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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
7
An advertisement promotes Catarrhzone Co. products claiming rapid relief from colds and catarrh. It touts guaranteed cures, low prices, and availability through dealers in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, with a prompt mail option and email orders.
In a dialogue heavy scene set in Toronto and beyond, characters discuss attraction and rashness while plans unfold. Foster, Featherstone, and Lawrence face governance, lumber contracts, and intrigue with mentions of Hulton and Daly as letters and meetings hint at deeper plots to come.
A damaged OCR passage explains how lightning travels from clouds to earth and why people seek shelter during thunderstorms. It warns against taking shelter under trees and suggests wood structures or metal objects as safer options, noting distances to avoid direct strikes during violent electrical activity.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a phrase about hustle in France with unclear names and scattered letters. No coherent event or person is identifiable from the readable text.
A Canada era bulletin encourages farm women to enhance butter production and cheese making, train in canning and bread making, and teach youth farm skills. City girls join farmerette programs. guidance includes bread recipes, jam techniques, and substitutions to meet overseas butter demand.
An American serviceman recounts a brutal incident in Petrograd where a woman finds a pocket book, a child is killed and dumped into a canal, and the mob turns violent in retribution. The description notes past czar era brutality shaping the crowd’s actions.
Report describes rising German nerves and panic rumors in England. A German paper warns of waning public morale. Circulated claims in Germany allege British forces drowned 100000 Germans at the Flanders sluices and a French British army siege resulting in mass prisoners.
In May the Winnipeg Manitoba Union Stockyards received 10 589 cattle 29 672 hogs 210 sheep and oil horses. Of the cattle 3 355 went to local abattoirs 349 were for nada 4 ms and went south to United abattoirs. Western abattoirs received were sent elsewhere with stock returning west only to abattoirs while horses stayed in prairie provinces.
The editorial argues that movement to Northern Alberta offers farm wealth and prosperity. It cites dairy, oats, and stock raising as core income, notes Alberta’s reliable crops vs Illinois and Iowa, and suggests Canadian settlement provides fertile land with favorable economics for farmers from the Corn Belt.
The Edmonton Bitow announces a big swine competition for boys and girls during the summer fair. Prizes include 300 dollars distributed across twelve divisions, with ages nine to fifteen and entries based on calf rearing, feeding, and care. Open to both sexes, with categories for light and heavy horses and foal care.
New Zealand reports 4 39 registered apiaries hosting more than 1000 bee colonies. The count reflects ongoing beekeeping activity and industry size across the country.
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