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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
15
The report notes German airships fear Paris rejection and the futility of a lone raid. It describes Parisian defenses with planes and guns and highlights aerial warfare skills of trained airmen who maneuver with expert precision and engage enemy aircraft in combat.
The provincial jail at Port Saskatchewan Alberta ran a prison farm with 205 acres. Harvests include 27 acres of potatoes seven bushes, four acres of turnips 103,113 pounds, four acres of carrots 1 1 pounds, 1 1 2 acres of beets and white oil pounds, a cabbage acre yielding seven pounds. Additional crops: rhubarb 80 pounds, radishes 1,680 pounds, lettuce 1,600, celery 670 pounds. Stock includes nine sows $128, three cows for milk, and 26 tons of hay plus oats and barley harvested.
The text presents scattered observations on colonial life and identity, comparing Canadian and other cultures while discussing medical anxieties. It mentions a colonist’s limited landscape and a blend of ethnic elements, alongside warnings about worm-related illness and the supposed efficacy of Miller's Worm D ers.
A British farmer destroyed old oaks on his land to block a landing site for airmales. The War Office replied they would grant immediate access and within hours Canadian foresters cleared the estate of trees. The farmer regrets the loss to beauty and property.
The readable text shows disjointed phrases about a reserve amount of 600,000,000,000 yen and an unclear remark about a scar on the head. No coherent event or identifiable entities beyond the currency and vague personal remark emerge from the fragment.
The last wandering gypsy groups in England have been forced to work. After conscription, most Gypsies and van dwellers are now serving in the army or war effort. A few remnants were found in Shellela, signaling an end to the gypsy business during wartime.
In the nine years ending 1915 butter output rose to about 1.5 million pounds, with further increases into 1916. A plan is under consideration to amalgamate seventeen Saskatoon creameries under one management.
Canada faces severe winter health risks for infants as mothers limit airings and babies suffer from overheated rooms and colds. Baby's Own Tablets, from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co of Brockville, are advertised to regulate the stomach and bowels and prevent illness at 3 cents per box.
Claiming to banish dread of renewed attacks, the advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as a true specific. It urges readers to obtain the preparation today to experience its claimed safety and effectiveness.
The Russian government has ordered 350 liquid-feed locomotives from Philadelphia works. Each tractor weighs seven and a half tons and runs on narrow tracks about 29 12 inches wide that can be moved easily. Engines boast a pulling capacity of 25 to 50 tons depending on track condition.
Fragmented OCR recounts ideas on using telephone numbers as registered telegraphic addresses. It discusses porosity by postmedter-gene and the appeal of simple schemes to replace complex address systems. The text laments lost ingenuity and notes examples from Vancouver province.
A teacher recalls a remarkably industrious woman who knit continuously, even in bed. A narrator compares her perseverance to a mountain, praising her yarn skills and steadfast nature. The anecdote highlights a grandmother who woke to knit socks through the night.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference beauty themes and an unclear line about health. It mentions the United States and a vague monetary figure around 500 in an unfinished context. No clear events or persons are identifiable.
A patrol article praises Sea Scout training led by Robert Louis Stevenson ship’s training craft and lauds devotion to duty shown by scouts in wartime. It describes the amateur photographer badge requiring 12 subjects across interiors portraits landscapes and action shots with lens theory and darkroom work.
A Poe Society white elephant party in a up-to-date town ends in scandal as nineteen women bring their husbands when a rapier development disrupts the event.
A Scotch community church reported no church extension or new members and no salary for the preacher in the annual synod briefing. The note requests prayers to hold its own in the coming year.
Exchange about a remarkable remedy described as curing colds and related ailments. The dialogue features a speaker praising the product and another noting its purported effectiveness over time. The snippet reflects light, humorous transfer in a London context.
Hard and soft corns yield to Holloway's Corn Cure. It is described as entirely safe to use, certain in action, and satisfactory in results.
A fragmented 1862 Rochdale speech fragment warns that industrial nations risk dependence on foreign powers for food and raw materials, noting the risk of disruption by warfare and sudden loss of access. The text emphasizes prudence and self sufficiency in national supply chains.
Fragmentary notice from St Isidore Quebec dated 12 May 1898 reports a firm named Minard’s Liniment Co Limited burned out and offering verification through a local merchant A Cote and parish priest, with neighbors as references.
A professor of medicine asks a student for the correct dose of a medicine. The student hesitates, then the professor glances at his watch and notes that the patient has been dead for forty seconds.
A brief, unclear OCR fragment references a person likely named Spice and mentions safety in relation to a wife. No coherent event or identifiables to confirm a news item.
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