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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
3
Lachute Quebec resident JO Walsh requests a loan of Minard's Liniment Co. Lima Gentlemen. He recalls suffering from lead fever sores after returning from the Boer War and notes past treatments. He claims temporary relief from previous cures and asks for assistance.
A fragmented dialogue mentions a planned medical examination during leave and a child’s potential visit. The speaker urges rest and hints at responsibilities toward a father, revealing tense family dynamics amid disrupted wartime routines.
Schools in Scotland are urged to aid harvest labor this year. Teachers hope more boys will join the effort to support farmers during peak demand, reducing reliance on limited local help and boosting productivity.
An OCR fragment notes wool prices and production, estimating the year will see an increase in value as shearing progresses. It mentions Manitoba expecting twenty five percent more wool than last year and overall industry growth.
Reports praise a new pig iron plant in British Columbia with output reaching twelve tons of grey pig. Contracts for 2,000 tons of Usui oil for Japan are noted, while a standard remedy called Parmelec appears in the text amid garbled lines about health products.
Fragments show Teeny and Miss Mogens planning attire with a dress in progress. The brief text references a dress, a pie, and a Dispatch mention, suggesting a domestic scene or columns style note.
A reader states that anemia and poverty of blood are more dangerous than disease and that pink pills from Dr Williams' Medicine Co. improve health. The testimonial claims to have benefited a friend and mentions availability by mail for two dollars and fifty cents per six boxes from Brockville Ontario.
The lignite committee of the advisory council for scientific and industrial research supports establishing a briquet plant in Saskatchewan. It recommends a 25 acre site in an area rich in lignite and notes potential costs for carbonised briquet production, with possible relocation if needed.
Fragmentary text reports Minard’s Liniment as a cure for distemper. It also asserts a war related famine with millions starving, mentioning a figure near 4.79 million and referencing widespread suffering among civilians and soldiers.
A weathered sentiment extols soldiers who fight with grit and joy. It celebrates their core unity and fearless spirit whether on ground or air, asserting no army can be defeated when its crew sails in with a grin and a cheer.
A London Times editorial argues government should convene a regular body of senior ministers separate from the War Cabinet for wartime settlement and imperial affairs. It stresses no change in parliamentary responsibility, highlights imperial unity with the Dominions, and welcomes Premier Hughes’s extended mission to Britain.
Celeti claims a painless method to lift corns. No medical endorsement provided.
Scored five enemy aircraft in a last mission before returning to England. Bishop’s aerial tally rises to seventy two confirmed during World War I combat, with potential credits near a century if double-seating counted like Baron von Richthofen’s records. He left for England after bidding farewell to comrades.
A promotional notice touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as the finest lubricant for athletes. It claims to soothe sore muscles keep sinews pliable and strengthen against strains, with long-time users testifying to its value.
The article notes rapid, scientifically organized training for Canadian soldiers arriving in England. It highlights a centralized Frensham Pond camp housing 10,000 with 4,000 men present at a parade, Colonel Colquhoun in charge, and progression toward uniform, high discipline across units. It also mentions pretraining for recruits from France and efficient cadet progression to save time.
The board of grain supervisors reports May 31 totals for wheat in the west at about five million bushels held by farmers, six and a half million in elevators and in rail transit, plus one million in transit in the east. The combined figure implies substantial stock awaiting shipment, with exports between March 31 and April reaching eleven million bushels.
The project plans a new provincial railway link from Medicine Hat to Swift Current with a wide open tract and existing grain handling facilities. It will support at least 20 grain elevators along the 70 mile stretch feeding wheat to the railway, boosting market access this year.
A quirky notice describes Worms sap strength and an ermine's vitality with a strange call to strengthen them using Mother graves Worm Exterminator to oust parasites.
A Geneva despatch to The Journal reports Germany pledged to Bulgaria not only Irama Seres and Kavala but all Greek territory gained in 1913 under Bucharest. Bulgarian anger rises as Greece is labeled Bulgaria's prime enemy. A central powers conference in Sofia in September will include Ukraine to discuss Balkan economic development.
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