Furlong Origin and Use in Early Play
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1960
Page
5
Pattern Puzzle: Connect Dots and Add Colors
A playful half size print asks you to trace lines from dot 1 to dot 2 and on to dot 3, using nearby dots for multiple points. After mapping the figure you can enjoy coloring the scene and guessing what’s missing before you start.
Dress pattern for shirtwaist and slim skirt
Advertisement outlines a vintage Anne Adams pattern for a shirtwaist with wide revers and a six gore skirt with pockets. It lists fabric types, printed pattern 4843, half sizes, yardage for size 16 percent, and mail-in order details with a 50 cent coin request. The address is Front Street in W Porento for Pattern Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams Pattern Dept
Front Street
Porento
Egg Nog Mystery Delights Farmyard In Saskatchewan
In Star City Sask a farm near Mark England, Vaiparaiso, reports a Sussex hen laying unusually large eggs. One recent egg weighed 44 ounces with long circumference six inches and diameter two inches, promising a notable contribution to the world’s food supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star City
Sask
Mark England
Vaiparaiso
England
Ounce of Prevention Warns Riders on Road Dangers
A cautious notice warns that accidents are caused by personal carelessness and by ignoring traffic rules. It stresses pedestrians motorist and cyclist safety, obedience to signals, and dangers of riding on the side of a moving vehicle.
Garden Bounty colonial quilt pattern for bed spread
Ace Brecks advertises a Garden Bounty quilt spread with calico flower appliques inspired by colonial style Pattern 7119 includes charts patch directions and yardages Instructions request thirty five cents for pattern send to Household Arts Department P.L. 60 Front Street W Loronte with stamps not accepted Printed plainly with the address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department Department
P.L
Front Street
Loronte
Crossword Puzzle Excerpt From Ecclesiastical Teasers
A fragmented crossword style page lists biblical clues across horizontal and vertical entries. It mixes questions about Genesis, Luke, Matthew, Judges, and other books with entries referencing places, objects, and general knowledge, reflecting a religious themed puzzle page.
Historic CPR steam reunion signals sentimental rail journey
Three CPR steam locomotives aged 77 63 and 48 years will pull a Toronto to Orangeville round trip this Sunday with old coaches. Railway Club members treasure this last run before diesels replace steam, recalling a 1870s line from Toronto through Orangeville Mount Forest and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPR
Toronto
Orangeville
Jay
Toronto, Grey and Bruce
Wingham
Teeswater
Mount Forest
James Ellis Sr
Newport
Shropshire
England
Longford
Salop
Backseat Driver Idea Draws Attention at Auto Show
At the Fourth International Automobile Show in New York two exhibits highlight co pilot concepts. A 1905 Pierce Arrow with a 10 button signaling panel appeals to chauffeur driven tradition while an Italian model offers four rear club seats two front controls and a transferable steering wheel for either left or right hand drive. The design could justify part of the $15 000 price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pierce-Arrow
Alpine Club Camp Set in Jasper Park 1960
The Alpine Club of Canada will hold its annual camp at Fryatt Creek in Jasper National Park from July 17 to 30. Climbers will test skills on peaks from 9,000 to 10,370 feet as the club marks its 55th camp to foster fellowship and advancement to active membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Club of Canada
Jasper National Park
Fryatt Creek
Canadian Nation Railways
Canada
Victorian fainting cures and Newfoundland assembly seating
The piece notes that fainting was once common and offers a ground level remedy with the patient placed with feet above head or a seated person bending forward. It also mentions Newfoundland's legislature where the Speaker sits to the left, a holdover from an old heated chamber tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
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