Retribution and loving families in a letters column
A reader questions why cruel people seem lucky while a daughter neglects her mother. Anne Hirst advises that kindness from families brings lasting joy and urges cherishing aging parents. Another vignette shows Mr and Mrs Blair planning a quiet evening with small domestic tasks.
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Anne Birst
Tate
Anne Hirst
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Ont
Mr. Blair
Mrs. Blair
Colorful iron-on Christmas patterns offer easy decorating
Iron-on patterns from Casino Whedon present 28 festive motifs in colour for linens. Consumers send twenty five cents to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth Street, New Toronto Ontario for Pattern 828 and the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalogue with photos of toys dolls and accessories.
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Eighteenth Street
New Toronto
Ont
Laura Wheeler
IQ Quiz and Scoring Instructions
The prompt presents a mixed quiz with questions on gems, kangaroos, Trafalgar Square, rabbit terms, Scheherazade, US senators, and government forms. It includes scoring guidance and a jumbled final section of garbled text and extraneous characters.
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Asia
Africa
Australia
Alberta
Trafalgar Square
London
Berlin
Paris
Washington
Doe
Nanny
Scheherazade
Easy apron pattern 4578 offers simple sewing project
Diagram proves how easy this apron is and shows time needed to make one two or three. Pattern 4578 in sizes Small 14-16 Medium 18-20 Large 40-42 includes embroidery transfer and complete illustrated instructions. Send 35 cents coins to Box 1 123 Eight for order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Ont
How Can I Stop Window Rattle and More Household Fixes
Practical Q A on home maintenance including weather stripping to stop window rattles and save fuel, cleaning and painting tinware with pumice and shellac, camphor to prevent silver tarnish, almond cream for rough hands, orange in pumpkin pie, rust removal from irons, knife polishing with cork and scoring powder, and soot removal with dry cell batteries.
Rainy Royal Winter Fair Visit Sparks Reflections
The writer describes three days of rain easing a dry spell and visiting the Royal Winter Fair. Highlights include hundreds of horses, a flower show with roses and mums, a Miniature Royal exhibit of tropical fish and insects, and films about Wheat and Royal Journey. A Royal Journey contrasts Princess Elizabeth with Queen Elizabeth II. Meal quality at the fair disappoints, suggesting Women's Institute caterers could run a lunchroom. The RCMP Musical Ride is praised as a lasting Canadian tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Film Board
Elizabeth
Elizabeth II
Women’s Institute
W.I
RCMP
Cat memorial unveiled in Ilford cemetery
A £200 white Sicilian marble cat statue was unveiled over a pet cat grave in Ilford Essex. The owner, a wealthy City businessman, hosted sixteen friends. Mrs A Dean unveiled the monument as the owner recalled discussing finances with the cat.
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Ilford
Essex
Beloved Cat Remembrance Leads to New Kittens
Mr. Macer, mourning the loss of his cat Lo, received two kittens from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals to help ease his grief. The small gesture follows a touching note about his almost human cat and the comfort found in companionship.
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Scotland
Mr. Macer
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Casino
Whedon
Roberta Lee
Peter George
Lethbridge
Alta
Dr. Pierce
Dodd
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New York
Halifax
Ascania
Scythia
Samaria
Franconia
Cobh
Havre
Southampton
Liverpool
Te Havre
Te Cobh
Conault
Corner Bay
Wellington
Sis
Toronto, Ont
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