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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
3
A letter from Harriston Ontario describes a severely undernourished infant saved by Dr Cassell’s Tablets. The parents claim the remedy improved the child from infancy to age three and helped the mother’s nerves, urging publication to aid others.
It praises small kitchen gardens for raising food efficiently and notes serrips from dinner tables help with feeding chicks and preserving meat. It then outlines worm symptoms in children and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a quick remedy that eliminates worms and prevents recurrence.
Professor Zavitz of the Ontario Agricultural College advocates careful seed selection and testing. He has long conducted seed trials across crops and founded a cooperative union to spread the gospel of sowing good seed for better yields.
The article explains seed vitality tests using blotters and soil pots to gauge germination, noting soil tests give a truer seed value. It advises using 100 kernels, controlled moisture and temperature, and comparing with known strong seed under identical conditions. It also recommends cleaning grain with a fanning mill to remove 33 to 50 percent of light, shrunken, and immature seeds for better seed quality.
An 19th century patent remedy ad promotes Farmelee's Vegetable Pills as reliable in winter or summer for any latitude. The copy claims the pills cure dyspepsia, resist climate degradation, stay fresh, and remain potent unlike other pills on the market. It features rhetorical dialogue and market timbres of the era.
The article notes the vast animal cemetery at the ruined Summer Palace in Pekin holding over a thousand dogs of emperors with marble and inlaid tombstones. It compares it to London's Hyde Park Dogs Cemetery behind Victoria Gate housing about two hundred dogs and a dozen cats.
British Columbia lumber values for 1916 are expected to exceed 1915 after a year of improved demand and higher prices. The best year remains 1913 with 33.5 million dollars, and shipments to Ontario have doubled, boosting exports of floorings panels and mouldings by rail.
A brief dialogue centers on an elderly man doubting his identity and options. A stranger offers a five spot as a possible pace toward relief, suggesting a tension between feeling unwell and seeking a quick remedy.
Sedicy Saskatchewan special report tells how Mr. Henjouin Draper credits four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills for curing long standing troubles. He describes relief from rheumatism fatigue poor memory dizziness and short breath after taking the pills. He warns others with kidney related symptoms to try Dodd's Kidney Pills.
The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture reports 1916 wheat yield at 126,857,760 bushels and oats at 146,468,585 bushels, detailing province wide production expectations. The figures reflect the season's crop prospects and agricultural activity in the province.
An advertisement claims mothers can instantly detect when children suffer worm trouble and offers prompt remedies under the brand Mother Worm Exterminator. The copy stresses ease of use and immediate relief for young sufferers.
The report notes Egypt has recently exported eggs and highlights the Nile’s favorable climate for poultry. It suggests long days and outdoor work suit poultry farming, with grain and meat readily on hand, and the land’s suitability for the industry.
The Montreal Herald cites an English book by Edward Legge claiming King Edward knocked Kaiser Wilhelm down during a Windsor Castle altercation sparked by insulting remarks. It notes Edward saw through Germany’s peace protestations and supported a European league for civilization.
The newly married couple seek their cottage home as the bride pretends to hear music from her wedding ring. The husband doubts the claim while the bride insists brass band music may be heard, revealing suspicions about the match.
London Zoo houses war mascot animals left by troops from the Dominions awaiting return from fighting zones. Monkeys bear scars from Heligoland and Dogger Bank, while bears from the Rocky Mountains, deer, and a dog named Coneda are among those ill and in fragile health on Maplin Terrace as they endure the war’s end.
A fragmented note suggests safety pin origins tied to Queen Victoria era with mentions of bronze, gold, and early metalworking. Several ruins and dates are uncertain, with alleged relics found in ancient cites and tours.
A quip contrasts verse and poetry saying understood verse is werse and misunderstood verse is poetry. It plays on pronunciation to poke at literary form.
Mrs Van Artlett of Ancaster Ont says she used Baby's Own Tablets for three years for her infant and toddler and found them greatly helpful during teething. The tablets are described as regulating the stomach and bowels to prevent constipation diarrhoea and convulsions and are sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
An editorial argues the sole path to peace is the total military defeat of the central powers, claiming only crushing German forces on the western front will end militarism and halt its influence, with the blockade serving as a supporting pressure while the main victory remains essential.
A testimonial reports Zam-Buk curing a salt rheum attack on feet after two years of suffering. The writer from Margala, Mr. Earle Gardiner, credits two months of Zam-Buk treatment with a complete cure and asserts the remedy aids eczema ulcers abscesses blood poisoning piles cold sores and chapped skin. Zam-Buk is sold in boxes at drug stores and by Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
A patron brings in a news item and apologizes for intruding. editors value such tips as helpful to the column. The text notes readers may stop the editor on the street with offers, praising contributors as benefactors who enrich coverage.
The piece quotes the Cincinnati Enquirer describing an impassioned appeal by a colored gentleman at a dice table as his last two lives hang on the outcome. It reflects period attitudes and prize style language.
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