Aerial Survey Of Wood Buffalo Park Expands Knowledge
An aerial survey of the southern half of Wood Buffalo Park near Fort Smith NWT reveals vast grazing lands new lakes and extensive timbered areas. The project by the Department of the Interior with Royal Canadian Air Force uses two seaplanes from Ladder Lake to Chipewyan and notes buffalo populations around 1500 plus increased overflow from Buffalo National Park totalling about 6000.
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Wood Buffalo Park
Fort Smith
Northwest Territories
Province of
Alberta
North West Territories
Yukon
Department of the Interior
Royal Canadian Air Force
Department of National Defence
N.W.T
Buffalo National Park
Wainwright
Ladder Lake
Saskatchewan
Chipewyan
Lake Athabaska
Peace River
Great Slave Lake
Slave Lake
Alberta Wheat Crop Yields Strong Revenue in 1927
The 1927 Alberta wheat crop averaged 25.6 bushels per acre with $1.25 per bushel valuing returns at $36.75 per acre. Land value per acre was $26 in 1926, making the crop income substantially higher than land value. H. G. L. Strange notes profits will be exceptional, with good prices expected for grain and livestock agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
H. G. L. Strange
Land Seekers Pile In From Across Canada Along Bay Railway
Letters from Saskatchewan Alberta and Quebec request information on lands along the Bay Railway as Finn Flon Inc opens and Hudson Bay Railway reaches Fort Churchill. Homesteads eyed by six Alberta brothers. Builders workers and miners’ influx promises a ready market for meats and farm products.
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Canada
Saskatoon
Alberta
Sherbrook
Quebec
Finn Flon Inc
Hudson's Bay Railway
Fort Churchill
How To Gain Happiness
Happiness is not found by chasing it as a goal. Pursuit itself repels it. instead focus on duty and perform your tasks faithfully in your station. Happiness will enter when you stop actively seeking it and mind your responsibilities.
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Pacify Express Company
Pace
England
Scotland
Alberta Becomes Corn Growing Country on the Map
Prof McKee of Montana, appointed judge of the Calgary show, praises Alberta corn. He views a display of 30 000 ears by the Corn Growers Association and notes Alberta corn’s kernel depth lags Illinois De Kalb, but its food content is equal.
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Alberta
McKee
Montana
Calgary
Corn Growers Association
de Kalb
Illinois
Beggar Arrested in Glasgow With Loot and Clutter
A beggar in Glasgow was arrested after police found a large stash in his many pockets. The haul included thousands of cigarette ends and tobacco, matches, keys, purses, knives, rings, worn and unused cheques, papers, a War Savings Certificate, two hard buns, three rolls, and substantial coins totaling several pounds plus a deposit receipt.
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Glasgow
Wood Buffalo Thrive in Park and Plains Intermix
The wood buffalo in Wood Buffalo Park near Fort Smith N W T thrive and multiply. In Alberta southern range the buffalo mix with plains herds, a process ongoing since 1923 from Wainwright Park Alberta.
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Wood Buffalo Park
Fort Smith
N.W.T
Alberta
Plains
Wainwright Park
Honored by France Knights named for Quebec officials
Henri Gagnon managing director of Le Soleil in Quebec and P. G. Roy provincial archivist have been named Knights of the Lezon of Hon by the French government. The honor recognizes their service to culture and public archives in the province.
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Henri Gagnon
le Soleil
Quebec
P. G. Roy
Knights of the
Lezon of Honor
The
Frerch Governa
Alberta Sees Banner Year in Coal Production Likely
Alberta mines show 5,231,921 tons produced in ten months through October, a 472,431 ton increase over 1926. If trends continue, 1927 output may reach seven million tons, surpassing last year’s 6.51 million and approaching the 1920 record of 6.91 million.
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Alberta
Crownlee
Enormous Grain Crop Reported for Soldiers Settlement Farm
A Calgary Soldiers' Settlement Board report details R. B. Fraser of Munson harvesting 16 620 bushels of spring and winter wheat from 223 acres, an average of 56 0 bushels per acre, a record for the district and enough to cover the farm’s full cost.
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Calgary
Soldiers’ Settlement Board
R. B. Fraser
Munson
The Best Medium Mr Advertiser
The author argues newspapers are the best channel to reach intelligent readers amid many full page magazine advertisements. He asserts newspapers offer superior audience reach and impact for magazines seeking readers.
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Advertiser
United States
Calgary Flying Field Plans Expansion of Aviation Programme
Calgary will expand the aviation programme with a larger flying field. A 169 acre site in Calgary’s southern corner is planned on municipal land. The local aviation league expects to begin with a fleet of four airplanes.
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Calgary
Canada
Southerst
Sunflower Silage Emerges as Practical For Cold Regions
The article argues sunflowers provide a dependable silage crop where corn falters due to cool summers or frost. Sunflower silage offers good palatability, high feeding value for milk, beef, and lamb wintering, and outperforms oats peas and vetch in Kapuskasing trials.
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Prairie
Dominion Experimental Farms
Franch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Kapuskasing
Turkish Methusel amass dies in Tunis at age 120
Hassini Ben Ayeche, a Turkish Mussulman allegedly 120 years old, died in Tunis. He had nearly fifty ancestors, two of whom were officers in a native regiment of the French army. His eldest son is now reported to be 86. The note adds that Canada has 1,810 four mills producing over 17,770,000 barrels annually with about 10,500,000 barrels exported.
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Musselman Methuselah
Hassini Ben Ayeche
Tunis
Canada
Author’s Heavy Task: Selling the Written Word
A writer’s most daunting effort centers on marketing his book and securing readers. The statement signals the universal struggle of authors to monetize their manuscripts amid market competition and self promotion demands.
History Binds America to England for High Ideals
A Chicago article argues Anglophobia under Mayor Thompson is contrary to history. It credits English influence for independence, Constitution, courts, literature, and education, citing Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and institutions like Columbia and Trinity Church. It notes English founders, Smithson, and ongoing cordial U S England ties, especially after World War I.
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America
England
Thompson
Chicago
Connecticut
Republic
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Hamilton
Franklin
Marshall
Denjamin Thompson
Count Rumford
King’s College
Columbia University
Columbia
Trinity
Smithsonian Institution
James Smithson
National Museum
New York
Philadelphia
United States
Canadian Frontier
Mankini
Buckskin Will Sparks Quebec Trading Romance Claim
Mrs. Jane Peever, 87, of Burnaby, seeks one third of a fortune nearing 260 million in chancery. She cites James Hudson as leaving a buckskin will, bequeathing his estate to family, a document read by William Osborne Peever in Vancouver. The will reportedly was kept 40 years ago at Fort Coulonge in Quebec.
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Quebec
Jane Peever
Burnaby
James Hudson
Samuel Frost
Fort Coulounge
Que
William Osborne Peever
Vancouver
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North West Vrctories
Bay Railway
France
Calgary Flying Field
Prairie Provinces
John McHarvard
Charles William Eliot
New England
Atlanta Monthly
Webster’s Dictionary
Francis Parkman
John Wesley
John Pbunyan
Church of England
Corporation of
Trinity Church
Canadian Pacific Express Company
Canadian Pacific Steamships
Great Britain
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Taio
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Nate
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