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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
2
The London Daily Telegraph notes Smuts as a key imperial figure whose speech warned against a unified imperial parliament and budget. It argues the war conference will favor gradual evolution and Dominion inputs, including India, over sensational reform.
The Brookyln Eagle commentary discusses Archbishop Randall Thomas Davidson’s protest against Freiburg bombardment and Lord Curzon’s view that hospital ship sinkings justify reprisals. It argues barbarities by Germany must be checked and only war traditions reveal a harsh remedy.
Humorous Simplicissimus illustration shows Count Zeppelin in a cloud setting greeted by cherubs and St. Peter praising his new heavenly residence with a window view on Germany. Also features an ad touting Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for nervous trouble and stomach health.
Poor roads are costly for country communities. An Agriculture Department study shows hauling farm produce costs 23 cents per ton mile on ordinary roads but only 13 cents on hard surfaced roads, highlighting highway benefits.
Merchant receives solicitation for counter check and sales books citing rising costs for paper carbon and labor. The firm touts a modern plant, large coast to coast clientele, and offers samples, pricing, and triplicate and carbon leaf books plus waxed paper and wrappers for various uses.
In a recent speech Sir Joseph Ward and Minard urged Australia and New Zealand to refuse restoring German colonies. They warned the fate of German possessions and sea power were vital to Australians, opposing German bases and asserting control over Pacific islands captured in the war.
A fragmentary notice promises a $100 reward linked to a romantic or social matter, naming individuals such as Breese and Peyser while mentioning a Newlywed and a man of wealth. The text is garbled, but hints at a personal or public appeal involving extimonta and a figure paying bills.
The British and Foreign Sailors Society publishes a harrowing tale of the torpedoing of a Cunard steamer and the sole survivor Douglas W. Duff fourth officer. Duff recalls the sinking the desolation of the surface and the silence after the last shipmates cried out in vain.
A conference of teachers across England defines the perfect woman aged about forty, married with five children, living in a comfortable home near a town. She is filled with virtue, practical skills, languages, literary tastes, and civic concern, balanced with family duties and personal hobbies.
The Buffalo Express argues Americans should not forbid nonvolunteers from foreign service and must defend the nation by stopping German invasion in Europe, citing ruined fields in France Belgium Poland Serbia and Roumania as reasons for universal duty to defend the country.
An old notice touts Miller's Worm Powders as a pleasant medicine for worm-infested children. It claims the product is harmless when directions are followed and quickly rids internal pests while restoring the child's vitality.
The Zouaves have rare prestige within the French army, formed from Arab tribes in Algeria and named after Zooaouas. Under Lamboriciere and Cavaignac they earned early praise and became a close-knit unit. The piece notes their African birth ban and highlights their notable reputation in WWI style contexts, ending with a nod to Graves Worm Exterminator as a general boon.
A reflection on regret references a dog and a wish it had been a pig, noted in a Washington Evening tar item. The quip contrasts affection for a pet with a humorous wish for a different animal.
An ether compound named Free Zone, claimed to be invented by a Cincinnati chemist, is advertised for sale in small bottles at low cost. It allegedly removes corns and calluses by applying a drop or two, with the claim that the soreness vanishes and the root lifts away. The blurb ends with a boast and a bold dismissal of fakes.
Promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for anemia and fatigue. Claims women suffer from bloodlessness, with pale cheeks and headaches, and credits the pills with restoring strength and color after consulting doctors and trying other remedies. Includes a testimonial from Dorina Bastien of St Jerome Que.
A short item notes a local gardener starting a small fishing venture with forty dollars. The piece highlights entrepreneurial effort and a casual community angle without further details.
The speaker argues German rulers misread Anglo American strength and civilian wartime unpreparedness. They underestimated Britain and the United States, assuming industrial prosperity meant incapacity for total war and sacrifice, misjudging Allied resolve and military potential.
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