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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
7
A vintage advertisement promotes treating catarrh to prevent bronchitis and consumption. It touts Omery Comb Co products and Catarrhozone, offering a main bottle for $1.00 and a swaller size for 50 cents, from Kingston Ontario.
A moving tale describes Foster and Daly fleeing after a street encounter. Police inquiries from Hawick were not sent, allowing a quick retreat as they refuel and plan to head toward Langholm. A driver questions the route while a tense scene unfolds with local noise and a distracted driver.
Daly misreads a gathering in Lockerbie while the Fosters pursue a path across moors. A glimmer of evidence is found as the garage shows the car missing and the police stance remains unclear.
A fragment recounts Foster sending for a ticket to Carlisle then Hawick to mislead Daly. He boards a train at dawn, evades a waiting porter, and plans a quiet spell before stirring Daly into renewed pursuit. The scene hints at a plotted chase and shifting loyalties.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions two brothers who ran a small store in a western town and hints at a revival, barter, and church involvement. The text is garbled, but suggests a local business and community ties with references to individuals named Jake and Serta.
A projected report highlights Western Canada vast potential for housing new farmers and supporting postwar demobilization and immigration. It notes large resource capacity and outlines annual figures guiding settlement and development plans.
The piece surveys early aviation progress amid the war, noting longer range raids and heavier bombs as technology grows. It highlights Britain's Handley Page aircraft, French studies, and Allied air supremacy aims, with American and Canadian plant output, pilot training, and rising losses shaping aerial campaigns.
Government plan announced by General Crowder requires all eligible men to engage in war work or enter the military service. The order targets industrial laborers and other workers to support national mobilization.
Fragmented text from a historical page shows partial names and phrases, suggesting a local event or notice. Readable elements mention Neaieainicks and other unclear entities, with no confirmed dates, places, or actions available in the legible portion.
The twelfth annual Governion of Western Canada Union Association convention will meet in Nelson British Columbia on July 24 25 and 26. Speakers include Mr Don H Bark chief of the irrigation investigation branch Canadian Pacific Railway.
A long list of speakers for a Nelson irrigation convention is announced. Prof F Clement of Vancouver will discuss irrigation connections with orchard and water use, while E F Denke, Ottawa irrigation supervisor, presents on conservation and utilization of water supply. Other talks cover meteorological factors, costs for southeastern British Columbia farmers, dry farming, alfalfa, and cooperative schemes.
A convention convened in the prairie province aims to attract farmers to hear talks on life studies and problems. Attendees and their families will enjoy a delightful outing in the mountains and lake regions of southern British Columbia.
Reports describe British air attacks by seaplanes balloons and dirigibles destroying three U boats. Observers noted oil slicks and dramatic explosions as depth charges bombs and air bursts forced subs to surface or sink.
A city visitor in a small country village seeks mercy but faces a magistrate who quips about a single error as two constables supposedly witnessed the case. The exchange ends with a moral about perception versus truth and a pun on an avatar in battle.
The article discusses rapid growth of lamb feeding in Canada and the United States, highlighting Alberta and the Lethbridge district. It notes successful shipments from Medicine Hat, with 97 to 101 pound lambs sold near 16 to 17 cents per pound after about 43 days of feeding. It predicts continued gains and potential 20 cent market levels with minimal extra effort.
The article notes Zeppelins can travel about a hundred miles per hour and criticizes searchlights and slower craft. It mentions practical use of Zeppelins steering and a proposed exchange of wireless signals from bases, while they remain in flight and communicate with Germany.
The text advocates establishing farmers employment offices in each town and village to allow farmers and men to file applications, enabling direct mutual contact. It notes mayors and reeves taking initiative on the reform, calling for timely action.
A garbled wartime appeal urges boys aged 18 and older to serve or work on farms this summer. The message suggests planning holidays on the farm and supporting soldiers at the front.
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