Dear Anne Hirst Advice on money stress and marital tension
A reader seeks guidance on a frugal husband blaming spending, doctor bills, and health issues. The answer urges a weekly budget, joint visits with the doctor, and improved communication. It suggests writing to the mother-in-law to ease tensions and staying with family for stability while repairs to the home life unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Hirst
Bae Hae
Highteenth St
New Toronto
Ont
Husbands Allergic to Wives Win Divorces in US Rulings
A survey of cases shows American judges granting divorces when husbands or wives suffered allergic reactions or skin eruptions linked to the other spouse. Examples include rashes triggered by proximity and even asthma worsened by hair, with some British cases noted for contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Louise Law
Grace Groat
Des Moines
Iowa
Phyllis Pew
Joyce Holdridge
Joyce
Nolan
Los Angeles
London
Peckham
Bristol
Radioactive rain noted in Calcutta by weather experts
Weather observers report unusual radioactive rain in Calcutta confirmed by the Institute of Nuclear Physics at Calcutta University. The piece recalls past odd showers including animal rain and fish rain, and mentions a frog storm described by naturalist Thomas Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Institute of Nuclear Physics
Calcutta University
Thomas Cooper
India
Scotland
Pattern 4773 Dress and Jacket Promises Easy Sewing
The ad promotes pattern 4773 for a slenderizing sheath dress and box jacket in cotton linen or faille with sizes 14 to 24. It notes easy, well-fitting construction, complete illustrated instructions, and a 35 cent price, with order details to Box 1, 123 Highteenth St. in New Toronto Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highteenth St
New Toronto
Ont
Parmer Enjoys Spontaneous Summer Visit Beside Shelburne Lake
Parmer recounts a spontaneous trip with friends to a private lakeside summer home near Shelburne. He notes grazing country, scenic hills and streams, simple tasteful furnishings, and time for fishing boating and bathing despite blackflies. A short stop in Toronto followed the Shelburne visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeville
Erin
Terra Cotta
Glen Williams
Georgetown
Malton County
Halton
Ontario
Joy
Bob
Toronto
Partner
Malton
No. 401
Avenue Road
Highway 401
Wilson Avenue
401
Department of Highways
Hydro
Parmer
Shelburne
Orangeville-Shelburne
Polar Bear Beats Back to Trumpet Blast in Greenland Escape
Capt Mikkelsen and a companion encounter a polar bear on a rugged Greenland ledge. He blasts a tin trumpet to deter the animal, forcing pauses. a shot then kills the bear as reinforcements arrive. The tale appears in Peter and Vi Digby’s account from Scoresby base titled Beyond the Pack Ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt
Mikkelsen
Scoresbysand
Greenland
Mikkelen
Peter
Vi Digby
Scoresby Base
Baby’s farm and circus pals inspire quilt pattern buys
A vintage ad entices crafters to send 25 cents for embroidery transfers and appliqué pieces for a 32x44 inch Zoo parade quilt pattern 654, with requests to mail name and address to Box 1 123 Eighteenth St New Toronto Ont. It promotes Laura Wheeler 1954 Needlecraft Catalog featuring patterns in embroidery crochet and color transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoo Parade
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Laura Wheeler
Needlecraft
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Eleanor
Queen Elizabeth
Christopher Smith
Queen’s Chapel
St. James Palace
Abel Smith
Mary Jacqueline
Lewis Aeronautical College
Louis St. Laurent
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Leslie M. Frost
Province of
St. Lawrence River
Cornwall
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