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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
15
A War Pilot in the Daily Mail, London describes the perilous duties of frontline aircrews. Pilots, observers, and bomb-droppers must maneuver at extreme heights while dodging ground fire and ground patrols, valuing height above all as danger escalates.
A game warden recounts how sand hill cranes guard their marsh camps. Cranes rest on one leg to avoid sleep and keep watch. sentinels around the camp sometimes doze, but the birds’ vigilance outmatches human sentries in guarding comrades.
Retailers must compete with mail order by offering staple goods locally. The article notes 90 percent of staples are distributed through traditional trade and urges merchants to outpace mail orders with cash terms, prompt service, and quality product in a changing market.
Dr. Alexander Wekerle, Hungarys new prime minister, is described as a Protestant with German roots who opposes German influence despite past insults to Hungary by Vienna. The piece notes his long tenure as premier and portrays him as strong willed, anti feudal, and skeptical of Imperial authority, while detailing his Lutheran faith and complex stance toward the Kaiser.
A garbled dispatch recalls Chauncy M. Depew and a small line president trading phrases about a railroad busi ness. The exchange hints at a collision risk and a raised question about a strange device amid a tense, puzzling moment.
An article argues removing roosters from poultry operations saves costs and boosts egg production. It claims two million plus unnecessary male birds cost the country millions yearly and suggests tighter management could add profits for farmers and the industry overall.
The article argues Manitoba can become a premier mining region under ideal conditions. It stresses developing mining lands for the province’s best interests and securing proper control, shifting from a purely agricultural view to embracing new mining strategies for broad benefit.
The article notes waning support for King Alfonso as reformists split from the Republicans and push for monarchy limits. It highlights military unrest, royal conduct, and a crisis where officers form a defense committee to curb perceived misrule.
Fragmentary text notes changes in livestock and beekeeping before the war with references to cattle bees and sheep. Mentions the west and possible regional comparisons though details are garbled and incomplete.
An extract reflects a wartime debate on German motives and the Allied blockade. It notes belief in German victory, fervent conviction, and mixed views of England France and America, with emphasis on pass through rights and self defense amid war fatigue.
The article describes trench warfare where advancing troops face machine gun and artillery barrages. It notes that despite heavy fire first to third trench lines can be captured in a single charge, and recalls attempts to break wire with a naval ejectile concept.
An eyewitness from Saskatoon describes a day on the pier involving a man fishing with borrowed tackle. The report notes general happenings and the unnamed storyteller’s impressions of the scene and participants.
British Columbia berry growing shows rapid expansion as methods improve and markets widen. In Fraser Valley Hatgh Island farms on sixty acres employ about 600 workers with high daily crates per worker. 1916 berry carloads rose to 103 for strawberries and 53 for raspberries, while Vancouver Island and Creston-WW districts boost shipments.
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