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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
3
Manitoba Government plans to vote a million dollars plus more if needed to supplement federal grants for housing. The amendment, carried in the house, aims to fund erection of houses and remodel existing worker homes on easy terms, with proposals sought from the government.
Ten Canadian aviators are being hired at $1 000 per month each by the Chinese government to teach Chinese students. Two Vancouver boys in the party have received papers to sign for entry into service. The Chinese have purchased Vickers planes. The Canadian party plans to leave Vancouver in May for Pekin.
Advertised remedy Sloan's Liniment touted as relief for rheumatism muscle soreness joint stiffness neuritis lame backs and neuralgia. Marketed as clean soothing economical with quick effect available from druggists for 35c 70c or 140 in Canada.
The provincial government awarded the University of Alberta a contract for a new medical building extension. The project costs about three quarters of a million dollars and will replicate features of the arts building. Construction is set to start soon.
The 1834 introduction of phosphorus enabled the production of matches, marking a milestone in practical fire-starting tools. This advancement linked chemistry to everyday use, expanding domestic safety and convenience through standardized ignition. The development reflected broader scientific progress shaping consumer goods.
A health note urges older businessmen to boost fitness for postwar activity. It recommends morning sponge baths, brisk outdoor exercise, and regular cleansing of the bowels with mild laxatives. It also mentions Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and Anuric as aids, plus drinking plenty of water.
At the Alberta Dairymen convention in Edmonton a resolution asked the Provincial University be funded to train butter makers and dairy men. The Edmonton Bulletin welcomed the move as a plan to expand a profitable farming branch, noting Alberta’s leading butter quality and urging government, legislature, and education authorities to cooperate. It called a dairy school an assured investment contingent on trained personnel.
Indigestion saps strength time and money and weakens health as meals are irregular and digestion falters. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to restore rich red blood and cure indigestion, with a testimonial from R E Small of Wingham Ontario detailing weight gain and renewed vitality after seven boxes. Available from dealers or by mail at Brockville Ontario.
In a critic’s view, radicals claim courage yet act where capital dominates. Direct action toward stocks and institutions ignores nature, with Bolshevism rooted in Petrograd and Budapest rather than farms. The American Bolshevik is imagined in New York or Chicago, likely from leisure or artistic circles.
The Nile’s annual rise starts in June and climbs through September. Minard's Liniment is advertised as curing Dandroft in this issue.
Canadian Pacific Railway has issued equipment orders totaling about 15 million dollars. The call includes freight stock such as 2,500 sixty-ton box cars, 500 refrigerators, 500 automobile cars, 67 ore cars and passenger stock including 12 dining cars, 53 sleepers, 13 compartment cars, 24 baggage cars. The company expects to complete a large portion of the orders with Canadian Car and Foundry Co. Ltd. receiving a significant share.
An advertisement extols Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for nervous exhaustion in women. A testimonial from Mrs. P. H. Ryan of Sand Point, Nova Scotia, claims improved sleep, appetite, strength, and calm after using six boxes, urging others to buy. Price 50 cents per box from The T. Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto, Ont.
A girl sang a tune awkwardly with little expression. The first chorus line asks, I wonder if he'll miss me, and the audience responds with a sharp remark about loyalty and firearms. The verse failed to improve the mood, while the chorus raised louder noise.
The Calgary government grain inspector reports a flood of grain from numerous points and a record number of cars. Wheat oats and barley are being inspected as they pour into the city with 185 cars counted on March 2.
A news item explains that heart pains often stem from gas caused by indigestion. It notes chronic indigestion results from sluggish liver, constipation, and inactive kidneys. Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills are said to stimulate these organs and thoroughly cure indigestion and its symptoms.
Winston Churchill announces in the House of Commons that conscription in Great Britain will be abolished by the end of March and all conscripted men demobilized by May 1. The postwar army is projected at about 220,000, excluding Indian troops, with likely reductions constrained by Palestine and Mesopotamia. Ireland may require 35,000 troops to maintain order, up from 25,000 before the war.
An advertising copy touts Danderine as a quick hair saver. It claims a dull hair becomes abundant soft glossy and full of life after a small bottle applied with a cloth. The tonic purportedly refreshes the scalp checks dandruff and supports growth and strength.
John Wadland of Exeter was fined £50 and costs after being summoned under food control regulations for wasting foodstuffs by failing to take steps to preserve a flock. Fifty one sheep drowned in recent River Exe floods at Bramford Speke Devon. defender called the loss unlikely.
The Postmaster-General's report to the Commons shows 1918-19 net revenue of 21,602,712 dollars, up 257,318, against 19,273,583 dollars in expenditures, up 1,227,026. The surplus over expenditures was 2,329,128 dollars.
A terse United States and European stance proposes Siberia as a vast refuge, excluding Russia, as a potential solution amid geopolitical tensions. The remark highlights Britain and European nations considering relocation options outside Russia’s reach.
Walter Harland Smith of the Union Stockyards Toronto says a market exists for undersized Alberta ranch horses under 1,200 pounds. He notes that temper and breeding quality drive demand, while warnings about anger and a girl’s invention contrast with quoted remarks.
A Newark reader claims a tonic called Pinkhen's 3 Tepe cured a yearlong nervous breakdown with daily headaches and aches. The letter praises the remedy and asks for publication rights, listing a Newark address and mentioning a famous person connection.
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