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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
2
A Montreal based advertisement touts a catarrhal remedy named Ca Two with a one month treatment for one dollar. It claims to relieve suffering, strengthen the state, sweeten breath, stop discharges, and drive out catarrh colds and throat weakness. Printed in a historical period style, it markets wallet size bottles and lists dealers.
A diary style scene at Fiske Farm in Eba June 24 portrays Orvetta Orvetty Fiske, known as Gypsy, making an entrance with Mary and the Mills household reacting to her. The narrator notes Orvetta's striking presence, describes domestic chores, and humorously questions her appeal as a working companion while the auto arrival sparks chatter and nerves. The tone captures small-town ambience and playful exchanges as Gypsy's popularity unfolds.
Mrs Tena A Siaith of Country Harbor Cross Roads writes that headaches have gone after a decade long suffering. She shares her hopeful note and urges readers to seek possible relief in similar experiences.
The narrative recounts a farewell at a station and travels to a farm near Elba. Miss Fiske explains why a working companion is needed while Mrs. Eliot travels to Ontario. She details past failed hires and chooses the narrator, a middle aged Englishwoman, as a trustworthy companion for six men and household tasks.
Canada produced 122 716 580 pounds of dairy butter in 1921 valued at 45 893 082 dollars. The output rose by 11 084 862 pounds from 1920 with every province except Prince Edward Island showing gains. British Columbia led with a 36 percent increase. Ontario and Quebec remained the top producing provinces followed by Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan Nova Scotia British Columbia New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
A weary tramp pleads at a front door and is offered a quarter by a compassionate householder. The exchange highlights a soft heart amid hardship as the man reflects on his luck and the stranger's generosity.
Laplanders once relied on wild deer and nomadic herding but civilization pressures endangered their self sufficiency. They now maintain herd networks and export reindeer meat, supplying Scandinavian and Russian cities at prices near beef.
A Fairy explains Hermit Crabs are small yet fierce and use empty shells as mobile homes. They hunt for shells, back into them, hang out in their doorway, and defend their shell with quick, vicious fights against rivals. Copyright 1921.
An American paper extols Canada as a good neighbor and urges President Harding to include the Dominion in his Alaska tour. It notes Canada between two fires from Britain and the United States while stressing growing ties through marriage migration trade and investment. It also urges patronizing home industry.
A historical record quotes Lady Astor at the Associated Wives luncheon. She offers aphorisms on motherhood, public life, and virtue, urging unselfishness, vision, and courage. She notes women’s influence, calls for peace, and emphasizes striving for improvement.
Immigration figures for April 1922 show 6 698 new arrivals to Canada. Of these 2 048 came from Britain and the British Isles, 3 268 from the United States, and 1 280 from other countries.
The piece argues a railway through the Khyber serves as a trade route to Central Asia and a cautious channel with Afghanistan. It notes past losses from passes and looting, claims the line will boost Peshawar traffic and revive Afghan commerce, framed as a peaceable economic measure rather than aggression.
The Canadian Government pays monthly pensions to disabled veterans, widows, and dependents. Current figures show $866,817 total for disability and death pensions, with 47,927 for disability and 19,940 for death. In all, pensions committed number 22,351 totaling $9,210,312, while 17,000 disabled men under 60 percent received $821,000. Total pensions to date reach $113,589,414.
In a colorful local exchange Fiute Pete denies lynching a thief of a vehicle saying the culprit got away. He asserts the gang’s harsh treatment already serves as punishment, reflecting dismissive justice in street dialogue.
A newly issued map from the Department of Interior outlines homestead lands in the prairie provinces. It highlights lands held and distances from railways with color coding and notes the map is just off the press.
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