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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
3
An old time advertisement claims a scientific remedy that stops colds in ten minutes after two months of treatment. The Catarrho tone Co of Montreal promotes the product, available in trial sizes for $1.00 and sold by druggists or mailed.
A collage of global items notes a Yorkton Capora highway project to start this summer, a Windsor council vote on daylight saving, Banting receiving an honorary LSD degree at Queen's, a Canadian Canal commission headed to Vancouver, Bos tod organist Norbert Rouse at 30, and aviation records by Bergturg Lebourget. Also listed are League of Nations changes, Saskatchewan and Manitoba flood damage, and a medical worm powder claiming safety for children.
The Canadian Manufacturers' Association has received authorization to send a business delegation to Japan in the fall. The aim is to explore a broadening of trade and to assess a possible plan. Plans are underway to have a representative group visit Japan in September.
Ambiguous ad style note from London Ontario references Dr Pierre and a claim that his prescription prevents illness in children and supports strong health in mothers. The fragmented OCR text suggests a claim about improved well being through meals and remedies, with contact at Webb Street.
A vast microbial collection at the Lister Institute in Chelsea Bridge holds 1500 varieties grown in glass tubes. Dr. Brooks, nurses, and staff care for the cultures, with 204 new BeV species added last year. A tularemia culture has been discontinued after injuries to curator Dr. Brooks, Miss Rhodes, and Dr. Schultz.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervousness and fatigue caused by poor blood. It claims the pills enrich and purify blood, restoring strength and sleep. A testimonial from Mrs Aubrey Coldwell of Melanson NS cites dramatic nerve improvement after use. Pills available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
In winter, Alberta farmers hauled nearly sixteen million pounds of screenings from Ft William to use as stock feed. They paid rail and elevator charges for cleaning and returning screenings, losing money at every step. Cleaning grain in Alberta would keep weed seeds home and prevent importing weed seeds from Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
A fragment from Pearson's Weekly recounts a cautious Highland ferryman with a boat full of passengers caught in a squall. He warns passengers and offers to take two-pences now while debating whether to risk continuing, as hunger and danger threaten during the crossing.
Stamp collectors worldwide anticipate a grand exhibit in London England within months. England hopes King George will display his renowned postage stamp collection. The king began stamp collecting as a midshipman in the navy and has kept the hobby since ascending the throne.
The text states that Canada is the home of Dr Thomas Eclectric though not its birthplace and claims its fame by widespread use across Central and South America, the West Indies, Australia and New Zealand where it is on sale and in demand.
The piece compares historical British actions and current broad consequences, noting Byng’s execution two hundred years ago and Jellicoe’s wartime dispatch. It contrasts Balkans discipline with Bulgaria’s life imprisonment sentences for ministers and generals linked to costly wars, tying pension costs to political accountability.
Mrs Leo Gaudett of Sauinterville Nova Scotia testifies to relief from kidney trouble after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She claims the pills improve kidney function and cleanse the blood, urging others to try them. Also notes Graves Worm Exterminator for infants and an explorers find dogs in Santo Domingo wilds.
A vintage recipe for lemon mince meat using lemon juice and rind, apples, currants, raisins, spices, and shortening. The method boils lemons, peels, then combines with chopped apples, dried fruits, salt, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and water. Mixture is jarred and claimed sufficient for four pies.
A veal dish starts with 14y pounds leanness and sour notes from vinegar. The meat is browned, then slow simmered in its own juices until tender. Near end add raisins, mustard and spices, then thicken with buttered bread crumbs for a rich sauce.
A vintage ad copy touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as essential for women, claiming they normalize stomach and bowel function, relieve constipation, prevent headaches, and improve complexion and spirits. Sold everywhere in 25¢ boxes.
Japanese militarism is said to be waning and peacetime progress favored by Antonov unofficial Soviet representative. He argues Washington conference blunted militarists, notes agrarian gains signal social shift, and predicts Japan will lean more on Russia as a nearby market and easier cultural match than Western nations.
Extensions to the Dryden Paper Company plant include a new power development at Wainwright Falls. The sulphate pulp capacity reaches 75 tons per day with two thirds of production destined for wrapping paper and sulphate building paper.
A brief exchange notes the speeding fine reduced from ten to five dollars. The country judge confirms cases are slowing. A London transcript mentions a traveling tailor similar to an auto grocery truck, visiting villages on market days to measure and deliver suits later.
The London Lancet, renowned medical journal, will mark its 100th year of publication next October. The milestone underscores its long influence in medical science and public health reporting.
A historical ad fragment promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine asserting internal circulation action to ease catarrh and deafness. It claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces with a free circular offered by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
New York financial men name Henry Ford the wealthiest person after Ford Motor Company reports assets of 536.361 million dollars as of February 25 1923 with 159.406 million in cash and a profits surplus of 359.778 million. Wall Street estimates place Ford’s net profits near 119 million, yielding a rumored fortune around 600 to 750 million. Ford reportedly surpasses John D Rockefeller as the era’s wealth leader as Rockefeller’s fortune is listed near 1 billion.
An old newspaper blurb notes Minard's Liniment for aches and pains. A separate item mentions a burglar alarm that both detects intruders and photographs them, designed for jewelry stores with day and night experiments. A bachelor quips about a widow's weeds being green.
Four thousand married women teachers in London face dismissal due to the London County Council ruling that all women teachers must be single because of unemployment. Married teachers with unable or deserted husbands are exempt from the rule.
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