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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1962
Page
7
Local ad lists No 9 twillim brown fabric rolls priced at $1.60, 83 spools of thread at $1.40, and assorted cotton yarns. Includes sample requests and supplier names Schaefer Drummond. Inquiries directed to textile merchants.
A humorous exchange shows a mother and boy traveling with fare adjustments debated by a conductor. A wife quips about the garageman charging $15 for towing, noting her husband’s audacity and her own brakes as leverage.
A home workshop note describes converting a Cobbler's Bench into a coffee table. It highlights use of tack compartments for plants and cigarettes and matches, and notes the drawer beneath remains useful. Pattern 235 is referenced as guidance.
Listing offers include smooth fox terrier puppies and American Foxhounds from Ian Breakey in Breakeyville Quebec, Welsh ponies from Mrs Albert Ternier in North Battleford Ontario, plus dove pairs and white doves with prices. Cash with order to Ross Barkey Oshawa Ontario.
Firm offers income tax returns and accounting for farmers and rural businesses in Saskatchewan. Mobile service available with contact at Saskatoon firm address and phone 3-4508.
The National Research Council funds 30000 for ongoing malting barley research through the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute in Winnipeg. Dr. Bernard B. Elliott notes the project aims to boost the national economy by improving barley varieties and expanding markets supported by industry groups and universities.
Readers send in heavy produce from the area led by a 4 pound red potato grown by Mrs E Wodtke. Mrs Roy Grand contributes three four pound two ounce carrots. The potatoes and carrots are noted for size and good taste.
A BBC General Overseas Service series titled Doctor in the House will air weekly from early July. Dr Charles Wilcocks, a veteran physician with experience in Tanganyika and tuberculosis control, shares practical guidance for caring for the sick and injured in homes worldwide.
A girl tells her father that his habit of taking things apart to find faults prompts a warning to leave. The exchange hints at household tension and curiosity about mechanical tinkering.
A Paris produced column highlights a booming false hair trade with male customers as well as women. It notes that most men wear hairpieces, often via discreet mail orders, with prices from 100 to 500 dollars and advanced methods like spider web lacing and invisible adhesive.
Matt Baldwin, famed Canadian curler born in Blucher Sask, launches CURLING CUES a weekly column from next week. He mixes sport with business in Edmonton and promises tips to help novices and seasoned players improve their enjoy ment of curling.
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