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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
13
Fragmented OCR text mentions a meeting at the Advertiser with unclear names and dates. No coherent events or outcomes can be established from the readable portion.
An old style market notice advertises available vegetables, fish, and meat from local dealers. It highlights seasonal offerings and urges customers to buy from the listed sellers Fen, Idier, and Erichsen RS and dealers in live stock.
An advertisement promotes Oaps Pure Olive complexion care and tar medicated shampoo. It mentions Kura Kura as a recent skin infection remedy and frames the product as more than soap, a skin food from Canora Gask.
In a playful knitting trend, the so called knitting girls weave two colors of wool as a double strand to craft sweaters. The result appears novel from a distance with dark color used for trim bands sash collar and cuffs. Sleeveless versions in college colors appeal to younger girls.
A vintage sewing guide suggests making a tea set themed cloth and napkins using unbleached muslin. It describes stamping or drawing a teapot sugar bowl cream pitcher and cup on corners and cutting chints to outline the china motifs. Designs are appliqued with embroidery cotton and finished with hem stitching or crochet.
An invitation asks guests to bring a kitchen item under a penny, suggesting a Dutch-blue floss sash curtain as the theme. It calls for two yards of cheesecloth and floss to outline kitchen motifs like a teapot and frying pan on a double, two inch hemmed curtain adjustable to window length.
A detailed guide describes embroidery techniques for a partial circular motif revealing a full circle with repeated stitches and color hints. It covers French knots for yellow centers, black outlines, bead substitutions, and edging with lace or crochet, plus a playful child’s supper set to match the design.
A stylish centerpiece draws attention and reflects a woman’s housekeeping abilities. Choose wisely to earn compliments from guests, and follow the page’s offered designs for guidance and inspiration.
A description of a white cotton ribbed apron with blue stripes and pearl button closures. It features blue embroidered sprays across the waist, kimono sleeves, and a crocheted edge on belt and sleeves. The design disguises its workwear look and can be worn as a dress cover or morning frock.
A fragmented description notes bold oriental effects on a garment. Black sateen forms puffing joining two disks with black silk insects and bright yellow beads. A fine black poplin tag labels the piece as a culled bag with cuffed oblong ends and crevelle embroidery.
A quaint guide to hosting tea on lawns with a self dressed tea wagon. It describes a linen traycloth with black blanket stitching and a colored cross stitch cover to keep ants dust and spiders from cream sugar and sandwiches, preserving a cheerful tea hour.
In Your Garden urges every reader to grow a garden this summer following Uncle Sam's guidance. The article celebrates brave cheerful women gardeners and describes seasonal markers for the garden patch featuring corn and bean shapes along with decorative flower markers.
The piece suggests a compact khaki soldier kit women can send to Johnnie abroad. It highlights usefulness over sentiment and describes foldable design for needles, thread, bobbins, and small sewing items. The tone urges practical gifts that fit a soldier’s needs without adding bulk.
A decorative long stick like a cane features a hand painted enamel finish and a cretonne bag with two compartments attached to its middle. The bag and cane are designed for practical use by visiting embroiderers, allowing storage for essential sewing items during travel.
Fragmentary OCR mentions asking a helper to pick something with a magnet for 0 cents. The readable text hints at a toy or device aiding children but lacks full details or names.
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