Square dancing vogue in small Arctic settlement
Norma Westgate of Watford Ontario recounts performing square dances for a patient at Ak lavik Anglican Mission Hospital. She joined All Saints Hospital staff, noting Eskimos and Indians learn tunes by ear, favor cowboy songs, and use a drum instrument. Winter brings bone chilling cold and weeks of darkness.
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Norma Westgate
Watford
Ont
Anglican Mission Hospital
Aklavik
Arctic Circle
Alice Brooks Needle Craft Catalog 1955 Ad
Wonderful new Alice Brooks Needle Craft Catalog for 1955 promises exciting enchanting designs. Order your copy for 25 cents now and discover irresistible patterns you will want to own.
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Alice Brooks Needlecraft
Kitchen Meditations By Jane Dale
A reflective poem catalogues winter scenes from lilac bushes to snowbound countryside and dwindling coal, linking seasonal hardship with resilient routines. The second fragment notes Chicago hosting numerous conventions, contrasting daily life with urban bustle.
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Jane Dale
Widows and Widowers Seek Partners Amid Family Claims
A column blends quirky advice and trivia noting widows with many children face dating hurdles, cites Henry Dorling and Isabella Mayson who combined to raise 21 children, and adds humor on colds camel water moustaches and household power dynamics. The piece ends with trivia on notable lastborns and figures.
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Henry Dorling
Epsom
England
Isabella Mayson
Dorling
Mayson
Weed seed screenings as livestock feed rules in Alberta
Alberta's Soil Conservation and Weed Control warns that certain weed seed screenings can serve as livestock feed though not a normal ration. Farmers must prevent germination by handling properly, obtain permits, and use approved enclosures for transport to avoid spreading invasive weeds.
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Gordon R. Sterling
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Levels Off Regina Movement of Farm Population
Movement of farm population from rural areas to towns and cities in Saskatchewan leveled off in 1953 according to provincial reports. Urban centres still increased with towns showing the greatest proportional gains.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Alberta Butter Exhibits 56-Pound Box at Glasgow Show
Alberta showcases a 56 pound box of butter in the Scottish Dairy Show at Glasgow in February. The display faces entries from other British Empire countries expected to compete.
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Alberta
Glasgow
Scotland
Damascus and Antioch in Early Christian History
The piece notes Damascus as an ancient city linked to Paul’s conversion and traces Christian activity there. It then highlights Antioch, a booming trade hub of about 500,000, noted for its pagan splendor and licentiousness, yet the place where disciples are first called Christians, symbolizing the gospel’s moral transformation.
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Christ
Palestine
Damascus
Paul
Babylon
Syria
Israel
Antioch
Jerusalem
The Sports Clinic on Nutrition and Defensive Play
The article emphasizes nutrition as the core of fitness and offers meals with lean meats dairy and whole grains. It then covers hockey defense tips: quick break, hard low shots, accurate passing, staying position, and a relaxed shooting rhythm to improve performance.
Weekly Tip Dishcloths
Knitted cotton dishcloths outwear others and benefit from frequent boiling in strong soda water and sun drying.
Orchids Thrive in Tropics While Fish Remain Eye-Closed
The text contrasts orchid variety in native tropical regions with tulips in Canada and observes that fish cannot close their eyes. It presents two disparate ideas about biology and plant life.
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Tropics
Canada
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Debuts With Clues List
Puzzle features a grid fill by clues listing across and down entries. Several entries reference common crossword terms and abbreviations including mine entrance and Russian river as part of the vertical and across themes.
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