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The railway ‘spaghetti’ network
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The railway ‘spaghetti’ network

Our History: January 1975

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The map of the rail network in Western Canada looked a lot more like spaghetti in 1975. In our January 2 issue, we reported that the federal government had announced the basic rail network of 12,413 miles would be protected until 2000, and that 6,283 miles would be reviewed. It was later announced that would
During times of war, a message of courage
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During times of war, a message of courage

Our History: December 1943

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The image on the front page of our December 15, 1943 issue carried a Christmas message to take courage during the bleak time of the Second World War. Among the news on the front page was that Manitoba’s total Victory Bond sales had reached $99,641,400, just short of the $100-million objective and that the Manitoba
Save time and money with accurate farm records
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Save time and money with accurate farm records

Our History: December 1981

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Farm records were still kept on paper in December 1981, when a Manitoba Agriculture ad invited farmers to talk to their ag rep about the new farm record book. Our Dec. 3 edition reported that 38-year-old former RCMP officer Bill Uruski of Poplarfield had been appointed as the new minister of agriculture in the Howard
Cast your vote on the Manitoba Beef Growers’ Promotion Plan
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Cast your vote on the Manitoba Beef Growers’ Promotion Plan

Our History: November 1973

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Our November 23, 1973 issue contained advertisements encouraging farmers to vote on two questions. One was to allow a compulsory checkoff requested by the Manitoba Beef Growers Association to fund a beef-promotion agency for Manitoba cattle producers. While 22,000 farmers were eligible, only 5,696 ballots were returned and the proposal was defeated, with only 43
Carryover and low quotas lead to Chinchillas?
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Carryover and low quotas lead to Chinchillas?

Our History: November, 1969

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A combination of low prices and low quotas resulting from a huge Canadian and world wheat carryover in 1969 meant tough times for farmers, and this ad in our Nov. 13 issue invited them to diversify by getting into the Chinchilla ranching business. However, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool president E.K. Turner told his annual meeting that
How to go broke farming
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How to go broke farming

Our History: November 1927

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The Delco-Light generator advertised in the November 1927 issue of The Scoop Shovel would provide “brilliant, safe evening light which makes reading a pleasure — enables the children to study better.” The unnamed writer of “The Pool Woman” column reflected on media reports that a national church assembly in Spain had met to discuss the
Mail-order catalogue shopping
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Mail-order catalogue shopping

Our History: November 1953

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There was no online ordering from Amazon in November 1953, but you could start doing your Christmas shopping by mailing an order for items in the Eaton’s catalogue. One news item that month was that Canada’s population was approaching the 15-million mark — less than half the 35.2 million reported in the 2016 census. But
Long guns and long johns?
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Long guns and long johns?

Our History: October 1953

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Readers of a certain age will remember that the models for men’s long underwear in Eaton’s and Sears catalogue ads were often holding a shotgun or rifle, as was one of the models for Mary Maxim sweater knitting kits in this ad in our Oct. 22, 1953 issue. If you wanted a kit, you wrote
CN improves rail car turnaround times
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CN improves rail car turnaround times

Our History: October 1987

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In this ad in our Oct. 29, 1987 issue, CN showed how it had improved its rail car turnaround times from 17.8 days in 1986-87 to as low as 16.0 days that month. The overall average car cycle time for all railways is 16.6 days so far this crop year. In contrast to today’s mantra
“Terminator” technology terminated
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“Terminator” technology terminated

Our History: October 7, 1999

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In the 1990s, Delta and Pine Land, a company working with and later acquired by Monsanto, devised the ultimate protection for preventing farmers from replanting seed from protected varieties. It developed what became known as “Terminator” technology which would render the seed sterile after its first year. The technology was highly controversial, and we reported

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