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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1960
Page
2
Classified snippets advertise Home-Ease heating supplies and a variety of remedies and drugs. Listings mention Pepper Delgos and Lyons Drugs with offers and mail order options. Includes health tips on sleep jitters and nervousness and references to Regina area addresses. The tone reflects a mid century local newspaper classified section.
Literacy and career training ads offer adult education guidance and beauty job prospects. Listings note salary ranges from 33.00 to 4,000 plus allowances at St. John’s Separate School in Fort McMurray Alberta, Castor and Regina postings seeking teachers and staff with French English instruction and boarding facilities.
The article advises a versatile, mixable wardrobe for Europe trips aboard Cunard liners. Plan light but complete outfits with linen sheathes, navy silk jackets, shirt dresses, and crease resistant suits. Pack two mid sized suitcases, limit heavy shoes, and bring a cocktail dress for evenings.
A brief notice promotes a new Comptometer instruction brochure aimed at a regional audience. It invites readers to learn how the device improves efficiency and mentions a focus on training and salary potential. The text emphasizes practical demonstrations and introductory courses.
A fragmentary 1960s Saskatchewan page showsads for groceres and supply outfits. Listings include Ross Lake Grocery, fresh eggs prices from June 1966, Sharp & Co Ltd hardware, started chicks delivery, Co op Creamery services, Burns Hanley Company, and Saskatchewan Cooperative Creamery Association. Other notices advertise tank cleaning and sewage services, with Regina and Moose Jaw addresses and phone exchanges.
Worded as a vintage ad promising photo finishing from Farmers Studio. It advertises exposure options, reprints at 5 cents, and satisfaction guaranteed with processing for black and white and color film.
WELDING SYMONS SPECIALIZED SERVICES lists repairs for difficult jobs in welding straightening and other metal work. Serves Rocanville Saskatchewan and Regina Saskatchewan with motor block and cylinder head welding. Includes money back guarantee and contact details.
A classified notice lists new traction tires in multiple sizes for car truck and tractor use including 10x24 10x28 10x34 10x38 11x26 11x28 11x38 12x24 13x26 14x30 14x34 and 15x34 with 4 ply options for most and 6 ply options for larger sizes.
Local Regina ad promotes a prepaid mail order system for orders placed from Broad and Victoria Avenue area. The notice lists contact phone LA 2-5649 and emphasizes prepaid processing for all orders.
Ted Wolff promotes fur farm animals at very reasonable prices in Princeton with emphasis on high quality stock and affordability for buyers.
The article lists a summer program at Waskesia Lake with numerous events including a fish derby on May 19, a provincial tennis tournament into July, a horse shoe pitching competition, and a North America contract bridge event in August. It highlights the annual Waskesia Institute Dance Festival, the Lobstick golf tournament for men and women, and day-by-day activities such as skating, shuffleboard, hiking, boating, fishing, and supervised swimming. Accommodations and amenities are promoted with motels, stores, and recreation options, inviting readers to contact the Waskesia Chamber of Commerce for information.
Former Westerners now living in Atlantic Canada will ride the special Canadian National Railways trains the Overlander and the Bluenose Special this summer. The Overlander departs Halifax July 9 and visits prairie provinces and British Columbia with a recreation car for movies and games. The Bluenose Special starts from Vancouver July 15 for Mariners residing in Western Canada to return to their home province. This marks the 12th year these month long tours have been organized.
A simple method to reduce paint smell involves placing a pail of water in the freshly painted room. The water helps absorb and lessen the odor.
Hollywood notes describe a Bel Air hilltop house built for the Columbia film Strangers When We Meet starring Kirk Douglas and Kim Novak. The color scene shows a $250,000 ultra modern split level home at various completion stages. Police report on Hollywood Boulevard weekend disturbances and a shift to traffic citations reduce crowds.
An elderly brother and sister overcome by coal gas are saved after neighbours call police and a trained rescuer delivers artificial respiration. A 11-year-old girl learns CPR during a Save a Life Week course and directs two friends to revive a man found by water, illustrating lifesaving skills in action.
A garbled diary like fragment notes a break period at work with casual chatter about coffee, conversations, and TV, mentioning layout of social visits and a break clock. The text hints at routine routines during pauses and staff idling.
The quiz lists 102 Senate seats as fact. It notes Canada’s population spans 30 racial origins per the census. It cites transfer payments comprising 10 percent of personal income in 1959. It states Nova Scotia is the province with a Royal Charter flag. It claims about 50 percent of Grade One entrants reach high school.
Analysts estimate natural gas exports will generate at least 100 million dollars in capital investment within Canada during 1960, signaling a strong economic impact for the energy sector and related industries.
An old advice snippet promotes FASTEETH, an alkaline powder to sprinkle on false teeth to keep plates in place and reduce embarrassing wobble and odor. It claims to improve comfort and stability for wearers facing plate slippage in social moments.
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