Mountie faces resistance as he moves 1100 Assiniboine to Battleford
In 1882 Constable Daniel Davis of the North West Mounted Police at Fort Walsh sought to relocate 1100 Assiniboine to a reserve at Battleford. He collected 25 Red River carts with provisions and presented his plan to Chiefs Grizzly Bear's Head and Poor Man. The camp resisted, warriors grew agitated, and rumors of forced removal spread. Davis stood firm.
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Daniel
Peach) Davis
North- West Mounted Police
Fort Walsh
Cypress Hills
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Battleford
John Peter Turner
RNWMP
Red River
Assiniboine
Grizzly Bear
Turner
Davis
South Saskatchewan
Bear's Head
Assiniboines
Bear
Constable
Reproduction Patterns and a Yukon Chief’s Gift
The feature describes Pattern 235 from Home Workshop offering period style furniture plans and games with simple illustrated directions. It also recounts Constable Davis guiding the Assiniboine tribe across the plains, facing shortages and tensions, ending with Bear's Head offering a maiden, which Davis declines citing he is not ready to marry.
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Department P.P.S
Home Workshop Pattern Service
West Fifth Avenue
Vangoover
B.C
Sentinels on the Horizon marks Co op Refinery growth
Saskatchewan farmers started the world’s first cooperative refinery with $32,000 in 1935. Today the Co op Refinery in Regina covers 360 acres, processes up to 12 000 barrels daily, and can produce all grades of gasoline and fuels. Premier T C Douglas opened expanded facilities costing $7.5 million as Co op Day celebrated growth from 41 to 428 farm associations.
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Saskatchewan
Co-operative Refineries Limited
Regina
Co-Op
T. C. Douglas
Douglas
Oklahoma
Texas
Alberta
H. L Fowler
Grandfather clocks fade as radios rise in homes
A Calgary source reports that German clock factory representatives say grandfather clocks are declining in popularity due to high cost. Consumers prefer buying a radio or television, redirecting funds from clocks to electronic gear as households modernize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Quick Eczema Relief
An ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a clean stainless penetrative antiseptic that relieves itching from eczema and rashes. It claims rapid healing of open sores, wounds and ulcers, with pimples and eruptions drying up in days and offers satisfaction or money back at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moone
Australia to launch giant radio astronomy project
A new radio astronomy project in Australia will build a 250 foot diameter parabolic antenna to detect radio waves from space. The initiative, funded in part by a $250000 Carnegie grant, aims to advance knowledge of the universe and may later aid weather forecasting, terrestrial radio, navigation in storms, and possibly guided missiles by using unseen radio sources.
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Australia
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Vannevar Bush
CIW
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Orangization
Britain
B C girl near end of world trip
Thirteen year old Shkonda Mayer of Duncan B C is nearing completion of a solo world tour. She visited Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle during a stop in Britain before sailing toward Montreal on the Empress of Australia. Her travels covered Japan the Philippines Malaya India Egypt Italy and France. Her father funded the journey with about $300 spent to date.
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Shkonda Mayer
Duncan
B.C
Girl Guide
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Shkantra
Mayer
Hawaii
Japan
Philippines
Malaya
India
Egypt
Italy
France
Shkontla
Lady Templer
New Delhi
Shkonda
Montreal
Australia
Canada
4000 Summer Homes In Manitoba Provinces Area
Four thousand summer homes are found across Manitoba with most clustered near Lake Winnipeg Riding Mountain National Park and the Whiteshell. The note highlights widespread seasonal housing in the province.
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Provinces
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Riding Mountain National Park
Whiteshell
Canada's Gagetown camp gains praise from rugged soldiers
Lt Col Freeman Waugh nicknamed Emperor of Gagetown leads Canada’s vast Camp Gagetown in New Brunswick where 250 overnight passes to Saint John tempt few, as 2000 residents relocate from hamlets like New Jerusalem. Brig Rockingham drives training of units from Royal 22nd Regiment to The Black Watch, with 15 million yearly cost to complete and 13 million annual payroll impact.
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Saint John
Freeman
Casey) Waugh
Gagetown
John
Rocky) Rockingham
Canada
Rockingham
Korea
Royal 22Nd
New Brunswick
Oromocto
St. John River
New
Camp Gagetown
Brig
Alberta Now Busier House Building Province
Alberta leads Canada as the busiest province for house construction per D. B. Mansur president of Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. He cited farmer families settling in towns for commuting to farms, plus immigration and natural population growth.
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Alberta
Canada
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
D. B. Mansur
Calgary
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Home Workshop
Peggy
Lidy
Cash
Chuck Thurston
SSS
Macdonalds
Prince Albert
Vodnion
Swafl Carreet
Ices Division
Department OF Co-Operation and Co-Operative Development
HON. T
N.B
Royal Canadian Dragoons
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