Ontario to Medicine Hat 1883 Journey Recounted in Memoir
C J Hodgson of Montreal recalls the 1883 cross country trip from Winnipeg to Calgary Medicine Hat as Canada builds its transcontinental line. The party travels by mail car, endures a 240 mile rail run in 18 hours, notes Calgary growth, Indian settlements and a coal mine near Medicine Hat. They return to Winnipeg after eleven days with total expenses of 25 dollars.
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Toronto Telegram
Srst
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Tidewater
Vancouver
C.P.R
Rockies
Lake Superior
Prairie
Winnipeg
C. J. Hodgson
Montreal Gazette
Edgar Andrew Collard
Hodgson
James MacFarlane
David Sleath, Jr
McDougall
Brandon
Mapper
Moosemin
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Bow
Fort Macleod
Mounted Police
Elbow
I. G. Baker and Co
Montana
Bow River
W. Winder
Dunn
Canmore
Lawmore
Moosomin
Mr. Hodgson
Cochrane Ranch
Cochrane
Quebec
Alberta
Macleod
Mullins
Toronto
Globe & Mail
W. V. Crich
F.R P.S
Royal Photographic Society
North York
Ontario
Eskimos Need Ice Boxes for Long Northern Haul
Charles Schweder, a fur trader from Windy Bay, says Eskimos lack means to preserve meat as caribou migrate southward. He notes few cold storage options exist in northern settlements like Brochet, Man., leaving meat to rot before winter cold sets in. A traveling salesman could market ice boxes in the north.
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Canada
Charles Schweder
Windy Bay
Here
Brochet
Man
Northwest Territories
Canadian Experimental Farms Boost Agriculture Across Canada
The Dominion Experimental Farms network founded 1886 under Dr. William Saunders has expanded to 28 farms, 10 substations and 162 illustration stations across Canada. It supports drought relief via PFRA irrigation projects, research on wheat varieties like Renown and Rescue, pest controls, forage crops, and preservation methods, guiding western reclamation and uplift for farmers nationwide.
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Manitoba
Marquis
Charles E. Saunders
Apex
Thatcher Regent
Horticultural
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Dominion Experimental Farms
Science Services
Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
William Saunders
J. H. Grisdale
E. S. Archibald
Arctic
Prairies
PFRA
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
South Saskatchewan
Red Deer
Indian Head
Swift Current
Lethbridge
Crochet Fan Chair Set Pattern 7158 Available
Quick crochet project for a fan chair set with an arm rest design. Inexpensive, uses little material. send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg for directions and stitches. Sharks respond to food with both smell and sight.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Corn Cob Turns Into Valuable Industrial Material
The lowly corn cob, once worthless, becomes an important industrial resource. SKF Industries uses over 48,000 pounds annually for precision ball and roller bearing manufacture. Ground corn cobs absorb moisture and resist acids that rust polished steel during drying and polishing in bearing components.
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SKF Industries
Winnipeg Plans Gold Accent Jerseys For Blue Bombers
Winnipeg plans to dress the Blue Bombers with a wide gold shoulder insert and gold nylon pants for the next football season. The piece notes fashion changes in team uniforms and includes other sports items from Canada and abroad in a roundup.
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Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
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Ridley College
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Harvey Clifford
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Princeton
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Luc Laferte
Three Rivers
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Tom Mobranton
Hec. Sutherland
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Ted Wilson
Irene Strong
Norah Kirkpatrick
Kay McNamee
Banff National Park
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