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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 18, 1915
Page
3
John McGlynn of Troy, president of the New York Hotel Association, is noted for witty epigrams. A sample of his quips includes lines about sunken gardens, onions, pessimists, barroom neutrality, and Kaiser bravado, reflecting humorous social commentary.
A garbled fragment shows a bride speaking and a goose near a furnace. The legible bits imply an enigmatic scene with unclear action and setting.
A discussion notes acute food conditions after the race. Doherty of Ottawa highlights the International Institute of Agriculture report, warning that Germany and its ally Austria Hungary face serious food and horse shortages as Eastern Prussia and Galicia suffer crop losses. The situation worsens with limited home supply and transport difficulties.
A Tamil prodigy Ramanujan, twenty six, formerly a Madras Port Trust clerk, astonishes Cambridge scholars with rapid solutions to complex sums. Tamil boy Arumagan also showcased arithmetic prowess as the Asiatic Society meeting admired his feats.
A fragmentary Detroit Press item suggests Brown, once a handyman, married a widow. The widow claims her fretful hand and intuition warned of trouble, leading to conflict over hidden motives and domestic strife.
A moving picture apparatus now perfected captures 100 000 frames per second. Seventy two images of four revolver bullets were taken while moving ten inches. A bullet passing through wood showed the wood resisting briefly before splinters formed. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, etc.
A fragment notes Germany declaring Ranstad red and implies large wood losses valued in dollars. the text is broken and cannot confirm details.
Reginald Wright Keuffman reflects in Judge on aging and wisdom. He contrasts a seventeen year old’s certainty with the seasoned perspective of middle age, noting memories of study love and work and the quieter prize of learning to think twice. He implies deeper value beyond material success.
Canada and allied governments have spent about sixty million dollars since the war began. Allies' orders total around fifty million but may climb. the militia department advances equipment for auxiliary forces. Woolen mills clothing and saddlery work around the clock, boosting industry. agriculture profits and high prices promise a bright outlook amid war.
A coffee drinker explains sleepless nights and distressing dreams ended after switching to Postum made strictly as directed. He reports improved sleep and calmer nerves, urging others to abandon coffee for Postum’s benefits and warning coffee is a strong drug.
The Coast Guard's daily routine centers on coast patrolling, beacon and light supervision, and rapid reporting. Two sentries depart each evening to meet halfway along the coast to exchange news and letters, while rifle drill, pistol drill, signaling, and semaphore boat drills mirror naval discipline.
Mrs. Fred Tinkham of South Canaan writes praising Baby's Own Tablets as the best medicine for childhood ailments. The ad claims the tablets cure constipation sour stomach colds and fevers and are guaranteed safe. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Willams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The piece laments decline of deep sea sailing ships and sailor discipline as steam power rises. It notes fewer vessels surviving, the fading glory of Baltimore clippers and Liverpool packets, and outdated laws. It discusses shorter sea routes, faster passages, and canal openings reducing long voyages and distant-waters observers.
A fragmented scene blends night forest sounds and a campfire mood with a tender exchange. A deer mouse, quill-pig, and howling wolf frame the tranquil night as two lovers speak of love and sacrifice beneath the stars.
An article on working capital and prompt bill paying explains that delaying payments raises capital costs, boosts prices, and harms overall prosperity. It links consumer discipline to national income, urging people to buy only necessities, pay on time, and save, with a note on education about debt.
An artifact recounts Gurkha guards awakening to hold a horse and assist aboard a ship. The crew, after two days at sea, worry the captain has lost his way but conclude otherwise, joking about navigating by the captain’s wake. A later line touts Miller’s Worm Powders as a cure for intestinal worms.
Christian Herald notes that by present analysis only about 140 peaceful years exist in the Christian era with war deaths far below old estimates. It cites that up to the mid nineteenth century about 7 billion men had died in battle since recorded history, a figure roughly five times the current world population.
A dialogical scene shows Minard and Limmert debating marriage as she demands a brave and brainy husband. He boasts a cunning act that upset a boat on purpose to prove his resourcefulness. A stray cat feeding note closes the vignette with a neighborly favor request.
An advertisement extolls Zam-Buk as a unique ointment that heals from the bottom up using herbal extracts. It touts long shelf life, non rancid animal fats, and success across eczema, pimples, cuts, burns, frostbite and more, offering a free trial box upon request.
Marquis of Crewe lauds Indian forces praising courage steadiness and bravery in battle. He notes heavy casualties and predicts equal pride on Indian plains and in Britain for those who have lost relatives.
G Campbell reports a disfiguring rash from May 23 1914 that spread over the body and face causing itching and fretfulness. After using Cuthurs Soap and Motment ointment the eruption nearly vanished within two months.
An advertisement touts Cuticura soap as preventive and cosmetic skin care. It argues the soap has purity and fragrance, with Cuticura Ointment offered as a topical aid. The piece promotes a deluxe 62-page health card and lists Cuticura as a Boston brand.
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