Newspaper advertising pays for Royal Alexandra hotel room
The Manitoba report notes newspaper advertising as an effective message carrier for the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg. Alan Phillips, the manager, explains the new economy rates attracting visitors from Ontario to the prairies. The paper cites rates from 5 dollars for single rooms and 7 dollars for double occupancy, with extensive regional reach across Saskatchewan and Dakota provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chewan
Manitoba
Northwest
Ontario
North
Dakota
Minnesota
Alan Phillips
CPR
Royal Alexandra
Winnipeg
Room and Bath
Saskat
Northern Arctic Char Arrives in Western Canada Markets
Cambridge Bay Eskimo Fishermen's Co operative ships 10 000 pounds of Arctic char to Edmonton with a second consignment planned. The fishery, 1200 miles north of Edmonton, marks a western supply for Winnipeg to the Pacific Coast. Char, "Nkalupik" to the Eskimos, is praised as a sturdy table fish and chef favorites share their recipes.
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Cambridge Bay
Edmonton
Canada
Walter Dinsdale
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Pacific
Cambrdge Bay
Kennedy
Geneval de Gaulle
Montreal
Frobisher Ba
Arctic
Department of Northern Affairs
Frobisher
All Eskimo
Quebec
Books and Bannerman Shape CBC Wednesday Night
James Bannerman uses books and newsletters to prep for his CBC Wednesday Night introductions. He has hosted the Trans-Canada network series for eleven years and is noted as a navy intelligence officer boxer and playwright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bannerman
CBC
Bannerman
Ship's historic manifest presented to Manitoba archives
The Pennyworth manifest records Churchill port cargo from 1932 with consignments to Winnipeg Saskatoon Regina Edmonton and Calgary including liquor needles pins and varied goods. A 1931 wheat shipment on S S Farnworth marked Canada’s first Churchill export to London, 277000 bushels, while 1876 wheat moved by river to St Paul preceded Canada’s transcontinental grain trade.
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Churchill
Manitoba
Consigner
Ionsignee
Dalgleish
Pennyworth
Winnipeg
Sakatoon
Regina
Edmonton
Calgary
Manitoba Liquor Centre Commission
Saskatchewan Liquor Commission
Ottawa
Manfest
Jihe S. S. Farnworth
London
Parnworth
Thames
St. Paul
Seaboard
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Enas
Dring
Permax Paper
Vasnager
Monarch
Xortin
Colorbestos
Sears
Hamiota
Man
Len Budd
Royal Alex
Queen's
Otttawa
Jack Bradley
Bradley Brokerage &Co
Jasper Avenue
Ship's Historic
Manitoba Archives
G H. Philbin
Gurney Evans
Industry and Commerce
Trans-Continental Railway
Brandon
Glasgow
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