Palliser's Triangle and Drought in Western Canada
A long analysis traces Palliser's Triangle in Manitoba to Alberta as a semi arid region once called the Great American Desert. It reviews historical population, land purchases, and grazing by Indigenous peoples, then details drought impacts, farm yields, and prices through the 1920s and 1930s, noting Dominion and provincial efforts for scientific farming and soil conservation.
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Great American Desert
John Palliser
British Colonial Office
Turtle Mountain
Manitoba-Saskatchewan
Rockies
Old Bow Fort
Calgary
Olds
Alta
Saskatoon
Hudson's Bay Company
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Palliser's Triangle
Dominion and Provincial Department of Agriculture
Grinding Roughage Cuts Feed Loss and Saves Costs
Emergency feed shortages persist as farmers grind roughage to reduce waste and improve nutrition. Chopped hay yields faster gain, with Idaho experiments showing 1299 pounds of chopped hay per 100 pounds gain versus 1630 pounds for long hay. Record notes ease of handling and storage under shelter.
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Idaho
Milk Production Leaders in Saskatchewan Guernsey Cattle
Saskatchewan Guernsey dairy records show June yields top the province with an average of 85 pounds per cow. Of 222 herds totaling 2,394 cows tested across 54 centres, 427 cows earned bovine honor roll status. Carrot River Valley leads with 58 honor roll cows. J H Reed Nutana posted 58.6 pounds butterfat from 10 cows. Marin Braaten Birch Hills led in milk with 432 pounds from eight cows.
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Saskatchewan
Guernsey
Guernsey Association
Department of Agricultre
Carrot River Valley Association
J. H. Reed
Nutana
Marin
Ottawa authorizes air mail in northeastern British Columbia
Ottawa approves a complete air mail service for Northeastern British Columbia with Mator W. R. Hale announcing the plan. An inaugural flight is expected in December and the contract to operate the air service has been awarded to an Edmonton flying company.
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British Columbia
Ottawa
Mator W. R. Hale
Edmonton
Harsh joke causes mother’s alarm at church visit
A minister and wife are shocked when their daughter calls a visitor plain, sparking apologies and a lesson on tact. The item shifts to a quirky note about Norman Saruett of Ontario and a peach defuzzing machine promising faster harvests and smoother fruit.
Young railroad builder yields eight thousand dollar miniature world
William Haverly of the United States began building tiny trains at age 12. Over six years he created a scale model collection with 865 feet of track 175 cars six engines a passenger terminal an eight stall roundhouse a coal tipple a steam house and stock pens valued around eight thousand dollars with help from skilled craftsmen and family support.
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William Haverly
United States
William
Phrenology Pinpoints Chefs for Sydney Inn
A Sydney lodging house owner sought two chefs from fifty applicants and hired a phrenologist to read their “amp of cooking” and judge character. The scientist selected two men, and the proprietress approves, boosting phrenology’s standing with two new supporters.
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Sydney
Australia
Not Always Pleasure Resort King Edward Holiday Start
A News of the World columnist questions if Mbenik would suit a visiting monarch as a pleasure resort. The harbor once sheltered pirates, with the fortress overlooking the town’s Turks-era battles. Today Mbenik boasts a white marble cathedral and Renaissance houses, plus winding streets, squares, and the Kirka river falls nearby.
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Edward
Mbenik
News of the World
Sibenik
Kirka
Natives’ Telepathic Range Baffles White Men
Mr. G. A. Franc told Sydney’s Legacy Club how Australian aborigines apparently relay travel plans over vast country. He cited a North Queensland incident where a black witness overheard talk of a Gulf of Carpentaria spot and Arnhem Land natives 300 miles away knew of the travel, suggesting hidden mental powers.
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Australia
Legacy Club
Sydney
G. A. Franc
Queensland
Gulf of Carpentaria
Arnhem Land
Mr. Francia
See What Fun This is Going to Be Pattern Pattern 5669
Pattern 5669 Actisset a tasket a lovely cut work basket patterns offer a floral French knot outline lazy daisy stitch to add color. The basket edge forms the edge of the or cot a coin preferred pattern book published Brooks pattern book contents highlighted.
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Actisset
Measurements Through History Shape Our Modern Standards
Scientists pursue exact yard length using light wavelengths and wave science while tracing metrics from ancient rulers. From Trafalgar Square bronze bars to the Nile and Ganges plains, civilizations sought constant measures guiding trade and production.
Forecast From Star Gazers At All American Astrology Meet
D. M. Davidson of Chicago quotes a consensus from 500 astrologers at the All American Astrology Convention. He says 1987 will have no drought, a real estate boom, broad economic improvement, no major wars for a year, and Japan not advancing on China. The meeting aims to raise astrology to scientific standards and curb indiscriminate prediction.
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Drouth
D. M. Davidson
Chicago
Davidson
America
Japan
China
Saskatchewan Farm Expenditures Low Despite Economic Pressures
Saskatchewan farm costs in 1994 averaged 1263 dollars per farm on 639 farms reported by 639 crop correspondents. Living expenses totaled 532 dollars for a family of 5.14, while operating costs reached 730 dollars for farms averaging 604 acres. Expenditures were split 42.2 percent for living and 57.8 percent for operating costs.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Grasshoppers Likely To Grow Vast Saskatchewan Infestation
Ottawa issued agriculture department report predicting more grasshoppers in Saskatchewan next year. The study notes tawfly and grasshopper damage in wheat and fodder crops where harvests are delayed, with infestations extending further into the northwest.
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Hewan
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Northwest
Predicted flight times raise questions at Rand University
Selig Brodetsky, professor of applied mathematics at Sets University in England, claimed it might be possible for an airplane to fly Croydon to Cape Town in one day at 600 mph and circle the world in two days during an appearance at Rand University in Johannesburg. Walter dismisses the idea as not fit for people to eat.
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England
Trafalgar-square
David I
Scotland
Messuri
H. G. Vansell
University of California
Bailly
Histoire de l'Astronomia
Croydon
Cape Town
Selig Brodetsky
Sets University
Rand University
Johannesburg
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Palliser
Tefence
Bourdiage
Norman Saruett
Ramaton
Ont
Bartlet
Aas Miniature Railroad
Brooks
Brooke
Chaldaes
Nile
Ganges Plain
Saskatchewan Farm Expenditures
Saskatc
Hying Posetbiltiee
Walter
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