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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
4
The readable fragments describe a tense morning scene with a lodger and landlady. A cat disturbs sleep as a distressed speaker asks for aid and contemplates saving a poor creature. The garbled text centers on a domestic dispute or concern voiced by a female narrator in a Pittsburgh context.
Western Canada highlights the Farm Boys Camp tied to the Saskatchewan Provincial Exhibition in July. The camp, modeled as an agricultural short course, aims for a larger scale with about 500 attendees. Leadership emphasizes selecting prize winners and teams from agricultural associations across the province.
The Montreal Gazette notes the nation faces greater dangers and a larger task for the people to undertake. It urges saving and serving, working and serving, as a brief but essential period for the country, praising Canada’s four-year contribution and calling for continued effort to reach higher aims.
Canadian self denial explains European food shortages by long hauls needing more shipping. The piece notes 5 000 tons to move 5 000 tons of food to Europe from here vs 10 000 from Argentina and 15 000 from Australia, with self denial of exports helping counter the submarine threat.
A German periodical argues men may take multiple wives to boost birth rates, calling polygamy a patriotic remedy for a declining birth rate and loss of noble blood, to be considered seriously as a solution. The piece appears in Politisch Anthropologische Monatschrift, Berlin, from late February.
Gossaboom of Rossway, N.S. writes that a fall left him unable to work and short of breath. He states a bottle of Minard's Liniment warmed on his chest cured him completely, praising the remedy highly.
The British ministry of food endorses a cheap substitute made in England for under 10 cents per pound. Peel and boil floury potatoes, rub through a fine sieve, then mix 14 ounces of potatoes with 2 ounces of butter or margarine and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir, mold into rolls, cool, color with butter coloring, and add a butter preservative for longer storage.
Peter Veregin, leader of Doukhobor colonies in Western Canada, completes a 10000 acre land purchase near Kiomore Sask with payments spread over ten years. He pledges the group will not return to Russia during the period, says they aid the war through production, and refuse fealty to any king but Jesus Christ.
The piece notes club dining hours from 5 to 8 with an exception for the committee claiming liberty to fill vacancies. It then digresses into a satirical aside on bile and concludes with Parmelee's Vegetable Pills advertised as a remedy for digestive distress.
A provincial English paper reports a crowded tramcar with passengers standing atop the car despite regulations. A girl conductor orders, a man persists, and the car moves, forcing the literalist to the floor. The incident ends with the conductor quoting a barrister and the crowd subdued.
Canadian Captain D J McDonald of the three masted schooner John G Walter tells how a U boat fired a torpedo, ordered him into a hold, then he struck the German commander and dove overboard. He swam to safety as an allied destroyer appeared and the U boat fled with the schooner sinking at the Atlantic bottom.
An American fighter in enemy territory makes a hazardous descent to a British aerodrome behind lines. After freeing himself from tangled wires he limps to a brass hat and inquires about command. The reply signals tension as the American reports a petrol tank plot and leaves the scene terse.
The hour of departure for our young men has arrived. The law is hard but must be obeyed as the law of the land. English and French soldiers fight side by side in Flanders for liberty and to protect our homes. Our compatriots will do their duty and show there are no cowards in Quebec.
A promotional notice for Baby's Own Tablets from Dr Williams Medicine Co. touts a laxative effect that regulates Bowels and calms stomachs. Testimonial from Mrs. Francois Fournier of Tourville Quebec endorses the product for babies. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from Brockville Ontario.
The Canada food board urges consuming vegetables from last year including potatoes carrots turnips and onions to save wheat. The message stresses not to waste produce and claims eating vegetables supports wheat needs abroad.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a painless, fast remedy for corns. It promises instant pain relief after applying a few drops and claims the corn will shrivel and drop out by the roots, costing a quarter in any drug store.
Lord Claud Hamilton urged killing and eating toy dogs to relieve food shortages. A queue at a butcher’s and colored ribbons tied to dogs were described. Dog defenders resist, while Lady Algerne Gordon-Lennox promotes a British dogs wool association citing spun wool from long haired breeds.
An official statement cites the recent war conference in Delhi adopting key recommendations on manpower and national resources. It notes approval for continued voluntary recruitment and the formation of coordinating committees with the munitions board to aid authorities, including an immediate shipbuilding program.
A human interest piece profiles a memory expert who assists a devoted husband in recalling distant events. The story explores the couple’s daily life, the expert’s methods, and the emotional impact of regained memories on their relationship.
The Ottawa Journal Press notes Britain’s wartime finance as Bonar Law claims Britain is self supporting after nearly four years of war. He cites reliance on the United States by allies and says Britain will cover half the debts of allies Dominions and India, totaling over 5600 million dollars. The piece contrasts German anger at Britain’s endurance with Allied funding dynamics. An ad at the end promotes Holloway's Corn Cure.
A fragment from Life describes a paradoxical exchange among men about a child’s death. The speaker attributes the cause to “water-millon,” while another dismisses the idea as impossible. The dialogue hints at a tone of racial language and casual fatalism in a brief, crude vignette.
A whimsical exchange notes a man desires excellent digestion while a woman seeks beautiful attire. Miss Cayenne comments that one wants the ostrich stomach and the other the feathers in a light, playful tone.
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