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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
2
Flora Blaisdell is drawn into a tangled scheme after a stranger promises riches by filling slips for a bank, while Mr Chalmers guides access to bonds and coupons. The tale unfolds with safety vaults, drawn-out promises, and sharp curiosity from Frank Blaisdell, Flora, and the bemused town as headlines spark speculation.
A reader from Cobourg Ontario advocates Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a remedy for exhausted nerves and recurring headaches reporting improved well being after prolonged use. The ad-like notice warns against temporary powders and emphasizes restoring nerve vigor to prevent headaches.
The Fulton Blaisdell affair looms as Stanley Fulton’s rumored South American expedition and possible death stir Hillerton. Lawyers, relatives, and townsfolk wrangle with reports while Mrs Hattie and Flora dodge reporters. Mr Smith avoids press, noting distant Chicago clippings as hope fades.
In December Mrs Hattie finds a satisfactory home near the Gaylord place after an extended search. She has repapered and repainted the house and added two new bathrooms. She sets about furnishing it insisting much old furniture won’t do, while speaking with Maggie Dunn when Mr Smith arrives.
Advertisement urges perseverance and willpower for workers, noting headaches and fatigue. It touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a remedy for headaches indigestion poor color and lassitude, claiming the pills keep the system clean tone the blood and refresh the body. Distributed by Catarrhozone Co Montreal with a 25 cent price.
In a lively drawing room scene Mrs. Hattie Blaisdell talks of a luxury filled new home with velvet drapes and gilt frames while her sister-in-law Maggie and Miss Maggie argue over old masters. Father Duff ridicules the extravagance, hinting at family tensions as plans unfold.
At armistice time Britain produced a new tank far ahead of earlier types. Since then progress continued and the latest development is an amphibious tank able to traverse rough terrain and float across streams and canals.
A century long change in the sun’s diameter is described as increasing by five miles. The article notes the sun’s current width as sixty thousand miles and frames the finding as a long term celestial shift.
An English correspondent recalls Louis XVI facing Paris drivers' strike in 1779 over privileges to a rival enterprise. The King met the deputation, promised justice, then warned of punishment for interrupting public service and causing Parisian inconvenience, noting modern leaders would fear similar threats.
A British produced film recreates the Battle of Jutland using model ships moved minutely between exposures. It required immense patience and expert input to accurately depict each manoeuvre as a unique record of the historic clash.
Public Health Service reports 100 rats fumigated on a steamship reaching San Francisco. 89 died in four lifeboats as the crew prepared for sinking.
A proverbist notes that success hinges on action quality rather than speed. The idea emphasizes strategic thinking and preparation over simply reaching a point first, suggesting wiser choices determine outcomes in competitive or difficult tasks.
Dysentery described as a severe bowel illness causing prostration and possible death. Recommends a venerable remedy with a 76 year reputation to check the discharge without causing constipation.
A Saskatchewan man tester shares a past severe dysentery episode lasting three weeks with weight loss from 154 to 125 pounds. He credits Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry for quick relief after trying many medicines, and says he keeps it on hand. Sold by The T Milburn Co Limited in Toronto for 50 cents per bottle.
Milwaukee lecturer George H Nickels testifies Tanlac restored his health and added 27 pounds after months of indigestion dyspepsia and nervous distress He reports improved appetite no headaches dizziness or pains and says Tanlac has no equal Sold by leading druggists everywhere Adv.
Elephants sleep standing and guard others in herds while some animals like ducks paddle in circles to stay afloat. Bats roost head downwards, birds sleep with heads tailward, and owls close their eyes with eyelid screens. Foxes curl up, lions and big cats lie on their sides, and storks rest on one leg.
A Manchester Guardian viewpoint argues that reviving European markets and stopping waste on armies will rebuild trade and allow unemployment relief to be funded on an economic basis. It frames defense spending as a drag on prosperity and emphasizes market-focused reconstruction.
The saying suggests wealth does not guarantee joy, yet some people would be content if they had enough money to test the idea. It explores the paradox of material wealth versus true happiness.
A compiled text notes that the metal trade in the United States employs about two million people. It also mentions a fact about oak tree roots fitting a six ton load at granite and cites a figure of over 200000 lepers in India.
Mildred Brooke of Meaford Ontario recounts relief from backache weakness and fatigue after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges others to try the remedy and invites confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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