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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
6
Tense scene unfolds with Paul and Lord Eastling arguing over handling unset gems. Lady Ursula fears for the jewels while Bastling and a jeweller weigh in as suspicions rise about a possible settlement and hidden motives.
Lord Eastling accuses Paul of involvement with a pearl theft and a separate jewelry incident. The dialogue reveals rumors of a restaurant sighting and a potential link to Mrs. Finchden’s pearls while discussing an arrest for a forgery and a wave of jewelry seized as a prank.
Instructions urge farmers to produce pure seed on a dedicated ground. Select fully developed, plump heads from the clean crop and thresh carefully, using a sharp knife and screen to separate seed from chaff. Harvest when ripe with warm, dry conditions to prevent mould.
The article argues against burning straw and other residues noting their value for soil humus and potash, a scarce and costly nutrient. It highlights spreader technology to thinly distribute straw, enabling incorporation without delaying crops and cites winter wheat trials with yield gains.
An eminent Harley Street physician argues in an interview with the Express that the empire should encourage early marriages and big families. He cites adult marriage ages and the benefits of larger broods, warning small families may weaken the race and that men marry too late.
Alberta led all provinces in wool production with about 1,500,000 pounds shipped from various parts of the province. Manitoba Saskatchewan and British Columbia combined did not match this total. A London club tale references the collaboration of George Bernard Shaw on a possible script.
A report notes thirteen individuals gathered and seated in a shared space at the same time, aiming for harmony and calm. No disturbance or conflict is described in the account.
A 1915 Ontario field survey across four counties shows 256 transient workers supplied to 400 farms with 61 steady hires. It notes farmers face help shortages, urges year round planning, and cites factory practices of reallocating staff during off seasons as a model for farms to stabilize production and costs.
Tit Bits reports a superstition among uneducated peasants in Cherson province Russia claiming the Czar has one ear. They cite a photo and a tale of a meeting where the Czar supposedly cut off one ear to prevent land division, a belief reinforced by a visible single ear on the ruler’s portrait. The tale explains why peasants think the Czar has one ear.
A Calgary firm, honored for winning a contract, is building one of the largest terminal elevators under construction in the United States. The project is owned by the Port Commission.
Canadians urged to keep homes ventilated as open air aids health. guidance explains cross drafts via windows on opposite sides, raising lower sashes and lowering upper ones to exchange foul air for fresh air. tips include adjusting window shades and top openings to maintain continuous ventilation year round.
The article notes September grain statistics for Western Canada led by the Canadian Northern. It reports 10 822 cars of grain moved in the year ended September 1, a rise of 69 828 cars from the prior year and a 178 percent gain, with implications for rail traffic and industry.
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