Dear Anne Hirst Advice on a flirtatious lover and lonely widow
A reader asks how to handle a self centered lover who flirts publicly yet professes fidelity. The columnist calls him egoistic and urges the woman to end the relationship, suggesting she will survive without him and find a partner who will honor her. A widow seeks friendship and guidance on meeting men in a small town without pursuing marriage again. The advice suggests polite social visits, tea, and expanding church connections to form new friendships.
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Anne Hirst
Flaky Coffee Cakes from Old Recipe
A historical recipe describes making two cinnamon sugar coffee cakes. It details yeast activation with Fleischmanns Active Dry, dough mixing with bread flour and eggs, two rises, rolling and folding, walnut topping, and a syrup finish with orange zest and butter. Cakes bake about 30 minutes then rest before serving.
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Fleischmann
Keep Cool Halter Dress Pattern 4738 and May Weather Musings
A sewing pattern description advertises Misses' size 16 of pattern 4738 with a halter bodice and whirling skirt in gay print cotton. The writer shares daily life notes from Toronto including daylight saving time complaints, garden antics with a dog named Mac, a new calf, and hens producing dark yolk eggs, noting confinement to meet public demand.
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Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Dave
Toronto
Powers That Be
Pariner
Mac
Analysis of Suitor Character Ideal for Heartbreak Avoidance
A column advises readers to view a person objectively and imagine his marriage potential. It suggests Age Hirst’s character analysis as a tool to prevent heartbreak and invites readers to write to Box 1, 123 Richbenth St. New Toronto Ontario.
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Age Hirst
Richbenth St
New Toronto
Ont
Chronicles of a Toronto Visit and Family Hospital News
The writer recalls a last minute stop in Parkdale to visit his daughter, who was hospitalized unexpectedly. He notes blood transfusions and penicillin as part of her care and reports she expects to be discharged soon, while Joy and Bob take David home to Oakville.
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Toronto
Daughter
Parkdale
Arthur
Dave
Joy
Bob
David
Oakville
Odd Jobs Spotlight From A South England Hospital To Cape Town
A hospital appoints a preventive maintenance man to reduce noise by oiling doors and tightening windows. Jokes that the role is hush hush. The column notes various odd jobs including a London writer of others letters and a Cape Town fisherman.
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South of England
London
New York
Capetown
Fry Fish With Batter For Four Servings
Heat shortening to 370 in a deep pan. Test with bread if no thermometer. Cut 1 pound fish fillet into pieces, salt lightly. Sift pastry flour 1 cup with baking powder and salt, add 4 tablespoons cold water to make smooth batter. Dip fish, fry until golden, drain, salt lightly, keep hot. Yield four servings. Always Dependable.
Curious Foundries of Unusual Jobs Across the World
The text notes roles from sea watchers signaling shoals to fishermen, and women at a fair described as professional screamers provoking excitement on rides. It also mentions Australian bird dealers teaching parrots to talk and a London seller making skeletons for anatomy study illustrating eclectic employment. It closes with a reflection on Whittier and marvels of power.
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Australia
London
Etiquette Answers on Letters Envelopes and Introductions
A guide notes men should use plain white paper for social letters on business heads. Inner envelopes should bear only the recipient’s name. Introductions favor naming the elder first, as in Mr Marshall then Mr Hudson. Wedding invites require prompt replies for home weddings, and for church weddings only if a reception invitation 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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