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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 29, 1924
Page
2
Ronald and Mr Fraser rescue Miss Fraser from kidnappers and, after a tense journey, return her to her grateful mother. Mrs Fraser thanks Ronald for risking danger and shares a warm reunion as dinner with the rescuers precedes plans for a village gathering in the days ahead.
A vintage medical ad touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as mild but powerful purgatives. It claims they cleanse the entire system of wastes, cure biliousness, constipation, and stomach trouble without violent effects, appealing to those seeking gentle relief.
Dr Hamiltons Pills move the bowels gently and aid digestion while supporting kidney function and skin clarity. Claimed to help colds biliousness and lassi quor, priced 25c per box or 5 for $1.00, available through all dealers or The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
A detailed scene follows three weary travelers, Mrs Fraser, Mr Fraser, and Ronald, as they settle in for the night at a rustic home. Ronald and the Frasers exchange goodnights. Ronald admires a young woman’s poised strength amid the day’s adventures and reflects on his enlistment past as he drifts to sleep.
An aviator from Fairbanks to New Grath reports three bald eagles trailing his plane in interior Alaska. Two birds attacked the rudder but were repelled by the plane’s rigidity. The pilot, Elson, later says he was tailed by owls along the Yukon River forest. A second item notes a pastor’s debt plan boosting church collections. Thomas Finherty, Canada's oldest newsie, dies at 83 after 22 years in the Imperial Army.
Darrell Figai, an independent member of Dall Eireann, urged creating a distinct Irish Free State currency. He argued the Free State should abandon British currency and issue its own. Public support for the idea appears limited at present.
A speaker urges youth to pursue steadfast effort and focus, likening genius to intense work and a rifle’s single aim. He cites Columbus Jesus and Otto Goethes ideas, recalls George Orton and the Vimy Ridge dawn, and stresses choosing a definite goal, planning, and persistent action to achieve success.
The piece argues honesty is an instinct and not a paid habit. It suggests men remain honest regardless of gain, while noting women blush when honest. The text contends true honesty cannot be bought or faked for profit.
A quarrel over a small ear piece ends with a barber apologizing for a tiny cut. In a separate note, the text claims 60,000 people in Hult, England rely on fishing and dual activities, and that London Bridge has burned down six times.
In a detailed report from S. M. Pickles of Vancouver Troop and JH Fraser of Ottawa 14th Troop, boys aged 12 to 14 run patrolled troop meetings monthly, solve jumble puzzles to identify Scout badges, play defending the flag, and demonstrate staff uses in the Court of Honour room with patrols Foxes Reavers Wolves presenting varied uses totaling over forty.
A Scout staff test is proposed to assess its usefulness. Two meetings ago the 14th troop was told a demonstration of the staff’s various uses would be requested. The note mentions a recent London court case with unnamed complainant and defendant.
Misa B L Turner, a leading naturalist, travels to Sealt Head off the Norfolk coast to spend six months as watcher for the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society. She will be alone on the island with food and correspondence ferried by boat to study autumn migration of birds and to photograph rare species.
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