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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1915
Page
3
Reverend A D MacLeod of Messours shares testimonies from missions and patients about Zam-Buk healing ulcers wounds eczema and skin diseases. He urges homes to use Zam-Buk to save doctor bills and notes the product is sold 50c per box or postpaid from Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
A New York Times letter from a farmer asserts that country living brings genuine pleasure. He details early rising, feeding cows, field work, barn chores, weather, and hard labor, arguing the joy lies in caring for stock and crops and the daily grind.
In infantile complaints from worm depredations the powders are advertised as an effective remedy. They attack the cause and expel worms to restore orderly body function, aiding strength and growth. The product is said to wean health and improvement.
The article argues for permanent munitions facilities across the empire to ensure self sufficiency in shells and heavy guns. It urges dominions to develop rapid production and adaptable industries, with potential government led plant concentration after the war to meet future war demands.
The excerpt presents a misspelled note about spelling short words and phrases unclear in meaning. It hints at a demonstration of spelling four-letter words and broader capabilities. No identifiable persons or organizations are evident.
A wartime piece explains how allied forces can detect submarines by surface wave patterns and air bubbles. It notes few German subs remain, with many sunk or captured, and praises the trained navy crews and the risky life aboard submarines.
An examination of a medicinal advertisement notes that anemia causes premature aging in women and girls. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure to restore blood and health, citing a testimony from Mrs J McDonald of Hay Ontario and offering the product for $2.24 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The forestry branch of the Department of the Interior reports on timber use by prairie wood working factories. It compares home grown wood with imports from British Columbia and the United States, highlighting proportions in production and sources.
A fragment discusses how cows often show the highest yield a few days after calving, or just before drying off. It notes high feeding during the resting period can drive this peak, then the animal returns to its normal state after a brief interval.
A New Yorker writes a book on quitting tobacco and offers it free on request. The author claims health improves after removing nicotine, with calmness better sleep normal appetite digestion and renewed vigor. The guide aims to end nervous cravings for pipes cigars and chewing tobacco.
Buckland of the Mee rut division writes of a comrade mortally wounded by a German trip wire. As they regathered behind the British lines the wounded man speaks of duty and passes the challenge to the Englishman. The moment closes with a distant aircraft and a quiet dawn over the lines.
Dr James P McNaughton a Canadian missionary from Turkey spoke at a National Laymen Missionary convention in Detroit about wartime oppression in the Ottoman Empire. He cited 25 percent requisitions on property and crops and described the near destruction of Armenian communities in Cilicia.
A Toronto house offers an imitation ARIUS LINIMIENT at very low price with false labeling as a pharmacist’s own product. The notice condemns this cheap imita tion as the poorest among many similar schemes. It urges buyers to demand MINARD'S for authenticity.
A 18th or 19th century reform ends the practice of army purchase in the Mritieh forces. The custom, tied to payments and commissions, was challenged as unlawful by a royal warrant. From November that year all regular commissions may no longer be bought or sold by officers or authorities, ceasing the previous exchange system.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a unique Madagascar cavalry regiment facing climate challenges for horses. Mentions substitutions and trained riders maneuvering with speed, but details are garbled and names or dates are unreadable.
The report outlines under the 20th council order the public preference for refrigerating plants and car service, with amendments to the Indigenous Insect and Pest Act. It details railroad refrigerator car schedules from May to October, seed and livestock program highlights, and the expansive reach of livestock, wool, and pest branches. A full account of pest control, publications, patent data, and the International Institute of Agriculture is included, with notes on public health and Canada’s exhibit at an exposition in San Marco.
A Wellington era memorandum notes the British West Indies as nearer markets for flour meat butter and condensed milk than western Canada. It cites W A Griffin trade commissioner's tour of colonies in the Canada West Indies preferential tariff agreement Jamaica and Cuba and estimates annual trade around forty-five to forty-one billion in goods. A humorous anecdote about a customer inquiry follows.
Minard's Liniment cures distemper while Canadians spend about 160.49 million dollars yearly on alcoholic drinks. If that money were redirected to useful goods and commodities it could employ about forty thousand men, roughly eight times the number employed in liquor manufacture. Oakville Citizen.
The passage records a town constable enforcing a ten mile limit and a weary reply about moving a car. It preserves a weathered dialect tone and suggests a small, rustic scene without full context or clear names.
Travelling on horseback through Ireland a tourist meets an old man fencing a barren stretch of land. The brief encounter raises questions about purpose and the land’s desolate mood as they converse in rustic terms about past and present.
The passage discusses admiration for French Commander in Chief Joffre and his war plan. It notes beliefs that the French army will steadily fight across a continental theater, with emphasis on strategy over dramatic displays. It argues Joffre favors patient preparation over sensational news coverage.
A medical notice describes a pill called Pallinelee’s Veetahic Ville noted for its broad action. It claims to cleanse the bowels and act as a purgative and cleaner with great effectiveness. The advertisement asserts a unique age of this character and positions the product as superior to all Pitts and similar remedies.
An eyewitness account from Captain C. M. Nean of Australian forces at Gallipoli recalls a brutal assault on Turkish trenches. Two Australian Light Horse brigades charged to aid comrades, with a daring maneuver near the enemy’s right flank. The action lasted about a quarter hour amid continuous shelling as muffled firing faded and khaki figures vanished in the chaos.
An old tale about Kier Hardie on the opening day of a session. He visits the House of Commons library to borrow books while wearing a tight fitting cap at the Prince's Gate. An incident arises relating to his work attire and timing.
Willen II, the German emperor, is described as war mad and a crude advocate of Prussian imperialism. In an interview with Poultney Bigelow, Bigelow argues Kaiser Wilhelm II has shifted from a normal figure to a driven autocrat guiding Germany toward ruin. The piece portrays German leaders and people as intoxicated by Prussian ideals while Allies must prevail to end the threat.
The article notes skilled Australian scouts led by Bergeant Frean of the tet Infantry rae. He once crawled from trenches night after night to probe Turkish positions and, under darkness, entered enemy lines, avoided detection, and returned with vital information. Frean is praised for bold, daring service across Mexico and the Balkan States.
The question notes continued lottery buying despite rare wins, suggesting frustration with repeated spending. It highlights a common pattern where individuals justify purchases by hopeful outcomes and routine behavior rather than expected profits.
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