Patricia's Prairie Boom Shows Growth of Western Canada Farmland
A dated account traces Patricia's rise from a single shack to a thriving town along the Bassano Empress line. It notes CPR irrigation works, water promises by 1921, hundreds of houses, dozens of farms, and new facilities including lumber yards and a bank. The piece highlights settlers from the Western United States and prospects of Patricia becoming a premier mixed farming district in Alberta.
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Canada
Patricia
Coustry
Canadian Pacific Railway
Nis
Canadian Pacific Raihway
Patricia Pioneers
America
Canadian National Railway
Hanna
Swift Current
Board of Trade
Alberta
Large Irrigation Survey Planned for Alberta and Saskatchewan
Surveyors will be in the field this summer across Eastern Alberta and areas north of the South Saskatchewan River to gather data on a proposed large irrigation project. A rough reconnaissance outlined the territory to be studied for feasibility and debit data.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
When Is A Man A Failure In Modern Thinking
A reader debates when a man fails to meet standards of integrity at age 43. The piece argues success depends on moral qualities, mental growth, and diligence rather than wealth, urging gradual self-improvement and disciplined effort.
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Wwnden
Iseust
Cine
Seed Industry Budding in British Columbia Seed District
Seed growing in lower Fraser Valley Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island yields about 3000 pounds mangel and 2000 pounds turnip per acre with superb quality and low production costs. Official tests compare BC seed favorably with top sources and contracts from England the United States and Canada already point to future supply potential.
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Fraser Valley
Gulf Islands
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Canada
Department of Agriculture
England
United States
Regular Gusher At Fort Norman Delivers High Output
A Fort Norman oil well produces 100 to 150 barrels daily with a towering derrick and repeated cap blows during rapid starting pressure. Royal Canadian Mounted Police report the Dawson expedition confirms strong northern catch this year with Marten valued at 45 and other furs priced. Indians paid in cash or trade.
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Fort Norman
Edmonton
Alberta
Dawson City
Yukon Territory
Fort MacPherson
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dawson
Mick
The flute name linked to shell with seven spots
A historical note explains the flute derives its name from the uta shell found in the Mediterranean. Its sides display seven markings matching the seven guteheles. The tale ties instrument naming to maritime natural history.
Canadian Pacific builds sixty ton hopper bottom box cars
Canadian Pacific Railway receives 3,500 new sixty ton hopper bottom cars designed for heavy grain traffic. Cars are 40 ft 6 in long and 8 ft 6 in wide with steel underframes and side frames, featuring side hopper doors and weather proof top edges. Unloading uses gravity for quick access and minimal lumber.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
BC Lumber and Pulp Growth Shown in 1920 Output
British Columbia holds about 350 billion feet of standing timber and produced roughly two billion feet of lumber annually. The 1920 lumber value reached $92,628,307, up from $70,285,904 in 1919. Pulp and paper value rose to $21,611,681 from $12,554,257.
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British Columbia
British Columbia Logs Open Camps to Aid Jobs
Western Canadian cities face unemployment this winter, but BC will reopen logging camps closed since November 30. Four thousand men are expected to find work immediately as camps resume operations in the province.
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B.C
Canada
British Columbia
Humorous Exchange at Church Pew
A brisk encounter unfolds with a self confident woman demanding recognition in a church setting. A seated figure challenges the claim prompting a terse reply and a quick transcription style conclusion.
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Mrs. Pilkington-Pyecroft
Feldspar Exports Rise From Canada To United States
Canada shipped nearly 40 000 tons of feldspar to the United States in 1920 nearly double any prior year. Ontario quarries tributary to Kingston and Quebec north of Ottawa supplied the high grade material used by New Jersey and Ohio potteries.
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United States
Canada
New Jersey
Ohio
Ontario
Kingston
Quebec
Ottawa
Alberta Municipal Hospitals in Full Operation in 1920
Alberta reports municipal hospitals fully operating across the province. In 1920 two thousand four hundred and thirty eight patients were treated. Costs were covered by a land tax of three cents per acre and a dollar daily per patient. Public health nurses inspected ten thousand two hundred and forty seven rural schoolchildren.
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Fight
Alberta
Statues of Queen Victoria Surpass All Others
A historic claim notes that more statues honor Queen Victoria than any other individual. The remark reflects on the enduring public memory of the queen across nations and eras, highlighting the prominence of her statues worldwide.
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Queen Victoria
Man
Wooman
Flint Locks And Tinder Boxes
Flint locks and tinder boxes may seem dated yet three million gun flints a year meet demand in remote regions where primitive weapons persist. Flint-knapping is the craft of making arrow heads and tools, now mostly confined to one English town with biannual output nearing world demand.
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England
Karakule Sheep Experiments Sent to Vernon British Columbia
Several specimens of Karakule sheep are being sent to Vernon BC as experiments. The breed yields the best grade of Persian lamb and thrives in climates resembling Asia where Karakule lambs originated.
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Vernon
B.C
Asia
Coal Operators pledge to maintain prices in Dremheller Valley
Eleven large coal operators of the Dremheller Valley, part of the Red Deer Valley Operators Association, declare they will follow Fuel Commissioner Armstrong’s price fixes and resist any price cuts until wage reductions occur.
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Dremheller Valley
Red Deer Valley
Quebec Weighs Control of Asbestos Industry Leasing for LocalManufacture
The Quebec Government considers regulating the asbestos mining sector similar to pulpwood controls. A condition of mining rights would require plants in Quebec to manufacture asbestos locally. In 1919 20, Quebec shipped over 174 thousand tons valued at about 11.8 million dollars, while supplying 85 percent of world demand.
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Quebec
East Dependent on West for Lumber Says New York Group
A conference report notes that eastern markets grow more dependent on western lumber as southern pine forests near extinction. Forty seven NY Lumber Dealers visited Vancouver Island to study the supply, with remarks read at the meeting.
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West Fee
British Columbia
New York Lumber Dealers’ Association
Vancouver Island
East
Royal births fall on Sundays for three generations
It notes an odd coincidence that Queen Mary Princess Mary and Queen Mother Alexandra were all born on a Sunday highlighting a shared birthday pattern among three royal generations.
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Queen Mary
Princess Mary
Queen Mother
Alexandra
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Weenan
B. C. Lumber and Pulp Industry
Alberta Municipal Hospitals
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