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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
4
The Oxbow Society invites entries for a baby beef feeding contest. Calves dropped in 1916 may compete if cared for by the boy entrant. Judging at the 1917 Summer Fair will consider calf age, with prizes ranging from 25 to 1 dollar for placing.
The Methodist church will resume regular services this Sunday with Rev. Davis speaking on the topic Obligation of we de Couch in These Times at 10:30 am and 7 pm. An omission noted in last week’s pupil reports names Loraine Russell Kate Thierry and Jean Russell for exam successes. A Boscarins Red Cross Society meeting was held at Mrs Galloway’s home August 16 with talk on The Returned Soldiers Hospital at Regina. A Tafuondans event will be at Mrs Newton’s home on September 14 with refreshments. Mrs Thos Dobinson fell from an upstairs railing to the ground but sustained only a shake up and minor injuries and is expected to recover fully.
Ford Motor Company of Canada informs Shaw and Wylie local Ford dealers that the 1916-17 Ford car will feature many new elements including a new style radiator streamlined front and crown due to the Smee factory changes.
Fragmented item lists births: a son to Mr and Mrs on a Monday in 1916 and a birth to Mr and Mrs Guery on a Saturday in August 1916, plus a daughter born in Oxbow in 1916 to Mr and Mrs.
Two Irishmen discuss their late friend Casey. Pat praises him as a good, cheerful and generous man, while Mike questions the generosity as they recall a bar room moment about rain or snow. The dialogue highlights Casey’s character through humor and memory.
Notice to creditors names and parties drawn from an OCR fragment including individuals such as Andrew Greer and William Jonce, with scattered place hints like Saskatchewan and Ox-Selaecemer. The text is incomplete but indicates collection of debts or estate claims requiring action.
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