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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1948
Page
3
A nostalgic piece traces gingerbread from ancient Rhodes origins around 2809 B C to Egypt and Greece, through medieval England, and into 18th century Russia. It notes evolving ingredients and festive uses, including lavish gift loaves for Tsar Alexander I’s birth and ornate city symbols.
The Queen Mother personally crafted six tapestr y chair covers and donated them to the British Women's Home Industries. They were sold to American buyers for ten thousand dollars to finance British purchases and aid the war effort.
A narrator muses on harsh weather in the country wind, the chaos it causes with papers doors and visitors, then shifts to practical farm life notes. The piece moves to home jam and marmalade making with fruit preparation, sugar, and a pressure cooker method for quick preserves.
Advice urges small initial tastes and gradual repetition to help babies accept new foods. If refused, withhold then try later to avoid entrenching dislike. Reader Service No 203 offers feeding and care guidance from medical professionals. Send thirty cents for Baby Care booklet to Reader Service, Toronto.
Puzzle lists across and down clues with definitions like Thrifty Noblemen complain Concord By Supi Concernin e Baseball grove Attempt Glacial hill Ave Thick Deeface Dogs Seed Coverings Social affairs Continent Razor clam Shake Rice paste Meted weapon Celtic Neptune Ancient Hindu Scripture Sheen Brilliant star Oil suffix Scalloped In proportion to Plant again Flightless bird Sets out Down clues include Fashions Withdraw Higher Donation Odds and ends Epistles Navigation guides.
The Macmillan Company of Canada publishes All Your Beauty a vivid eighteen month trailer journey across Canada by the author his wife and their dog Keltie The work uses encounters with regional people to reveal government industries resources and daily life with humor and charm the book is profusely illustrated paced fast and easy to read at 3 50.
Homey recipe notes two dishes Curried Lamb Stew and Supper Casserole. Lamb stew uses lamb pieces curry powder and pickle relish served with rice. Casserole combines sausages peppers noodles cheese and apple sauce baked until bubbly serves six.
A West Coast dispatch says Myrna Loy’s new French poodle will occupy Hollywood’s fanciest doghouse with two rooms and an electric roof fan. Color of draperies undetermined and the item is seen as light publicity. Canada reportedly has about 350 million acres suitable for farming.
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