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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
7
The 1940 Foulsham edition of Old Moore's Almanac predicts the European war ends in 1940 and Armann Goering could succeed Hitler. It also suggests Hitler's health may fail and notes a worldwide tendency to strengthen monarchies with possible restoration of at least one kingdom.
Essex County Automobile Club directors urged Ontario to require driving fundamentals in public schools for pre driving ages. They proposed a resolution seeking thorough safety training so youths learn driving responsibility before they reach the age to drive.
Articles discuss a new form of solid water produced by cooling methods and a discovery showing plant cellulose forms from a microscopic factory inside living cells. Dr Wanda K Farr is named as the discoverer of the cellulose process. The third piece notes germs require vitamins to grow and may synthesize many vitamins themselves.
A collage of etiquette Q and A covers dinner invites for new couples, hostess duties, gossip, handling disagreeable talk, pouring at parties, and timing for theatre invites. The column includes a dated joke about tipping and a Telegraph repairs anecdote with dialect humor.
In a German cafe a man reading a newspaper scolds an article with tutting sounds while a second man agrees. A third leaves, saying he will go home if politics are discussed. A traveler clings to restraint about tipping a Black Pullman attendant.
Corn syrup has grown in popularity in recent years and is praised for its sweet flavor and digestibility. The article notes its usefulness in infant diets, child and adult nutrition, and as a versatile sweetener for cereals fruits and beverages.
A collection of simple home remedies and quick tricks. Sulfur flame quenching method for chimney fires. skin whitening lotion recipe using oats borax rosewater. prevent sticking fish with salt and wax paper. create pan holders as thick pocketed pads. speed butter creaming by warming the mixing bowl.
Within the last two years upwards of 75 Canadians from every province in the Dominion have competed for the scholarships and cash awards offered by the contest.
Canadian Performing Right Society president H J Jamieson announced in Toronto last week that new awards will be offered in 1940 open to Canadians under 22 of either sex. The entry deadline is March 1 1940 and applications are available from the Society at the Royal Bank Building Toronto. Past two years saw ten awards with three in British Columbia three in Ontario one in Quebec one in Manitoba one in New Brunswick and one in Prince Edward Island.
Great Lakes shipping reports indicate December brought the largest fleet sailing heavy on grain coal oil and automobiles. Last vessels passed St Marys Falls canal on December 14. Buffalo elevators unloaded 16 638 bushels in seven days while 11 150 540 bushels shiped eastward in the same period. Tremendous grain movement cited as a major historical haul.
Used car and truck parts for every model and make available for shipment. Every part guaranteed or money refunded. No order too big or too small. Osler Auto Parts, 95 Osler Avenue, Toronto. PURNEFPURE FOR Lane.
A Toronto sale lists many furniture items at low wholesale prices including 3 piece Chesterfield suites in brown mohair and rep fabrics, modern and walnut bedroom sets, solid oak and walnut dining suites, dressers, chiffoniers, and china cabinets. Items feature reversible cushions, sagless springs, and new mattresses with Lyons money-back guarantee. Located at 478 Yonge Street Toronto.
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