Lookup Settlement Welcomes Washburns For Home Visit
The Washburn party arrives at Lookup, a lakeside hamlet of unpainted log houses, greeted by Pa and Ma Washburn. A tall, friendly uncle and Edna are escorted to a welcoming cabin as sled dogs and locals bid them join for supper in Ontario.
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Bess
Democrat
Washburn
Pa Washbern
Edna
Bill
Pa Washburn
Mr. Dayton
Missus
Ontario
Mrs. Washburn
Daddy Farney's Grave and a Boy's Silent Resolve
A grieving boy returns to a log cabin after his trapper father’s funeral. He vows to uncover the truth about his father while facing loneliness, with his dog Purp offering quiet companionship as the forest sounds linger around the scene. The narrative closes with a hook for continuation.
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Daddy Farney
Northland
Man Faces Debt Dilemma: Escape or Remain Ensnared
A reflective line notes a man must either crawl out of debt or remain trapped in it, highlighting the tough choice between active repayment and continued financial strain.
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Eiher
Catarrhozone Promises Quick Cold Cure Card
An old advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a rapid cure for colds sore throat and catarrh. It claims instant relief from congestion irritation and phlegm with a two month large size priced at 1.00 and smaller 50c and sample 25c.
Pasture thistles and crops praised by Saskatchewan farmers
Mr G C Stewart told Swift Current delegates that Russian thistle provided forage during hard winters near Moose Jaw and fed horses exclusively with thistle. He praised pasture value, nutritive potential, and noted perennial grasses, legumes like alfalfa and sweet clover, cereals such as fall rye and oats as key southwest crops for soil protection and stock feeding. brome grass urged despite root binding.
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Moose Jaw
G. C. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Saskatchewan
Stewart
Saskatoon
No End of Mutton Canada Prospects as Arctic Livestock
The article argues Canada will become the leading cattle raiser using musk oxen and reindeer in semi Arctic lands. It notes musk oxen require no barn or feed, provide beeflike meat and thick wool, while reindeer feed on lichen and mosses.
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Canada
Farm animal counts rise since 1914 war impact
Since the war in 1914 the number of horses on U S farms has increased by 147000 while the mule population has grown by 546000 in the same period, reflecting shifts in agricultural animal stocks reported.
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United States
Edmonton Summer Exhibition Opens With Tolmie Praise
Dr. S F Tolmie minister of Agriculture opens the Edmonton summer exhibition and urges more sheep raising. He notes Canada raises 3,000,000 sheep versus Australia 80,000,000 United States 40,000,000 and Britain 27,000,000. He cites the value of sheep for land cleanup and feed utilization.
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Edmonton
S. F. Tolmie
Exhibition Association
West
Calgary
Regina
Brandon
Dr. Tolmie
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Tolmic
Australia
United States
Great Britain
The Square Deal Pays And Square With The Enemy
An old advertisement proclaims Putnam's Corn Extractor as a painless, reliable solution to debts, claiming fifty years of exclusive use and a 25 cent price at all dealers. It emphasizes separating oneself from coins and avoiding conflict with rivals.
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Putnam
Putnam's
Weather officials conflict with settlers on western rainfall trends
In a Montreal Family Herald report, meteorologist F. Stapart disputes claims of expanding moisture in western districts. He notes decades of rainfall data show no clear climate shift, while farmers recall droughts and late frosts since forest clearance. The piece highlights the dispute between scientists and settlers over climate change factors.
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West
F. Stapart
Swift Current
Europe
Asia
United States Weather Bureau
Kansas
Nebraska
Ontario
Manitoba
Red River
Montreal Family Herald
Butter Contest Winner in Saskatchewan Tops Dominion Scores
May results show Saskatchewan won first place in the Dominion education butter scoring contest with the Cudworth Saskatchewan Co operative Creameries at 97 points. Birch Hills tied Crescent Creamery of Winnipeg for second with 96. Manitoba also shared second, as four creameries from each of the nine provinces entered from May to October.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion Education
P. E. Reed
Manitoba
Dominion
Cudworth
Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries
Birch Hills
Crescent Creamery Company
Winnipeg
A Real Overall Club Formed in Ohio City
In an Ohio city, 200 business and professional men vow to give one day of service weekly to farmers. The newly formed Overalls Club, true to its name, aims to support local agriculture through organized volunteer work.
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Ohio City
Immigrant ex-soldiers to settle on Canadian farms
Imperial and Dominion governments plan to settle ex-soldier settlers across Canada. W E Scott and Russell Wilson say about 700 applicants suitable from Britain will bring near a million dollars in cash, with Ottawa to receive an official report after their Halifax voyage.
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Canada
Dominion
Imperial
W. E. Scott
British Columbia
Russell Wilson
Saskatoon
Mr. Scott
Halifax
Caronia
Mr. Wilson
Ottawa
England
Messrs. Scott
Wilson
York
Nothumberland
Wales
Scotland
Scott
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
Prince Ships Stock to Alberta Ranch by Express
The Prince of Wales sent eight horses and eleven ponies by Dominion Express to his Alberta ranch. The shipment departed Bristol on the Montcalm steamer dated July 7.
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Prince
Express
Prince of Wales
Dominion Express
Alberta
Montcalm
Bristol
British doctor claims modern women superior to grandmothers
A British physician states that today’s woman is intellectually and physically superior to her grandmother, reflecting views on gender and progress.
A critic is a grown up boy who continues to throw stones
A pithy remark mocks critics as adults who still lash out with petty attacks. The line frames criticism as childish aggression rather than thoughtful judgment.
Newpaper Paper Costs Rise Sharply in Canada
The price of newsprint climbs from $36 a ton in December 1916 to $80 earlier this year and to $110 now, signaling a jump of $74 per ton and over 205 percent since four years ago. A further rise to $130 a ton is projected for the last quarter, a 261 percent increase.
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Candian
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