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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
3
The London Express notes that doctors often urge diet or climate changes but rarely advise mental shifts. A change of mind could curb boredom and reveal kinder views in neighbors, suggesting romance still thrives in ordinary life and that the liver is not the only organ needing toning.
The Saskatchewan Water Supply commission studies a plan to divert water from the Southern Saskatchewan River to Regina and Moose Jaw, over 130 miles. Estimated cost is seven million dollars for a wooden stave main line with a branch to Moose Jaw, rising to 13 million for concrete or steel alternatives.
A terse line notes resilience as grass remains green and persistent despite repeated stepping. It frames nature's toughness in concise terms without embellishment.
Prince Edward Island emerges as the wealthiest province per head, driven by agriculture and fox breeding. The island sustains most needs on farms, lacks large towns drawing youth away, and is the most populous relative to its area, with the Gordon clan ivy noted.
An advertorial claim promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a mild laxative to regulate bowels and restore normal conditions. It asserts benefits for digestion, blood quality, complexion, and spirits, pricing the product at 25 cents. The closing line adds a quip about men miscalculating duel width.
Advice on barn design emphasizes north south orientation for sunlight, south end warmth for calves and stock, separated areas for horses and cows, and specific space allowances. It recommends lumber barns, glass area per animal, high ceiling windows, minimal driveways, tight ventilating layout, storm doors, and careful insulation to prevent condensation.
The Winnipeg City Housing Commission chairman estimates that 2,000 houses must be built each year to accommodate the normal population growth, highlighting a persistent housing shortage in the city.
An elderly man and a vendor tout various patent medicines including Minard's Liniment for burns and Miller's Worm Powders. The copy promises relief and protection from worms for children and infants, claiming safety and effectiveness across ages despite imperfect phrasing.
Dominion Parks appoints Captain A H Living to head reindeer domestication in Labrador. About 130 head currently exist. Plan aims to supply Hudson Bay territory missionaries and people with food and transport. Living will travel four to five years across the territory, often out of contact with civilization. He served five years with Canadian forces in France.
Miss Eva P. Yateman of Wingersdorf Ontario writes from a four year battle with heart and nerve problems and fainting spells. After trying various doctors and medicines she reports relief after using Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills, taking about ten boxes and nearly cured. The advertisement notes pills costing 30 cents a box and available from The Milburn Co Limited Toronto Ontario.
Imperial OU Company reports a small oil flow just inside the Arctic circle north of Great Slave Lake near the McKea gie river. The discovery is hopeful though current yield is limited and not yet economical. Elsewhere at Czar Alberta, a well already 2009 feet deep holds promise for oil at another 2000 feet of bearing.
A newly concluded trade agreement between Canada and the British West Indies increases the informal preference from 20 to 50 percent, expands the free list, and extends favorable terms to the eastern group for weekly service between Canada and the British West Indies and to the Western group.
A grateful user credits Dr J D Belloge s Asthma Remedy with lasting relief after thirteen years of unsuccessful attempts. The note urges early use to prevent years of suffering and highlights its simplicity and low cost, available widely.
A commercial traveler recounts for his five year old son about his journeys. He says he came home by train and the boy asks if the engine has ears. The father jokes that engines have no ears while the boy insists engineers do. Pearson's Weekly.
More than ten thousand Australian Imperial Force members discharge in England seek quick work but face tough labor conditions and unemployment. The Australian and New Zealand Services Association offers help with job placement at 44 Chancery Lane, tackling Sundays and assisting applicants to present a good impression to prospective employers.
A vintage ad offers ten dollars for an incurable catarrh using Hall's Catarrhal Medicine taken internally. The product, claimed to act through the blood on mucous surfaces, has been sold by Cheney & Co of Toledo for over forty years with free testimonials.
Official reports show deposits up 21 percent and loans up 1 percent from 1919 to 1920, with balances on hand rising 40 percent. Of Argentina’s 2.42 miles of railway, only 1,188 meters of mule haul remain unchanged, while Uruguay and Paraguay rail lines also report gains. A separate note suggests camphorated oil can remove white stains and restore furniture polish.
A Smiths Falls woman recounts relief after six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a range of ailments including nervous prostration, dyspepsia, and menstrual irregularities. The testimonial promotes the compound as a standard female remedy and invites readers to seek advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Hundreds of fires blaze from the coast of the mainland to Vancouver Island with 250 noted on the island's eastern coast south of Cast Bell River. Large and small timber stands are destroyed as authorities report the worst stillwater area forest fires. Causes remain unconfirmed while trails of campers mark the fire paths across the island.
An old advertisement describes a diet aid claiming to restore rosy cheeks bright eyes and energy by increasing blood iron using Dr Williams Pink Pills. It urges mothers to begin a course for their daughters and sells the remedy at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 through The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Fragmented OCR excerpt shows a discussion of the influence of the Prince upon the people of the Dominions and mentions a range of topics. It references a ship canal and other distant subjects, including medical patent remedies and advertisements. The readable portions present no coherent news item or date.
The passage urges parents to visit not only the current work of their children but also the more advanced grades. It argues that direct familiarity with elite students’ work enables parents to form informed opinions about the value and quality of advanced teaching.
An ad style claim touts Freezone as a painless solution for corns and calluses. It promises instant relief from ache and easy removal, urging readers to buy a small bottle for a few cents to treat hard or soft corns and toe fissures without soreness or irritation.
A fragment notes Italy’s era consuming about 1.0 billion tons and 40 900 tons of roses, 150 tons of jasmine and violets, and 15 tons of jonquils annually. It mentions stereotyping and claims plaster casts were used in the original process circa 1725.
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