Treasure Island and Stevenson's Oceanic Life
A compact portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson tracing his shift from mapping a child’s island to writing Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It notes his sea adventures, Samoa life, Tusitala nickname, and the poignant tomb inscription ending with the line Under the wide and starry sky Dig the grave and let me lie.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
Pew
Long John
Jim Hawkins
the Squire
Doctor
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Samoa
South Seas
Upolu
Tusitala
In the Home Workshop. Ruth Wyeth Spear Presents Shelf Plans
In the Home Workshop features Ruth Wyeth Spear guiding readers to make a homemade shelf using easy cut patterns for a shelf, small brackets, a large bracket, and a corner bracket. Pattern 380 provides size guides. price 50c. Also included in Wall Shelf Packet No 69 with seven full size designs.
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Ruth Wyeth Spear
Shine kit with handle foot rest and sliding lid storage
A shoe shine kit features a handle foot rest and roomy space under a sliding lid. The under window hamper measures 10 by 24 inches and is priced at $1.75. Patterns, PPL located at 4488 West Sth Ave Vancouver.
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West Sth Ave
Vancouver
Jackie Parker Leaves Eskimos Amid Trade Talk
Edmonton Eskimos announce star Jackie Parker seeks move to another Canadian club after declining to sign a new contract. President Hastings McMahon notes a month of negotiations failed and money is not the issue as Parker prefers to play elsewhere.
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Edmonton Eskimos
Western Football Conference
Jackie Parker
Hastings
Red) McMahon
Parker
Eskimos
McMahon
Death on the Public Highway Ends a Lifelong Tragedy
A public highway incident claims a life, leaving behind bereaved relatives and a community in shock. Authorities investigate the crash as they piece together the sequence of events and possible contributing factors. The victim is identified locally as a longtime resident and public servant.
Teen Age fashion model doll in department sale
A local advertisement from Department P.P.L. at 6 Front Street W in Toronto promotes a Teen Age fashion model doll for children. The brief notice lists the toy as a youth fashion figure available at the store.
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Department P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Economist compares ECM farm policy to Canada's ARDA program
Ewart P. Reid of Canada's Department of Agriculture notes six European Community nations push a joint farm policy that may affect Canadian exports. He warns outcomes depend on whether the EC achieves self sufficiency or surplus production by January 1, 1970 and considers Britain's potential entry. ARDA projects target marginal land use, soil and water conservation, and rural development.
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Canada
Ewart P. Reid
Canada Department of Agriculture
Mr. Reid
Brussels
Reid
United Kingdom
ECM
Britain
Old London town adds another roadway
The article notes tunnelling as a major engineering field and describes a proposed mile long Thames tunnel to link Kent and Essex while easing London traffic It highlights the deluxe tunnel features with two lanes lighting color walls and CCTV It recalls the Rotherhithe and Blackwall tunnels built in the 19th century and their role in connecting North and South London through the Thames
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Babylon
Euphrates
Thames
London
Kent
Essex
Britain
Rotherhithe
Blackwall
Marc Isambard Brunel
River Thames
Population peak of ancient Carthage over a million
The city of Carthage rose to an estimated population of about one million inhabitants more than three centuries before the Christian era, marking it as one of antiquity’s greatest urban centers.
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Carthage
New Huck Pillows Create Bright Den Accent
Huck pillows with colorful weaving offer two toweling patterns and charts for two designs plus basic pillows. Pattern 733 describes directions for pillow construction and decorative details for home use.
Star of Your Bedroom Patch Quilt Pattern 7296
Advertises a pillow top and three patch designs for a gayest quilt with pinwheels in print. Pattern 7296 includes charts and patch layouts. send thirty five cents in coins for the pattern to Household Arts Toronto at 60 Front Street W. Name and address required.
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Household Arts
Department P.P.L
Front Street W
Toronto
Misses Vest and Skirt Pattern 4857 from Anne Adams
Advertisement for pattern 4857 offering a vest and skirt in Misses' sizes 12 through 20. Requires one yard of 54 inch fabric per item and costs fifty cents plus return postage. Send name and address with pattern number to Anne Adams Patterns Dept P P L Toronto Ontario.
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Anne Adams
Dept. P.P.L
Front St. W
Toronto
Ontario
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ESKS
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Huskies
Bloor
TSSAA
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ARCA
West Germany
ARDA
Old London
Philip Treleaven
Huck Pillows
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