Winter voyage up the Srir Sguon with a Hudson's Bay clerk
A Hudson's Bay Company clerk recounts a harsh winter journey by small bark canoes with Owen B. Hughes and a native companion. They travel from Norway House toward Duck Lake, hunting sturgeon beaver and wolf, sharing scarce rations, and enduring a perilous encounter after a misfired shot.
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Gerer
Owen B. Hughes
Prince Albert
Knnedy
Hughes
Stobace, Eden & Co
Norway House
Duck Lake
Mr. Hughes
Hon. Co
Thes
Johns
John
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Marketed for Nervous Health
An advertisement extols Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for nervous fatigue irritability and fainting spells in women. A testimonial from Mrs P H Ryan of Sand Point Nova Scotia describes relief after using six boxes and urges others to buy the product via dealers or mail from The T Milburn Co Limited, Tor-
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Milburn
P. H. Ryan
Sand Point
N.S
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Tor
Lord Minto Tours Western Ranches and Crop Outlook
Lord Minto visited the Ritz Carlton in Montreal before returning to Scotland. He has spent over six weeks on his 3,000 acre Minto ranch near Calgary, noting oats as the main grain with yields up to 120 bushels per acre. He plans breeding of shorthorns imported from Scotland and Oxford sheep, viewing western prairies as ideal for cattle. He will return to the west in April or May, remaining in England and Scotland during winter to manage his estates.
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Paisiek
Ness
Patrick
Pat
Job
Lord Minto
Ritz- Carlton
Montreal
Scotland
Calgary
Minto
E. P
Prince of Wales
W. L. Carlyle
Alberta
England
Speed Mania and Postcard Tour Prompt Travel Chat
Mrs Newrich recounts a rapid car journey while the caller questions how one can view the country at speed. She explains buying postcards at every stop to capture places visited during the tour.
Saskatchewan Minerals Output Tops One Million Dollars
The value of minerals produced in Saskatchewan last year reached 1,118,055 dollars, up 9.60 percent from 1918. Clay products contributed a large share with pressed brick valued at 49,507 dollars, common brick 65,002, and other clay goods rising to 270,989 for 1919, up from 133,935 in 1918.
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Saskatchewan
Bureau of Labor
Practice of eating outpaces gun drills in funny exchange
A musketry instructor taunts a sergeant about shooting ability. The sergeant quips that he has practiced eating for 22 years while wielding the weapon for only six weeks. The exchange highlights humorous contrast between skill sets.
Spartans Used Cypher Writing in Ancient Era
Ancient Spartans employed coded writing to conceal military plans and messages. Scholarly notes describe cipher techniques tied to Spartan secrecy and strategic discipline across garrisons.
Silent Gear Improves Machinery Efficiency in Britain
British engineered gear uses layered steel teeth that close softly to spread load. At speed the gear emits only a buzz and lubricant circulates between layers to lubricate every tooth surface. A pinion for a colliery will transmit 750 horsepower at 205 rpm, weighing about 0.75 ton and carrying lubricant for two to three months.
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Great Britain
Suffering Children of Europe Appeal Across Armistice Week
Donald W Brown of the League of Red Cross Societies spoke in Toronto about Europe's war damaged nations. He highlighted over ten million orphans and dire conditions in Poland Galicia Roumania Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia with typhus and tuberculosis rampant. He urged Canadian aid through the British Empire Fund during Armistice week.
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Europe
Donald W. Brown
Department of Organization
League of Red Cross Societies of the World
Geneva
Switzerland
Toronto
Canadian Red Cross Society
League
Brown
Canadian Red Cross
Poland
Galicia
Roumania
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo- Slavia
Baltic
Black
Adriatic
League of Red Cross Societies
British Empire
Hudson Bay Railway to Reach 424 Miles Inside New Manitoba
The Pas to Port Nelson corridor will extend 424 miles once finished, placing the line firmly within New Manitoba. The ambitious project outlines a northern logistics route linking Pas to Nelson with a long distance freight and passenger line.
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Hudson Bay Railway
Pas
Port Nelson
Manitoba
Reindeer and Musk Ox Farm Aims in Western Canada
The Winnipeg company Hudsons Bay Company Limited plans a reindeer and musk ox farm near Hudson Bay to supply a new diet with low-cost meat. Stefansson advocates large Arctic herds grazing near the region, predicting practical farming, draught use, milk and meat production, possibly turning farmers into autonomous providers of such meat.
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Prince Edward Islanders
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay Company, Limited
Stefansson
Hudson Bay
Canadian West
St. Nicholas
An Answer for The Pessimist
A quoted Christian Herald piece argues that most Americans avoid crime and brutality. It notes ninety eight million never divorce and ninety nine million fear murder, while many cities still hold decent people in New York and Chicago.
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United States
New York City
Chicago
Christian Herald
Dolphins Found Across All Seas
A report notes that dolphins, of which there are 63 species, inhabit every ocean region, showcasing their wide distribution and adaptability across marine environments.
Favorite wins English Derby record tally shows dominance
The English Derby has been won by the favorite on more than fifty occasions, underscoring long standing top pick success in the classic race and shaping betting expectations across decades.
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Hudson's Bay
York Bos
Srir- Sguon
Sececediad Vervhant
Jad
Ashdown
Shorthorn
Oxford
Speed Mania
Saskatchewan Minerals
Sion
Liniment
Webny
Saly
Canada
Ans Eres
League of Red Cross Soc
Cties
Far
North
Bovril
Wagstatte
Del
William Rogers
Wm. Rogers & Son Maze
Ae the
WM. Rogers Mfg. Co, Limited
Niuscana Faris
Ontario
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