Peary Arctic junket recalled by Carr in 1893 94
Prince Albert resident Carr, 90, recalls Hubert Peary's 1893 94 Arctic expedition to Ellesmere Island and the controversial decision to turn back before the Pole. He notes the stormy conditions and the party makeup of eight whites, five Eskimos, and 100 dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weorge Carr
rPnce
Alvert
Hubert FE Peary
Ediesmere Island
Mr. Carr
Admral Peary
North Pole
Pole
Gore Arctic
Peary
Matt Henson
Ellesmere Island
Arctic
Carr
Prince Albert
Frozen Wastes
Thanks to local nurses in a Saskatoon hospital
A brief note from The Eagle Rosetown Sask on December 19 1957 thanks local married women who served as nurses in the hospital during a time of nurse shortage. The writer recalls hospital routines and gratitude for dedicated nursing staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagie Rosetown
Sask
Avoiding Accidents Through Right Actions
The editorial urges motorists and pedestrians to adopt safe habits as normal reactions to prevent traffic crashes nationwide, emphasizing personal responsibility and consistent caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbellion
N.B
Tribune
Retraining disabled older persons for usable function
The article outlines six criteria for successful rehabilitation of aging individuals, emphasizing daily living, retraining, and possible sheltered work. It notes limitations from diseases like heart disease and cancer, stresses motivation, and describes crafts and activities to restore usefulness and dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Gullickson, Jr
Frederic J. Kottke
Two-Piece Dress Pattern S-6-0 for Larger Figures
Printed Pattern 4536 offers a wrap-and-tie blouse with a surplice line and a simple four-gore skirt. Available in sizes 36 to 44, it requires five yards of 39-inch fabric for size 36 and includes printed directions. Send 50 cents with name address and size to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Toronto.
Alberta Ham Recipe Sparks Dominionwide Gourmet Push
The Ottawa era item reports a campaign to boost Canadian beef use with a recipe for baking Alberta hams. It instructs soaking a prime Alberta ham in rye whisky then B C Logana wine and finally Scotch whisky with rum before baking, noting possible gravy abundance. The piece ends with a South magnetic pole note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ECA
Canada
Alberta
Dominion
The
Bulletin
Brooks, Alta
Tourists Swarmed Through Manitoba in 1957
Tourism in Manitoba reached a record 1,064,498 visitors in 1957 with Americans accounting for over half and Canadians the rest. Spending totaled about 31 million dollars across retail, accommodation, meals, transportation, entertainment, and other goods, while U S visitors spent more on some goods but less overall than before. Riding Mountain National Park saw a 10.7 percent rise to 559,476 visitors, and 10 new camps opened, bringing licensed camps to 201.
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Manitoba
Hox
F. L. Jobin
United States
Riding Mountain National Park
Windygates
Crystal City
Jobin
Printed Pattern 4758 Misses Sizes 10 12 14 16 18
Dress and jumper fashion note with Bow blouse and skirt pairings. Pattern 4758 offers Misses sizes 10 to 18 with yardage details for 54 inch and 39 inch fabric. Send 40 cents and write size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept.
Virden 75th Anniversary deficit noted despite big crowds
Financial statement for Virden’s 75th Anniversary shows a monetary deficit after six days of large attendance and entertaining programs. Central Committee asks rate payers to mail a coupon for guidance on covering the shortfall while touting the celebration as a community success with broad goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virden
Central Committee
Tax statistics show engineers top earning Canadians in 1955
The Greenoak taxation study released by the Department of National Revenue reveals engineers and architects led Canada in average incomes at 14007 dollars in 1955, doctors next, lawyers third, with national average income at 3535 dollars and taxes totaling 323 dollars per person. Farmers taxed at 26 dollars on 3457 dollars income, and 460 Canadians earned over 100000 paying 28.6 million in taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of National Revenues
Greenoak
Canada
Are city folk sheep
The piece argues urban residents rely on experts, while rural handymen remain versatile, fixing pumps and roofs, tending animals, and performing various tasks. It notes union influence on specialization and praises the handyman as a hardy, self sufficient rural character.
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Peary Pe
Arctic Junket
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
St. John Ambulance
Ers
R Emerson
Montiambert
City of Winnipeg
Stephen Juba
PD. Hanna
Webb
F. Turner
R. Emerson
J. Sexton
D. Anderson
A Maunder
J.C Day
Praine
Ars
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
South Magnetic Pole
Sydney
Australia
South Pole
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
P.P.L
Necessa
Emyr
the Enterprise
Yorkton, Sask
the Times
High River
Peter Mitchell
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