Great Strides In Prairie Province Fruit Growing
The article notes rapid progress in fruit growing across the three prairie provinces. It cites Turner Valley oil development and vast Athabasca tar sands, then explains settlers focus on land first, with fruit cultivation growing from native wild fruits to cultivated crops in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It highlights A P Stevenson Manitoba apples and Mor den Manitoba experiments, plus strawberry efforts in Lethbridge Medicine Hat and Athabasca regions and a Saskatchewan university view on expanding home fruit production.
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Canada
Canadian Prairies
Great Lakes
Rockies
Calgary
Bow River
North West Mounted Police
Turner Valley
Canadian West
Athabasca
North
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
A. P. Stevenson
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Prairie
W. B. Cameron
Not His Move He Clears Path to Marriage
A suitor claims to move heaven and earth for his bride but falters when asked to relocate a piano. He previously swept aside obstacles, including estate agents, to pursue the match, yet now refuses to adjust a piano in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Peace River country seen as future great development
Miss Elizabeth Harper told the Montreal Women's Club Welfare Committee that the Peace River country in Canada will become a major agricultural and commercial hub with a rail link to the Pacific coast. She urged moderate loans and noted need for doctors and nurses to aid settlers, citing coal and oil wealth and a 3,000 family scheme as contrasts.
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Peace River
Henry Harper
Elizabeth Harper
Emily Harper
Banbury
England
Montreal
Miss Harper
Valley of the Peace
Pacific Coast
Peace River Country
Peace River District
Pittsburg
Trade Talks and Farm aid Outline Canadian Strategy
Negotiations are under way for a Canada South Africa trade treaty while relations with New Zealand are cordial. Hon. H. H Stevens predicts wheat prices will recover in eight to ten months as wheat supply stabilizes. The government details a plan to move cattle to pasture, avoid burning fodder, and support unemployment relief toward early recovery, stressing Canada's bright economic future and a push to extend external trade.
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Canada
South Africa
W. C. Buckle
New Zealand
Hon
H. H Stevens
Russia
Stevens
Orient
Eskimos In Good Condition In Baffin Land
Ralph Jardine of Hudson's Bay Company reports Amadiuak in South Baffin Land has ample game and fish for subsistence. He visited The Pas and plans a long vacation after three years on duty at Amadiuak. He rode the Ungave to Churchill then train to The Pas. He notes stockings holes and a light exchange with his wife about a coat and wrap.
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Baffin Land
Ralph Jardine
Hudson’s
Amadiuak
South Baffin Land
Pas
Jardine
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Hudson's Bay
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Prairie Provinces
Morden
Stevenson
Athabasca River
Alberta
Edmonton
Gautier
Gauthier
Lesser Slave Lake
Northern Alberta Railways
Herbert Lawrence
Saskatchewan University
Saskatoon
Pagtish
Hunter
Eskimos
Hudson's Bay Factor
Alan
Alan Cobham
Africa
Sir Alan Cobham
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