Bear Hunter Robert Bear and the Saskatchewan Trail
An elder recounts hunting life with Robert Bear a devout Christian and famed fur hunter. He recalls a spring 160 mile trek to Fort Garry with a H B pack and a single barrel gun facing two bears and a risky cache of meat. Bear later tracks a Plains grizzly across the Saskatchewan River and into dense bush.
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Robert Bear
Lower
Saskatchewan
Robert
Northwest
Fiquimaux
Red River
Kébert
Hudsons Bay Company
Fairford Post
Lake Manitoba
Fort Garry
Ne-soo-pa-tin-eyniew
Mr. Grizzly
Bear
Forestry Expenditure Compared With Everyday Luxuries
The article argues that Canada spends on forestry protection about half of its face powder bill and notes large sums for ice cream cones and tobacco. It claims the national chewing gum outlay dwarfs forestry costs, urging perspective on public spending and luxuries.
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Canada
Ontario
Glowing Tales From Fort Norman Oil Fields
A party of nine reached White Horse Vermont from Fort Norman with glowing stories of field riches. The 60 day round trip included a six day stay at Fort Norman and the team returned with all 35 dogs. They reported a well 30 miles below Fort Norman recently capped under high pressure and noted fewer than 100 claims staked so far. Three trading posts supply provisions with salt in short supply. Ottawa is asked to allow claim records to be filed locally with the White Horse land agent to avoid a long Edmonton trip.
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White Horse
V.T
Fort Norman
Ottawa
Edmonton
The Elusive Maid
Joan believed in open friendship with young men and faced a persistent suitor who asked to marry her. She laughed off the proposal saying no one would want them together.
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Joan
The Mightiest Jaws of Michigan Timber Crusher
The wood testing Titan of the Forest Products Laboratory in Michigan props to crush a post a foot square like an eggshell or to apply its million pounds of pressure on a timber 30 feet high. It can exert force as slowly as a building settling or as fast as an express train hitting a vessel, demonstrating extreme testing speeds.
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Forest Products Laboratory
Michigan
The Mounted Police Called Essential To Western Canada
The Brandon Sun praises the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for maintaining identity and serving the west with law order and justice. It credits the force with building the region and defending Canada, while noting its esteem across the empire and its deterrence of criminals.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
West
Mounted Police
Canada
British Empire
Brandon
Germany to deliver twenty five thousand wooden houses to Northern France
The Ministry of Liberated Regions says Germany will start delivering twenty five thousand wooden houses to the devastated zone of Northern France. The plan echoes British Columbia concerns about German entry into the portable housing market and regional business opportunities discussed by Agent-General Wade over a year ago.
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Ministry of Liberated Regions
Germany
France
Paris
British Columbia
Europe
Wade
Great Britain
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Victoria Times
Oldest Twins Win Ten Dollars at New York Matinee
Emanuel and Leopold Klein of Brooklyn won the $10 gold prize for the oldest twins at a twins matinee of Two Little Girls in Blue at the George M. Cohan Theatre. The brothers, 87 years old, attended with twin sisters and Civil War veteran brothers, among others, in a packed audience.
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Fairbanks
George M. Cohan Theatre
New York
Emanuel
Leopold Klein
Brooklyn
East River
S. Boschart
Jennie Cohen
William and
James Farmer
Unsinkable plane idea touted by Edgeware firm
An aerial craft by the Stagg Lane Aerodrome Company Edgeware is described as unsinkable due to a rear inflated air balloon for buoyancy. A sliding mica emergency door is built into the roof for escape. The plane is claimed to reach speeds of 120 miles per hour.
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Continental Air Service
Stagg Lane Aerodrome Company
Edgeware
Robert's Reward at the Party
Mrs Boram asks Elsie why Robert is absent from the party. Elsie explains Bobby has been good all week and mother said he need not come.
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Elsie
Bobby
Local purchases boost hometown community ties
Every dollar spent in the hometown supports local workers, businesses, and services, strengthening the economy and community resilience. The message highlights how local spending circulates money within the area, creating jobs and sustaining neighborhood commerce.
Villa Turns from Bandit to Farmer Raising Wheat
The Christian Science Monitor notes Francisco Villa, once a Southern Republic bandit leader, plans to harvest 50 000 bushels of wheat on land granted by the government. He has shifted from warfare to farming, using modern tools to achieve apparent success.
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Mexico
Francisco Villa
Villa
Cain
The
Christian Science Monitor
Age Above All Else in Turkey Refuses Pension
Murad, a messenger for the Turkish telegraph office, declined a pension at 120 claiming it would end his work. His superiors pressed for younger staff, and he finally agreed to retire only if his son could take his place. The proposed son turned out to be a white haired man over 70.
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Turkey
Murad
Turkish Telegraph Office
Indian Treaty Party Travels by New Alberta Built Houseboat
The Indian treaty party travels to the far north aboard a modern fifty foot houseboat called H B C built in Alberta by Alberta workers. The vessel towable by the Nechemus to reach Mackenzie River tribes while avoiding traditional routes.
Conservation of Soil Is Necessary
Hon. C. M. Hamilton of Saskatchewan urged soil conservation at the Saskatoon agricultural conference. He cited historic warnings from leading agriculturists, noting experiments from Indian Head in the eighties and stressing the need to return minerals to soil as crop production continues.
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C. M. Hamilton
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Indian Head
Mackay
Suggestions on handling a wayward steward
A company story recounts an embezzling steward whose employer seeks advice. An Englishman says to fire him, a Scotsman proposes deducting the loss from wages, and an Irishman suggests raising wages since the sum exceeds the wage deduction. Tit-Bits.
Butter Output Soars in Saskatchewan Cremeries
Saskatchewan creameries produced under 100000 pounds of butter less than fourteen years ago. Last year output surpassed 6000000 pounds, with production doubling every three years since 1905.
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Saskatchewan
Increase in Saskatchewan Creamery Output in 1920
Dairy commissioner Percy E. Reed reported a 40000 pound rise in provincial creamery output for 1920. Saskatchewan's dairy product value exceeded 23000000, up about 500000 from 1919. There were 47 operating creameries, 44 graded by provincial graders, and government graded butter sales rose by over 500000 pounds from the prior year.
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Percy E. Reed
Saskatchewan
New Administrator Named For Mackenzie River Oil Territory
Announcement names O. S. Finnie a mining engineer as administrator of the Mackenzie River oil territory with a staff of thirty five including Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment. The group will include civil servants geologists surveyors engineers and workers for opening the country and establishing government.
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O. S. Finnie
Mackenzie River
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Truth-Telling Tommy Hat Rack Tale
A hostess shows a hat rack to a guest while her son arrives wearing a hat. She asks why she bought the stand and Tommy replies that she said not to tell anyone revealing the price of two dollars.
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Tommy
Dangers of X rays and lab shielding warned
Professor Contremoulin warns X rays can penetrate brick walls and injure people in adjacent spaces. He urges radiography labs be fully enclosed with quarter inch lead shielding to prevent exposure in rooms and apartments nearby.
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French Academy of Sciences
Contremoulin
Kaiser's Peace Terms Revealed in Archival Document
A found German archive document attributes to the former Kaiser peace terms he would push if victorious in 1917. It reportedly demanded a 40 billion dollar indemnity from the United States and called for American sympathy in resisting separations.
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United States
Buffalo Express
Advantage to Buy British Goods Budget Boosts UK Trade
Capt. Evan J. Edwards, senior British trade commissioner in Canada, says the new budget makes it more advantageous for Canadians to buy British goods than American products. He notes the shift strengthens ties with Britain as a trading partner.
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United States
Evan J. Edwards
Canada
Millions For Roads Province Plans Major Manitoba Spend
The Manitoba government will allocate 3 943 850 to road construction across the province. The plan outlines spending across multiple projects to improve infrastructure and accessibility during the current fiscal period.
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Manitoba
M. Mere
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Regina
Portage la Prairie
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers, Ltd
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Ont
Dominion Livestock Branch
Dominion Government
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