Waterways of Prairie Provinces Of Great Commercial Importance
Water routes across the prairie provinces shaped early commerce and exploration. The Saskatchewan and Churchill rivers served as major arteries for fur traders, voyageurs, and steamship links to Lake Winnipeg and beyond, while tributaries like the Athabaska and Clearwater supported brigades and logging fleets before overland routes eclipsed them.
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Prairie Provinces
Natural Resources Intelligence
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Prairies
Quippelle
Seria
Maphoda
Red River
New France
Lake Superior
Hedson's Bay Company
York Factory
Missouri
Saskatchewan
Canada
Rocky Mountains
Prince Albert
Lake Winnipeg
Pacife
Western Canada
Grand Rapids
Battleford
Fort Pitt
Inraima
Eamonton
Alberta
Saskatoon
Medicine Hat
Mississippi
Athabaska
Hludeon Bay
Churchill
Saskatchewan-Manitoba
Frog Portage
Stargeen Weir
Namen
Cumberland
Joy
Pas
Hayes River
Churchil
Beaver River
Lac Ih Dicha
Cannot Explain Phenomena region on Vancouver Island
Francia Dickle describes regional wonders on Vancouver Island including marvellog like complexions and rote fairness caused by water arsenic, non decaying fish matter on the west coast, giant wild peas and large wild berries, and a Brooks peninsula hemlock forest with abnormal branching, with explanations not yet offered.
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Vancouver Island
Francia Dickle
Pacific
Brooks Peninsula
Corn acreage in Prairie Provinces soars over decade
A Canadian Government estimate shows 173,600 acres planted to corn in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1926, up 7,380 from 1925. Ten years earlier total corn acreage was 12,758 with 34,690 tons of yield, marking a more than 400 percent rise as wheat also expands northward into new regions.
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Prairie Provinces
Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Saskatchewana
Alberta
Saskatchewan
United Es
Norse Settlements in Labrador Inspires Arctic Research
Historian Donald B. MacMillan pursues evidence of Norse settlements in Labrador to complement Greenland occupation findings. His work aims to clarify why Norse presence vanished from Greenland and to enrich world history with discoveries about Arctic exploration and settlement.
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Labrador
Arctic
Donald B. MacMillan
Greenland
Saskatchewan Livestock Values Reported for 1926
Saskatchewan's livestock is valued at $135,112,000 with total livestock and products for the year ending April 30, 1926 reported at $16,000,000 by the Provincial Livestock Commissioner. The province has about 1,177,599 horses and mules, 1,596,000 cattle, 131,559 sheep, and 610,973 hogs.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian Apple Shipments Seen Surpassing Prewar Exports
J. B. Sutherland, general foreign agent for the Canadian Pacific Express, estimates shipments of Canadian apples to European points this year will exceed any prewar year by five percent. The rise covers all kinds of shipments from boxes to carload lots.
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J. B. Sutherland
Canadian Pacific Express
Dutch Fight to Reclaim Zuider Zee Continues Amid Rising Costs
The article describes Holland's long effort to reclaim the Zuider Zee, arguing the sea remains a constant foe. It notes large dykes, engineering feats, and ongoing costs to recover over half a million acres for a population expected to top a million. The process is slow, not a weekend project.
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Netheralds
Father Neptune
Holland
Zuider Zee
Rales
Netherlands
Edmonton to Welcome Universal Shoe Manufacturing Plant
Edmonton will gain a new industry as the Universal Shoe Manufacturing Company starts making shoes in October. Initial output is about three hundred pairs daily, with plans to add a tannery and a harness-making plant once operations are fully underway.
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Edmonton
Universal Shoe Manufacturing Company
Egg crate test shows remarkable air drop durability
A crate of eggs was dropped from 1200 feet with a parachute and none broke. In a second test a crate fell 110 feet without a parachute and only nine of thirty dozen eggs were broken, indicating exceptional shock absorption.
Western Canada bids to win world wheat prize at Chicago show
Canadian farmers from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta push for top wheat prize at the International Show in Chicago with heavy provincial backing. Three provinces offer cash honors and shipping costs are covered. veteran entrant C. Mitchell of Cahinda and L. P. Yates return, Yates having won last year with Marquis wheat. The Prince of Wales attends with purebred cattle from Pekisko Alberta.
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Canada
L. P. Yates
Fishtall
Montana
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairie
University of Saskatchewan
Western Canada
Chicago
3. C. Mitchell
Cahinda
Ottawa
United States
H.R.F. the Prince of Wales
Pekisko
May Inaugurate Flying Service of Physicians
Australia may lead with a flying service of physicians and dentists to aid remote areas. The National Commission on Health weighs air plane mail lines to deliver rapid medical aid. The Australian Inland Mission seeks a simple wireless system operable by untrained personnel to signal for help. The United States covers 3 026 789 square miles.
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Australia
National Commission On Health
League of Red Cross Societies
Human Traits of Black Bear in Canadian Rockies
The article notes the Canadian black bear is common and increasingly tame near Banff and Lake Louise. An English tourist at Chateau Lake Louise witnessed a cub drink milk from a bellhop’s bottle, then saw the cub rebuked by its mother for trying to share.
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Canadian Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Chateau Lake Louise
Fegricusly
Captain Bernier Sees Bright North Country Hudson Bay Future
The article profiles Captain Bernier, veteran Arctic navigator, praising the Hudson Bay route to Europe and a northern railway. It details his faith in regional growth, potential port development at Nelson, and Churchill’s solid foundation for sea walls. Bernier notes four to five months navigation possible with ice-capable ships and reflects on decades at sea and lessons from nature.
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Bernicy
Ure
Canada
Arctic
Greenland
Labrador
Windson’s Bay
Baffin Land
Hudson's Bay
Europe
Pewspapermen
Toronto
North Country
Bay
West
Nelson
Bernier
Churchill
Hanson's Strait
North Pole
North
Amundsen
Aretic
Queerest Dog Show Held in Porlock England
A quirky dog show in Porlock Somersetshire awarded prizes for the ugliest dog spots shortest nose and other unusual traits. Exhibitors vied to display mongrel oddities while well known artist Cecil Aldin promoted the event.
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Porlock
Somersetshire
England
Cecil Aldin
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Membership Exceeds Ten Million Acres
A Saskatche wan Wheat Pool report dated September 24 notes 4 978 new wheat contracts covering 670 164 acres since June 11 1926 bringing total Wheat Pool membership to 77 547 and total acreage under contract above ten million acres. Coarse Grain Pool adds 1 449 contracts raising membership to 37 052 and total oats barley flax rye to over 2 600 000 acres. The pool operates 575 country elevators with 35 more planned, six under construction, and Saskatchewan elevators handled nearly 1 500 600 bushels of wheat in a single September day.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Wheat Pool
Japanese Rulers Grow Their Own Vegetables
The Emperor and Empress, Prince Regent and Princess Nagako dine on produce grown in Shinjuku Palace gardens. Expert gardeners care for several acres of gardens and hot houses, supplying all-year harvests. When the royal family vacations, produce is shipped in ice-packed private cars to their residences.
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Nagako
Shinjiku Palace
Saskatchewan Creamery Butter Production Rises 16 Percent
Production of creamery butter in Saskatchewan for August reached 2,282,492 pounds, up from 2,267,282 a year earlier. Eight month total 15,453,953 pounds, up 16 percent from 11,595,642. Saskatchewan buttermakers excelled at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto and the Central Canada Exhibition in Ottawa, winning 17 prizes at the national show, including seven firsts.
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Saskatchewan
Terenie
Ottawa
French doctors unveil eight times more sensitive barometer
A barometer created by French physicians is eight times as sensitive as standard instruments and portable for climbers. It measures altitude changes more accurately by detecting temperature drops, improving altitude estimates over ordinary pocket aneroids.
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Moutain
Oil Firm Relocates Pay Relief Flight to Mesa Goc
An oil company operated a transport flight from Mesa Goc carrying payroll funds for relief efforts. The crew reported the mission completed safely, with more than $25,000,600 secured and delivered to designated relief authorities.
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Mesa
Seven Hundred Die From Poisoned Liquor in New York
A report notes that seven hundred men died in New York last year due to poisoned liquor. Authorities warn of dangerous spirits and urge vigilance and enforcement actions.
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New York
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B.C
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Nottingham
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William Boot
Nottingham Corporation Tramways
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Saskatchewan Creamery
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