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Newspaper

Oxbow Herald

Location

Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada

Date

Dec 21, 1916

Page

3

Climate change debate spans centuries in early science

The article notes that climate shifts have been gradual since early French missionary records, with slight warming and reduced rainfall. It cites Sir Frederick’s view linking changes to Earth’s atmosphere and uses tree rings from California ages to trace ancient conditions, suggesting similar hemispheric patterns and slow historical shifts. A concluding quip about a woman inspecting herself appears as a stray remark.

Canada Esuit Sir Frederick B.C California Palestine Europe

Princess Roysl and German Court Etiquette Tale

A fragment from a society tale recalls Princess Roysl who resisted German court rules as Crown Prince Frederick’s wife. A nurse’s chair moving scene mirrors royal behavior and implies tensions between royal duty and personal acts. A quip about a physician and a wedding present kettle adds domestic humor.

Lassee Pris Roysl Frederick Haing England

Doctor Promises 50 Percent Eye Strengthening in One Week

A columnist cites a treatment using Bon-Opte tablets dissolved in water and eye baths to rapidly improve vision. Reports claim readers who used the method gained clearer sight within days, with many noting reduced dependence on glasses.

Canada in Flanders Old Boys Correspondence, War Letters

Letters from Grimsby Cheltenham and Cheetham Hill reveal families with sons serving in Canada linked units in Flanders. One elder son, a sergeant in the Idle Battalion, fell at Ypres in April 1915. The piece notes ongoing correspondence between scholars and Canadian students amid the war. A separate asthma remedy advertisement closes the page.

Mas Era Grimsby Brown Cheltenham Canada Wo Walsh Cheetham Hill Wood Dawid Reckie Bolton Ypres

Reclaimed Heroes Show War Service From Reformatories

The London Chronicle notes through March that 30 000 former good boys from reformatories and industrial schools served in His Majesty's forces. Among them thirty two were mentioned in dispatches four awarded the Victoria Cross nine the DCM eight the St George cross three the Militaire cross one the cross of merit and nineteen gained commissions in the artillery.

His Majesty D.C.M Ru St. George Aille Militaire London Chronicle

Hatching Eggs in China Near Amoy

The Chinese practice a unique method to hatch hens and ducks. In wooden tubs a layered bed of lukewarm roasted rice supports about five hundred eggs per tub. Every day eggs are turned and rice reheated. Hatch occurs in twenty to thirty days according to Youth's Companion.

Amoy

Precaution Builds Confidence in Private Talk

A fragment recalls caution about speaking in confidence and avoiding the impression of gossip. The dialogue hints at ensuring a secret or sensitive information is not repeated. No further context or names are provided.

Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Strength For Working Women

A vintage health notice urges hard working women to preserve strength and health by using Dr Williams Pink Pills. Personal testimonials claim nerve support appetite improvement and weight gain, with mail order sales and references to Ottawa Ontario and Rockville.

Eenk N. E. Tourpsett Ottawa Ont Dr. Williams Leon

Scotoscopia Vision In Darkness By Ulivi For War Use

Signor Giulio Ulivi unveils Scotoscopia an infrared darkness vision system. The invention uses invisible rays to illuminate distant objects enabling ships to map coastlines and detect subsvia aerial threats. It can be used on land sea and air and exchanged between vessels with Scotoscopic apparatus.

Giulio Ulivi Vath Ulivi

Suppression of Liquor for Indians Petitioned in Delawar

A century old petition from Crewcorne near the Delaware Falls asks a governor to ban the selling of brandy and strong liquors to Indians after reports of uprisings and danger to homes. The piece includes later commentary and a patent medicine ad for Miller's Worm Powders claiming health benefits.

Neu Dellaware Crewcorne Girard The Philadelphia Public Ledger

Nameless Horrors in Romanian Towns Amid Massacres

Reports describe systematic slaughter by German and Bulgarian forces in Romanian-occupied areas. Victims include men women and children. brutal acts involve batons knives and dismemberment. A Romanian woman witnessed a hatchet murder and later sought help at a tribunal with other distressed villagers.

Bucharest

Meaning of Money in Each Way as Duet to Meet

The fragment appears to be garbled text referencing money and a meeting. It mentions a duet and a date-like token 28 but lacks clear persons, organizations, places, or events to anchor a News-style card. No verifiable entities or actions readable for a proper summary.

Roy Econmoney Ang Ton Ely Cone

Opportunity and Time Man Says Disraeli

Disraeli urges focusing on opportunities over time and cautions against dwelling on time wasted. The text extols Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a proven relief for afflicted children, described as a boon with rare failure.

Disraeli

Louis Hebert and Canada's First Farmer Settler

Canadians plan next year to mark the tercentenary of Louis Hebert the Paris apothecary who arrived in 1617 with his family and began clearing the Ottawa area now known as Cathedral and Upper Town Hebert used a spade to prepare the land and then planted seeds and fruit trees from France sustaining himself on his early harvests.

Louis Hebert Paris Wether France

Learning Ceaselessly To Stop All Learning

A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt argues that ceasing to learn ends living. It contrasts scholars and teachers with constant adaptation, noting a perpetual learner benefits from every new voice and style rather than clinging to fixed beliefs.

Philadelphia Ledger

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