War era drives publisher's wife back to work in paper war effort
Mrs. W. T. Murphy wife of The Bun Viscount Sask publisher returns to paper duties after 25 years guiding the operation. Her two sons aged 16 and 17 urged her to retire. they later joined the service overseas. Now she helps prepare the paper and leads war sewing groups making bedding and children's clothes from leftovers.
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W. T Murphy
The
Bun
Sask
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Toronto
Marcus Macauley's death tests Homer in Ithaca
Homer confronts grief after Marcus Macauley dies in action. Spangler consoles him with words about legacy and continuing hope. A chance reunion with Tobey, Marcus's friend, offers comfort and a symbolic ring as Homer faces returning home with his loss.
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Tom Spangler
Mr. Grogan
Grogan
Homer
Spangler
Marcus Macauley
Bess
Mary
Marcus
Matthew
Ithaca
Presbyterian Church
Ithaca High
Courthouse Park
Macauley
Ulysses
Tobey
Welcoming Stranger Returns Home to Family Reunion
The scene centers on a tearful yet hopeful reunion as Marcus enters with Ulysses and the family opens the door. Music swells while a radiant night celebrates the father Matthew and son Marcus joining the departed spirits, completing the family once more.
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Ulysses
Marcus
Matthew
Ottawa Decree Halts Christmas Tree Cutting This Year
The government in Ottawa announces a tree cutting ban due to labor and transport shortages. The piece links the idea to Jeremiah to caution that people may overemphasize the tree over Christ during the season. The column notes potential dismay nationwide.
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Ottawa
Jeremiah
Christ
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised as kidney relief
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a diuretic remedy for backache dizziness leg cramps and urinary issues. It claims the capsules purify blood by stimulating kidney filters and urges buyers to insist on the original Dutch Drops product packed in Canada priced 40c at druggists.
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Haarlem
Canada
War thrift on Canadian farm fuels Victory Bonds
Mrs. James Entwistle of Parkman Saskatchewan uses surplus seed grain and a calf sale share to fund Victory Bonds for the war effort. Her son and daughter joined the RCAF, three nephews serve in the air force, and her husband is a WWI veteran farming on land settled by a father who was a Lancashire Fusiliers sergeant.
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James Entwistle
Parkman, Sask
Jim
Canada
R.c.af
Air Force
Salads as the daily fresh vegetable solution
The piece promotes daily fresh vegetables in salads with options for meat or fruit based salads as main dishes or desserts. It lists nine simple rules from the Women's Institute Branch for appealing salads and suggests serving with cheese biscuits, crackers, or toast fingers.
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Women’s Institute
Western Division Health League of Canada
Avenue Road
Toronto
Ontario
Selected Recipes Baked Macaroni Surprise
Instructions describe a casserole dish with macaroni tomatoes green pepper parsley onion and meat. The recipe covers boiling macaroni frying meat forming tiny rounds baking in a moderate oven and serving.
Egg Custard Mixture Baked In Cups With Nutmeg
Recipe outlines combining eggs or yolks with salt and corn syrup then stirring in hot milk and vanilla. Strain into custard cups, sprinkle nutmeg if desired, bake in a hot water bath at 325 degrees F for about 35 minutes until set, chill, and unmold if desired.
Canuadian Visitor Tours London Brooks in Jovial Sketch
A Canadian visiting relatives in Chiswick tours London with his uncle. They stroll and the Canadian jokes about visiting the Thames then proposes they take a walk by the brook to impress him. The scene evokes light local humor and neighborhood charm of the period.
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St. Lawrence
Chiswick
The crocodile’s circulatory system tops reptile evolution
The crocodile exhibits the most advanced circulatory system among reptiles, showcasing a highly efficient heart and vascular arrangement that supports its larger size and active lifestyle.
Churchill warns against bureaucratic society eroding freedom
Winston Churchill cautions against a state where only politicians and officials count and where enterprise and thrift gain no reward. He argues the people would resist being governed by a bureaucracy, asserting freedom is in their blood.
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Winston Churchill
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