Rebellion Days 1884 85 Inner Life on Saskatchewan frontier
A first person reminiscence details early 1880s life near Fort Carlton and Duck Lake. The narrator trades with Kinistin and Nut Lakers, confronts hostile hunting rivals, and encounters Indian bands led by The South Wind. He aids a poor H B C post pair and learns of Riel era tensions and looming conflicts.
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H. B. Co
Nut Lake
Mexime
Hudson's Bay
Maxime
Kinistin
Riel
Duck Lake
Batoche
North Saskatchewan
We-ah-gun
South Wind
Hudson's Bay Post
H. B. Shack
Sauteaux
Joe McKay
Riels
Experimental Farm at Swift Current to resume in spring
The Dominion Government experimental farm at Swift Current, started last year, will continue once the season opens. Last year’s work focused on fencing and preparing building materials. construction is to begin in the spring under Dr. J H Grisdale, deputy minister of agriculture.
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Dominion
Swift Current
J. H. Grisdale
Decrease in U S Livestock Values Across Farms and Ranges
The value of livestock on U S farms and ranges fell by over two and a quarter billion dollars in the last year, with total livestock around ten billion. Cattle and sheep dropped more than four percent, swine over seven percent, milk cows and other cattle down by about a billion dollars, swine near half a billion, and sheep about a quarter of a billion.
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United States
Viscount Burnham Named Governor General of Canada
Vice-Royalty of Canada appoints Viscount Burnham as Governor General. He is a newspaper proprietor and led a British journalist delegation to the Dominion last year.
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Viscount Burnham
Canada
Britain
Dominion
Admiral Pushes Smaller Battleships and Civilian Interest
Admiral Wm S Sims in Springfield Massachusetts urged focus on smaller naval craft versus capital ships. He warned Germany’s submarine buildup would have us speaking German here and urged civilian engagement in military matters. He defended remarks on the Irish question as historic and said he would repeat them when appropriate. Complaints were filed with Secretary Daniels over his address.
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Admiral Sims
Wm. S. Sins
Springfeld
Mass
Germany
Daniels
Sims
How to Handle a Skid on Wet Roads
When a car begins to skid on a wet road turn the front wheels toward the skid and avoid hard braking. Do not jam the brakes or rush to steer opposite. keep calm, leave the clutch in, apply brakes gently and intermittently, and steer with the skid to regain control.
Dills Start Transcontinental Coast to Coast Hike
F C Dill and wife Jenny, noted Nova Scotia athletes, left Halifax to walk to the Pacific Coast. They are the third Halifax team in two weeks joining a transcontinental hike promoted by the Halifax Herald.
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F. C. Dill
Canadian Pacific Railway
Jenny Dill
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Pacific Coast
Dills
Halifax Herald
The Critics and the Business Try at Running
A literary critic is called someone who failed at writing books. The piece questions if an efficienty expert would be someone who failed to run a business, as discussed in the Vancouver Sun.
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Vancouver Sun
Lawyer and Client Duel Over Divorce Motives
Dialogue snippet reveals a lawyer questioning a client about seeking divorce while noting the wife’s unpleasant relations. The exchange highlights tension over marital separation with a sharp, wry tone.
Widow Seeks Keepsake From Late Husband's Close Friend
An intimate friend asks for a memento of the deceased husband, and the widow contemplates how to respond. The brief exchange shows grief and seeking a personal relic.
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Lonesome
Training of Canadian Air Force Officers at Camp Borden
Training of officers at Camp Borden proceeds with about 500 cadets enrolled. Flying continues daily aided by mild winter weather. Aircraft are mounted on skis or wheels depending on snow cover, and weather has not disrupted regular courses.
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Camp Borden
New World Vision Urged by Viscount Grey at Glasgow
Viscount Grey of Falloden addressed a Student Christian Movement conference in Glasgow saying external changes alone won’t yield a better world. He critiqued national policies for lacking Christian spirit and warned the war’s damage to Christian prestige in Egypt and India. He urged restoring European prestige and national unity to prevent war.
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Viscount Grey of
Falloden
Glasgow
Egypt
India
Lord Grey
Europe
The
London Times
Dairying In Alberta Sees Major Gains In 1920
Alberta dairy industry shows a strong rise with total product value at 34 million dollars in 1920, up nearly 2.5 million from 1919. Creamery butter output climbs from 11.82 million pounds to about 12.15 million, while cheese production dips slightly from 520,530 to 456,534 pounds.
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Alberta
Prince Arthur Announces Return of Boer War Trophies
At Johannesburg reviews Prince Arthur of Connaught announced that King George has arranged the return to the Union Government of Boer War trophies. The figures and plaques, once part of Kruger memorial at Pretoria, were kept at Broome Park and later used in the Royal Engineers memorial at Chatham.
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Johannesburg
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Union of South Africa
Jan. Christian Smuts
King George
Union
Kruger
Pretoria
Field Marshal
Kitchener
Broome Park
Royal Engineers
Chatham
Brown Eyes and Wife Qualities Claim Made by Physician
An English physician after long observation of married patients asserts brown eyed girls tend to be the truest and most reliable wives. He cautions that women with gray or blue eyes are more likely to be extravagant and pleasure loving.
Theft of railway and stock reported in Transylvania
A special Vienna to New York Times cable reports the theft of a railway line and stock in the Romanian province of Transylvania. The unusual loot is described as difficult to steal and highlights a bold crime abroad.
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Transylvania
Vienna
New York Times
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Yet Sweet Disposition Extends
A brief reflective line praising beauty fading into a note on inner charm. The sentiment contrasts outer appearance with lasting character and kindness.
Municipal publicity trial in Saskatchewan rural towns
Saskatchewan councils pilot subscribing to local weekly papers to inform ratepayers who do not read newspapers. The Moose Jaw Times notes the Radville and Ot Launer cases as experiments funded by municipalities. The idea aims to improve publicity though doubts remain about effectiveness and broader adoption.
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Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
Launer
Radville
Little Country
United States
Canada
Canada urged to expand study of natural resources
At a Canadian bank meeting a speaker urged deeper investigation of the nation's resources as essential to greater development. The Commission of Conservation reports show immediate extension of development is needed for many resources, with publicity of data to aid business in water power, forests, and other resources.
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Commission
Britain and U.S. Should Stand Together
Dr. Paul Shorey of the University of Chicago urged the Toronto Canadian Club that Britain and the United States must stand together to avoid isolation in a world with Germany Russia China and Japan. He warned of pro-Russian and pro-German propaganda in American universities and student clubs inviting such speakers.
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Toronto
Paul Shorey
University of Chicago
United States
Germany
Russia
China
Japan
Shorey
Canada
Burial of Lieut Read Ties BC Memory to Wolfe Site
In Greenwich parish church crypt General Wolfe rests. Agent-General Wade of British Columbia unveiled a tablet to Lieut Walter Douglas Read of the 21st Canadian Regiment who died in 1919 from wounds suffered in the Great War.
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Greenwich
Wolfe
Wade
British Columbia
Walter Douglas Read
21St
How the Telephone Was Invented by Dr. Bell
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell spoke at Derby before the National College of Teachers of the Deaf on the evolution of the telephone. He traced his early belief that deaf children should learn to speak and the false start of a speech reading machine that his wife helped him abandon, leading to the invention of the telephone. He cited the delight of seeing his wife converse with her grandchildren who know no manual alphabet or signs.
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A. Graham Bell
Derby
National College of Teachers of the Deaf
Missionary work spreads Canada facts to schools
The Department of Immigration and Colonization distributed over 100000 copies of the atlas Canada to British schoolchildren and about 80000 to American schools. Officials expect publicity to pay off when immigration restrictions ease.
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Canada
Department of Immigration and Colonization
United States
Department
Trees on the Farm
Farm forestry helps farming pay by marketing timber profitably and supplying timber for farm needs. It furnishes employment for men and teams, turns waste land into profit, and increases the sale value of the farm.
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Faria
Wistter
Russia's Maklonin Sets Longest Electric Train Run
The Russian engineer Maklonin built an electric train that traveled 150 versts from Petrograd to Moscow in about twelve hours without recharging, reportedly breaking the world distance record for electric trains. A verst equals 3,500 feet.
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Maklonin
Petrograd
Moscow
Cattle Feeding Caution With Alfalfa
Farmers are advised not to turn hungry cattle or sheep on alfalfa unless acclimated and not when the forage is moist with dew or rain, to prevent digestive troubles and possible injuries.
Woman's reaction to compliments and insults explained
A woman may call a mana fiatierer when he says she is handsome yet she grows angry if he stays silent. The remark triggers mixed social cues about flattery and attentiveness in personal interactions.
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Stony Creek
Melfert
Prince Albert
Port Qu’Appelle
Hudson's Bay Company
H. B. C. Winterm
Zavier Batoche
Kinistin Band
Mink
Kimistin
O-sow-win-is-su
Pas
Tawa
U. S
Air Force
Commission of Conservation
U.S
Department of Immigration
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