Hardy Norse Explorers Make Trip To Barren Lands On The Coppermine River
Two young Norwegians Hjelmar Nelson-Dale and Helge Ingstad venture from Edmonton to Fort Resolution aiming to reach the Coppermine headwaters. They plan a year in the terra incognita and return by dog train, following earlier attempts by G H Blanchet and historic expeditions.
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Coppermine River
Hjelmar Nelson-Dale
Helge Ingstad
Coppermine
Samuel Hearne
Hearne
Northland
Arctic
Nelson Dale
Canada
Edmonton
Fort Resolution
O. C. Boness
Resolution
Civilization
Terra Incognita
Ingstad
Norway
Tidens Tegn
Blanchet
Mammoth Grain Elevator to Rise at Port Arthur
The Saskatchewan Co operative Wheat Producers Limited awarded Barnett McQueen Construction Company of Fort William Ontario the contract for Pool Terminal No 7 at Port Arthur The modern fast terminal will hold two 3 000 000 bushel storage units plus a 900 000 bushel work house It can receive 390 grain cars in ten hours 500 cars daily in peak season ships 150 000 bushels hourly and dries 1 000 bushels per hour
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Saskatchwan Co-operative Wheat Producers, Limited
Pool Terminal No
Porth Arthur
Barnett McQueen Construction Company
Fort William
Ont
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
North American
C. D. Howe
C. D. Howe & Co
Port Arthur
Forest land could yield timber crops under proper protection
Studies indicate about half of Canada’s non agricultural land could be timbered with permanent protection and management. Investigations show one third of the land’s best used for growing wood. Where do the old autos go They don’t.
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Canada
Wild Game Life In Alberta With Major Dugmore
Major A Radycliffe Dugmore, famed English wild animal photographer, plans a summer expedition through Jasper Park Alberta by pack horse to film Rocky Mountain sheep, goat, caribou and bear. He will travel from Berg Lake near Mount Robson with wife and daughter Bams, a keen camera enthusiast. He rejects firearm hunting, praising the camera as the superior sport and trophy.
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A. Radycliffe Dugmore
England
New York
Africa
Major Dugmore
Jasper Park
Alberta
Rocky Mountain
Berg Lake
Mount Robson
Canadian Rockies
Bams” Dugmore
Dugmore
Buffalo shipments planned from Wainwright Park Alberta
About 1100 head of buffalo mostly yearlings will be shipped from Wainwright Park in Alberta in early June to northern ranges. In three years the plains herd has grown beyond the park’s pasture capacity, prompting transfers to more distant range lands.
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Wainwright Park
Alberta
Plains
Wainwright
The Stranger Upholds A Man’s Word As Bond
A saying that a man’s word stands as good as his bond reflects public trust in honor and reliability, implying that a stranger’s judgment of character can govern expectations of integrity.
The Proudest Moment of a Self Made Leader
A reflective line on achievement notes that the summit of success comes when a man explains his path to rise. The saying emphasizes personal journey and the fulfillment found in sharing one’s ascent.
Winnipeg Pattern Listing and Legal Adummary
Public notice references pattern numbers and an address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The text notes a law firm statement asserting the cost does not make the man but the lawsuit makes the attorney.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
One Piece Frock With Front Interest and Plaited Skirt
The pattern No. 1479 for misses in sizes 16 18 20 Years shows a one piece frock with most fashion in front. Three set in plaits widen the lower skirt while a deep V front and vestee dominate the neck. A round collar and flared cuffs may be trimmed with frill. Buttons and a ribbon girdle in a front buckle finish the look.
Personality and Change in Theodore Roosevelt
The passage weighs whether personality is fixed or malleable, comparing Roosevelt’s struggle with innate traits to his later achievements. It contemplates self improvement, suggesting anyone can change, and contrasts selfishness with disease as harder to cure. A separate dialogue snippet ends with a quip about Miss Fortune.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Hungarian minister praises Canadian hospitality to Hungarians
Baron Perenyi, Hungarian interior minister, praised Canada’s hospitality toward Hungarian settlers near the Canadian National Railway lines in Western Canada. He noted Canadians’ help for newcomers and called Canada a land of opportunity he plans to visit again. The photo shows Perenyi with Albert Paizs, author of The Hungarian in Canada.
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Baron Perenyi
Republic of Hungary
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Faron Perenyi
Albert Paizs
Budapest
Paizs
Canadian Moth Planes Aid Wheat Rust Fight in West
The Department of Agriculture, with Royal Canadian Air Force cooperation, describes using moth planes to study wheat rust spread. Exposures at 1 000 to 5 000 feet collect spore data near Lac du Bonnet, Norway House, Cormorant Lake, and High River, revealing patterns linked to threshing districts and local infections.
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West
Department of Agriculture
Royal Canadian Air Force
Dominion Plain Pathological Laboratory
Manitoba Agricultural College
Winnipeg
Lac du Bonnet
Norway House
Cormorant Lake
High River
Morden
Explaining Rainfall Weight by Inches Per Acre
The article explains that one inch of rainfall over an acre equals 6,277,640 square inches of surface collecting a cubic inch each, totaling 22,622 gallons or 226,220 pounds, which is over 113 tons per acre. It emphasizes how the raw inches figure hides the large water volume involved.
How He Deciphered It In A Chemist’s Shop
A man brings a baffling testimonial to a chemist who deciphers it after a brief wait and returns with a bottle priced half a crown. The piece blends humor about misread handwriting and a quip about a milkmaid costume for Peggy.
German settler brings German families to Saskatchewan
Carl Schulz of Uckmark Brandenburg Germany bought 1000 acres near St. Walburg Saskatchewan after arriving in Canada a year earlier. He returned to Germany to settle his estate and spread Canadian opportunity. On return to Winnipeg he brings 30 men and over 100 more plan to follow as they liquidate holdings overseas. Schulz expects heavy German immigration to Canada next year.
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Carl Schulz
Uckmark
Brandenburg
Germany
Canada
Canadian National Railways
St. Walburg
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Mr. Schulz
Button in the soup sparks a Madrid brine prize
A humorous exchange notes a find in soup, with reference to Buen Humor Madrid offering brandy to the person who discovers a button in the soup. The remark frames the claim as a tongue in cheek prize.
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Buen Humor
Madrid
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Ottawa
Gordon Campbell
V.C
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Charitroi
Dplchess OF
York
Duchess of York
Kingston and District Hospital
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Roosevelt
Fortune
United States
Revelstoke
Golden
B.C
Halifax
Vancouver
Porson
Peggy
Derling
Johnny
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