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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1936
Page
2
A reader is advised to consult a family doctor about using aspirin for headaches and pains. The note says pre aspirin era doctors warned against pain remedies for stomach and heart, while scientists rate aspirin as a fast relief for headaches rheumatism neuritis and neuralgia with millions of users deeming it safe for regular use.
In Boone County, cattlemen form an irrigation venture led by Fleming and Helen. Buzz Hamilton shoots at Fleming after jealousy over his sister, and Buster Townsend is wounded. Buzz is jailed for three years. Fleming and Helen plan a smaller dam scheme, fire and explosion devastate a house, Link is knocked unconscious, and the bank loan advances. Strikes and robberies threaten wages, while Fleming ejects troublemakers Roper Kilgo and Jackpot Mell, who vow revenge as the story continues.
Fleming bitterly accuses Kilgo of manipulating him, saying Kilgo pressured him into backing him against Fleming before he had a chance to prove himself. The confrontation hints at deeper rivalry and trust issues within their circle.
Link and Buzz Fleming clash over control of a dam project and land. A heated argument leads to a gunfight in the corral with Buzz fatally knocked down and Fleming injured, then Buzz rides off as Roper Kilgo appears, signaling further trouble.
Fleming rushes from his ranch to confront a brewing conflict as gunfire erupts near the dam. He dives for cover behind a red boulder, returns fire, and feints toward the closest shooter while bullets whip around, his sombrero torn and the pursuit closing in.
Link Fleming learns two gunmen Buzz and Kilgo flee into the trees after a failed attack. A mercenary landslide delays dam work, injuring Tug Orliss and another man as McLendon, Buster Townsend, and crew scramble to secure the site. Fleming orders medical aid and rapid action while suspicion falls on a conspirator among his workers.
Albert G. Burns, president of the National Inventors' Congress, spoke at a New Orleans exhibition about breakthroughs that could reshape living and work. He cited air conditioning, television, aviation improvements including an all metal stratosphere dirigible, and noted about 22,000 inventors currently active in America.
Special United States DOJ attorney E. O. Jones stopped at a Jefferson City flower shop on his way home from Rolla. He asked ice be placed around his wife’s bouquet, joking that she should serve him. The young clerk complied, and as she handed the package she quipped that it’s easy to see why he takes flowers home.
The Old Bill bus, one of two surviving London omnibus relics from early war days, reaches the Pacific coast aboard the MSS Pacific Enterprise. It is preserved as a battle relic and loaned to the Vancouver jubilee committee for display.
A comic exchange shows a policeman telling a motorist to slow down at a village sign while the driver quips the notice describes the officer. A trivia line notes a full grown elephant contains about 70 gallons of oil.
A spiritual meditation on Genesis 4 9 and the parable of the good Samaritan. It urges readers to consider the suffering along life’s roadside and to act with compassion toward any in need, regardless of kinship or status, in the light of Providence.
British efforts to resolve western Egypt water shortages mirror ancient Roman practice. Roman legions built underground cisterns in long galleries extending miles, supplying sweet water now rediscovered and excavated. these reservoirs may have stored rainless era water when the region fed Rome as a granary.
Dr J M Howie of the Church of Scotland Mission in Calabar says leprosy care in Nigeria handles about 1600 to 1700 patients, while around 5000 are under various missions care. for every cared for, 20 to 50 are untreated due to lack of funds. comment from Edinburgh Scotsman.
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