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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
3
New York fashion notes showcase collarless necklines with square round oval and V outlines and cross stitch embroidery. The article describes peplum blouses, skeleton linings, back closing jackets, and four in hand ties with draped skirts, plus high stock collars for sports and tailors. It also notes barrel silhouette in afternoon frocks and kimono sleeve designs.
In a letter from Sig. Will. Somerville a Barrie group is thanked for sending 18 pairs of socks to France. He notes how grateful the soldiers are for clean socks and highlights the morale boost after a hard march. The troops share the warmth of home as a bath and fresh socks lift their spirits.
A Lefroy Patriotic Society tip advises browning meat on all sides in a hot frying pan before slow cooking to seal in juices and prevent loss of flavor.
A list of gardening and related titles for loan includes Practical Book of Outdoor Rose Growing by Geo Thomas. The Flower Finder by Geo F Walton M D. Gardening for Amateurs Vols I II by H H Thomas. Horticulture Encyclopaedia of Bailey. Reducing Cost of Living by Scott Wearing. The Backyard Farmer by J Williams Bolte. Back to the Soil by Bradley Gilman. Gardening for Profit by Peter Henderson. Toilers of the Field by R Jefferies. Climbing Plants Movement and Habits by C Darwin. How to Make a Flower Garden by L H Bailey. Spraying of Plants by E G Todeman. Evolution of Our Native Fruits by Bailey. Vegetable World Vols I II by Fignier. Tour Round My Garden by C Karr. Curiosities of Animal and Vegetable Life by Ino Timber. Cross and Self Fertilization in Vegetable Kingdom by GC Darwin. Different Forms of Flowers by C Darwin. Success ful Farming by Rennie.
The passage offers practical household guidance on bread making with a sponge that should double in size, shoe storage in a closet shelf, repainting a red flower pot for decorative use, and dietary tips suggesting a quarter pound of meat per person daily. It also advises washing hands after lye exposure and rinsing with vinegar to neutralize it.
Prosper Ferguson reports a knee injury after an anchor incident on a ship. The knee swelled and he could not move it for six days before using Minard's Liniment, then two bottles cured him.
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