Medicine Hat Pioneer Recounts 1883 Westbound Train Trip
Canadian traveler CC Hodgson recalls the 1883 Winnipeg to Calgary leg of the first westward rail run to the mountains. The journey via Pullman and emigrant cars covered 240 miles in 18 hours, with stops at Moose Jaw Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat. He notes Calgary’s rough settlement, Indigenous life, and the Canmore rail advance, finishing eleven days away with total expenses of 25 dollars.
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Toronto Telegram
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Tidewater
Vancouver
CPR
Rockies
Lake Superior
Prairie
Winnipeg
CC. J. Hodgson
Montreal Gazette
Edgar Andrew Collard
Hodgson
James MacFarlane
David Sleath, Jr
M. Dougall
Brandon
Moosemin
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Bow
Fort Macleod
Mounted Police
Elbow
I. G. Baker and Co
Montana
Bow River
W. Winder
Dunn
Canmore
Moosomin
Cochrane Ranch
Cochrane
Quebec
Alberta
Macleod
Mullins
Toronto
Canadian Experimental Farms Spark Agriculture Growth
A Ottawa Citizen excerpt highlights Canada's Dominion Experimental Farms founded in 1886 under Dr. William Saunders and now led by Dr. E S Archibald. It notes 28 farms plus 162 illustration stations across the country, drought rehabilitation via PFRA, extended irrigation, and research in grains, oils, fruits, and animal husbandry driving western agriculture forward.
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Manitoba
Marquis
Charles E. Saunders
Apex
Thatcher Regent
Horticultural
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Dominion Experimental Farms
Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
William Saunders
J. H. Grisdale
E. S. Archibald
Arctic
Prairies
PFRA
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
South Saskatchewan
Red Deer
Indian Head
Swift Current
Lethbridge
Crochet Fan Chair-Set Pattern 7158 Instructions
Quick crochet project for a fan chair-set with arm rest section. Includes directions and stitches. pattern 7158 costs twenty cents in coins, sent to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man. Also notes sharks have olfactory and visual responses to food.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue E
Winnipeg
Man
Eskimos Need Ice Boxes Not Heaters Says Fur Trader
Charles Schweder of Windy Bay argues Eskimos would trade for portable ice boxes since they rely on caribou meat and lack means to preserve it. He notes caribou migration brings meat before winter cold enables storage, leaving much to rot despite some rough cold storage efforts by traders.
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Canada
Charles Schweder
Windy Bay
Here
Brochet
Man
Northwest Territories
Egypt Adopts Indian Cotton Craft Dating to 400 BC
Historical note states that Egyptians borrowed the art of making fine cotton fabrics from India as early as 400 BC, highlighting ancient cross cultural exchange in textile technology.
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India
Worthless Corn Cobs Turned Valuable Bearing Material
The corn cob once deemed worthless becomes an industrial asset used by SKF Industries. Each year the company consumes over 48,000 pounds of ground corn cobs to dry clean and polish bearing components, as the cobs absorb moisture and resist acids that could corrode polished steel.
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SKF Industries
Winnipeg to Dress Up Blue Bombers for Next Season
Winnipeg plans new uniforms with a wide gold shoulder insert and gold nylon pants. The article covers design changes and expected appearance for the Blue Bombers next season.
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Winnipeg
Blue Bombers
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Bob’ Gourley
Ross Kennedy
Strathcona
Ross
Kennedy
Ray Stewart
Arnold Lockerbie
Ernie Pollard
Nick Thibodeau
New Brunswick
Ses Meredith
Ontario
Bert Welliver
Rod McLeod
Nova Scotia
A. H. Bogue
Ottawa Citizen
Alice Brooks
Bob Gourtdy
MacDonald
Mani
TOBA
Gourley Works
Eeee
Globe & Mail
W. V. Crich
Royal Photographic Society
North York
Louisville
England
H. C. Griffith
Ridley College
St. Catharines
Ont
United States
Czechoslovakia
Paris
Se Aes
St Moritz
Switzerland
Laurent Bernier
Harvey Clifford
Ottawa
Bert
Bill Irwin
Princeton
B.C
Pierre Jaibert
Luc Laferte
Three Rivers
Que
Tom Mobranton
Irene Strong
Norah Kirkpatrick
Kay McNamee
Banff National Park
House of Commons
Arthur Smith
Calgary West
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