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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
3
A report notes Canada's grain output rose from 661 to 736,972,000 bushels between 1910-13 and 1917, with wheat and oats driving value gains amid wartime needs. It cites a 233 percent value rise and a 14.1 percent yield uptick in wheat, stressing the importance of crops for war matériel and urging intensified cultivation.
Arable Land O. inwan Reserves aftage Saas Ma a plan to grow livestock and grain on reserves with support from the Department of Indian Affairs. Mr. Graham will organize employees and Indians to produce additional food, refund costs to the war appropriation, and manage marketing with a policy per reserve. Last season reserves harvested 65,644 bushels of grain and kept 22,362 head of livestock.
The 1913 figures show Manitoba’s bank clearings and provincial budget plans as evidence of swift growth and rising prosperity. Officials cite these trends as indicative of Western Canada’s progress, noting a shift from prewar levels to stronger financial activity.
During the war start the German nation was described as well fed, with abundance of beer and sausage, and the embargo was said to tighten the supply, reduce waistlines, and boost fighting power. The article claims three years of war have followed with this policy.
Beaverdale Saskatchewan resident Dunn built a homestead twenty five miles from the railroad and became a leading figure in the Grain Growers' movement. He helped found a Beaverdale branch, spoke at conventions, and influenced provincial policy including the Co operative Elevator Co. Dunn later served as provincial treasurer at thirty one.
Saskatchewan government runs traveling libraries to aid remote communities. Started three years ago, there are about 160 libraries with 50 books per shipment from Regina. A four-member local committee including a librarian organizes book distribution and selects fiction science and culture titles to fit community needs.
The article notes heavy British shipping losses in WWI, estimating about two and a half million tons by August 1914 levels and detailing a shift in shipbuilding and wartime output. It cites Sir Pek Geddes and British admiralty figures on merchant fleet decline and U boats’ impact through early 1917.
Fragmentary text references a junior conference or event, school meal topics, and food sources like corn vegetables and beans. Mentions boys and girls, ages, and a discussion of cooking or provisioning. Names and clear details are unreadable due to OCR errors.
In 1907 T G Flynn settled on a quarter section 12 miles south of a nascent town along the Cana Pacific line. He built a log hut and sod barn, began with fifteen acres of wheat, added holdings and livestock, and now farms six hundred four acres with four hundred under cultivation. His receipts near ten thousand dollars. he operates with Shorthorn cattle, twenty horses, hogs, and a modern home and outbuildings. The piece argues such success is possible again given improved rail access and rising prices.
The text notes Canadian forces raiding German lines at Hargicourt during World War I. It describes their role within Julian Byng's Third Army sector near Cambrai and Peronne, and mentions prisoners captured and the use of cavalry aspects in the fighting.
Professor F J Hearth has in the Fortnightly w argues that the prevention of a German world empire depended on restoring the balance of power among great and small nations. He notes 1900s naval rivalries, Franco Russian pacts, and the 1904 Anglo French accord as checks, allowing Britain France and Russia to halt German ambitions and avert universal domination.
A Calgary fur dealer estimates Alberta production for the year will total between ten and five million dollars, a slight increase over the previous year. He notes large shipments of raw pelts to England and mentions potential use in aviation coal production.
The report outlines huge financial damage from insect pests in Pennsylvania during 1917, estimating losses near 40 million dollars. It discusses economic impact on agriculture and related industries and hints at longer term costs in road and infrastructure planning.
A brief, garbled OCR note mentions extreme cruelty and a vague curse. The text references a patronym and sexual terms but lacks clear context or identifiable names, dates, or places. The fragment provides no verifiable facts for a fuller summary.
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