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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
3
The Daily Times laments the passing of the small boy on farms as mechanization replaces child labor. It cites feeding, weeding, and wood splitting as chores now done by machines or chemicals and asks who will supply future farmers and leaders. Some insist tradition dies with progress. others recall harsher farm summers.
Doctors warn adults over 35 or out of training to seek a full medical check up before strenuous exercise. If exertion causes fatigue, low spirits, rapid heart rate, or trembling muscles, avoid such activity. They note Canadians should not risk weekend splurges without daily conditioning.
Readers offered inexpensive rag cotton flower potholders with patterns named pansy rose and Jiffy svochet. Pattern 648 costs twenty five cents postpaid by sending coins to Needlecraft Dept room 421 73 Adelaide St. West Toronto. include pattern number name and address.
A compact crossword style clue set listing various cross referenced hints across horizontal and vertical entries including actors, abbreviations, and objects such as chapeau eluder corded fabric and electrical engineer abbr. The list spans defintions for rips, pastries, metals and Latin terms with noted abbreviations and directional hints.
A list of crossword style hints and partial answers appears in sequence. Phrases include references to numbers and common crossword entries such as feline, honey, landing ship, and symbol. The text resembles a puzzle clue collection rather than a connected news item.
Murkar relaxes with a Coke and typewriter as Teen Town events loom at the Ex. The column notes radio chatter, upcoming spelling bees and public speaking contests, plus a look at Frank Sinatra and Perry Como as music fills the week. John Mowatt and Norm Casik embody teen ambition with local art sales.
The piece notes a five inch plunge in skirt length for fall with designers favoring knee coverage. Coats show tent-like drape and full back silhouettes, while softer shoulders and longer jackets redefine the figure. Dresses feature peg-topped and draped skirts as the era's standout style.
The narrator recounts Bob literally sleeping under a car after a long northward trucking trip. The piece shifts to reflections on Canada’s varied regions east, west, north and border districts, and contrasts farming lifestyles. It touches on kitchen life, cookstoves, and humorous social advice about convincing husbands with practical demonstrations.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture offers a free bulletin titled Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables. Prepared by the Consumer Service, it explains equipment, steps, and processing times for canning and making jams jellies pickles and relishes with tested recipes. Request Publication 7889 from Ottawa.
Polar explorer Dr Paul Siple, veteran of the Byrd Arctic expedition 1928 30, declared in a recent interview that the warmest outfit in subzero climates is a rubber inner layer insulation and rubber outer garment. He tested this suit during Byrd expedition to the Antarctic last winter per Newsweek.
Australia contributes 26 million pounds to Britain's war fund penny by penny, sending a signal of unity beyond money. The article argues this gift embodies love and trust binding the Empire and resists croaker claims that the empire is fragmenting amid peace and shared sacrifice.
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