Sioux Gamble and Fort Ellis Resentment in Redcoat Watch
An account of tensions at Fort Ellis with Sioux after an insulted woman, a grand council led by Chief Factor McDonald, and a revenge threat from mounted police. The section details gambling with Crees, the Sioux’s harsh temperament, and the narrator’s loyalty to his sled dogs as orders send him toward Fort Simpson on the Mackenzie River.
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McDonald
Queen
Red Coat
Fort Perry
Big Knives
Fort Pelly
McKay
Grand Yearly Council
Hudson’s Bay Company
Fort Carlton
Donald A. Smith
Ellis
Swan River
Herod
Nero
Hero
Mero
Rheumatism Relief Promised In 1 to 3 Days
Advert says South American Rheumatic Remedy cures acute and chronic rheumatism including lumbago and neuralgia. Claims relief in one to three days and notes availability at druggists.
Inland Canadian Fish Industry Grows at Big River
In Big River nine miles west of Prince Albert a major inland fishing industry develops. Whitefish leads the market across Eastern and Western Canada and into the United States. Alberta and Saskatchewan lakes offer vast potential with abundant whitefish.
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Big River
Prince Albert
Canada
United States
Centraal
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Wheat rust resistance proved elusive warns Saskatchewan professor
Professor W. P. Thompson of Saskatchewan University reports at the Saskatoon conference that true rust resistant wheats are rare and often lack commercial value. He notes resistance depends on rust strains and local conditions, making a universally durable variety unlikely. He cites past hybrids showing resistance then failing as strains shift.
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W. P. Thompson
Saskatchewan University
Saskatoon
Thompson
Canada
Timothy Seed Sold From Pincher Creek for Dickinson Co
About 500000 pounds of Timothy seed were sold by Pincher Creek growers to the Chicago based Albert Dickinson Seed Company at roughly 5 14 to 6 cents per pound. Seed will be cleaned at the Calgary government elevator and shipped to destination. Timothy seed farming has long been practiced in Pincher Creek with yields of four to six bushels per acre plus hay.
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Pincher Creek
Albert Dickinson Seed Company
Chicago
G. M. Stewart
Dominion Seed
Calgary
Pincher
Prince of Wales Visit to India Still Undecided
The Prince of Wales wishes to visit India but no final decision has been made. Lord Reading will decide in July or August whether the Heir Apparent should undertake the journey, with His Majesty to be informed of the counsel given.
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Prince of Wales
India
Lord Reading
Changing Color of Birds in a White Room
A naturalist claims birds can turn white when kept in a white room with white surroundings and attendants in white. However the process requires three to four generations for all searmers to become white.
Hibbing High School Construction Claims National Largest
Hibbing Minnesota asserts its new high school under construction will be the largest in the United States. The claim highlights the ambitious size of the project anticipated to redefine the city’s educational facilities.
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Lrgest High School
United States
Hibbing, Minn
Briggs Says Tomkins Engaged to Widow
In a curt exchange Briggs claims Tomkins is engaged to a widow. Another remark dismisses the assertion as characteristic of Tomkins laziness in courting.
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Briggs
Tomkins
Latta Noted for Good Roads Work and Prairie News Ties
Hon. J. Latta Saskatchewan Minister of Highways and Provincial Secretary earns praise for Good Roads Movement achievements and is also proprietor of the Prairie News at Govan Saskatchewan reflecting his newspaper interests.
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J. Latta
Saskatchewan
Latta
Prairie News
Govan, Sask
Tercentenary of Potato Planting to Be Celebrated Next December
The potato’s introduction to North America is marked as a 300 year milestone. Dr. Laufer, speaking to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, traces its journey from Bermuda and England via Spanish legends to its Chilean origins, noting its naturalization in the United States.
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America
North America
Laufer
American Association For the Advancement of Science
de Candolle
Bermuda
England
Chile
Peru
United States
Itch Cured in 30 Minutes by Wolford's Sanitary Lotion
A claim that itches and mange on humans or animals are cured in 30 minutes by Wolford's Sanitary Lotion offered by Druggists.
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Wolford
Primitive Hayti Household Life in the South
The article describes Hayti households relying on calabash gourds for dishes and dirt floors with straw mats. It notes scarce beds, blankets, and primitive farming tools, with slaves once working the fields under white guidance. It emphasizes survival through natural resources and simple rural living.
Grain Inquiry Board Adds Regina Expert Haslam
Grain inquiry board appoints J. H. Haslam of Regina as third member alongside Judge Hyndman of Edmonton and W. D. Staples of Winnipeg. The invitation came via telegram from Sir George Foster minister of trade and commerce. Haslam accepted, joining the proposed Dominion board of inquiry into the grain trade.
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J. H. Haslam
Regina
Dominion Board of Inquiry
Haslam
Sir George Foster
Growing Wheat in Alaska Hybrid Grain Miling
Growth of agriculture in Alaska since the gold rush era sees a hybrid wheat from Siberian spring wheat and Canadian Marquis, with a flour mill built to process it. Eskimo cuisine includes a dish of mixed eggs with angelica and crokeberries, packed in a seal-skin bag with whale oil.
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Alaska
Per
London Life: Births Deaths and Marriages Weekly
Within London's borders about 4000 children are born each week 2400 people die and 2600 begin married life. The figures reflect ongoing demographic patterns in the capital.
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London
Underground London and German Propaganda Efforts
A vivid tour of an underground London and its hidden networks contrasts with German wartime propaganda aimed at sowing Allied dissension. The piece condemns Germany’s deceitful leaflets and argues the campaign harms its own image while trying to pits allies and the United States against Britain.
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Germany
Foreign Propaganda Department
League of German Patriots
England
India
Ireland
United States
France
Japan
Between the horns a Jersey bull tale told
An English weekly recounts an Irishman who escaped a cross bull by grabbing its tail. A bystander quips about being between the horns, but the man jokes that the creature was a Jersey, not a dilemma.
In Japan the disposal of the husband’s income
A brief note outlines a cultural norm where wives typically manage or decide how a husband’s earnings are spent within the household, reflecting traditional gender roles in financial matters.
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Japan
Five Tragedies Test The Folly Of Curiosity
A man struck a match to check the car gas tank and found it full. A man patted a strange bulldog to test affection and was rejected. A man sped toward a train crossing and failed. A man touched a trolley wire to see if energized and it was. A man cut his advertising to save money and failed.
No Speed Limit in Cuba Claim Stirs Interest
Havana boasts it solved cheap transport with a one mile radius and 8000 cars carrying one or two people for 20 cents. Drivers roam without speed limits and rely on honed reflexes to avoid collisions in a dense urban circle.
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Havana
Cuba
Teaching the Boy and the Truthful Promise
A father admonishes his son to always tell the truth even when it brings trouble. The boy agrees and is sent to handle a door knock, with instruction to present the message that the father is out if the land lord arrives.
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Father
Houston Post
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St. Paul's Churchyard
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Severus
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