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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
8
A Canadian dispatch describes rapid recruiting for the expeditionary force, housing challenges for new troops, and the emphasis on a democratically trained army. It highlights civilian support, provincial organization, and the role of cadet training, with reflections on the broader war effort and allied perspectives.
The article notes Canada's 1914 wheat output removing large plant nutrients from soil including 200,000,000 pounds of phosphorus, 95,000,000 pounds of phosphoric acid, and 137,900,000 pounds of potash. It laments long term soil depletion in Western Canada and Manitoba while mixing in skeptic asides about China and naval rope color coding.
A humorous note on Beaux Brummel jokes contrasts with a grim tale from Fifty sixth Street where John Conwell and his mother died by gas. Neighbors describe struggle with drink, while police find writings on fashion that reveal Conwell earned income this way. The piece also cites Aeronautics on Zeppelin explosive capacity.
The excerpt notes twenty thousand agricultural cooperative societies rising in the empire of the Tears, claiming no British coverage. It contrasts with attention given to Nihilist plots or anti‑Jew pogroms, and hints at overstated grain or social reforms without clear details.
Three crew members aboard a Portu suene vessel died after drinking from a bottle labeled Rum. German authorities investigate the label marked container and assess the incident as a deliberate poisoning aboard the ship.
A confrontational scene unfolds as German officers purchase Belgian food and horses at set prices while Belgians resist, deeming value excessive. A dentist and others showcase patriotic defiance and fear of spring offensive, with rumors of mass horse and automobile seizures across Antwerp Brussels Haschen frontier.
A readable fragment from a Massachusetts notice describes a patient in Roxbury suffering health issues including a bearing down sensation and sluggish liver. The text mentions examination and an implied recommendation to try an unspecified remedy.
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