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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1961
Page
6
A 2 million beauty hospital named Athena Marquesa opens on 26 wooded acres in Los Angeles. Dr Robert Franklyn promotes the facility as a shrine to youth with gold carpets and lavish amenities while patients arrive at all hours for treatments and cocktails.
An advertisement shows Printed Pattern 4618 for summer sewing with sizes and pricing, plus a feature on cosmetic surgery by Dr. Franklyn offering facelifts and reconstructive procedures with high weekly costs. The piece juxtaposes fashion patterns and beauty treatment claims from the era.
A USC cardiologist notes men have higher heart attack rates than women and suggests giving men small doses of estrogen to mimic female protection against arterial fat. Dr Jessie Marmorston and others report reduced death rates from 15 to 5 percent after two and a half months of treatment. The piece ends with social observations about gender roles.
The writer recalls farm life from wood stoves to electricity and hand pumps, noting water heated on stoves and heated wash tubs in yards. He compares farming hardships with broader issues like Berlin and East Germany, arguing daily farm problems seem small by comparison.
A writer recalls switching to a cooler home as a grandson shines in a 83-entrant regatta at Crowe's Landing. The piece notes flowers at the C N E grounds, storm damage to gladioli, and contrasts farm and city life amid changing farming practices and memories of threshing days.
A columnist offers tips for better family photos. Let children act naturally avoid over grooming and fixed smiles. Pre focus at five to six feet and let him explore. If he's shy, allow hiding before warming to the camera.
Knit a set of color coded mittens for all children using worsted leftovers. Pattern 945 offers sizes 4 6 8 10 with mailed request instructions and 35 cents postpaid via postal note to Laura Wheeler, Box 1 New Toronto Ontario. Catalog 1961 features 125 designs for crochet knit sew embroider quilt weave and more plus free veil cap instructions.
A columnist notes a politician and a salesman both offering excuses for recent outcomes. The piece uses light satire to compare public justification with private explanations and reflects on the humor in everyday press moments.
A reader asks if not receiving a wedding invitation after being invited to a shower is rude. The advice states shower invites do not imply a wedding invitation and the person should have been included in the guest list.
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