Word: alberta
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ALBERTA MAHLE...
...when its buffalo were almost gone, the Canadian Government purchased a herd of 738 from Montana, established them in a 125,000-acre buffalo park near Wainwright, Alberta. The original 738 have since increased to some 23,000 and, despite scattering of specimens over Canada and the world, the Park herd requires a periodic thinning out. Warden Purshell was reducing a herd of 6,000. Buffalo meat is relished by Canadian gourmets, buffalo-hide overcoats esteemed by Royal Northwest Mounted Police...
...Brundage's other case was Mark Weston. Mary Edith Louise Weston was born in England 30 years ago. Among Englishwomen she was the best shotputter from 1924 to 1930, the best javelin thrower in 1927. Miss Weston had a close friend, named Alberta Bray. Two months ago Dr. L. R. Broster of London's Charing Cross Hospital performed two operations to complete Mary Weston's metamorphosis into masculinity. Said Dr. Broster: "Mr. Mark Weston, who was always brought up as a female, is male, and should continue life as such." As to whether Mark Weston could have...
Canada's Alberta was last week a proving ground for a money experiment so fantastic as to baffle financial experts. On the theory that fast-moving money would bring Prosperity to his battered Province, Alberta's Premier William Aberhart last fortnight issued a scrip he called "prosperity certificates" (TIME, Aug. 10.) They had dated spaces on the reverse side for 104 tiny if stamps which must be bought and attached week-by-week to keep the money "fresh" (i. e., acceptable). Premier Aberhart had produced a "money" that was actually cheaper to spend than to save...
...prosperity certificates started off fairly well. They were used to pay in part relief workers, legislators, Cabinet members, Premier Aberhart. They were accepted by most retail stores. The first day, Alberta merchants gave "hard money" change to purchasers with prosperity certificates. On second thought they made change in credit slips or required buyers to spend a whole certificate. A list of wholesalers who had agreed to accept certificates from retailers was published. Trumpeted Premier Aberhart: "You'll have to get used to using something else than this little thing [waving a real dollar bill] for money...