New Field of Oil Discovered in Subarctic Canada
Francis Dickie reports a new oil field along the Mackenzie River in northern Canada. A 1,000 barrel daily well was drilled in August 1920, with access limited by seasonal waterways until spring. Prospects span hundreds of miles, aided by aeroplanes and a planned seaplane mail service linking Edmonton to the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nronse
Canada
Francis Dickie
Mackenzie River
Edmonton
Dawson
Alexander Mackenzie
Morthland
Edmiunton
Prailhead
Alberta and Great Waterways
Fort McMurray
Alberta
Hudson’s Bay
New
Air mail peril and postwar aviation critique
The discolored air mail envelope from San Diego memorializes pilot W B Bunting who died in the Rock Springs Wyoming crash May 5 1921. The piece laments air mail dangers, praises safety improvements, and urges better aviation standards to match progress in other nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Rock Springs
Wyoming
W. B. Bunting
Mail planes risk vs passenger flyers in historic debate
A historic article questions why mail planes face far higher fatality rates than passenger flights. It cites several comparisons from Zeppelins to modern routes and urges the Post Office to identify safety causes. It also notes a proposed division of the Great Lakes area by ownership, detailing lake sizes and national boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
America
Air Ser
London
Paris
Key West
Havana
Post Office Department
Embarrassing Moment From My First Visit
A reader recalls visiting her husband’s family and attempting fluffy scrambled eggs with too much flour. The result was a hard mass difficult to cut, embarrassing in front of relatives, as recounted to the Chicago American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Low
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dominion
England
THE
AIR Mail
H. H. Windsor
Great Lakes
Lake. Superior
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Erie
Ontario
United States
Great Lakess
Purina Pig Chow
Stuckey-Gossick Milling Co
Fairfield, Iowa
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Brody
Lisle
B.V.D. Union
White Flyer
E Brody
East Side
Fairfield
Iowa
Athletic Union
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!