Sun Dance Among Canadian Indians Described
The article discusses Indian religious rites with emphasis on the Sun Dance, its origins with the American Sioux, and its controversial history in Canada. It contrasts missionary attitudes with Indigenous beliefs, noting a 1890 description of the dance at Fire Hills and a recent revival effort involving communities from Touchwood, Pasqua, Muskowpetung, Piapot, Crooked Lakes, and Pelly. The piece highlights the role of young people in preparing the pavilion and organizing ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Hills
Reina
Touchwood
Pasqua’s
Muskowpetungs
Piapot’s
Crooked Lakes
Pelly
Prairie Provinces salesmen wanted for Canada’s greatest nurseries
Recruitment drive seeks agents across towns and districts to sell nursery stock, fruit, ornamental trees, and seeds with commissions offered full or part time. The notice comes with references to Western experimental stations and Toronto as a hub.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Stone & Wellington
Teronto
Ont
Vowing Amid Tension Ends in Failure of Strips
The passage describes a man leaning into a cord pinning his weight until the flesh strips fail, then achieving it as he fulfills a vow. The scene portrays a grim act of endurance and a pivotal moment of completion under extreme strain.
Diary Reflections on Love and Choice in a Western Town
The narrator recalls a heartful farewell with Dick and a mother's wary hope for his future. She contrasts Dick's restless nature with Albert's selfless gentleness, musing on whether any union could truly harmonize divergent temperaments. The entry ends with a longing for distant horizons and a hoped change in life.
Methods of torture during the warpath campaigns
Describes injuries from incisions in the shoulder blades with cords bearing buffalo or horse heads to be dragged through camps. The practice aimed to force a result and punish captives, with hunger and possible torture awaiting prisoners during the warpath.
Heroic Indian endurance amid camp trials described
An account recalls a test of endurance where an Indian leader, tied to a horse and carrying a burden, faced painful maneuvers with no groan. Even walking barefoot over sharp stones or with peas in shoes was described as heroic under stress, yet failure carried no stigma.
Roosevelt Narrowly Escapes Plane Mishap in Joplin
Colonel Roosevelt escaped serious injury when a plane ran away at Joplin Missouri as he prepared to fly to Vinita Oklahoma for speaking dates. He jumped and landed clear of the rudders and remained unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Joplin
Vinita
Okla
Made Millions But No Profits At 1919 Packers Session
Thomas Wilson of Chicago president of the American Packers Association said at the opening session that none of the big five packers earned a profit on each dollar of sales in 1919. He cited a $3.5 billion combined business and about $34 million in net profit. He also cited 76 other corporations to argue profits were not excessive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Packers’ Association
Thomas Wilson
Chicago
Association
Seven Course Dinner Cost Disparity Highlighted
Report notes a seven course dinner priced at $6 in New York or Washington could cost only $1 in Sydney Australia. The observation underscores cheaper dining options abroad.
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No. H.C. of
Sydney
New York
Washington
Australia
Coal Dealers Map 25 Per Ton Price Rise
Members of the Coal Dealers Association announced plans to raise coal prices by 25 per ton for lump coal, citing the impact of the new freight rate.
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Coal Dealers’ Association
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Dominion
Tennyson
Black
Plains
Black Coats
Christ
Sun Dance
Ottawa
Cheepoo Stotin
Andrew Waite
King Edward Hotel
Guelph
Ontario
Harris, Read & Company Investment Securities
Canada Life Bidg
Regina
Lucy
Mother
Albert
Copp Clark CO. Limited
Wellington St. West
Toronto
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