Violets for Nancy Sparks Jealous Wife Plot
Anne Cray suspects infidelity after reading a memo to Nancy, the daughter of a late friend. In a tense confrontation with her best friend Bessie she plans to inspect her husband Tom’s office, unveiling a long-standing habit of sending violets from his law firm.
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Nnie
Bessie
Tom
Weill
Beasie
Anne
Bensie
Nancy
Bess
Miss Andrews
Hortense
Mrs. Gray
Gray, Stevens, Thackary and Bilkins
Thackary
Dad
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Manitoba Pioneer Camps Advertises Summer Programs
The notice promotes Manitoba Pioneer Camps on Lake of the Woods for ages 8 to 18 with archery crafts canoeing and Bible study. Girls Camp runs July 2–30 and Boys Camp July 30–August 13 with low fees 2.00 registration and 13.50 weekly including travel from Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Lake of the Woods
U.S. Army
Pioneer Camp
Pioner
Manitoba Pioneer Camps
Broadway Building
University of Manitoba
Manitoba
Pioneer
The Egg Color Not Telling Yolk Shade Claim
A farmer notes shell color does not indicate yolk hue warning consumers to judge eggs by yolk color rather than shell. The observation underscores variability in poultry breeds and feed.
Wrong Menu Triggers Farmers Exit at Sask Cafe
WEYBURN Saskatchewan two farmers stormed out after reading a menu they believed priced eggs too high. The owner chased them to explain the error, noting the counter menu was from Hollywood’s Brown Derby nightclub and not his cafe.
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Weyburn
Sask
Hollywood
Fighting Mad Over Slar On English Girls
Joanna Chown, 23, a Toronto-born wife of an English officer, says a Toronto newspaper article claiming English girls are less virtuous, smart, and intelligent is malicious nonsense. She notes the writer fears Canadian ex servicemen returning to England.
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Knutsford
Cheshire
England
Joanna Chown
Toronto
Joanna
Follow These Lines Pattern 4977 for a Slim Shirtfrock
Anne Adams promotes Pattern 4977 a simple easy to sew frock with long slenderizing lines. Available in sizes 34 through 48 the 36 size requires 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 25 cents and name address style number to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
World champion jumper stands inch long leaps wide
A one tenth inch creature, labeled the fiea, is hailed as the world's champion jumper able to leap eight inches vertically and 13 inches horizontally.
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Fiea
Officials urge restraint as duck season quotas loom
Federal game officials warn of a 30 percent drop in the continent s ducks and urge careful limits for 1947. They consult with provinces on season dates and bag limits while stressing nesting success and sportsmanship as key to recovery. A mid winter US survey shows 54 million ducks compared with 80 million last year, with nesting conditions shaping the outlook.
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Ottawa
Wild Life Protection Division
Mines and Resources Department
United States
Canada
Washington
Albert Day
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Corn Flakes Pie Shell and Muffin Batch
A recipe fragment outlines a corn flakes pie shell with sugar flour butter and peanut butter filling and a 350 degree bake 7 to 10 minutes. It also provides muffin batter mixing corn flakes flour baking powder salt egg milk honey and shortening and yields 12 muffins baked at 425 degrees for about 20 minutes.
300 British Industries Ready To Come To Canada
W J Cairns secretary of the Eastern Ontario Boards of Trade says 300 British industries are ready to move to Canada as soon as buildings are available. He reports definite assurance of British manufacturers wanting to emigrate and urges a special effort to lure them to eastern Ontario.
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Ottawa
W. J. Cairns
Eastern Ontario
Associated Boards of Trade
Canada
Ontario
Joking With Judge Becomes Ill-Advised Legal Moment
In a US court a man named Joshua was charged with illegal whisky production. The judge quipped about the sun standing still, the man joked he made the moonshine, and the lighthearted exchange did little to help his not guilty plea.
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United States
Joshua
Concrete plaster cistern guidance for water storage
Instructions for building a plastered underground cistern in a cellar. Steps include digging a funnel shaped pit, two coats of mortar with a cement sand mix, a lime additive, and a 4 inch tile overflow to a nearby open ditch. A cistern of the described size holds about 1,150 gallons.
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F.W.A
British Columbia
Burglar Toast Breaks Quiet Home In AJAX
A thief stole two diamond rings worth 800 dollars from W. B. Bennett’s home in Ajax Ontario while Mrs. Bennett and her daughter slept nearby. The intruder then made toast using bread from the family's refrigerator.
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Ajax
Ont
W. B. Bennett
Eskimos Question Group Cheque Use For Shared Boat Purchase
The Northwest Territories council debated whether Eskimos can pool family allowance cheques to buy a hunting boat. Roy A. Gibson, deputy commissioner, raised the issue but the council, meeting publicly for the first time in 42 years, reached no decision.
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Roy A. Gibson
Northwest Territories
N.W.T. Council
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Ayre
Portage Ave
Auty School
Winnipeg, Man
Regina
Calgary
Edmonton
Otto Maas
Department of National Defence
Charles Foulkes
Maas
New York
Foulkes
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