A Winter's Trapping My First Silver Fox
A Hudson's Bay Company trapper recounts wintering at Sturgeon River Cumberland district during 77 78. He follows Francois instruction to bait and hide a fox trap, finds a genuine silver fox, kills it to save the skin, and faces post trade prices of forty skins. He buys more traps, learns from an old Indian, and nets martens and a large wolverine in a fierce sequence of stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgeon River
Hudson's Bay Co
Cumberland District
Toome
Francois
Ogemases
Hudson's Bay Company
Wolverine
Value of Farm Products of Prairies 1920 Total
Farm products in the three prairie provinces of Canada reached 471,671,823 dollars in 1920, up 67,732,911 from 1919. Grain values rose to 299,438,880. livestock fell to 51,225,176 due to fewer animals. dairy output stood at 71,839,966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Manitoba Free Press
That's Different German Women Demand Treaty Cows Be Protected
German women demand treaty terms that require France to surrender many cows be violated to safeguard future soldiers of the Fatherland. They question past looting and argue against helping save French children, noting German psychology and the national character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Robers Smillie on happiness and miners' rights in speech
Miners' Federation president Robert Smillie condemns the luxury of the Duke of Northumberland while urging reforms for miners and their families. He argues happiness should extend beyond elites and calls for improved living conditions across all social ranks. He praises the duke as honest but targets the ruling class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Smillie
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Duke of Northumberland
Sankey Commission
Wren
Northumberland Mineral Association
Smithie
White House Budget Details for Harding's First Year
The article outlines Harding's initial White House budget totaling 189600 with a 75000 salary and 25000 travel costs plus 89600 for furnishing and upkeep. First Lady receives 50000 for refurnishings servants autos and horses. Congress allows 8000 heating 18000 greenhouse upkeep 9000 gardeners 9000 greenhouse repairs and 10000 grounds improvements. The grounds reopen to the public and 8600 is allocated for lighting. It notes potential personal expenses and a salary deduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Congress
Winter Battery Care Hints for motorists
The piece warns drivers that short winter days require more use of lights and that cold engines slow carburetion making cranking harder. Driving at low speeds saves battery but lights and starter demand more current. If a car is laid up batteries discharge, water evaporates and plates harden risking permanent damage. As discharge increases, water content rises and a frozen battery, below 32 degrees, is rarely repairable.
Clydesdale Stands On A Sixpence In Glasgow Street
A Glasgow man brings a Clydesdale from Aberdeen and finds the horse stock still in Sauchiehall Street. An amateur veterinarian notes nothing wrong with the first three feet. the fourth hoof is lifted and reveals the horse is standing on a sixpence, prompting astonishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scottish Corporation
Aberdeen
Sauchiehall Street
London Morning Post
Instructing the Farmers of Tomorrow
Alberta leads Canada in agricultural student share with six hundred forty enrolled this year. Three new schools opened this winter at a total cost near half a million dollars, each with a six hundred forty acre demonstration farm and full facilities. Free instruction covers soil, crops, livestock, mechanics, dairying, poultry, farm management, cookery, sewing, nursing and home management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Canada
Local Market Duck Shows High Prized Bird
A market vendor famed for ducks sells a neighbor a duck that proves to be of dubious worth. The buyer, Brown, pays a large price and complains, while the vendor recalls the bird’s eleven year streak as a poultry show winner. In a separate note, a cautionary tale recalls three Englishmen who wagered on water drinking and died after consuming extreme amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Concordia girl becomes hotel dietitian in Columbus
Miss Pauline Kennet, a Concordia native and State Agricultural College graduate, earns 5000 dollars yearly as dietitian at a Columbus hotel. She manages forty one employees, plans menus, handles receipts, tastes every dish, and serves an average of four hundred meals daily. The hotel credits her with saving twenty percent of food costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia
Pauline Kennet
Columbus
Ohio
Miss Kennet
State Agricultural College
Hair loss cure request prompts odd advice
A customer asks for help with hair loss and a new shop assistant offers an unusual tip. The assistant suggests using a cigar box as a container for hair, noting that women often store hair in such boxes.
Britain Maintains Lead In Naval Strength, US and Japan Lag
Washington claims complete data show Great Britain with clear sea power lead while the United States closes gaps in capital ships. The tables indicate Britain far ahead in cruisers and destroyers, Japan stronger in battle cruisers, and U S inferior in experimental and light ships with submarine fleets shaping a stark balance of naval power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
United States Navy
Japan
France
Italy
Sone
Britain
Good Manners a Subtle Social Glue
The London Express notes manners are a pleasant deceit that shields existence from crudity and nurtures charm. It argues refined souls show instinctive courtesy while boorishness stems from a lack of consideration, and that manners prevent thoughtless hurt and stem from a good heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Express
Britain Cultivation Led by Postwar Acreage Rise
Official figures show Britain’s land cultivation still above prewar levels but below wartime peaks. Acreage under crop rose from 10,988,000 in June 1914 to 12,020,000 in June 1920, with grass and crops totaling 12,022,000 acres in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Bankers’ Trust Company of
New York
Fox Farms Prosper In Canadian Fur Bulletin 1919
Dominion Bureau of Statistics report places 1919 fur industry value at 3,968,591 with 414 fur farms across Canada. Prince Edward Island has 249 farms, Nova Scotia 48, New Brunswick 21, Quebec 2, Ontario 10, Manitoba 1, Saskatchewan 1, Alberta 11, British Columbia 8, Yukon 13. Silver foxes total 6,433 valued at 3,013,115. PEI leads with 4,704, Ontario 120, Yukon 113.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Prairie Provinces
Grand Championship For Wheat At Winnipeg Exposition
EL E Young of Oaks Lake won the grand wheat championship at the soil products exposition in Winnipeg. Irvin McLeod of Norgate placed second and Samuel Larcombe of Birtle, former world champion, took third. Over 200 grain entries supported a high quality display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
EL E. Young
Oaks Lake
Irvin McLeod
Norgate
Samuel Larcombe
Birtle
Thackeray’s Courteous Retort in Oxford Bout
A noted reply from Thackeray to an Oxford opponent who wished may the best man win. He bowed and quipped that he sincerely hoped not, reflecting the wit of the scene and the rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
Oxford
Friday Proposals Stir Superstition and Skepticism
A woman claims proposing on Friday is unlucky while a man counters with a tale of a suitor who proposed and was rejected. The exchange highlights superstition versus skepticism in courtship norms.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Germany
Pore Stewart
F. W. Riddell
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Hardings
Warren G. Harding
Hotel
Mark
Fox Farms
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!