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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 20, 1958
Page
7
The piece explains that Canadian homes now demand far more power than 25 and 14 years ago, with eight in ten houses wired long before this surge. It outlines two main parts of home wiring: the service entrance bringing power to the house and the branch circuits distributing it, noting that old and even newer homes face inadequate service and limited circuit capacity.
Advertisement for Printed Pattern 4754 Misses' sizes 10 to 18 offering a no waist seam dress with scoop neck or stand up collar. Includes printed directions and size 16 uses 8 1/2 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 40 cents and address details to Pattern Vep t Department in Toronto.
An Ontario classified ad promotes B Well from Mulveney's Remedies offering full information on how it helped thousands. It directs readers to Dept. CW at 199 Ossington Ave Toronto 3 Ont for details.
Ontario poultry firm advertises Clean Eng Method for fast safe egg cleaning plus a 4 HP motor attachment unit for $9 delivered. Heavy breed cockerels offered at $12 per 100 in April May. Free chick price list. Henrich Poultry Farm, Waterloo promotes trusted hatchery since 1915. FOB Waterloo.
The Caronia will sail from New York on October 3 for a 52 day Autumn Cruise visiting 19 ports in 15 countries across the Mediterranean. A new port this year is Venice with calls at Funchal Casablanca Malta Alexandria Haifa and more. Shore excursions are arranged by American Express. return Europe passage is first class on Cunard liners. Minimum fare is $1,000.
Interested residents in Hanna elect to form the Hanna Safety Council with aims to foster safety habits, revive the local school patrol, and encourage driver education for youths preparing for licenses. The group seeks to make Hanna safer for drivers and pedestrians.
It is estimated that 76 percent of Canadian homes are equipped with telephones 96 percent with radio and 63 percent with television.
The article traces the shift from heavy square silhouettes to lean raglan and chesterfield wool topcoats. It notes raglan’s Crimean War origin, modern shorter cut, cuffed sleeves, and houndstooth. chesterfield’s knee length with optional velvet collar and set-in sleeves. Canadian tailoring and light blue gray tones dominate the season.
R K Bennett head of Canada's Livestock Merchandising notes a likely solid 1958 for Canadian cattlemen with 100000 fewer cattle fed in Canada and USDA data showing a 3 percent drop in US cattle on feed. He explains price linkage to US levels and west–east distribution patterns shaping marketing and beef quality has risen from 15 to 39 percent top grade carcasses in 1948 to 1957.
Advertisement for a half size printed sewing pattern by Anne Adams Pattern Dept. It promotes ease for shorter fuller figures and provides yardage for 35 inch fabric. Orders requested with name address style number and payment of 50 cents to P. P. L. in Toronto.
Mike Chernoff son of Mr and Mrs Nick Chernoff of Kamsack and Queen s University Kingston won the Kingston curling club bonspiel for the second year in a row becoming the first skip to do so in 32 years of the event s history.
A maxim praises using skill and imagination to maximize value for a dollar. The piece notes the International Date Line at the 180th meridian dividing the Pacific Ocean.
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