28 Mar 1912
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
1
The article urges early garden planning for Medicine Hat soil noting its high responsiveness to little effort. It promises a month or more of fresh vegetables from half a dollar in seeds and reproduces a paper read before the Calgary Horticultural Society offering practical district specific advice for novices and growers alike.
Patch reports the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway now leased by the CPR plans a 3 million dollar expansion. The line is said to have been surveyed through the Milk River region toward the Alberta district, with aims to enter the province.
A newspaper overflowing with business ads shapes town growth. People migrate where commerce thrives. capital and labor follow an enterprising community. A well patronized paper wields unmatched influence to build up the town, while neglect harms both individual and community.
The Montreal Star questions establishing a Amundsen chair at Christian University noting practical value of studying poles versus poles. It also reports Hamilton Terald of British Columbia Liberals making woman suffrage a party plank and predicts a general BC election soon to test voter support.
The piece lists insults and compliments directed at Theodore Roosevelt during the U S presidential race. It notes vilification of living figures contrasts with posthumous praise and suggests Roosevelt is being prepared for future fame as detractors outshine his admirers in vivid phrasing. It argues strong reputations attract attacks and cites historic leaders who faced similar fates.
The News discussed the Canadian Northern Railway route from Medicine Hat and the unlikely dead end at the Montana border. It suggested a junction with the Great Northern at Havre or nearby, creating a southern outlet. Evidence shows other lines seeking a Medicine Hat southern connection, including a Minneapolis connection.
Edmonton Bulletin notes Hon. H. R. Emerson argues against trying for a surplus on the Intercolonial Railway. He contends no government record supports such an effort and suggests giving up the pursuit.
A concise timeline notes events on March 28 across history. Selections include Seconk Mass attacked by Indigenous forces in 1676 and cultural milestones such as Peg Woffington’s death in 1760 and John Haviland’s prison architecture obituary in 1852.
The text notes Rep. Frank Clark of Florida born March 28 1860 in Dufula Alabama. He was educated in Alabama and Georgia, admitted to the bar in 1881, practiced law in Florida, served in the Florida legislature for three terms, was United States district attorney for the southern district of Florida, and has represented Florida's second district in Congress since 1905.
A Tuesday evening meeting at Mr and Mrs C H Wagner's home discussed establishing an Anglican church mission in Carlstadt as part of a four point effort with Suffield Redcliff and Bowell. Parishioners urged to contact Mrs Cotter or the Progress editor to show local support and potential worship arrivals.
The Woolchester annual St Patrick dance was held at Woolchester school Friday evening with a grand march led by Mr. and Mrs. T. Walker and others. A midnight lunch followed as dancing continued into the early morning. attendees included Mr. and Mrs. J. Doane and many local residents.
In Thompson on March 25 1912 John Nicholes orders two new breaking outfits including a large Avery Bulldog and a Cockshutt plow and plans to operate as his own engineer. Mrs J C Meenzie returns from the East and plans to live on the farm. See coal mine shutdown due to water. expect dryer weather to reopen. Seed grain mostly arrived though flax is scarce. Valley View Farmers Union met recently and plans a dairy sale.
The advertisement outlines twenty one year coal mining leases at one dollar per acre across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Yukon Northwest Territories and part of British Columbia. Maximum 2560 acres per applicant with a five dollar application fee refundable if rights are unavailable. Royalties of five percent apply to merchantable output with annual returns required. Contact Ottawa or Dominion lands agents for full details.
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