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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
3
A homemaker column offers practical sewing guidance for children’s clothes and mother’s alterations. It includes step by step fixes for frayed edges, pockets, hems, and pressing, plus ironing and pocketing ideas. It also suggests a kitchen menu for daughters and basic advice on using an electric sewing machine with common tension and threading problems.
In Revere Massachusetts Virginia Shaw climbed a boatswain's chair to paint a recreation hall tower. Spectators stared as she reached the top and joked about her former life as a high wire acrobat in a circus.
In 1941 44 season Canada sold 1 980 893 muskrat pelts at 2 26 each while 1947 44 saw 1 748 239 pelts at 77 cents. Muskrat fur mainly used for coats with Hudson seal top grades from Rideau Rice Lake districts Ontario. Ontario leads supply with Manitoba second and the two territories contributing thousands. Prince Edward Island averages about 1 900 annually.
A writer recalls hosting farm guests during summer chores and social outings. Visitors keen to learn tasks like cream production and manure spreading join long days of work and small pleasures, including garden parties and late-night snacks, while dogs and family life shape the countryside visit atmosphere.
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