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Newspaper
Oxbow Herald
Location
Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
3
A British Empire conference speech defends harsh wartime lessons while urging careful redirection of trade and finance. The speaker argues for purging the German taint, excluding German goods and partners, and urges neutrals to share sacrifice for a stronger postwar order.
An injured officer in a hospital is recognized by a former sweetheart from his past while a nurse or attendant recalls their engagement and the romance that endured through conflict. The scene underscores the enduring pull of memory amid wartime hardship.
Dr. Graham argues war reduces neurosis and strengthens sanity. He notes men heading to the front have endured neurotic fears and psychasthenic weakness, while war discipline benefits subjects. He adds war frees women from ennui and conventionality, boosting psychic energy amid social forces.
Canadian militia officials clarify that a soldier is a deserter after a sufficient period of absence without leave regardless of battalion status overseas. Authorities deny unit commanders’ power to jail absentees and note detention up to 28 days may be imposed for AWOL.
A Scottish west coast venture plans a factory where skilled women will manufacture aircraft engine parts in two shifts. The project, inspired by two estate directors impressed by educated women's work, aims to train staff through six months of examinations to determine earnings and progression in the enterprise.
The fragmentary text mentions a playful scene involving a tow and an ape, with unclear references to marriage. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable to establish a factual news item.
The note requests a mascot for the city regiment and suggests using one of the dogs of war as a symbol. It reflects a wartime urge for a stark emblem and memorable identification.
Minister Montagu reports Britain now makes all own rifles and far more shells and guns than before the war. He notes heavy production gains, fourfold machine output, and explosives rising sixtyfold, with Britain supplying allies and expanding navy resources for future needs.
A wartime regulation update allows men with one usable eye but no overseas service to enlist in Canada. Those with reduced limb loss may still serve at home in special tasks, while some finger and eye conditions remain barriers. The change aims to place thousands in guard duty or overseas roles as capacity shifts.
A rural editorial argues motorcycles offer cheap, healthy travel for youths preferring farm life over city crowds. It links urban lure to late day boredom and stresses the bike as a safe, steady alternative that keeps boys from drifting to saloons after work.
A garbled inquiry discusses usefulness of time-saving tools and mentions who could call or rely on support. The text is cut mid thought, offering no clear events, entities, or outcomes to anchor a complete news item.
Prime Minister W M Hughes urged defending the British Empire to keep it whole. He praised the valiant dead and living soldiers, warned against peace dreamers, and called for a virile, resourceful people and equal opportunity across the Empire. He pressed that salvation lies in deeds.
A Militia Department statement outlines how public enquiries about Canadian Expeditionary Force members should be directed. Casualty queries go to Ottawa Records Office. other inquiries may be sent to Canadian Headquarters in London or via unit officers who will forward with recommendations.
A new edition of the Homestead Map from the Interior Department at Ottawa shows land status as of January 1 16 with quarter section castles across three presidencies. Separate provincial sheets for Saskatchewan and Alberta are ready, Manitoba to follow, detailing lands homesteaded Indian reserves timber grazing leases post offices and sections. Copies of the Saskatchewan or Alberta sheets may be obtained from the Railway Hands Branch Ottawa.
A London clubman recounts an incident at a West End theatre where a prince tried to obtain three seats but was not recognized. He asked for a box office solution and for a dress circle seat, but none were available.
A brief dialogue fragment shows Worthless Lapleigh addressing Miss Ethel with polite insistence and mutual reassurances about not wasting her time. The exchange centers on courtesy and social propriety in a formal setting.
The Toronto Globe article argues Britain entered World War I reluctantly in 1914 and criticizes Germany as plotting aggression. It claims Germany prepared siege guns, invaded Belgium and France, and mistreated civilians as war expanded. The piece contends Allied strength now exceeds Germany, dismisses Kaiser Wilhelm II as a liar, and notes Maximilian Marden’s assertion that Germany sought war.
Birds can eat and digest far more per size than humans. A sparrow would need a sheep for dinner and six turkeys for a man’s evening meal if proportions applied. A tree sparrow can eat 700 grass seeds daily. A white tailed cage weighing twelve pounds with a six foot wingspan was lifted and flown a hundred feet before a shot ended the attempt.
A traveler reports tension in Swiss towns as a Frenchman reads a letter in a hotel, a German peers over his shoulder and an Englishman confronts the spy. The incident illustrates a climate of espionage during unsettled times.
The readable text is garbled and lacks clear facts. No identifiable persons, dates, places, or events are present to summarize into a coherent newspaper item.
A Bavarian veteran's letters from the front form a humorous war chronicle. The messages cover Belgium in 1914, France in 1914, the front in 1915 near Riga, and subsequent moves to Constanople and Mesopotamia. The notes mix bravado with casual updates on conditions and fronts.
A Durham Chronicle letter argues for blacklisting willful deadbeats to protect honest businesses. It urges cash-on-delivery discipline, exposing fraud early to deter dishonesty, and credits the community with backing principled merchants who deny credit to those who misuse it.
Experts from the Department of Agriculture say 400000 tons of flax straw and $2,000,000 of waste in the United States could be turned into paper fiber board. Demand already exists for $100,000 worth of flax straw, with broader savings and conservation proposed by officials and business leaders.
Australia plans to buy fifteen large steamships in England to move wheat to Europe. The 120000 ton capacity ships may only make two trips before ice blocks sea routes, leaving vast quantities of wheat in sheds and yards with sprouting grain and limited storage. The plan aligns with Labor goals to build a sea carriage fleet.
A brief piece extols saving accounts as a disciplined practice that promotes order temperance virtue industry and growth, arguing that financial self restraint leads to independence and stability.
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