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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
3
A Penn State effort shows grafting tomato onto potato plants is feasible. A single trial used inverted grafts wrapped in raffia and kept in a warm atmosphere until the union formed. The experiment was then moved outdoors for final growth and seed exchange events were noted.
Reports say the German Crown Prince, invalided to Potsdam, is working on a new war book. He has previously authored Hunting Diary (1912) and Tégiods in Arms (1913) and boasts about Verdun and Germany’s strength, framing force of arms as needful for success.
The ad notes Baby's Own Tablets as an effective remedy for common childhood illnesses. Napoleon Lambert of St Fabie Que endorses their use and claims good results. Sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a true household remedy useful against many common ailments and cheaper than a doctor. It urges households to keep a bottle ready for unexpected calls. A lecturer in a small town questions audience about the inner workings of a process, promising a clearer explanation.
The text recalls General Townsend’s retreat from Kut and surrender of 9 000 on April 28 1916 after 20 000 faced defeat. It notes General Maude advancing toward Baghdad with 120 000 on December 13 1916 and critiques strategic failures and wartime beliefs.
Alfred Keogh noted last summer that better medical care and organized units cut disease deaths in armies. The US had 170000 troops on the Mexican border with 24 typhoid cases and no deaths from May to October. During the Spanish-American War an American force under 180000 suffered 20000 typhoid cases and 2192 deaths.
Fragmentary note mentions St Astenie Street and a recipe related to cough relief. No clear names, dates, or organizations readable.
Saskatchewan reports 25 000 rural telephone subscribers and a total original capital investment of 4 400 000 dollars allocated among the companies.
Merchant audience urged to order Counter Check and Sales Books amid rising paper and material costs. Company touts experience, large production scale, Canadian paper mill connections, and ability to handle any order, plus waxed papers and meat wrappers with samples requested. Offices listed in Canada and major cities.
A Japanese scientist Nakdhe p p unveils a sub sea magnet designed to locate sunken submarines warships and transports in shallow waters near target grounds. The device promises significant use for naval recovery and reconnaissance efforts amid recent wartime losses.
From the Philadelphia Ledger an analysis praising Britain’s war financing while noting the United States’ superior wealth and resources. It compares debt, securities, and borrowing power, arguing England’s navy and credit bolster Allied war efforts and that U.S. wealth and resources matter more than army size.
An ad-style snippet promotes Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming it prevents incipient asthma from becoming chronic and saves hours of suffering. It contrasts waiting for the disease with immediate treatment and includes a quoted line from the Topeka Journal about moving and carpet laying.
Minagi's liniment cures burns and a comic scene unfolds with Little Faith seeking talk and affection. Faith asks her father to wake her busy brother as she quips about him saying nothing and an odd ad for a worm exterminator closes a peculiar domestic vignette.
A Colorado Senator urges taking by the throats all men who corner food and supplies. He notes the difficulty of enforcing such a measure, as cornerers are powerful and often have influence with governments, with bread riots avoided only by restraint.
The Nutwell bequest by Sir Francis Drake recalls two cups and two jewels once gifted by Queen Elizabeth to the Admiral, plus the Bible and sword. The Drake legend endures in Devonshire as Elizabethan memory and Hakluyt records of the sea hero.
Special report from Ellicott Alta notes phenomenal growth in Dodd's Kidney Pills usage in the Great West. User M C Lindos credits relief from iron headaches dizziness and general well being after trying the pills on a friend’s recommendation. The ad links kidney health to cures for lombago rheumatism dropsy heart disease diabetes and Bright's Disease.
Hon W R Motherwell answered M L Leitch on Better Farming trains listing 88 places visited, 155 in 1915, and 56 916 in 1915. Mileage 1344 miles in 1914 rising to 810 miles in 1916. total attendance about 36000 in 1914 26200 in 1915 and 8000 in 1916. Cost of operating the trains and railway assistance noted.
A letter to the Canadian Northern Railway from Chio British Columbia describes twenty mining stakes near Wind Pass and a recent gold ore car valued at 1648 dollars. It notes copper and magnetite iron deposits along Boulder and Canyon Creeks and galena shipments from the Fog Horn Group with plans for winter shipments. The writer urges spring road building and capital for development in the North Thompson Valley as a future rich mineral district.
A dialogue implies rapid growth in a medical practice with a young doctor reporting patient gains in recent weeks. The phrasing mentions Tre M tent and Lyening Transcript as context. No additional verifiable details or dates are provided.
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