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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
6
The notice highlights a self threading sewing machine needle and a 42 watt fluorescent fan lamp combo with separate lamp and fan operation. It also promotes one pound aluminum foil wrapped putty for self service sales and a portable magnifying instrument with seven power lens and built in light.
Day lilies known as Hemerocallis brighten roadside and field scenes as they spread from old dooryards. The blossoms last one day but stems bloom in sequence, creating a long flowering period. Their hardy, gaudy beauty stands through late spring until daffodils and apple blossoms arrive.
Ham with dressing features two pineapple slices and cloves, baked with a parsley garnish. Also includes Spanish Potatoes with onion and pimiento, and Hash Pickie Puff Pie using corned beef hash with eggs and pickles, served with tomato sauce.
A 1951 Philadelphia address urges imaginative cooking to boost vegetable intake. Recipes include Corn Crumb Pudding Potato Puffs Beet Salad Cabbage Au Gratin Siting Beans in Cheese Sauce and Casseroled Peas with Cheese, plus notes on wartime restraint and Britain's postwar recovery.
In a defense of British resolve, the speaker argues Britain sustains large armed forces, fights in Malaya and Korea era conflicts, maintains universal military training for 18 to 26 year olds, and endures rationing for over a decade, countering claims of slowing commitment.
Peat moss comes in imported burlapped 100 pound bales and domestic five cubic foot bags, with color and texture differences. Both lighten soil, improve moisture, and suppress weeds, while humus is a fertile, fine black compost like product sold in bags boxes or bulk by yard or ton.
A young Canadian couple befriends an Australian mother and sends a playpen after she has her fourth child. Her thank you note astonishes them as she writes that she sits in it every afternoon to read while the children stay away.
The judge prepared to sum up the case when he noticed only 11 jurors. The foreman explained the twelfth juror was away on business but had left his verdict with him.
Gardening tips urge staggered sowings of beans carrots and lettuce across Canada into July. Warns of many pests and diseases and recommends clean cultivation, timely sprays, and fresh-season chemicals. Encourages trying new flowers or vegetables each year for broader interest.
The article notes plant breeders continually discover new types and varieties to improve hardiness and climate tolerance across Canada. It urges adding older favorites with new shades and earlier maturing varieties, and suggests trying unfamiliar crops like broad beans, watermelon, endive, or herbs to diversify the garden beyond common vegetables.
Frederick H. Dechant reports at the American Chemical Society conference that mine waste discharges into the Schuylkill and tributaries have been stopped, flood stages reduced by three to seven feet, water quality improved, and treatment costs cut. Seven large steel works and other metal industries have invested over 3 million dollars to purify their waste waters, with more expected to join.
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