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... appears that in 1895 Quebec possessed 1417 cheese factories and 302 creameries , the value of the product being over £ 1,500,000 . As a result the con- dition of the farmers has vastly improved , and with it 1 the welfare of the whole ...
... appears that in 1895 Quebec possessed 1417 cheese factories and 302 creameries , the value of the product being over £ 1,500,000 . As a result the con- dition of the farmers has vastly improved , and with it 1 the welfare of the whole ...
Page 83
... appears to have resulted from this trading and colonising expedition . We now come to a much more notable figure in the early history of Canada and Acadia , in the person of Jacques Cartier , a very bold and skilful pilot of St. Malo ...
... appears to have resulted from this trading and colonising expedition . We now come to a much more notable figure in the early history of Canada and Acadia , in the person of Jacques Cartier , a very bold and skilful pilot of St. Malo ...
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... appears , formed part of the food of the St. John River Indians , Although much has been said as to the treachery of the Red Indians and of their attacking defenceless settlements , they were certainly a chivalrous race before the ...
... appears , formed part of the food of the St. John River Indians , Although much has been said as to the treachery of the Red Indians and of their attacking defenceless settlements , they were certainly a chivalrous race before the ...
Page 112
... appears to have prevailed in England . The venture of the merchants concerned in freighting the expedition was not a profitable one , and other adventures were cultivated for trade by those connected with Cabot . The French , then very ...
... appears to have prevailed in England . The venture of the merchants concerned in freighting the expedition was not a profitable one , and other adventures were cultivated for trade by those connected with Cabot . The French , then very ...
Page 125
... appears to yield well everywhere , and is rapidly making Nova Scotia known as one of the best fruit - producing countries on the globe . And here I may have a word as to climate . It is well suited to all who are even in moderate health ...
... appears to yield well everywhere , and is rapidly making Nova Scotia known as one of the best fruit - producing countries on the globe . And here I may have a word as to climate . It is well suited to all who are even in moderate health ...
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