Return of The Pas Traveler From The Carrot River
A Hudson Bay clerk recounts a perilous voyage down the Carrot River during a flood. He ferries a small bark canoe, survives a fall into mud and water, and reunites with Chief Oge mas es at The Pas after a hazardous journey marked by beaver encounters, canoe trials, and a celebratory chess game.
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London
Ogemases
Carrot River
Ki-say
Kipling
Big
Saskatchewan
Pas
Lord B
O-ge-mas
Hopeful Livestock Outlook for Western Canada
Western Canada faces a hopeful livestock season as ranges abound with excellent feed and mild, snow-free weather. Ranchers preserved breeding stock despite last winter’s depletions, while low cattle prices encourage keeping valuable stock. Adequate hay and ample straw supplies foretell a stable winter for cattle and horses in the region.
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Canada
Imperial Oil details two million spent on Alberta oil fields
C O Stillman vice president of Imperial Oil states in a letter to Edmonton Board of Trade President that two million dollars have been spent so far. He says the oil campaign over the past two years will continue until the fields are proved or condemned.
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Imperial Oi
Alberta
C. O. Stillman
Imperial Oil Company
Board of Trade
Edmonton
Stillman
Sanskrit Claimed Close to Primitive Language Roots
A claim notes Sanskrit as the closest linguistic resemblance to a hypothetical primitive language, sparking discussion among scholars about historical language development and linguistic classification.
Railway Extension In Saskatchewan Progress Report
Saskatchewan extension work in 1920 totaled 493 miles of grading and track laying. Canadian Pacific Railway built 188 miles of grading and 20 miles of new track, with 55 more miles planned for winter. Government extension lines completed 160 miles of grading and 125 miles of track, with 73 more miles expected. Work focused on branch lines into untapped rural communities.
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Saskatchewan
W. M. Martin
Canadian Pacific Railway
Seven carloads of pure dairy cattle purchased from Ontario
J G Robertson provincial livestock commissioner announced the purchase of seven carloads of high grade dairy cattle from Ontario for Saskatchewan farmers. the consignment includes six pure bred dairy bulls and many holsteins, shorthorns, and ayrshires. the livestock branch aims to fill provincial orders first but may source east when needed.
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Saskatchewan
J. G. Robertson
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Robertson
Oxford County
Ontario
Superintendent’s Orient Mission Report Shows Progress
The Orient Superintendent reports favorable progress in Far East mission fields after returning from travels in the Orient, detailing positive outcomes and ongoing efforts by the Mission of the Method ist Church.
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Methodist Church
Orient
Far East
Bank of Montreal 103rd AGM Sees Cautious Outlook and Growth
The 103rd Annual General Meeting of Bank of Montreal chaired by Sir Vincent Meredith reviewed a year of high credit demand and falling prices. The General Manager Sir Frederick Williams-Taylor noted a 2% shareholder bonus amid rising loans, with Canada expanding locally while money costs remained low. Directors were re elected, and the board shifted to 18 members with Sir Lomer Gouin and General Sir Arthur Currie joining. Meredith was re elected president and Sir Charles Gordon vice president.
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Bank of Montreal
Vincent Meredith
Bart
Canada
Frederick Williams-Taylor
New York
Dominion
Can
Lord Shaughnessy
Lomer Gouin
Arthur Currie
Gold and Asbestos Found in Saskatchewan North
In Beaver Lake district the prospector W. J. Davey reports veins of high grade gold and copper at least 4 percent in Saskatchewan. After staking claims in 1914 15 and wartime delays he returns to north works and confirms rich mineral finds. He also discovers a body of asbestos along serpentine, with fibre lengths up to 15 inches.
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W. J. Davey
Beaver Lake District
Saskatchewan
Davey
The Modern Newspaper as a Public Advocate and Companion
A meditation on the newspaper's role as a timely critic and mirror of the era. It calls the press a schoolmaster, friend, and faithful ally, whose war-time power offered comfort and connected people through knowledge and shared experience.
Alberta's Butter Output Matches 1919 Record
Alberta expects butter production to hit twelve million pounds this year per dairy commissioner C. P. Marker. If realized, the total equals the 1919 record, with the province's dairy industry in a healthy state and prices for dairy products well maintained.
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Alberta
C. P. Marker
Retired Welsh Postman Says He Walked 260000 Miles
Elias Thomas a rural postman from Llangadock South Wales has just retired after forty years in service claiming to have walked 260000 miles during his career.
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Elias Thomas
Llangadock
South Wales
The Brilliant Guards Clash With German Imperial Guard
A Detroit Free Press excerpt recalls Captain Father Watt, chaplain of the First Grenadier Guards, describing the 1915 Ypres engagement where British Guards repelled Emperor William II’s guards. The story details the nearness of battle, the intense bayonet clash, and the heavy toll as only 25 of 1050 men survived the overland march after six days of combat.
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Annesley Burrowes
Detroit Free Press
No Man's Land
Calais
Channel
George the Fifth
Europe
Father Watt
Grenadier Guards
Nuttwerft
Ypres
French
Waterloo
Iis
Iron Duke of Wellington
Englatd
British News Direct Cable Service Via Reuters Planned
At a general meeting the Canadian Press decided to establish a direct cable news service edited in Great Britain for Canadian papers. A contract with Reuters was authorized to deliver news to Canada directly, avoiding American channels. The service aims to launch at the designating of the new year. Members from across the Dominion attended.
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Reuters
Great Britain
Canada
Dominion
Sodium Sulphate Found in Canada Promises Global Supply
Saskatchewan has ample sodium sulphate to meet world demand for years, but the mineral's marketing must be carefully managed, says Charles Dunning, Minister in charge of the Bureau of Industries.
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Saskatch@wan
Charles Dunning
Bureau of Industries
Germany refuses to disband nonmilitary defence groups
A government note to General Nollet of the Inter Allied Military Control Commission in Berlin states Germany does not recognize obligations to dissolve defence organizations that lack military character. The note calls these groups temporary and necessary despite surrender of weapons being nearly complete.
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Germany
Nollet
Inter-Allied Miltary Control Commission
Berlin
Mote
Goat Hair Ropes Prove Destructible in Water
A note reports that ropes fashioned from goat hair remain intact in water under test conditions, suggesting unusual durability. The finding highlights natural fiber ropes' potential uses in maritime or industrial settings where moisture exposure is a factor.
Petition Calls for English as World Language in Schools
The Northern Peace Union of Stockholm petitions the King to adopt English as the fundamental foreign language in all staff-aided schools. An inquiry into education showed a majority of neutral philologists and business leaders favor international work and English as a global language.
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Stockholm
Lle Gucatisa
Lignite Plant Near Estevan Set To Open by February
J. M. Leamy on the Lignite Utilization Board says the Estevan Sask lignite plant will be in operation by the end of February. Construction costs total about £60,000 with the Federal Government paying half and Manitoba and Saskatchewan sharing the other half.
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J. M. Leamy
Lignite Utilization Board
Estevan
Sask
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
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