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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
4
The Oxbow Herald lists HM Morte as publisher and proprietor. It is printed weekly on Thursday with a subscription price of 8 dollars per year. The issue is dated September 17, 1914.
Local columns praise Hebrew fighters abroad while a drunken brawl ends with a man dead at a North Portal hotel. In Seattle, a suspect faces manslaughter as police detain him after a fatal fight. The Oxbow Herald threads in a free map offer with The Family Herald and Weekly Star. Public notices warn of rising telegraph and paper costs affecting subscribers.
A letter from an Oxbow volunteer describes camp life with various troops and activities. He notes rumors about enlistment limits for cavalry, 800 soldiers leaving for Bermuda as guards, diverse nationalities in squads, a Belgian artillery unit, nightly concerts, and popular outdoor films by the YMCA. He mentions excessive commissioned officers and a planned reduction, plus a military review with the Duke of Connaught expected.
A wartime notice offers free maps to track the European conflict and aid teachers and readers in understanding troop movements and the evolving fronts. The ad stresses comprehensive coverage and rapid updates as the war unfolds.
Owing to inability to import gold from the United States exchange on that country is unsaleable United Currency and United States can only be accepted at a discount of 2 percent until further advised.
In the AuWurt district on Sunday August 16 a son was born to Mr and Mrs J A Ewen.
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