Advice to Anne Hirst on stepfamily harmony and trust
A reader seeks guidance on maintaining ties with her husband’s three children, except one who refuses visits. The columnist urges continued visits, charm the daughter‑in‑law, invite all children to family meals, and overlook rudeness to preserve harmony and respect the husband’s wishes.
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Anne Hirst
Marian
Beau
Anne
Hirst
Pineapple lace doily pattern and Laura Wheeler book offer
Crochet diagram Pattern 618 describes a 2142 inch doily and a smaller doily in No 30 cotton with a lacy pineapple and shell stitch background suitable as a centerpiece. Send 35 cents for the pattern to Laura Wheeler Box 1 128 Eighteenth St New Toronto Ont. Include PATTERN NUMBER NAME and ADDRESS. A Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book adds two complete patterns and other designs for home gifts.
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Laura Wheeler
Eighteenth St
New Torgonto
Robb condemns blasphemy as national vice in Newsweek worded critique
In a United Features column syndicated from Newsweek, Inéz Robb denounces profanity as degrading to Americans and urges a pledge to curb swearing. She cites a New York taxi driver and party guests and notes her career as a journalist with a World War II correspondent past.
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Inéz Robb
United Features
New York
Robb
Etiquette Q and A on cigars gifts and engagement presents
A reader asks about giving cigars or candy at a birth celebration with no formal etiquette rules. The answer notes no formal rules exist beyond a common Canadian custom. engagement presents from fiancés are not required but not improper if the woman chooses. a woman may light a man's cigarette only if she just lit her own or has a lighter, otherwise the man should light his own.
Garden notes on pests crops and highway works
A reader reports a productive garden despite rabbits and drought. Peas thrive, cherries suffer theft by birds, raspberries surge, and a poison ivy treatment from the Department of Agriculture is shared. A travel note covers road work near Caledon Orangeville and Horning’s Mills. The piece warns about earwigs invading Canadian gardens and urges control measures.
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Europe
Dee
Art
Johnny
Joy
Horning’s Mills
Caledon
Orangeville
Highway 25
Dundas
Seat wriggled to life in Rhodesian bush encounter
Kusumbu, a Swahili hunter, rested after a day’s hike when a 15 ft python appeared from beneath a stone. The startled man jumped away as the snake wriggled out from under him and fled, leaving Kusumbu unhurt and astonished.
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Kusumbu
Africa
Little Italy in New York City
A portrait of New York’s Little Italy showing Italian cultural life. It highlights Boccie on Houston Street, Arturo’s garden, the Excalibur pastry shop, Amato Opera House on Bleecker Street, Ti Progresso, and Columbus Day celebrations. It notes immigrant success across trades, education, and remittance back home, with a closing Q and A on proper letter addressing.
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Fiorello la Guardia
New York
Little
Italy
Washington
Houston Street
Second Avenue
Arturo
Sorrento
Expresso
Excelsior
Amato Opera House
Bleecker Street
In-Ge
United States
Mary Hornaday
Christian Science Monitor
Thompson Street
Greenwich Village
Little Italy
Fortune Pope
Il Progresso
Printed Pattern 4790 for Jr Miss Dresses and Overskirt
Pattern 4790 offers a one color dress with a contrast overskirt in chiffon or voile. Jr Miss sizes 3 11 13 15 1% require 25% yards of 39 inch fabric for the dress and 3% yards for the overskirt. Directions included and pricing at forty cents. send size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Box 1 123 Eighteenth Street New Toronto Ontario.
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Anne Hirst
Eighteenth Street
New Toronto
Ontario
Anne Adams
New
Toronto
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