It was common in the early days for people to bring unusual items and large vegetables and fruits to the newspaper office. The July 7 and 21 papers of 1914 reported “If you want to see a hen’s egg that is a whopper call at the office”, and “The Best We Ever Saw” describes a large rhubarb stalk. In November, the Beaverlodge News mentioned a 30 pound turnip.
![Grande Prairie Herald ~ Nov. 4, 1913](https://www.southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/blog-July-20-turnip.jpg)
![Grande Prairie Herald ~ July 21, 1914](https://www.southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/blog-July-20-egg.jpg)
![Grande Prairie Herald ~ July 7, 1914](https://www.southpeacearchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/blog-July-20-rhubarb.jpg)
Researched and written by: Kathryn Auger