John Albert’s uphill trek from ward to farm owner on Sweetgrass
The Cree man John Albert grows from state ward to prosperous farmer on Sweetgrass reserve near North Battleford. He opposed cash land surrender in 1908, developed 600 acres with family labor, bought secondhand machinery, and led community farming efforts, despite limited schooling. His wife helped articulate his vision as they modernize housing and facilities.
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John Albert
Sweetgrass Reserve
North Battleford
John
Thunderchild
Delmas
Ottawa
Albert
Moosomin
Cochin
Father and Sons
Alberts
Duck Lake
Home Workshop Table Glass Top Pattern Sale
A coffee table design features colorful embroidered material under window glass to display pictures or maps. Flower prints cut from white paper create tile effects under glass. The table uses glass held by its sides and offers sturdy charm. Pattern included in Useful Tables and Stands packet for postpaid $1.50, or available separately for 35c.
Windmill Pattern for Boys Fun Project
Boys eight to eighty can enjoy assembling a windmill pattern that swivels on a post to show wind direction. The 17 by 22 inch pattern features outlines for jig sawing about two dozen parts, uses scrap materials, and suggests black and white paints. Address for orders is Pattern Service, 4433 West Fifth Avenue, Vancouver B C.
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Bsc. Addreats
Onmler
Party of three on tour of north
A trio travels 2500 miles by car boat and plane through northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Harry Aleson from Richfield Utah meets Harry Sparkes of West Orange New Jersey and Maureen Henderson from Aldershot Ontario. They sail from Peace River to Aklavik via Peace Slave and Mackenzie rivers and lakes, plan Arctic flights and a return by September.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Harry Aleson
Richfield
Utah
Colorado River
Harry
Pete) Sparkes
West Orange
N.J
Carnegie Technical College
Pittsburgh
Maureen Henderson
Aldershot
Ont
Peace River
Peace, Slave
Mackenzie Rivers
Aklavik
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
Grand Canyon
North Pole
Arctic Circle
Funny and Otherwise Funny and Otherwise
A collection of light jokes and quips about damages for a lost thumb, bad history homework, a Hollywood star introducing a new husband to her daughter, a poultry question about sitting eggs, a violin chin rest, and a vicar loaning cricket bats from the belfry. The humor hinges on misunderstandings, social quirks, and domestic scenes.
The Great Blizzard Toll on Montana and Alberta Ranches
The 1886 87 blizzard devastated Montana ranchers with six inches of snow on November 16 and 46 below January 15, killing cattle and families. Similar 1907 southern Alberta losses followed a severe winter, leaving cattle exhausted, starving, and countless dead before the Chinook relief.
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Montana
Texas
Alberta
Saskatchewan history project advances at university
Writing of the official history of Saskatchewan is progressing at the University of Saskatchewan as the province prepares for next year’s golden jubilee celebration.
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Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
Inaugural Saskatchewan Souvenir and Memorabilia Note
Souvenir note recalls inauguration badges kept in Saskatoon by Albert Capling and inspired by Saskatchewan's fiftieth anniversary. Mentions Mr Fred McGuinness and the 1905 Lieutenant-Governor A E Forget quote about the province's birth and growth. References to memory, memorabilia, and historic milestones ahead of 1955 celebrations. Joseph Lister is cited for antiseptic methods.
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Fred McGuinness
Saskatchewan
Ince
A. E. Forget
Dominion of Canada
Canning Vegetables and Fruits Guide from Old How-To
Practical guidance on vegetable canning. Recommends pressure canner for vegetables, boiling water bath only for tomatoes, with tips on processing times altitude adjustments and salt amounts. Includes cold pack and hot pack methods for fruits and fruit syrups with specific sealer quantities.
Edmonton Woman Builds Oil Industry Customs Brokerage
Gene Eby founded her own customs brokerage in Edmonton six months after oil discoveries at Leduc in 1947. She now runs a leading firm handling drilling rigs pipeline supplies and race horses, with half the work tied to the oil sector. The business is a family affair with her father and brother as partners, reflecting a notable Canadian women in business story.
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Gene
Leduc
Canada
Eby
Edmonton
Gene Eby
M. S&s
Ebys
Policewomen prove value in Vancouver force
In Vancouver British Columbia policewomen handle similar duties to male officers from escort to undercover work without guns or handcuffs. Inspector Nancy Hewett leads a 13 member division, often in court, and once faced a prisoner who punched her nose. A probation program follower credits her guidance with happiness, marriage and a child. Hewett joined as a private in WWII and rose to captain before joining police after the war.
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Vancouver
B.C
Vancouver Police Department
Nancy Hewett
Miss Hewett
Longest Married Couple in US Dies at 101
Whitney Texas obituary notes Uncle Tom Rose 101 died in the same house near Whitney just over a year after his wife Easter died. The couple had been married 58 years and were believed to have the longest marriage in the United States when Easter died on June 9, 1953.
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Whitney
Tex
Uncle Tom" Rose
United States
Uncle Tom
Easter
Fish and Feathers Word Puzzle Clues Roundup
A compact listing of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with answers spanning fish names, body parts and abbreviations. Includes terms like shad, eagle, Roman numerals, prepositions and musical syllables, forming a grid of varied categories.
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Wndmill
Paitirn
Department P.pl
West Fifth Avenue
Party of Three
North
Mr. Brown
Bobby
Joseph Lister
Woman Custom Broker
Edmonton Desk and Derrick Club
Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs of
North America
Calgary
Regina
Montreal
Lloydminster
Spain
Leofric
Peggy
Mohair
Chuck Thurston
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