Minerva’s Gift Testes Jordan Family Ties
Minerva Miller, living on scarce funds after papa’s funeral, buys a basket of groceries for the Jordan children without Mrs. Jordan’s knowledge. The act shocks Mrs. Jordan, prompting a revaluation of priorities as Minerva faces an uncertain future while the twins’ needs stir the neighborhood.
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Mnerva Miller
Jordan
Decker
Papa
Molly
Ryan
Billy Exp
Minerva
Jordans
Billy
Mrs
Main Street
Mrs. Jordan
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Summer in Winter Demand Echoes in Nation
A witty remark proposes more summer heat in winter and less winter in summer, capturing a public craving for seasonal balance and milder climates across the country.
Anne Adams Pattern 4795 for summer casual wear
Pattern 4795 offers a waist seam free summer dress in sizes 14 to 42 with easy sewing and fitted outcome. Includes illustrated instructions and a size 16 example using 255 yards of fabric with a 35 inch width and 42 yards of contrast. Send 25 cents in coins to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for orders.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Cream Cheese Pastry Turnovers Recipe
Cream cheese pastry with jam yields 12 turnovers. Mix Swans Down Cake Flour with salt then cut in shortening until pea sized. Add milk and cream cheese, roll, cut rounds, place jam, fold and seal. Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes until done.
Strawberry Jam Ice Cream Recipe Procedure
Smooth ice cream with fresh fruit flavor combines strawberry jam with gelatin and milks. Dissolve gelatin in cold and hot milk, mix in jam lemon juice and cream, churn in automatic freezer, then beat to smooth texture and return to freeze until firm. Makes about two quarts.
Origin of phrase burn one's bridges root wartime usage
A historical note explains the saying to burn one's bridges arose from boats used to form emergency bridges during war. As armies retreated they discarded these boats and burned the temporary crossings, preventing return.
British market assured for Canadian lumber
Vancouver report quotes Sir Frederick Bain deputy chairman Imperial Industries and Federation president as saying Britain will buy lumber only from Canada in the near term. He rejects Russian supplies and notes UK housing strains while Canada could profit from immigration ideas.
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Vancouver
Sir Frederick Bain
Imperial Industries
Federation of British Industries
United Kingdom
Britain
Canada
Frederick
Russia
Norway
Finland
Great Britain
Sir Frederick
Japanese Seek Taller Mates After U S Occupation
Tokyo reports a surge in demand for taller partners among Japanese men and women. Marriage consultant Mrs. Tokiyo Sato says clients seek height after seeing six footers in the American army of occupation and notes taller offspring as a motivation.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tokiyo Sato
Second Series of Baby Bonds Planned This Autumn
OTTAWA government plans a second series of Canada savings bonds nicknamed baby bonds to continue promoting regular small savings. A return tabled by Thomas Reid said the first issue was well received and that details will be announced later with final arrangements to follow.
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Ottawa
Thomas Reid
L—New Westminster
Canada
Caught Trout Without Hook by Lewiston Boy
John Olson, 15, wading the Clear Water River in Lewiston, nets a 13 pound 36 inch steelhead after tossing a rock in self defense. A game warden rules the catch legal as claims to buy the fish surface but are set aside. The piece ends with a note about seventeenth century Turkish death penalties for smoking.
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Lewiston
Ida
John Olson
Harry Palmer
Dominion to Aid Land Development Across Canada
In a House of Commons announcement, Dominion Minister of Agriculture J G Gardiner outlined potential federal aided land development from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. Projects include dyke reclamation, flood control, drainage, irrigation, and breaking new land over up to five years. Expenditures will go through parliamentary estimates. Diamonds cutters train on potatoes after two years.
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British Columbia
Nova Scotia
House of Commons
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
New Brunswick
Canada
Gardiner
Prairie Provinces
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By Elaine Francis
Harold F. Ritchie
Vina
Lydia E. Pinkham
Carl Johann Bernadotte
New York
Gustaf
Sweden
Kerstin Wismark
Parker House
Kot
Lipton
Makesipton
Lipton’s
Lipton's
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