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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
3
A light look at hydroponics explains growing plants in water with gravel beds and minimal soil. The piece traces history from early experiments to wartime tank farms and modern hobby use, noting commercial promise but varied outcomes for farmers.
A terrarium provides year around enjoyment and a sense of achievement. It functions as a miniature greenhouse for ferns and tropical orchids, made from a deep glass dish or fish tank with soil and plants. A booklet on house plants with terrarium care offers soil and climate details, available for thirty cents from Room 604 Toronto.
A newspaper note touts Mix-Easy as a fast cake method using Happy Day Cake recipes. It details room temperature shortenings, pan prep, 375 F heat, and a two step beating process with specific measurements for Swans Down flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, shortening, milk, eggs, and batter rest periods.
Crossword clues listed with definitions for across and down entries. Includes references to animals actions materials numbers and various nouns across multiple lines. Contains many partial words and likely OCR noise but indicates a typical newspaper puzzle page format.
The puzzle notes that aviaries were first used by the Romans who kept birds in their expansive gardens, illustrating early decorative and practical bird keeping.
The narrator describes better spirits as men work the land with a tractor despite a wet spring. The garden suffers from cold winds, rabbits, and sparse blooms while asparagus and rhubarb thrive. Home projects loom as house upkeep, painting, and cleaning fill days. a city trip reveals burrs tangled in a hat net, noticed only by daughter.
A light hearted food quiz lists common kitchen questions on baking powder, measurement, tapioca, fowl cooking, braising, oysters, puree, and eggs. It hints at upside down answers and a playful monthly column tone from an old newspaper.
A collection of novel items includes a vinyl based all purpose cement that adheres to many materials, an extra low pressure tire advertised as safer and cooler, a self feeding paint roller with a pint reservoir, ultra light magnesium binoculars, and a retractable key chain extending to three feet.
A vintage ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil to banish fiery itching on toes and feet plus Barber's itch and salt rheum. It claims rapid relief, safety, and availability in the original bottle at modern drug stores, with rare failure.
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