Quebecs Eastern International Dog Sled Derby Draws Crowds
Quebec hosts the annual Eastern International Dog Sled Derby with entrants from across North America. The three day 120 mile event runs February 19 to 21, defending champion Earl Brydges faces strong U S and Canadian challengers.
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Quebec
Quebec Turfin
Bri
Mativye
Chateau
Jean Baptiste
Earl Brydges
Ontario Paper Company
United States
McGill
Joe
Yukon
Silk Trade History from Ancient to Modern Times
The article traces silk from secrecy in antiquity through Byzantium to Europe and the Americas. It notes monks smuggling silkworms, spread to Spain and Italy, and shifts in production costs. It highlights shipping efficiency, Canadian Pacific trains, and record transit times from Yokohama to New York aboard the Empress of Asia with rapid transfer at Vancouver.
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Europe
Chinia
Justinian
Byzantium
Grand
Syria
Spain
Sicily
Naples
Italy
America
Europes
Wotm
Pacific
Vancouver
New York
Canada
Canadian Pacific Lines
Yokohama
Orient
Spea
T& v
John
Sta. Lawrence
Weddings at Hamiota Bring Two Local Nuptials
A quiet Dec 17 1924 wedding at the Freser home Hamiota saw Janet Freser wed Wilfred Johnson Rev G Leochbar officiating with Gert rude Fraser as flower girl. The couple planned a brief Winnipex honeymoon and will reside in the Hamiota district. A separate Dec 7 1984 ceremony at the Hill home united Flora Wilhemina Webster and William Raymond Poublow with Rev R A Swyers officiating and a dinner to follow. The bride, a trained nurse, will study pharmacy in Winnipeg after the wedding.
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G S. Freser
Hamiota
Evning
G. Leochbar
Janet
Wilfred Johnson
Gertrude Fraser
JG McConnell
Eleanor Fraser
Winnipex
Johnson
David Hill
Flora Wilhemina Webster
William Raymond Publow
Norma
No room for Thee in the crowded inn
A fragmentary Christmas poem from 1924 laments no room for Christ at the inn. The speaker urges charity yet notes the crowded house and the need to find space for the Man of Galilee, even among the beasts. The verse casts a stark seasonal moral on hospitality.
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Galilee
Investment and Family Protection from The Youth's Companion
Abraham Lincoln referenced quips about a poor neighbor to illustrate family value as an investment. The Youth's Companion promotes 1984 and 1925 subscription bundles, including 52 issues, a 1925 home calendar, and McCall's magazine, offered via Boston Massachusetts offices for $2.50 to $8.00.
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Abraham Lincoln
McCall's
Iagazine
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Farr Brycees
Che'eau Frontenac
Inset
Abeove—deeling
Flowery Kingdom
Empresas
Sik
Canadian Pacific
Tik Spedal
Rockies
Praser — Johnson
Wesster
Pablow
Hamiota Tpieat Market
Haddie
J. P. Moore
Prop
Christ
John Oxenham
The
Hamiota Sheet Metal Works
Cisternus
Pwodoo
Vinattoba Hardw
A. G. Bro
Commonwealth Ave
St Paul St
Boston, Mass
Reo C. Bewmes
Manister
Imperial Lumber Yards
A. Kerr
Loca
Mgr
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