Dear Anne Hirst Advice on a self-centered lover and lonely widow
A reader asks how to handle a flirtatious, self centered young man who treats her as a doormat and cannot commit. The advisor labels him egoistic and unreliable, urges ending the relationship, and suggests finding a partner who honors love. A widowed correspondent seeks friendly companionship without remarriage and is advised to invite contact at home, socialize at church, and let the suitor take the next step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Hirst
Old Fashioned Flaky Coffee Cakes From a Vintage Recipe
A vintage recipe outlines flaky coffee cakes starting with a cream and warm liquid mixture, yeast activation, and a two-stage dough. It details rolling, folding, layering with sugar cinnamon, walnut toppings, and a two-bake method with orange butter syrup finishing the cakes.
Keeps Cool in Halter Dress with Jacket Costume Pattern 4738
A vintage sewing pattern ad highlights a halter dress with a molded bodice and whirling skirt in a gay print cotton with color contrast. Pattern 4738 fits Misses' sizes 10 through 20. price 35 cents. The page also includes long reader notes on daylight saving time, farming life, and domestic anecdotes about dogs, hens, and garden daffodils.
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Eighteenth St
New Toronto
View of a Suitor: Objectivity and Heartbreak
A reader is advised to judge a man by his character and imagine his future as a husband. The piece suggests Age Hirst’s analysis can prevent heartbreak and invites correspondence to Box 1, 123 Richbenth St. New Toronto Ont.
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Age Hirst
Richbenth St
New Toronto
Ont
Chronicles of a Weekend Visit to a Hospitalized Daughter
The writer recalls a sudden stop in Parkdale to visit his daughter in hospital after an unplanned Tuesday trip to Toronto. He notes she was admitted a day earlier, receiving blood transfusions and penicillin, with plans to discharge soon, while Joy and Bob managed care for Dave in Oakville.
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Dave
Toronto
Powers That Be
Pariner
Mac
Daughter
Parkdale
Arthur
Joy
Bob
David
Oakville
Odd Jobs And Quirky Trades Highlight Daily Labors
A British hospital forms a preventive maintenance role to fix squeaks and bangs with oil and tools. A London man writes love letters for others while a New York woman tests bathing costumes for shrink resistance. A Cape Town fisherman earns a curious living.
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South of England
London
New York
Capetown
Fish Dishes Frying Method for Four Servings
Heat shortening to 370 degrees in a deep pan. Test with bread if no thermometer. Cut one pound fillet into pieces, salt lightly. Mix one cup sifted flour, 14 tsp baking powder, 14 tsp salt, with 4 cc very cold water until smooth. Dip pieces in batter and fry, turning once, until golden. Drain and keep hot. Yield four servings.
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Fleischmann
Versatile Jobs and Curious Trades Across the World
The text describes a sea lookout signaling fish shoals to fishermen, women employed as professional screamers at a summer fun fair, bird dealers training parrots to speak in Australia, and a London seller of skeletons to medical students. It closes with a nod to Whittier and the era’s marvels.
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Australia
London
Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers
A Victorian style etiquette piece answers: men should use plain white paper for social letters, inner wedding envelopes should bear only the recipient’s name, introduce a younger man to an elder by naming the elder first, and always answer home wedding invitations while church wedding invitations require a response only if a reception is included.
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Marshall
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Gwendolfine
John Greenleaf Whittier
Benson's
Tex Dane Ashley
Home Service Department
THE
Canada Starch Company
P.O. Box
Montreal
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