Hardy Norse Explorers Head Toward Coppermine Source
Two young Norwegian explorers Hjalmar Nelson-Dele and Helge Ingstad depart from Fort Resolution aiming to reach the Coppermine River headwaters. They plan a yearlong trek into Terra Incognita with a return by dog train, following similar 1924 Blanchet efforts and earlier historic passages across the Arctic basin.
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Hjalmar Nelson-Dele
Helge Ingstad
Samuel Hearne
Hearne
Northland
Coppermine River
Hanking
Arctic
Lson Dale
Canada
Moinon'on
Fort Resolution
Powess
Edmonton
Resolution
Civilization
Terra Incognita
Ingstad
Norway
Tidens Tegn
Blanchet
Mammoth Grain Elevator Contract Awarded
The Saskatchewan Cooperative Wheat Producers Limited awarded the erection of Pool Terminal No. 7 at Port Arthur to Barnett McQueen Construction Company of Port William. The terminal will house two 3,000,000 bushel storage compartments plus a 900,000 bushel work house, deliver 390 grain cars in ten hours and 500 cars daily in peak season, ship 150,000 bushels per hour, and dry at 1,000 bushels per hour.
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Saskatchwan Co-operative Wheat Producers, Limited
Porth Arthur
Barnett McQueen Construction Company
Port William
Ont
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
North American
D. Howe
C. D. Howe & Co
Cnpsulling Engineers
Port Arthur
Timber crops feasible on half of Canada non farm land
Investigations indicate about half of Canada non agricultural land could produce timber if dedicated and managed. One third of the land’s economic use is limited to wood growth, suggesting forestry as the primary long term use.
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Canada
Where do the old antes go in the bar scene
A readable fragment hints at a barroom exchange with a waiter offering light or dark beer as a distressed speaker contemplates mortality. The notional dialogue pairs obscure phrases with a plea for drink, framed by an offbeat, possibly surreal tone.
Alberta journey eyed for Major Dugmore in wildlife film
Major A R Dugmore, famed English wildlife photographer, plans a three month expedition by pack train through Jasper Park Alberta. He will film Rocky Mountain sheep, goat, caribou and bear starting from Berg Lake near Mount Robson with wife and daughter Bams. He favors camera over firearms for sport and trophies.
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Major A. Radycliffe Dugmore
England
New York
Africa
Major Dugmore
Dugmore
One-piece Frock Promotes Latest Fashion in Pattern No 1479
Winnipeg newspaper fashion note showcases a one piece frock with a deep V front vestee and vest collar. Three set-in plaits widen the lower skirt while a ribbon girdle and front buckle finish the chic look. Misses size 18 requires 3.5 yards 39 inch or 2.5 yards 54 inch fabric. Price 25 cents.
Buffalo shipment to northern range from Wainwright Park
It is expected that about 1 100 head of buffalo mostly yearlings will be shipped from Wainwright Park Alberta in early June to the northern range where several thousand head have been moved in the past three years. The buffalo herd has grown beyond the park’s carrying capacity.
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Wainwright Park
Alberta
Plains
Wainwright
The Average Man’s Word as Good as Bond, Says Stranger
A stranger asserts that a man’s word holds as much value as his bond, stressing trust in casual agreement. The remark emphasizes personal honor and reliability in everyday dealings.
The proudest moment in a successful man's life
A reflective note on achievement traces its path to the moment the man explains how he reached his goals. The line underscores perseverance, strategy, and personal growth shaping career milestones.
How To Order Patterns
Winnipeg Pattern No Size Name Town pattern order notice from Winnipeg Newspaper Union. The cost may not make the man but the lawsuit makes the attorney.
Personality Change and Destiny in a Short Reflection
A narrator muses on whether personality is fixed or changeable like physical traits. He cites Theodore Roosevelt as an example who overcame a born temperament to triumph. The dialogue ends with a wry line on opportunity and fortune personified as Fortune’s daughter Miss Fortune.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Canadian Air Plan Battles Wheat Rust Across West
The Department of Agriculture and the Royal Canadian Air Force collaborate with the Detorion plant pathology lab to study wheat rust. Airborne exposure of slides at 1 to 5 thousand feet from Lac du Bonnet Norway House Cormorant Lake and High River stations seeks earliest rust appearance rates spore concentrations and environmental links.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Department of Agriculture
Manitoba Agricultural College
Winnipeg
D. L. Bailey
C.H. Goulden
Canada
Lac du Bonnet
Norway House
Cormorant Lake
High River
Morden
Hungarian minister praises Canadian hospitality to Hungarians in Canada
Baron Perenyi the Hungarian interior minister visited Hungarian settlements near Canadian National Railways in Western Canada and praised Canadian-born citizens for helping newcomers settle and prosper. He called Canada a land of real opportunity and said he would return. The photo shows Sharon Perenyi and Albert Paizs, Budapest editor, who visited Canada years ago and published a book on Hungarians in Canada.
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Baron Perenyi
Republic of Hungary
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Sharon Perenyi
Albert Paizs
Budapest
Paiis
Camaca
Carl Schulz
Uckmark
Brandenburg
Germany
St. Walburg
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Mr. Schulz
Measuring the Rainfall Water to the Acre
The article explains rainfall in inches equates to cubic inches of water per acre. It converts an inch of rain to 22,622 gallons or 226,220 pounds, about 113 tons per acre, using an acre of 6,277,649 square inches and water weight of 101 pounds per gallon.
How He Deciphered It A Testimonial Mystery
A young man brings a handwritten testimonial to a chemist who decodes it and returns a bottle with the price half a crown. A collection of light quips follows, including Peggy’s dress party joke and a pun about blubber and whale depths.
Button in the soup sparks unusual reward at Madrid restaurant
A Madrid restaurant offers brandy to the customer who finds a button in the soup, labeling the discovery as intolerable by management. The note mentions Puen Humo as the source.
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Madrid
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
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