First Wheat Shipped East 70 Years Ago
The Ogilvie brothers Alexander Walker Ogilvie John Ogilvie and William Watson Ogilvie pioneered Canada’s grain export bringing 860 bushels of wheat from Manitoba to Winnipeg then down the Red River to the U S and by rail to Montreal for flour milling. They also exported the first flour milled under British rule in Canada.
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Montreal
Canada
Ogilvie
Alexander Walker Ogilvie
John Ogilvie
William Watson Ogilvie
Plains of Promise
Selkirk
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Red River
United States
Ogilvie Company
Feather Strength Prevails as Nature's Strongest Wire
A feather is described as the strongest natural structure relative to its size and weight, highlighting its remarkable strength in comparison to other natural materials.
Munro Fur Store Christmas Specials In Vancouver
The Munro Fur Store lists holiday fur items at 1363 Kingsway Vancouver. Hudson Seal dyed muskrat coats priced to 545.00 with other muskrat and squirrel furs and Silver Fox caps and neck pieces offered with approval terms and no money sent until order type and site specified.
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Munro Fur
Kingsway
Vancouver
D.C
Canadas
Just One Advantage Car Runs Wild While Horses Flee
Windsor Star notes that while horses sometimes ran away and terrified onlookers, automobiles seldom do so. The piece argues cars are safer in this respect, avoiding the panic and destruction seen with runaway horses, though horses can home riders more reliably.
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Windsor Star
Anne Adams Pattern 4805 Seams Slim Skirt Outfit Ad
This is a sewing pattern notice for style 4805 with scallop and cut away hipline details. It lists sizes 34 to 48 and fabric yardage for size 36, plus a 20 cent price and Winnipeg mailing address for orders.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
McDermot Ave. E
Rescue in the Flames Brings Change to a Forestry Camp
Jackie, a fifteen year old trainee at Mt. View Forestry Camp, crawls through fire to save Dolly the calf and Bob the fellow camper. The rescue shifts his view on bravery and introduces a sense of shame for his earlier motives.
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Jackie
Mt. View
Dolly
Higgins
Bob
Forettry
O.K
Deliy Overcomes Fear After Facing Fire
Jackie realizes he has faced his fear and may imitate Bob in danger. He feels empowered after going through fire and emerging unafraid. He wonders if God uses difficult trials to purify and prepare for a better place.
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Jackie
Bob
Dolly
Deliy
Chandeliers Return to Westminster From Tealby Manor
Century old bronze chandeliers once lit Pitt and Burke may be installed in the House of Commons. Purchased by the Ministry of Works from the Tennyson-d Eyncourt family, five of eight chandeliers hung at Bayons Manor Tealby since 1834. One squire sent three to a village school that burned, and they were lost. Mrs E C Tennyson d Eyncourt has now left the manor and welcomes the chandeliers back with glass shades preserved.
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Pitt
Burke
House of Commons
Ministry of Works
Tennyson-d’Eyncourt
Lincolnshire
Bayons Manor
Tealby
Lord Tennyson
London
E. C. Tennyson d’Eyncourt
Westminster
Manchester Guardian
Carpenter Finds Century Old Bill After Repair Work
Ritchie Roberts a carpenter in Clinton Illinois earned more than expected for repair work when a moldy book slipped from a deserted house revealing a 71 year old ten dollar bill.
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Ritchie Roberts
Clinton, Ill
Smile Awhile Jokes and Household Humour Snippets
A collage of light anecdotes and home life vignettes. A mother defends a crying baby, a husband jokes about moving a sideboard, a meek man seeks a blond hair for his wife, and a boy laments ice cream for dinner.
Coal Use In Auto Making Estimated At 4500 Pounds
A report estimates that manufacturing a new automobile consumes about 4500 pounds of coal equivalents. The figure highlights the energy cost in early industry production and ties to material sourcing discussions.
Forest Conservation More Important Than Embargo
The Port Arthur News-Chronicle notes Oliver Mowat kept Georgian Bay's north shore busy with sawmills via an embargo on sawlogs bound for Bay City and Saginaw, Michigan. Now the region is marked by ghost towns, not embargo impact, as conservation is urged regardless.
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Oliver Mowat
Georgian Bay
Bay City
Saginaw
Michigan
Port Arthur
Substantial breakfast boosts a mother’s day
Health officers urge a balanced fresh morning meal at home noting a well-fed child is happier and needs less attention later, saving a mother time and effort.
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Department of National Health and Welfare
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Gugadece
Saas Satay
Victor DI Castri
Detroit
Kenneth Piotrowski
Agian
Beast
Phillips’ OF
MAC
Hageie
le A. Pape
Ordnance Corps
Owen Sound
War Assets Corp
Madelaine Roly
S.S. Northern
Jack
Robinson
Hubby
Tom
Fred
Elizabeth
Mother
Vicks
Vicks Icks
CAV Matl
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