Square dancing the vogue in Akjavik Arctic settlement
Mina Westgate, a Winnipeg nurse, recalls three years at Akjavik Anglican Eskimo mission hospital where square dancing and Eskimo musicians marked a dance night. She discusses life, staff, tuberculosis cases, and Eskimo musical culture amid 50 degree below zero winters and weeks of darkness.
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Edmonton
Arctic
Akjavik
Ontario
Mina Westgate
North
T BR Westgate
Winnipeg
Canada
All Saints Hospital
Church of England
Akievik
Toronto General, Hospital School of
Bel
Embroidery Pattern 7037 Promises Six Motifs for Linen
Embroidered motifs for household linens offered in Pattern 7037. Includes six motifs sized about 4 to 5 inches and a transfer for embroidery on towels pillowcases and dresser sets. Indicates quick practice for home craft fans and mentions unclear ipie.
Wonderful Alice Brooks Needle Craft Catalog Ad 1955
The notice from Department P P L and Household Arts Department in Toronto promotes a 1955 Alice Brooks Needle Craft Catalog. It urges readers to send 25 cents for a copy, promising exciting new designs and patterns.
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Alice Brooks
Kitchen Meditations by Jane Dale
Waist deep lilac bushes stand in snow and a frosted landscape shows a waning winter. The poem contrasts harsh outdoors with thawing bulbs indoors while noting dwindling coal and the skaters fading novelty. A second line remarks Chicago hosts more conventions than any other city.
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Chicago
City
Widows and Widowers Tangle in Matrimony and Family Size
A humorous column surveys matchmaking for widows with children and widowers with stepchildren. It cites Henry Dorling and Isabella Mayson who married and produced 13 more children, totaling 21. It also touches cold cures, camel water needs, war honors, moustaches in kissing, and studies linking foreheads to household control.
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Henry Dorling
Epsom
England
Isabella Mayson
Dorling
Mayson
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Clues Across and Down
A compact listing of crossword clues horizontal and vertical with numbers and snippets for a perforated puzzle page. Includes various short definitions such as Evil measure of area identical and nostril along with several abbreviations and partial words.
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Holt
Weed Seed Feed Regulations Warn Farmers and Inspectors
The Agriculture Department warns farmers that certain weed seed screenings may be used as feed only with a weed inspector permit. Feeding screenings without approval risks spreading hard to eradicate weeds. Livestock manure from weed seed fed stock must rot before spreading. Transport requires tightly covered boxes and a permit.
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Boel Quaos
Oof &O
Atherta Department of Agriculties
Levels Off Regina Move to Towns Slows in 1953
Saskatchewan provincial reports show a leveling of farm population movement from rural areas to towns and cities in 1953. Urban centers still grew, with towns recording the largest proportional gains.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Butter Box Competes At Scottish Dairy Show
A one pound butter box from AlbDO ra enters the Scottish Dairy Show in Glasgow in February. The entry competes with selections from other British Empire countries expected to participate in the event.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Damascus and Antioch in early Christian history
The article traces Damascus as an ancient city linked to Paul’s conversion and notes its role as a birthplace of Christian disciples. It contrasts Damascus with Antioch, a vast trade hub famed for wealth and vice, where Christians were first called such and where the gospel began reshaping culture and morality.
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Christ
Palestine
Damascus
Paul
Babylon
Syria
Israel
Antioch
Jerusalem
Sound nutrition and exercise tips for all ages
The article urges sound nutrition for fitness with emphasis on meat fish poultry eggs cheese and grains. It stresses breakfast as the most important meal and suggests eating one third of daily food at breakfast along with fresh fruits and vegetables. It also describes a shooting practice and breathing technique to improve accuracy.
Defencemen Skills Tips From a Coach Guide
A coach warns defencemen about common mistakes such as rushing a puck carrier, standing still, slow recovery, poor pursuit, and losing sight of the puck. The guidance emphasizes digging, chasing, staying close, and spoiling the shooter to improve play.
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Wiewsley
Orchids Common in Tropics Like Tulips in Canada
The piece notes the prevalence of many orchid varieties in their native tropics, comparable to how tulips are widespread in Canada.
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Tropics
Canada
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Re. Ganting
Birds of Happiness
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P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Jane Dale
France
Mr. Churchill
Paris
Republic
Spain
Manhattan
Ann Sheridan
Caruso
Gainsborough
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Mail
Fast
Mimics
Peggy
Oia
Zis
Chuck Thurston
Virgil
ATLAS
By Len Kleis
Ree Jones
Ame
Bozo
By Foxo Reardon
Alberta
George
Weekly Bible Comment
Wicked City
Department of Sports College
Lloyd Ace
Percives
Getaf Sr
Bowie
Newhey
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