Prosperity in Upper Canada Factory Town and Railways
The passage recounts a prosperous era in Upper Canada during the Crimean War era. Wheat, potatoes, and pork fetch steady prices while taxes are light and immigration rises. Lord Elgin secures a reciprocity treaty, boosting confidence. Mono Mills grows as a bustling hamlet with mills, taverns, stores, and planned town lots before railways redirect trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalls
Toronto
Lord Elgin
Washington
Canada
William Marshall
Tullamore T
Upper Canada
Grand Trunk
Canadas
Jimmie Buchanan
Mono Township
McLaughlins
Humber
Mono Mills
Mono Mills Echoes of Love and Loss in Rural Canada
In Mono Mills a worn hamlet hides old industry and fresh tales. A narrator recalls Sarah and Elizabeth Ann, the Marshall farm, and a boy who grows among adults, recounting poverty, schooling, and the first lamp that lit Uncle Tom's Cabin readings as the community watches youth, faith, and fate unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Mono Mills
Hickory Mick
John Barleycorn
China
Mono
Macrippi
Elizabeth Ann
Betty Marshall
Betty
Wiltid
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
Ali
Marshall Farm
Letitia
Wellington
Blucher
Elizabeth Asin
Paddy
Billy
Charlie Marshall
Blue Lodge
Colle
William Marshall
Sarah Trueman
Apy
Jimmie Buchanan
Mr. Carson
Jimmie
Jer
Bermuda Warship Sets Sail for Arctic Voyage
The sleek HMS Yarrowborough leaves Bermuda for Hudson Bay under Captain F R Baxter as the first British naval craft to sail Arctic in modern times. Scarborough will follow a similar route to the trading ship Nascopie and may visit Churchill, Northern Manitoba, before returning to Bermuda after about six weeks at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Royal Navy
Hudson Bay
F. R. Baxter
Arctic
Churchill
Manitoba
Bermuds
Wrigley Trophies Spark Manitoba Amateur Swimming Meet
The Manitoba meet at Winnipeg Beach, under P J Burnett, featured Wrigley long distance swims. Winners include Wally Bertrand in the men's mile and Ethel Gilbert in the ladies mile. Regional Wrigley events were also held in Saskatchewan at Emma Lake and Waskesiu Lake, with Alberta hosting at Sylvan Lake under Fred Appleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Amateur Swimming Association
Manitoba
P. J. Burnett
Winnipeg
Wrigley
Wrigley Company
Western Canada
Fred N. Scofield
Colin Miller
Gil
Catherine Gordon
Saskatchewan
Cas.a
Emma Lake
Waskesia Lake
Waskesia Lake On August 14Th. In the Province of
Alberta
CASA
Sylvan Lake
Sylvan Lake Board of Trade
Sylvan Lake Swimming Club
Fred Appleton
Wrigley Day
Dog Star Flush the Famous Coast to Coast Stage Dog
Katharine Cornell's spaniel Flush died after a brief illness ending a seven year run in The Parrots of Wimpole Street. The dog gained nationwide fame, starred in 709 performances, and travelled about 25 000 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flush
Katharine Cornell
Trooper
Wimpole Street
Broad Flush
Windsor Star
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Imnanet A Pad CO
Tory
By Patrick Slater
Thomas ‘Allen
Pee
Canada's Fair Land
Para-Sani
Appleford’s
Eno Emate
Calgary
Regina
Warship
Dog Star
Panama
Colombia
Ecuador
Pia Prac Lo
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