Diary of a Hudson's Bay clerk trek to the Mountain Pas
A Hudson's Bay Company clerk recounts a march from The Pas in March with two dog teams and birch-bark canoes to the Mountain Pas for the fur season. He befriends an elder Ki-say-the-nish chief and describes hunting, trading, a near-drowning accident after dogs broke through ice, and his recovery aided by Moo-choom. He notes the thaw and a goose and Arctic swan sighting, ending with thanks for sparing the swan and a teaser of continuation.
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Wen-di-go
Sow Usk
Red River
Ki-say-the-nish
Pierre Marcellais
Pas
Birch River
Osow Usk
Noo-sis-im
Moo-choom
Man River
Mokose
Moochoom
Greenwich time governed by stars and clock stars
Sir Frank Dyson, Astronomer Royal, oversees Greenwich time determined by clock stars seen through the transit instrument at the Royal Observatory. Electricity fires time guns and drops time balls across Britain, and the hour is sent to post offices and railway termini. The clock is highly accurate but requires nightly corrections. a year with clouded skies would only yield about a five second error.
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Frank Dyson
London
Eng
Greenwich
Royal Observatory
Great Britain
Rye and oat yields on Spruce Larn Ranch near Americ
The Spruce Larn Ranch near Am éric Alberta reports a rye stand yielding 48 bushels per acre with strong per acre revenue. A nearby field produced 45 bushels per acre, while an oat crop on the same farm delivered expected yields per acre.
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Améric
Alberta
Salt Field Discovered at Fort McMurray
Drillers under the Provincial Government confirm a high grade salt field at Fort McMurray with a discovery in a well drilled to 659 feet after passing 30 feet of pure salt. The exploration began about a year ago under Hon. Mr. Cote, with mechanical issues delaying progress as work continues.
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Fort McMurray
McMurray
Mr. Cote
Athabasca
Cote
May Abandon British Liquor Bull
The liquor bill recently introduced transfers control from the war board to the home secretary. Government stance at this stage is not ready to face the hostility the proposal has aroused.
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War Board
Home Secretary
Western Canada Dominates International Livestock Championship
Western Canada wins top prizes at the international livestock show. Black Ruler a Aberdeen Angus bred by Purdue University of Indiana heads the grand championship herd. Saskatchewan leads in Belgian stallion foals with Charles De Rooscheke owned by Coe Bros Regina. Wright farms Drinkwater Sask take second in steer class of 46. Alberta shines in senior yearlings Aberdeen steers and Herefords with multiple top twenty finishes.
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International Livestock
Black Ruler
Perdue University of Indiana
Black Jewel
Brandon
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Charles de Rooscheke
Coe Bros
Regina
Eugene Willow Park
Richardson
Bowden
Alberta Supreme
Passenger Air Service Links Montreal Toronto New York
J W Norcross of Canada Steamship Lines announces a summer start for a passenger air service between Montreal Toronto and New York. Two Vickers Vimy seaplanes with twelve passenger capacity each, plus two pilots, will fly at up to 127 mph. Delivery expected next spring with safety via route following waterways.
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Montreal
Toronto
New York
J. W. Norcross
Canada Steamship Lines, Limited
England
Mr. Norecross
Canada Steamship Lines
Short Winter Agricultural Course For Farmers At Vancouver
The Y M C A of Vancouver offers a two evening per week six week winter course for visiting farmers. Lectures by University of British Columbia agriculture faculty cover soils crops livestock dairy poultry production economics home grounds plant diseases and rural sociology. Courses start January with practical demonstrations and farm management insights.
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Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Y.M.C.A
Faculty of Agriculture
University of British Columbia
Brooklyn Bridge Passes 37 Years of Service
The Brooklyn Bridge, the first great East River crossing, has stood 37 years in service and continues to carry trains trolleys motors wagons and pedestrians with reliability.
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Brooklyn Bridge
East River
Strength of our Canadian Banking System
In recent days at least fifteen banks closed in North Dakota prompting concerns about banking strength. The piece argues Canada’s Scottish style system sustains deposits and loans across remote branches, maintaining stability despite American bank failures.
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North Dakota
United States
Scotland
Manitoba
A Moral Reformer's Views on Prohibition
A Chicago Juvenile Protective Association official testifies that prohibition has worsened juvenile crime and female immorality. He claims former drinkers are more surly and abusive at home, prompting the Hamilton Herald to mock reformers praising alcohol as a reformative force.
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Webster
Chicago Juvenile Protective Association
Hamilton Herald
Reassuring Heir on Shipboard Profits
A sailor guiding an old lady aboard reminds her that ship rules forbid tips. He adds with a wry smile that indeed tips are forbidden, just as apples were in the garden of Eden.
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Garden of Eden
Women who spoil nature by turning wheat into bread
A sardonic remark targets women for baking bread from wheat, implying disruption of nature's work. The line contrasts traditional gender roles with domestic food preparation. It reflects era attitudes toward female culinary labor and natural processes.
Misery and Company In A Grim Lock Story
An awkward fragment hints at a tense situation surrounding a hard lock and uneasy company. The readable text suggests a somber mood without clear names or places.
Great Wealth Hidden in Canada’s Arctic Hinterland
The article argues Canada’s northern regions are rich and productive, contrary to public myths. It cites Vilhjalmur Stefansson asserting the land’s natural productivity and beauty, with summer vegetation, abundant flowers, and substantial mineral resources. It notes oil discovery within the Arctic Circle near Great Slave Lake and the Mackenzie River area.
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Canada
Dominion
Canadians
Arctic Circle
Pole
Vilhjamur Stefannson
Fikimos
Imperial Oi Company
Great Slave Lake
McKenzie River
British scientists dispute mesotherium as radium substitute
University of Missouri professors claim a chemical process purifying mesotherium yields a perfect radium substitute. British researchers led by Sir Ernest Rutherford and including W H Bragg N E Glen and Frederick Soddy dispute this, conceding mesotherium shares some radium properties but is not an absolute substitute.
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University of Missouri
Sir Ernest Rutherford
Cambridge University
W. H. Bragg
London University
N. E. Glen
London
Frederick Soddy
Oxford University
Pay As He Enters. Brown. What’s old Jones doing Robinson
A fragmentary quotable exchange centers on Brown and Jones. One man notes another is working to fund his son’s college while the dialogue hints at ongoing family and work dynamics. The snippet conveys labor and perseverance themes.
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Robinson
Unusual Locusts and Bees as Food Worldwide
Describes eating locusts by the Koramas and Bushmen of the Cape who grind them into meat and bake cakes, Madagascar natives praising locusts as food, bees used as sustenance in various regions from Ceylon to the Caribbean, and Guiana Negroes eating bees after stings.
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Cape
Madagascar
Knox
Ceylon
Caribbean Islands
Guiana
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