Englishman Burrell the farmer with a ministerial path
The portrait lauds Martin Burrell MP as a principled Englishman who rose from farm labor to Ottawa’s minister of agriculture. It recalls his public start in Grand Forks, his speechcraft, modesty, and belief that Canada’s future rests with farmers and food production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Burrell
M.P
Arthur Tawkes
Mr. Burrell
Grand Forks
British Columbia
Washington
Burrell
Tie
Ottawa
Therm
Whitehall
House of Commons
Treasury
Lord Milner
Tam
Niagara Peninsula
Old Town
Canada
Thames
Wisher
Wilfrid Laurier
Tle Belones
Faringdon
Berkshire
Gloucestershire
Wiltshire
Oxfordshire
St. John’s College
Hurstpurpoint
Sussex
Tweland
Sarah. Armstrong
Great Western Railway
Manitoba
Maringdon
Manitoba and Northwestern Railway
Portage la Prairie
Yorkton
D. B. Hanna
Canadian Northern Railway
Sherlock Holmsing
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Offer At Rexall Store
Beattie Murphy Co Ltd promotes Rexall 93 Hair Tonic claiming it erases dandruff stimulates growth and prevents baldness. The ad guarantees money back if not satisfied and offers two sizes 5c and 1.00 sold exclusively at The Rexall Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Rexalt
Beattie Murphy Co., Ltd
Remembering the Burrells and the Oregon wreck
In a letter filled with lively preservation, Mr Burrell recalls settling on a St Catharines farm after his marriage in 1856. The couple survived the Oregon disaster in the North Atlantic, saved by the Fulda and a pilot boat, while losing almost all their possessions and cherishing their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrell
St. Catharines
Oregon
Cunard
Atlantic
North Atlantic
Norman Lloyd
Fulda
Maternity Nurse Graduate of Queen Charlotte’s Hospital
Miss Field trained at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital London and attended patients in the Town of Country Address P.O. Box 112 Phonesi City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Field
Queen Charlotte's Hospital
London
England
P.O. Box
Phonesi
Thomas Joyce Seeks Purchase in West Kootenay Lands
In Cranbrook District West Kootenay Thomas Joyce of Calgary Alberta mason plans to buy lands described as starting at a post on the south end of an island in the Kootenay river opposite Lot 154. The parcel runs north and around the island returning to the start. Agent W Murdoch notes the date 16 November 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Joyce
Calgary
Alta
Mason
Kootenay River
W Murdoch
Crooks Seeks Land Purchase in Cranbrook District
Robert James Crooks of Cranbrook, baggageman, applies to purchase described lands in the Cranbrook land district. The parcels cover about 40 acres with measurements around 80 chains by 10 chains in a described block bounded by lots 6345 8541 6243. Dated November 28 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert James Crooks
Cranbrook
Lot
New Era Begins in Cranbrook as Winnipeg Buyers Pave Land Boom
One of Winnipeg’s largest real estate firms owns and sells land in Cranbrook District. They sold over 200 acres to settlers who will arrive within a year with 2000 to 20000 dollars each, start clearing and building substantial improvements. Buyers, pleased with climate and farming prospects, pay 125 per acre in Winnipeg years ago and now 1500 to 2500 per acre locally. A leading horticulturist plans a large greenhouse after purchasing 15 acres and supplying railroads with flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Cranbrook
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk
Safe investment tract sale offered by a local company
A company advertises ownership of over 2000 acres in the area and promotes rapid settlement. It urges quick purchase of tracts at low prices and easy terms before they are gone, claiming to bring in many new settlers.
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THE
Canadian Bank OF Commerce
Sir Edmund Walker
C.V
Ll.d. D.C.L
Alexander Laird John Aird
R. T. Brymner
Lanager Cranbrook
B. C
Jos, Brault
Canadian Hotel
Corwin-Bruce Investment Co
Agents International Casualty Company
B.C
P.O
Drawer
Vic, Rollins
Mgr
Seymour
Granville Street
Vancouver
Granville Palace
East Kootenay
Slaterville
Agriculture
Sunkist
Rogers Famous
California Fruit Growers Exchange
King Street East
Corner Church St
Toronto, Ont
Illow River
Grand Trunk Pacific
Pacific
Hudson Bay Railway
Canadian West
Tall Ailton
Bond &Land . Ltd
Mac’s Auto Service
Allen Smith Company
Atres
E. HW
Swit
Nelson
Shubert Shippers
A. B. Shubert
Michigan St
Cranbrook Land District
West Kootenay
W. Murdoch
South East Kootenay
J. H. Smith
Fenwick Ave
Maker St .Hone
Cranbrook Agency
Beautiful
Cranbrook Orchards
Beale & Elwell
Cranbrook, 8. C
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