Increased Prizes Highlight 1941 Canadian National Exhibition
The 1941 CN E prize list boosts prizes across many crafts and home arts for women and girls in Canada. Highlights include a $50 Apple Pie contest in the Senior Section and a $10 top prize for high exhibitor in Home-baking and Sewing, with additional classes in dressmaking, baking, rug making, and charitable war aid drives.
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Dominion
H. M. Aitken
C.N.E
Britain
Canada
R.C.A.F
Two Year Olds Learn To Read Experiments in early reading
Miss Anita Comien describes early reading methods for children under four using simple home ready materials. She argues schooling can start sooner to build symbol recognition and coordination of thought between written and spoken words, with examples using chair and books.
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New York
Anita Comien
Barbizon
Camien
Miss Camien
Murder Scent Hovers as Snowbound Party Talks Crime
A stormy New York night finds Max Michaelis and his associate Williams joining Henderson and Flaherty at a soundproof studio. The group toasts the bride groom and discusses crime, murder fiction, and the inside knowledge of law and police, foreshadowing a tense plot continuation.
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Henderson
Doane
Miss Lane
Dan Flaherty
Fritz
Frazier
Max Michaelis
Williams
Mr. Michaelis
Michaelis
California
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Everett
Joseph Everett
Winter
Dan
Flaherty
Mr. Henderson
Archie Doane
Inspector Flaherty
Fussing and fretting ages womankind says old article
The piece argues constant fretting deteriorates appearance more than occasional worry. It urges discipline, seeking medical advice if necessary, and adopting a calmer mood to handle extra tasks and avoid bad temper.
Stops Home Fires Burning Asbestos-clad Firefighter Destroys Incendiaries
In wartime Britain a line of asbestos-clad firefighters battles Nazi incendiaries, snuffing out fires the moment they’re spotted, guarding cities as air raids unfold around them.
Wheat Muffins and Date Loaf From Last Week’s Menu
Readers requested two recipes not in last week’s menu. The Wheat Muffins mix uses butter brown sugar egg sour milk soda and whole wheat flour with optional nutmeg dates or nuts. The Date Loaf combines chopped dates with boiling water baking soda sugar butter and a blend of flours plus walnuts and baking powder.
Pineapple Layer Cake and Icing by Miss Chambers
A home recipe feature by Miss Sadie B. Chambers includes Pineapple Layer Cake with steps for batter, pineapple syrup, and folding in egg whites, plus Pineapple Icing. It notes oven times, pan types, and cooling. readers may mail suggestions or recipes to Miss Chambers in Toronto.
Begin Attack Now On Clothes Moth
Clothes moths and carpet beetles can damage furs woollens and other animal fabric items in any season with summer causing the greatest losses. Prepare in spring by cleaning and brushing clothing blankets and storing in moth and gas tight containers sealed with tape. Use fresh naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene in trunks and keep lids tight. Clean likely breeding spots such as lamp globes furnace shafts baseboards and hidden areas. Regular house cleaning and vacuuming help prevent infestation. Rugs should be cleaned on both sides and vacuuming assists thorough work.
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Division of Entomology, Science Service
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Wallpaper Care and Patch Repair Steps
Cleaning wallpaper involves a fuller's earth paste or solvent like carbon tetrachloride or benzine kept away from fumes. For loose sections use regular wallpaper paste, and for bulges insert thinned paste behind, then slit, roll flat, and feather edges.
Giant Bananas Australia Enters Global Size Contest
Giant Bananas Australia prepares to contest international banana size. Fruit grown at Billiridgel Mulimumbimby measures 12 inches long and 5 inches in circumference with unknown weight.
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Australia
Billiridgel
Mulimumbimby
Smithsonian Finds Modern Americans Have Broader Skulls
Dr Ales Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian Institution reports measurements show skulls of contemporary U S citizens are broader than those of earlier generations. The finding suggests an increase in cranial width among United States people.
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United States
Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Institution
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Yorkville
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