Dear Anne Hirst and The Fall Fair Reminder
A long reader letter laments neglect of aging mothers and contrasts punished and rewarded families. Anne Hirst offers guidance urging care for frail parents, with brief replies to readers, then switches to a column about prom etiquette and a sales anecdote. The piece ends with a call to participate in local fall fairs and submit entries to the Canadian National Exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Hirst
C.N.E
Women’s
Exhibition Park
Toronto
Adorable baby sewing patterns offer tiny outfits
Coma Wher advertises pattern 460 for 6 to 18 month babies with flower embroidery and teddy bear designs. Send 25 cents via postal note to Laura Wheeler, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, for tissue pattern, transfers, and directions. Also offers Laura Wheeler Needlecraft book 1956 with more patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
His Approach Title a Peoria Sales Lesson
Jim Hack a veteran New York Life Insurance agent tells how he sold his first big policy in Peoria Illinois. Hack faced a balky prospect and a harsh sales manager who urged him to rethink his approach ending with a hopeful break offer for a $10,000 policy.
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Title Magazine
Jim Hack
New York Life Insurance Company
Peoria
Illinois
Hack
Frogs Absent Across District and Early Spring Hopes
A writer notes an unusually frogless spring and questions whether the absence is local or widespread. The piece muses on cold weather, potential diseases, and the odd idea of hibernation while observing sparrows nesting and bulbs forcing growth despite the chill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partner
Man Kicks Pants. Catfish Strikes Back
Audrey C Hawkins of Lincoln Illinois found a ten inch catfish hidden in a pair of old trousers he kicked in disgust. He was stung by the fish while dealing with the unwelcome surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey C. Hawkins
Lincoln
Illinois
Kipling Treasure in Waste Basket
In a memoir extract, Charles P. Everitt recalls finding Kipling galley proofs in a publisher’s wastebasket with corrections by Kipling himself. He describes early Kipling hype, a $750 sale to a collector, and the rising importance of copyright protection as Kipling’s works gained fame.
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Wanamaker’s
Rudyard Kipling
John Lovell
Frank Doubleday
Doubleday
Effendi
Kipling
Williamson
Sam
Hunter
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Gannelor
Matilday
Bob
Yvette
Paris
France
Milady
Garde Republicaine
Stanford University
His
Turtle
Buster
Hig
J. S. Kirk
Cone
Kirk
Earl Warren
The
United States
Virginia
Earl Warren, Jr
Warren
Vaifiety Club
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