Regina name origin and horse pistol era questions
A Q and A column features inquiries on Regina’s name origin from Pile of Bones to Regina linked to Queen Victoria and Princess Louise, plus a note on the phrase a place in the sun and an answer about the horse pistol used in Dick Turpin’s era with muzzle loading details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Qu'Appelle
Queen Victoria
Marquis of
Lorne
Victoria
Straits of Paea
Louise
J. Robertson
Carlyle
Marguerite Grant
Calico
Joe
Allan Robertson
Hegina
Dick Turpin
England
Maskat Thewan
WASH DAY RELIC FADES WITH FARM ELECTRIC WASHERS
A historic shift brings farm wives new ease as electric washers and wringers replace the traditional washboard and hand powered machines. The article notes reduced labor, improved health, and pride in household chores as electricity reaches farm homes.
First Pioneer of Prince Albert
James Isbitt r, a native of the country and descendant of an Orkney employee of the Hudsons Bay Company, was the first settler to take up land near the current Prince Albert town site. He helped Gabriel Dumont in bringing Louis Riel from Montana to Saskatchewan in 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Isbitt
Hudson's Bay Company
Prince Albert
Gabriel Dumont
Louis Riel
Montana
Saskatchewan
Peanut Cookies from a Historical Recipe
A vintage recipe lists butter sugar baking powder flour peanuts lemon juice salt egg milk and describes creaming fat with sugar adding egg then flour mixture and peanuts. Drop spoonfuls on ungreased sheets bake slowly for cookies. The cookies suit children's desserts and school lunches.
How to Wash Silk Blouses with Lux Soap Care
Guide for silk blouse care describing washing in Lux lather in hot water then luke warm rinse. Soak through foam without rubbing, rinse thrice, squeeze gently, dry in shade, iron with warm not hot. Crepe blouses are shaped while drying and ironing.
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Georgett
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SMMH
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H. Knowlden
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Masonic Temple
Albert Mathieu
West Cliff Eye
Har Military Hospital
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