Russia's March Revolution Unknown to the World
Forty years after the 1917 March uprising in Petrograd, the article recalls how Czarism fell with little planning. It contrasts the peaceful early reforming phase with the later November uprising led by Lenin. It notes the dispersion of leaders, the swift abdication, and the liberal provisional government that followed, while warning that Soviet authoritarianism still haunts world history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Chamberlin
Russia
Soviet Union
Feds
Nicholas I
Lenin
Trotsky
Stalin
Petrograd
Switzerland
New York
Siberia
Rasputin
Czarina
Kadet
Paul Milyukov
Duma
Khabalev
Alexander Kerensky
Easy thrifty three patch quilt and matching pillows
Pattern 7003 provides charts and directions for a simple three patch quilt. Create a cozy lounge set by the fireplace with a matching pillow. Send thirty five cents in coins to obtain the pattern, as stamps are not accepted.
Nant Address and Pattern Number Offer in Needlecraft Book
Household Arts Department promotes two free patterns printed in the Alice Brooks Needlecraft book. Encourages readers to send 35 cents for a copy, featuring easy hand-work designs for home and personal use. Includes call for patterns and contact at 60 Front Street, W. Teronte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
P.P.L
Front Street
Teronte
Alice Brooks
Desena
Town plans curb on gravel removal to save endangered property
Renfrew Ontario council warned that ongoing gravel removal from a pit off Hincks Street risks collapse of land at the pit top. A sign advertising gravel for sale appeared at Elgin Street as officials note encroachment by lingering diggers endangers town lots and a Dempsey estate area.
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Hincks Street
James S. Dempsey
Earl Totten
Elgin Street
Tooth brushing after meals saves teeth and money
The article warns that neglecting to brush after eating allows food particles to linger and form acids that attack enamel, causing decay. Brushing removes the hazard and spares pain and future repair costs. If brushing is inconvenient, rinsing the mouth with water is advised.
Alaska’s gender balance leans heavily male
In Alaska the ratio runs roughly three men for every woman, a demographic imbalance highlighted by local reports. The disparity influences social dynamics, housing, and labor markets across the state, with policymakers considering targeted programs to address the skew.
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Alaska
YM-YWCA project eyed for Estevan proposal to service groups
A temporary committee in Estevan courts local service clubs and community groups to gauge support for a joint YM YWCA venture. Letters outline a modest facility aimed at youths with income from memberships, rents, and fund raising. a National YM YWCA speaker may attend a public meeting if interest exists. Budget estimates range 8 000 to 11 000 dollars with 25 to 75 percent funded by local income. Rev E A King chairs pro tem and Mrs Noel Robertson serves as secretary pro tem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ym-Ywca
Estevan
Ymywca
Man Keeps Tires On For Six Years Without Flats
D. R. MacKenzie of Lochalsh recently spoke about the car he has driven for six and a half years. He notes he never had a tire off the rim, never had a flat, and never bought a new tire in that period. He rotated the wheels to extend tire life. The Sentinel, Lucknow, Ont.
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D. R. MacKenzie
Lochalsh
Dan
the Sentinel
Lucknow
Ont
Workmen battle weather to build relay station
A small band of construction men labors 4900 feet up Dog Mountain near Hope to build one of North America’s longest aerial tramways for the B C Telephone Company. The 11700 foot route links two terminals with six towers and a 3700 foot main span, while ice and wind hinder progress as the crew races to complete the upper terminal before the installation deadline. The project powers a trans Canada microwave relay and a VHF chain linking Vancouver Prince George and Dawson Creek, with Dog Mountain destined to be a re routing hub.
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Dog Mountain
Hope
B.C. Telephone Company
North America
trans-Canada
Lonely Summit
Promontory Mountain
Merritt
Greenstone Mountain
Kamloops
Prince George
Dawson Creek
Canada
Toronto
Winnipeg
B.C
Vancouver
Jack Lindsay
Norway Quietly Proud of Low Crime Rates
Norway boasts one of the world’s lowest crime rates with a respected police force that carries guns and enforces traffic laws rigidly, signaling broad public safety and order.
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Norway
Shadow box cupboard pattern mailed for 35c
The Shadow-box cupboard pattern from Pine and Maple Reproductions shows a scalloped front and simple assembly method. Pattern 264 includes an actual size guide and will be mailed for 35 cents. the packet contains five patterns with a total price of $1.50.
Bedside stand pattern offered with Bedroom Packet
Designed for comfort the terraced top places a lamp at the right height while leaving space below. Amateur carpenters can make this stand or a pair using pattern 302 mailed for 35c. The pattern is part of five in the Bedroom Packet for $1.50. Order at Home Workshop Patterns 4483 West Lud Avenue Vancouver B C.
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Department P.P.L
West Lud Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Brittany beauty crowned Duchess of Brittany at Paris event
Jeannine Boult a 19 year old student in Paris was chosen Duchess of Brittany for 1957 at a Britons of Paris Convention in Paris. Born in Rennes Brittany she wore traditional Brittany attire and smiled for photographers.
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Brittany
France
Jeannine Boult
Paris
Rennes
Jeannine
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Manitoba
U.S
Whiteshell
Middlebro
Falcon Lake
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O. Winter
Ed Benoit
St. Boniface
Benoits
Ste. Anne
St. Pierre
Piney
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Fleischmann
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