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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 20, 1919
Page
3
At the urging of Mayor Hylan and Police Commissioner Enright, the Lexington Theatre canceled a session of German operas amid fears of possible disorder. A committee of soldiers and sailors, with a petition signed by 2,000, pressed the mayor to stop the performances.
Reports from Nipigon indicate a severe winter ahead with heavy snows and strong winds. Indians traveling with dog teams in Port Arthur corroborate the outlook, predicting more snow and blow as March approaches.
The steamship Empress of Japan arrived with details of signallers and army service corps for the Canadian contingent. Also aboard was Mr. Braithwaite, a financial expert of the Canadian economic mission in Siberia.
Aimed at overworked women, an advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure that builds red blood and steadies nerves. It cites Mrs Milan Bailey of Utterson Ontario, who improved after six boxes, praising better sleep and health, and notes availability by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Vital statistics show Saskatchewan recorded 1,116 deaths from Spanish influenza in December 1918, at a rate of 1.5 per 1,000. Totals for October to December reach 3,072 influenza deaths at 4.6 per 1,000. In 1918 overall, deaths from all causes totaled 5,139, underscoring the disease’s deadly year.
J L Mullen president of the Prince Rupert and Engineering company and F Schellenberg engineer arrived from Pittsburgh to begin plans for two 21 800 ton steel ships. Mullen will be here monthly while Schellenberg remains permanently. Steel will be rolled in Chicago and fabricated here with first shipment expected within a month. Employment for 600 workers to be found on the coast.
The article argues brain workers suffer more digestive derangement than manual laborers due to nervous energy use. It promotes Parmedée's Vegetable Pills as the best remedy for such cases, claiming users certify their superior power and suitability.
The Daily Mail reports definite information that Britain and France have agreed to build a tunnel under the channel. A Paris commission is discussing details and also considering tunnels under the Bosphorus and the Straits of Gibraltar. Engineering plans are said to be so advanced that construction could begin immediately.
Report from Basel claims the former German emperor calls Holland climate disagreeable and asks Mathias Erzberger to press allies to permit moves toward the Egyptian Riviera for health reasons. A stray exchange about a good woman and her husband appears in the fragment.
John Wakefield of La Have Islands, Lunenburg County, praises Minard's Liniment for sprains bruises chest tightness sore throat headaches and general pains. He states they use no other liniment and buy a new bottle before the old one runs out, recommending it to others.
Lieut Col A Balfour recalled a Gallipoli tale of Gen Birdwood meeting an Anzac washing in a mug of water. The general asked if the wash was good and the soldier replied he wished he were a blinking canary.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleaner. It claims to relieve headaches biliousness bad breath coated tongue sallowness sour stomach and gases. The copy emphasizes pleasant taste and non griping action for children and adults alike.
Moose Jaw reports a mild open winter easing feed strain on ranchers and farmers in southern Saskatchewan. Despite a week of cold weather, stock have been able to forage, allowing farmers to preserve winter feed for emergencies and avoid hardship.
There is more catarrh in this section than all other diseases. Local remedies failed, and it is said to be incurable unless treated constitutionally. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, claims to heal via the blood on mucous surfaces. One hundred dollars reward for any case not cured. Sold by druggists.
Washington authorities report the first instance of an airplane imported under its own motive power. An American bought a Canadian plane, flew it across near Detroit, then faced tariff questions. Customs ruled the craft taxed 20 percent if kept in the United States as a manufactured article. if it flies out within six months, it will be treated as on tour and untaxed.
A reflection on how many men who seek elevated status discover the burden does not suit them. The piece warns that ambition without fit leads to disappointment and a fall from presumed stature.
A paper by E B Craft and E H Colpitts of Western Electric explains linking wireless and wire telephone systems so the voice travels part by wire and part through the air. They state wireless telephony will supplement but not rival wire systems.
A Newark brewery has been converted into a nut butter plant at an estimated cost of 200000 dollars. The project will employ between five hundred and six hundred people.
Old newspaper adv says a laxative stops sickness by cleansing bowels. It urges checking the tongue for feverish signs and recommends California Syrup of Figs as harmless for babies to adults, noting to buy only from the California Fig Syrup Company. It touts Miller's Worm Powders as improving appetite and biliousness in worm-infested children.
A catalog notes the distribution of flower colors among 1000 species with 284 white, 223 yellow, 223 red, 114 blue, 72 violet, 36 green, 12 orange, 4 brown, and 2 black.
The district ranch inspector touring southeastern Alberta reports cattle on the ranges are as well as they were in October. He notes no imminent danger of heavy losses regardless of March weather, with most ranchers having hay and little feeding yet. Cattle in good condition give good odds for pulling through until new grass arrives.
An odd vintage ad extols Putnam s Corn Ex as a painless remedy for corns. It promotes five years of treatment with a jokey setup about toes and a doomed fate, inviting buyers to purchase the product for 25 cents at all dealers.
Getting the Habit Shorthorn cattle are breaking high price records in the open market. They hold Canada’s top price, have set Chicago records, and posted yearling and feeder highs at $20 to $20.75 per cwt. Weiss Bros. entries led Denver Winter Show feeder prices, outpacing Hereford champions. Weighing up to 96434 pounds, the herd’s extra pounds and quality boost profits for feeders.
North Canada Lumber Co Ltd reports better prospects for business across northern Saskatchewan than in any prior year. Retail yard sales have been strong since January 1 as good crops last year boost demand for barn materials. farmers upgrade premises and demand for lumber remains keen in southern Saskatchewan as war-time gloom fails to appear.
A vintage advertisement claims bromos quinine tablets remove colds grip and influenza. The box shows the inscription Bromo Quine and the signature ED W GEHOVE. The price is listed as 3 cents.
The Manitoba department of agriculture reports steady industry progress with dairy exports rising by over one million pounds in 1918. Farmers earned about $904,912 more for dairy goods than the prior year, bringing the total value of dairy products to $7,393,534.15.
Dr Benis of the Czecho Slovak delegation described a widespread conspiracy against the new state on three sides Germany Austro Germany and Hungary. Documents on a German courier arrested at Prague show a plot to incite revolution and arm those seeking to overturn the government. The council will investigate and provide security and will reassess Poland frontier and corridor prospects including Danzig.
A physician’s advertisement claims worm infections cause illness in children and offers a remedy. An English inventor’s device harnesses rising tides to fill basins, drive turbines, and power electric generators as the tide falls.
Bricks from Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum show no decay though not baked, dried in the sun by ancients. Minard's ointment marketed widely. Three major European banks were founded by Scots men: Bank of England, Bank of France, Bank of Vienna. Holloway's Corn Cure claims to remove corns and warts without scarring.
Mounted police returning from the Arctic say Fort MacPherson reports the poorest fur harvest in the west. Elizabeth cautions not all names imply certainty. A poker chip is not always a chip from a poker.
The article urges yearly urine testing to assess health and kidney function. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Laboratory in Buffalo for free reports and health advice, warns of backaches and urinary symptoms signaling kidney or rheumatic issues, and suggests Anurie from Dr. Pierce.
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