesteads 46 and soldier grants 8.
All hands rush to replenish wardrobes for spring with a standout spring suit in cray twill. The set colored hand embroidery and neat tailoring add trimmess and distinction to the outfit. A large straw hat laden with cherries and rope accents completes the costume display.
In rubbing down athletes praise Dr Thomas electric oil for keeping muscles and sinews pliable easing soreness and preventing strains. It is lauded as a premier lubricant with long-time users testifying to its value. Large auto license revenue shown by Manitoba department totals 904,004 with licenses issued across dealers motorcycles chauffeurs and other categories.
An old advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood purifier improving constitution and health. The text attributes domestic, chemical, and healing properties to the remedy, naming its creator FJ Cheney Co of Ohio and implying national distribution.
A Dominion Forestry Branch questionnaire of prairie farmers shows notable gains in property value from tree plantings. Respondents claim windbreaks and enhanced beauty boosted property values by $1,000 to $2,000 per farm, with some estimating per acre increases. A windbreak is cited as adding thousands to farm value.
A six year old Montreal girl dies after a match set her dress alight. A Winnipeg meeting protests high stamp tax on checks in a prairie division budget. Dr Vithjalmur Stefangson, Arctic explorer, receives a Doctor of Laws at 1922 university exercises. Ralph Fitzgerald Calgary wins third, Ernest Dickie Purdue Lasck sixth honors in Merll University medicine and surgery. Henry Ford hints at a presidential run if the people want him but won’t spend money for nomination. Mrs Lilian Russell Moore dies in Pittsburg after shipboard incident returning from Europe. Judge Turgeon to receive Doctor of Laws at Ottawa, will attend in absentia. The International Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen in Toronto protests immigration from Asiatic countries. An ad promotes Thomas' Eclectric Oil for pains and injuries.
A first grader Pat returns from school with tall stories that blend math mischief and street humor. He confuses numbers with everyday items, insisting two and one equals shoe polish while recounting a yard long page and a foot wide measurement. His cheeky defense leaves the friend amused.
Minards Liniment in the house becomes a topical note as ambassadors share Britain’s stance across twenty seven foreign counties. The brief item hints at international presence and domestic product mention in a compact current-events blurb.
J Bertram Simon of Tacoma Washington reports long standing rheumatic pain and digestive trouble improved after taking Tanlac. He says he gained ten pounds, became pain free, and digestion restored, recommending the medicine to others as sold by reputable druggists.
Inspecting timber properties near Port Renfrew Port Alberni and Nootka J C with B E Poucher capitallot Rev Newall Dwight and a noted New York engineer in contemplation of erecting sawmills and a pulp and paper plant.
Rural Route No 1 Mascouche Quebec letter from Fred C Rowinson praising Minard's Liniment for removing four tumors after years of growth. He states two months of use eliminated all traces and offers to let the testimonial be used. He notes as a farmer seeking relief from a strained tendon and hopes for further results.
A quirky note claims dress materials can be extracted from bananas as an easy quick solution. Passing Shaw hails the idea as ideal for slipping into a hurry.
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