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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
2
Editorial urges strict economy and universal use of all foodstuffs to avoid hoarding. It cites saving grains and vegetables for winter, reducing waste, and sharing resources, with references to Canada and specific produce. It also notes a medical plug for Dr J D Nowe's asthma remedy as a new life prospect.
A colored preacher rails at his congregation denouncing sins including gambling theft and melon stealing. A brother in the back seat shifts uncomfortably as the scene reveals tension and urban slang interrupts the sermon with fragmented speech.
The report notes milk deliveries to cheese and butter factories reached 157 620 638 lbs in the same year. Combined cheese, butter, and dairy products produced in the Dominion totalled nearly 62 1/2 million dollars, with broader sales from milk and cream suggesting a much larger overall value.
Annamite troops known as the little brown men of France in Indo China have served in the European conflict. Their public debut was July 14 1916 alongside Russian Canadian English and Australian troops. Most are students from French schools in Indo China and volunteer battalions formed for service in France included counts mandarin ranks and others of noble caste. On front lines they act as private soldiers, moving from varied roles to near front service, with a strong desire to see action and move closer to the front.
A brief notice advertises Minard's Liniment for sale across locations. The fragment hints at a misphrased line about a prose item and mentions a conceey officer and a pneumonia reference tied to teams at a base, though details are unclear.
A World War I era item reports a German camp commandant in Paris allowing a U S prisoner to enjoy tennis facilities. The officer and companions gain unusual freedoms, with racquets and shoes supplied from the commandant’s pocket while the prisoner writes home about his leisure.
A promotion extols Miller's Worm Powders for infants claiming they expel worms and also improve health. It warns of worm dangers to children and urges mothers to use the product for care and remedy.
A traditional exhortation urges frugality and avoiding waste in food. It cites urban examples from Chicago on rationing and price shifts, urging individuals to reduce waste and conserve scarce resources for the greater good.
A court scene notes a man with prior good record facing a minor offence. Evidence favored the defense, yet a verdict of guilty was returned and a lawyer sought release. A spectator lawyer interrupted with a joke about contempt, while the judge urged calm as the exchange ended.
The article cites Gifford Pinchot calling for a clear national duty to guarantee food for crops and a farmer’s duty to produce enough to win the war for democracy. It notes this applies to Canada as well as the United States.
Food relief drives report mass tins sent to soldiers overseas as civilians rally in support. Citizens stockpile emergency supplies and coordinate deliveries to military depots and field posts amid wartime shortages.
An eyewitness account describes Captain Garandeau risking exposure in full daylight to recover a French officer’s body from just in front of a German trench. He crawled through barbed wire with Verdier, attached the body with a rope, and dragged it back to safety while French machine gunners held the area with barrage fire. Other volunteers followed, retrieving the second body the same night and a night search continued with field glasses for identification.
Dr R K F Ruttan of McGill spoke in Toronto with Globe reporters about a scientists’ Western province mission. The six week tour, led by Dr A Br ae of the Bureau of Scientific, discussed lignite as a domestic fuel and its potential to substitute for seven ton of wartime supplies, highlighting its abundance and industrial value.
An old discussion of wartime nicknames for soldiers from various nations. It explains Beche as a harsh label for Germans and contrasts it with terms like Poilu Yanks and Tommies, noting the shift toward pejorative usage reflecting wartime barbarity claims and propaganda.
A British flyer battles through German anti air and ground fire, stunned by a direct hit. The young pilot, near combat trenches, is struck and dies within a moment, as reports detail the fatal moment on the front.
Fragmentary lines mention a mother and a “Worm Exterminator” concept aiming to clear intestines and aid a baby’s sleep. No coherent event or identities established.
The article notes German newspapers of the three war years publish reviews that cast doubt on the claimed great and glorious victory at the Battle of Jutland. It argues doubting the truth would undermine the veracity and honor of German officers.
A United States reserve surgeon arrives from Europe to recruit surgeons for further study of new wound treatment methods. Major Goldthwait, one of twenty American medical officers who studied in France and England, aims to bring modern wound care to U S Army surgeons.
The article touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for nervous weakness causing pale faces low energy and sensitive nerves. It claims thousands cured by the red blood restoring medicine and notes sales through local dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville.
During a Ottawa investigation a witness named Pardee as in charge of a Canadian hospital abroad. The testimony also references Max F. Wolff editor of the German Herald in New York and mentions a wartime context.
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