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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
7
A nostalgic tour traces bread as humanitys Staff of Life from Stone Age loaves in 10 000 year old Swiss ruins to Egyptian ovens and medieval noble control. It notes leavened versus unleavened breads, Phoenician trade, and social meaning of white vs dark loaves in feudal Britain.
Soap making uses fats and oils including tallow grease for toilet soap, vegetable oils and coconut for Marine soap, pala and castor for transparent soap, and olive oil for toilet or textile soap. Low grade soaps use bone fat kitchen grease and low grade tallow.
A reflective piece on the season as a force that stirs activity from housecleaning to social duties. It notes interruptions, cups of tea as cures, and the war context shaping daily chores and resilience. The narrator muses on persistence through distractions and the appeal of spring’s renewed energy.
A collage of crossword clues lists across entries such as Coasters Equality Wood sorrels Toward shelter Turkish bile Magic Careen Rodent Assistant Night before Continued stories Restraining Artificial language Not professional One entirely lost Minute Building Material Sansportation Work unit Elastic etc. The garbled text also includes scattered numbers and partial phrases suggesting a puzzle page with varied entries and misread terms.
The article surveys livestock declines in the U S with calls to rebuild breeding stock, notes support from state agricultural colleges, and mentions Walt Disney’s Melody Time and the Apple Song boosting apple interest. It reports hay mulch increasing apple yields, and discusses drainage practices for wet Canadian lands. Egg production trends show historical gains, citing Miss Massachusetts with 351 eggs in 357 days. Ontario sugar beets face labor and price controls, with a Chatham meeting aiming to save the industry through joint efforts and labor-saving machinery.
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