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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
18
Fragmentary text traces Von Hutier’s rise in the German army linked to Riga’s capture, noting his French ancestry and prior roles as a division commander and staff officer. It also references Allied figures Cavell and Eitel Friedrich in a mixed, uncertain historical context, alongside stray quotes about children.
A fragmented report notes descendants and eight couples remaining on a rocky island. Over 250 years, intermarriage did not erode a believed North European phenotype, with many families described as large and fair with light blue eyes.
Returned soldiers study cobbling at the Stora Se Scotia technical college where worn shoes are repaired by apprentice cobbers under skilled instructors and sold back to soldiers to cover shoe costs.
The piece urges women workers to maintain health under strenuous life. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a means to replenish blood and sustain vitality, claiming benefits for both genders and addressing wartime opportunities for women. The ad-like text cites Brockville Ontario and price details.
The author cites Si r Rider Haggard noting Denmark’s farming output owes much to cooperative movement. He contrasts Britain Canada and Denmark, saying reforms are gradual and national birth rates favor domestic workers over immigrants. He stresses Denmark’s 95 percent native-born population and slow adoption of changes.
The article describes the fur trade value and trapping practices, noting beaver dam damage to farms and the department of game defenses creating permits to break dams or grant trapping units. It explains unlawful furs handling, destroying muskrat houses, and using poison, with penalties and revenue from permits.
France imposes a morning milk ban in cafes restaurants and lunchhouses from after nine o clock starting October 1 to curb shortages and curb prices. Prefects may issue milk cards in shortage areas to ensure supply for children and elderly.
James Ross and his daughter Janet from Canada visited relatives in Chicago. They spent days sightseeing with Janet noting the trip and asking questions as they observed local life.
Fragmentary note reports a 1 pm timing and a request to warm something. The readable text includes names and partial phrases but lacks a clear event or outcome. Further context is needed to form a precise summary.
Article notes improved outlook for Britain after WWI with higher ship tonnage forecasts and government guidance. Lloyd George speeches praise national spirit and plans for larger trade shipments from Valia and nearby nations. Shipping industry projections show fourfold tonnage from 1916 and sixfold forecast for next year.
A New York Times report cites a speech praising Japan's role in protecting sea routes and deterring threats to Western commerce. The speaker credits Japan with ensuring safe passage for travelers and ships, noting Allied actions against German forces and urging continued cooperation to maintain regional stability.
Fragment mentions worms and a supposed remedy called Graves' Worm Ex terminator. Context indicates a health or medical superstition note, with uncertain details and no clear person, place, or date.
A brief note reports rising German demand for imports, food, and war materiel from neutral nations, with shortages affecting cloth, paper, and even coffins, while factories focus on munition production.
Fragmented text discusses maintaining freshness and potency of vegetables or pills. No clear events, names, or locations are present in readable parts.
A brief column notes a simple remedy amid widespread nervous disorders and fatigue. It highlights common folk cures and home routines as practical guidance for readers seeking relief from strain.
A historic city shipyard formerly silent for thirty years is revived as Old Yards in St John reopens to build two steam ship hulls for munitions use. Other firms plan immediate wooden ship production while steel plants develop.
Detroit inventor Jaime Ford of Ford & Wales unveils a device described by Popular Science that projects a coil of barbed wire ahead of advancing troops to preempt enemy onrushing units. The wire is released to entangle and disrupt, allowing machine gun fire coverage as troops advance.
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