Not Guilty Verdict in Cowboy Webb Winters Trial
In a tense courtroom Webb Winters is defended by Judge Anders as jurors hear testimony from Joe Blake and the scar-faced Tex. The old attorney delivers an impassioned plea for mercy, stressing the friendship between Webb and Bob Anderson. The jury returns a not guilty verdict after a dramatic closing.
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Ab Abbot
Joe Blake
Webb
Bob Anderson
Blake
Bob
Webb Winters
Joe
Tex
Webb Winter
Mae
Anders
Cowboy
Ius
Bunny Pinafore Pattern 798 for Young Sewists
Advertisement for Bunty Pinafore Pattern 798 featuring bright contrast fabric and floral trim. Includes transfer and cutting guide with sizes 2 4 6 and a request to send twenty five cents in coins to Box 1 at 123 Eighteenth St New Toronto Ontario. Print pattern number name and address plainly.
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Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Widow Seeks Safe Union with Aging Friend
A middle aged widow seeks companionship with a divorced man who has no solid financial future. The columnist advises testing his finances and commitment by creating a minor crisis to force clarity and ensure she is not left supporting him. Warns a widow must protect herself yet acknowledges companionship matters for a full life.
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Anne Hirst
Farmers Thrift and Hard Times in Spring Planting
The writer compares this spring to 1949 with seeding likely to begin late April or early May. Local conditions vary from soggy fields near the Front to drying land in the writer's area. Budget pressures loom from feeding cattle to spring seeding costs, while thrift is weighed against generosity and the temptation to discard rather than repair. The essay questions what thrift means and notes personal coping through a rug braiding project using old materials.
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Guelph
Thrift and Weather Echo Old Proverb Lore
The writer muses on thrift and spending, noting saving can yield big gains. They hope for more sun and less wind, observe a chilly house, and remark on warmer weather ahead. Frogs’ singing signals spring, with a local saying about swamp frogs predicting the season.
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Sol
Weather Forecasting Before Modern Bureaus
In earlier times there was no national weather bureau to predict winds and storms. People relied on local observations and old almanacs to guide farming and travel decisions.
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Weather Bureau
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Donnie
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Anne Hirst Sutt
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U.S. Army Air Force
U.S
Govt. Bureau of Standards
Iee Nemseley Nee
Vicegria Optical CO
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Yonge St
Toronto
Ont
D. C
Dolin Limited
Ontario
Canada
Wesco Waterpaints
Cawaway Ltd
ST. Patrick ST
Montreal
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