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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
6
A worried reader asks if a 22 year old Army discharge fiancé can reform from drinking and fast driving before marriage. Advice urges firm boundaries, refusing rides or outings after alcohol, and lasting influence until he proves control, with emphasis on safety and delay if needed.
Pattern 4898 offers Misses' sizes with a nipped waist silhouette and contrast collar, priced 35 cents. The column narrates domestic scenes about clotheslines, twin heifers, feather-pulling pullets, and a cocker spaniel guard dog, weaving sewing news with humorous household anecdotes.
To crochet a TV cover 50 inch cloth using No 30 or No 50 cotton or mercerized bedspread cotton. Send 25 cents for pattern 891 to Box 1 123 Eighteenth St New Toronto and include name and address. Also promotes Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog with several clothing and craft designs available for 25 cent copies.
Household questions answer simple tasks. A feather pillow is washed with hot soap and lime solution then soaked rinsed wrung and dried on a windy day. Other tips cover plant sun exposure whitening teeth cleaning aluminum softening brushes and sharpening knives.
A temperance reformer confronts a man about his drinking in a tense exchange. He warns of delirium tremens and notes a proposed marriage to a girl who is viewed as naïve. The man responds with a grim joke claiming his bride is a snake charmer.
The piece reflects on Jack Frost ruining late blooms, keeping a garden indoors, and the author’s busy travel schedule between Toronto and Guelph. It notes guests arriving unannounced, staying, and the author’s partner hosting with discreet entertaining rules.
An icky health ad extols Carter's Little Liver Pills as a daily aid for bile flow and digestion. It claims two pints of bile daily support, reduces gas and constipation, and restores “happy days” with gentle vegetable pills.
Only 364 160 railway cars carried grain last year down from 522 763 cars in 1953, indicating a significant drop in grain movement by rail. The figures reflect annual rail traffic trends affecting farmers and shippers nationwide.
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