Last Brigade from Swan River to York Factory
An 1874 Hudson’s Bay apprentice recalls leading the Shoal River post to York Factory as part of a brigade. He details fort life, boat crews of eight, pemmican, beaver tail bread, and high spirits amid hard travel along lakes and rivers toward York Factory.
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Hudson's Bay Co
Fort Ellis
Shoal River House
Swan River
Shoal Lake
Porcupine Mountains
York Factory
McNab
Fort Pelly
York
Britain
Lake Winnipegosis
Graves Point
Gay Capote
Leve
Voyage of the Western Brigade to the North West
The narrator recalls four months spent guiding a brigade by canoe from Shoal River House to forts Polly Ellis QuAppelle and further, with losses en route. He notes the shift to transcontinental railroads reshaping Western Canadian transport and ends with a reflection on luck and misfortune.
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Fairfort
Shoal River House
Polly
Ellis
Qu’Appelle
Swan River District
Hudson’s Bay
Western
Canada
Wishful exchanges honor money and romance in Boston Globe
Columning quips reveal a humorous exchange about marriage and money. A speaker laments choosing a partner unable to save while the other wishes for a spouse who can earn more or save diligently, reflecting light social commentary from the era.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Proclaimed Effective
An advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a remedy for fainting and dizzy spells, shortness of breath, and heart weakness. It features a testimonial from Mrs. C. A. Drake of Paris Ontario and notes a price of 50 cents per box, with purchase through dealers or direct mail from The T. Milburn Co. Limited, Toronto.
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Milburn
T. Milburn Co. Limited
Toronto
Secrets Of The Great: Schwab On Success Principles
Charles M. Schwab outlines six keys to achievement: integrity as a foundation, loyalty to colleagues, a liberal education in arts, making friends, strong concentration, and perseverance in work. He emphasizes crediting others and pushing through difficulties without changing course.
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Charles M. Schwab
Establish Game Sanctuaries in Manitoba
The Federal Government has sent Hayes Lloyd of Ottawa to Manitoba to inspect wild fowl breeding areas. Lloyd notes provincial sanctuaries exist but additional federal sanctuaries are needed to preserve birds as settlement and farming expand. The aim is to secure more areas before they are converted to farmland.
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Hayes Lloyd
Ottawa
Dominion Parks Branch
Manitoba
Lloyd
Great Future for Alberta Oil Fields
S. W. Forrester of Wichita predicts Alberta will become a superior oil region to Kansas. At a Calgary Paliser Hotel dinner he offered to finance $10,000 to Calgary firms forming to drill one or two wells in promising Alberta fields, citing faith in the province's oil potential.
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Calgary
Alberta
Kansas
Paliser Hotel
S. W. Forrester
Wichita
Forreste
Canadian Merchant Marine Plans Twelve Steamers From Vancouver
By year end the Canadian Government Merchant Marine will operate twelve steamers from Vancouver British Columbia. Five vessels will sail to Australia four to the Orient and three to India with the first India voyage set for November as a monthly service to be maintained.
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Canadian Government Merchant Marine
Vancouver
British Columbia
Australia
The
Orient
India
French Government Orders Five 6500-Ton Oil Tank Steamers
The Prince Rupert Drydock and Engineering Company has orders for five steel oil tank steamers of about 6,500 tons each for the French Government. At present eight ships of 8,090 tons each are under construction in British Columbia yards.
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Prince Rupert
Loggers Big Payroll in British Columbia
The annual payroll for logging workers in British Columbia totals 12.5 million dollars. Saw mill employees account for 9.75 million. Logging for railroads adds 1.75 million, and paper mills 3 million.
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British Columbia
One cannot buy experience with credit
A concise reflection on the limits of purchasing experience, noting that real learning and wisdom come from lived events rather than monetary transactions. The saying emphasizes personal growth through time and trials.
The Golden Rule Guiding Manitoba Community Clubs
The article praises Manitoba Community Club movement, noting thirty four branches, fostering cooperation, social interaction, and service in rural and settled areas. It highlights lectures, agricultural chats, debates, Boy Scout activities, health and hygiene outreach, and broad community improvement aimed at wholesome living.
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Canada
Manitoba
Public Health Board
Feeding Drugs to Milk Cows and Lime in Diets
The Delaware experiment station studied feeding drugs to dairy cows to boost milk yields. Only air-slaked lime showed a slight effect on butterfat when given at one ounce night and morning, though not conclusive. The text notes lime's role in milk and suggests lime or bone meal as potentially beneficial feed additives.
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Delaware
Foster
Ohio
Day on Mars Is Longer Than Earth by Half Hour
A Martian day exceeds an Earth day by about 30 minutes. This length difference affects scheduling of missions and rover operations on Mars.
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Mars
Earth
Meeting Expectations From A Cheery Caller
The cheery caller urged Aunt Martha to ignore troubles to feel happier. She replied in dialect that tribulation is a divine test and she must endure, insisting the Lord sends tribulation to be endured.
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Martha
Boston Transcript
Marlatt’s Specific Supposedly Restores Health in Canada
A Canadian patient thanks J. W. Marlatt & Co. for Marlatt’s Specific after doctors at a hospital gave up hope. The letter says three bottles revived strength and improved health at age twenty five and notes the medicine is sold by most druggists in Canada or by writing to the company in Toronto.
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Liberal
Dominion House
Bob Long
UNION
R.G Long & Co
Winnipeg
Montreal
Coes
Boston Globe
Chas. M. Schwab
Milionaire Welling
Canadian Merchant Marine
W. N. UL
J. W. Marlatt& Co
Mrs
Daniel Ryan
Wagstaffe’s
Victoria
B.C
Rauce
Gure
Japan
Victoria and Island Development Association
Ber
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