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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
6
War correspondent recounts an artillery officer who crawled to observe German wire amid heavy bombardment and directed fire from a shell hole. His coolness cleared entanglements as attacking troops advanced, a record of conspicuous bravery amid the battle. Worm Powders claimed to restore health and prevent worm-related disturbances in children.
A Sheffield era article cites Sir William Robertson estimating twenty four million combatants in the great war. It uses city population comparisons from Greater London to Constantinople to illustrate the vast scale and describes the marching force as an endless two week procession with no rest.
The Vienna Neue Freie Presse forecasts Germany and Austria Hungary will receive 100000 carloads of cereals this year. It notes heat and drought have reduced grain but expects an average harvest except for a poorer yield in some areas. War is likely but harsh times will ease once new flour hits markets.
Lord Leverhulme argues in the London Observer for a six hour working day to replace eight hours with a two shift system. He contends machines can match human output across six hours and reduce labor strain while maintaining wages, offset by slight coal and depreciation costs.
The Orkney defense uses movable steel net barriers around the Grand Fleet. Nets anchored to shore arms stretch toward ships to trap enemy craft. German efforts to breach the nets are reported as hampered by the innovative barrier system and surrounding guard lines.
An Evening Standard ordnance expert describes oil shbdils as a diabolical reprisal against German weapons. They resemble shells with a charge and are fired from trench mortars to counter flammenwerfer tanks on soldiers backs. The Standard notes newer tanks with heavier guns and crews training to endure recoil and "tank legs."
The piece extols a union of Britain France and the United States as the strongest pledge of military strength and democratic ideals. It frames the alliance as a moral landmark, rooted in sacred principles, and contrasts it with Prussian dogma. It envisions shared liberty and stable order guiding future world affairs.
Canadians in the flying services were supplied by officers from the Canadian Flying Corps. Two hundred ninety thousand Canadians granted commissions from birth in the east, served as officers under arrangement with M6, joined in Canada and later transferred to the Flying Corps.
Fragmentary notes describe early air mails and a journey by Mr Kipling to RD New in 1917. Mentions of aerial control and the role of active minds in advancing mail delivery through the air are briefly referenced.
The youngest democracy appoints Countess Sophie Panin to lead social welfare. She brings decades of reform activity and founded the People’s House in Petrograd, with a library, theatre, labs and classes for adult education. She aims to staff mainly with women to mirror this precedent.
David Henderson of Pelliste Station Kings Co New Brunswick reports a bleeding tumor on his face was cured after using several bottles of Minard's Liniment. The testimonial dated September 17 1904 states the lesion disappeared completely.
The Dominion minister of agriculture seeks the help of the Canadian Bankers Association to promote livestock through fall fair prizes titled The Canadian Bankers Prizes. The government shares costs while bankers back the program to foster public interest in banking and livestock, with beef and dairy calf categories and bacon-type pigs. Calves and pigs must be born on or after March 15 1917 and owned by the exhibitor or their parent or guardian.
An advertisement touts a new asthma remedy by J. D. Kellogg claiming it provides relief at low cost after decades of costly failed treatments. It asserts universal accessibility through local dealers and positions the product as a trusted national option, free from doubt.
The German press once boasted of reform and civilization by the fatherland. Now the policy is deemed ineffective and serious concerns arise even among reactionary circles.
The text fragment mentions demand and earnings but lacks clear subjects or context. No identifiable persons, organizations, or places can be reliably determined from the readable portion.
A profile tracing Eric Geddes from apprentice engineer at Baltimore and Ohio to railroads in India and England, then to command roles in World War I. It details his work reorganizing British rail and shipping, his knighthood, and his ascent to British first lord of the admiralty under Prime Minister Campbell.
Abolition campaigns erase czarist names and symbols across towns and streets. Proposals rename historic sites to honor revolutionaries and abstract freedom concepts, sparking controversy. New names like Street of the Eternal Memory of the Martyrs of the Revolution surface amid public debate.
A traveler and writer reports rapid settlement in Peace River country as 3500 settlers arrive via Calgary toward the coast. Mixed farming expands while live stock grows, with a notable wheat crop shown by Sheridan Lawrence at 1 bushel per acre and Winnipeg selling at 1.95 dollars. The region, touted for its vast acres and agricultural potential, plans further lectures across the era’s districts.
Mrs Fred Rose of South Bay Ontario credits Baby's Own Tablets with saving her baby during a cholera infantum episode. The medicine, sold at 25 cents per box by The Dr Klars Medicine Co Brockville Ontario, is promoted as regulating digestion and soothing the stomach to prevent stomach complaints.
Sir Henry Drayton, chairman of Canada's railway board, calls for speeding traffic and moving coal into the country as demurrage rates rise. A new act proposes free days on first and second, then 1, 2, 5, and 5 dollars daily on later days, with a railways proposal of 3 dollars per day after free time.
A London Opinion quip reflects on love and marriage with a wry line about missing a first husband only after marrying a second. The remark foregrounds witty social commentary on marital loyalties and humor.
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