Retribution and compassion in a mother's memory
A reader questions why selfish affectionless behavior earns luck while a kind mother suffers. Anne Hirst advises that children's treatment of aging parents varies with time and choices, urging reverence for cherished mothers and respect for family bonds. The column closes with domestic banter between Mr. and Mrs. Blair about evening plans and a request to sew shirt buttons.
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Tate
Anne Hirst
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Ont
Colorful Christmas iron on pattern 828 unfolds thrifty crafts
Santa era ad invites readers to mail twenty five cents to receive pattern 828 containing 28 iron on Christmas motifs in colour for towels mats and linens. No embroidery needed just transfer with iron. Catalogue offer promotes Laura Wheeler Needlecraft with patterns for toys dolls and household accessories.
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Eighteenth Street
New Toronto
Ont
Laura Wheeler
Test Your Intelligence Quiz Scoring Guide
Test prompts scoring rules for a multi question IQ style quiz. It assigns 10 points per correct among six questions and 19 points per correct in a matching government forms section. Aggregate totals determine performance categories.
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Asia
Africa
Australia
Alberta
Trafalgar Square
London
Berlin
Paris
Washington
Doe
Nanny
Scheherazade
Easy apron pattern 4578 with sizes and transfer
Pattern 4578 offers sizes Small to Large for aprons with embroidery transfer included. It promises easy use and complete illustrated instructions and requires 2 yards 35-inch fabric for small. Send 35 cents in coins to Box 1, 123 Eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Ont
How Can I Stop Windows Rattle And More
A note style Q and A offers home tips. Weatherstripping stops window rattle and saves fuel. Readers learn finishing tinware, silver tarnish prevention, softening rough hands, adding orange flavor to pumpkin pie, smoothing rusty irons, making a knife polisher, and removing chimney soot with batteries.
Rain and Royal Fair Reflections at the Coliseum
Rain soaked the land for three days and the Royal Winter Fair drew crowds despite damp conditions. The author praises the National Film Board’s films Story of Wheat and Royal Journey, notes evolving Queen Elizabeth II, laments fair lunches, and lauds the RCMP Musical Ride as a lasting Canadian tradition.
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National Film Board
Elizabeth
Elizabeth II
Women’s Institute
W.I
RCMP
Cat memorial unveiled in Ilford cemetery
A £200 white Sicilian marble replica cat monument was unveiled over the tiny grave of a much loved pet in an Ilford Essex cemetery. The unveiling was attended by the cat’s owner a wealthy City businessman and sixteen friends. The inscription honors years of happiness and gratitude. The owner Mr W B Macer said he discussed finances with the cat before it died.
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Ilford
Essex
Man Recalls Lost Cat and Comfort From Dispensary Kittens
In a touching note, a Scot recounts his grief after losing his cat Lo and recalls how Mr. Macer was given two kittens by the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals to help him cope. The kittens offer solace as he finds memory and consolation in their companionship.
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Scotland
Mr. Macer
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Whedon
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Peter George
Lethbridge
Alta
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Europe
New York
Halifax
Ascania
Scythia
Samaria
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Havre
Southampton
Liverpool
Te Havre
Te Cobh
Conault
Corner Bay
Wellington
Sis
Toronto, Ont
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