The Potato Journey From South America to Europe
The potato originated in South America and spread to Spain via Quito in the early 1500s. Sir Walter Raleigh introduced it to Ireland and England, where it was once misnamed as a fruit. Parmentiere popularized the potato in France through a staged garden display and guard-guarded harvest.
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Europe
Trembeashet
America
South America
Chile
Buenos Ayres
Spain
Fee
Quito
England
Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh
Ireland
Youghal
Cork
Lancashire
Walter Raleigh
Parmentiere
France
Canada Holds Key to European Naval Problem Says Conversation
The Dominion Government argues Canada dominates nickel supply and could affect global armor production. It notes Schneider first used nickel in 1889 for steel armor, making nickel vital for battleship protection. Canada produces about ninety percent of world nickel, with New Caledonia as the rest, and a nickel ban could cripple European armor steel.
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Canda
Dominion
Schneider
Latle
Canada
New Caledonia
Pacific
France
Europe
No Slums Warned By Mary Mackenzie In Western Cities
Miss Mary Mackenzie of the Victoria Order of Nurses warned Edmonton and other western cities that slums already exist or are forming. She criticized Winnipeg as nearly notorious and Yorkton as showing symptoms and urged immediate city building reforms to restrict the number of people allowed to breathe in confined housing.
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Edmonton
Mary Ard Macenzie
Order of Nurses
Miss MacKenzie
Winnipeg
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Arctic explorer urges quarantine to protect Eskimo tribes
Willijjalmur Stefanson warns civilization may wipe out broad Eskimo populations in the Coronation Gulf region and asks Canada to enforce perpetual quarantine. Two state commissions from California and Maryland review Ontario prison reform, deeming it the latest word and suggesting reforms along those lines.
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Willijjalmur Stefanson
Coronation Gulf
Canda
California
Maryland
Ontario
Guelph
Montreal Inventors Test Flying Machine In Brief Trials
Two ambitious machinists from Montreal Messrs A Anctil and G Pollien built a flying machine. It was satisfactorily tested in short runs and achieved glides of about one hundred yards. They plan to build monoplanes with greater heights possible.
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Machinsts
Montreal
A. Anctil
G. Pollien
Thos
West Canada factory growth shows prairie industrial surge
Census figures 1911 show Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta boosting manufacturing since 1905 with double and triple digit gains. Establishments capital employees salaries and wages and value of products rose sharply, signaling early stage but rapid westward industrial expansion. The data contrasts 1900 1905 and 1910 progress, highlighting Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba leads.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Rogers Promises Western Freight Rate Cuts
A political address by Hon R Rogers last week urged that western freight rates are excessive and should be reduced. The item reflects campaign rhetoric from Macdona'd contest coverage.
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R Rogers
Admires Canadians and rapid western development
The article contrasts population growth with the rapid opening of vast plains in Canada. It highlights observers noting Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia as rapidly advancing regions. It emphasizes pride in the future growth of these western Canadian areas.
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Canada
Manitoba
Sackatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
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Three
John Natan
Life Insurance
Hamiota
Man
Thomas Lemon
Catarri
Brandon Fur Mig
Brandon's
Rosser Ave
Brandon, Man
O.H. Tench
Crandall
Imperial Oil Co
R. Bailey
J. P. McDonald
Farmands
W. A. Speers
McNaught’s Drug Store
Victor Machines and Records
Sric
Buffalo
Taylor
W Wright
F.C. Sparlin
Hamietia
Stewart & Eby
Barn Well
Geo
Wm. Johnson
Hotel Cecil
A. L. Beaubien
West Hotels
St Jan
Canadian Pacific
Parcs
Atlantic Seaboard
Quebec
St. John
Halifax
Boston
York
All
Atlantic Steamship Lines
G. H. Merrick
Tibet
Hhan Don
FE Proctor
Beanlun
Oak River Fair
Hamiota Flour Mills
Pho
The
Hamiota Bakery
J. Stinson
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