Dear Anne Hirst Advice Column Excerpt
A worried mother fears telling her two teen daughters about her past marriage. Anne Hirst counsels delaying disclosure, noting youth may judge harshly but secrets can harm more than truth. She praises the mother’s parenting, urges patience, and suggests trusting the gods to guide the future. Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St, New Toronto, Ont.
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Anne Hirst
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Eighteenth St
New Toronto
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Girls Slip and Skirt Pattern 4722 for Subteen Sizes
Pattern 4722 offers two bodice versions with built-up or grown-up straps and two skirt versions. Includes plain top with plaid skirt and panties pattern. Available in Girls' Sizes 6 to 16 with yardage details and eyelet edge. Send 35 cents to Box 1 New Toronto Ontario for complete illustrated instructions.
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18Th Street
New Toronto
Ont
Historic beds on display at Olympia Ideal Home show
The Olympia Ideal Home Exhibition offers visitors reproductions of famous beds from history. Pepys Ankhesenamun Napoleon Josephine Pickwick and Jonah are referenced in a playful tour of design and furniture with rich fabrics and ornate headboards.
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Pepys
Tutank-Amen
Ankhesenamun
Napoleon
Josephine
Olympia
London
Pickwick
Crochet pattern set offers cap jacket and booties
Three ounces of baby yarn with one ounce of contrast for an inexpensive set plus an easy pattern stitch alternating rows of double and single crochet. Pattern 734 provides crochet directions for cap jacket and booties. Send twenty five cents in coins for this pattern to Box 1, 123 Eighteenth Street, New Toronto Ont. Laura Wheeler Needlework Catalog available with colorful patterns from toys to bags.
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18Th Street
New Toronto
Handy Car Trip Crib and Kitchen Gadgets Displayed
A compact review highlights a rear seat car crib with padded sides and reversible blue pink surfaces. It also notes a new apple juice syrup and a compact baby fridge with one cubic foot capacity and dry storage, plus a wire tensioner for fence maintenance and automatic slack removal.
GINGER FARM OFFERS INSIGHT AT W I OFFICERS RALLY
A report from the W I Officers Rally in Guelph highlights the large turnout of 1,100 women, their strong loyalty and intelligence, and discussions on treasurer duties from Mr Stothers of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The group also debates district annuals and guest speakers with emphasis on developing local talent.
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Here
Partner and I
Darby and Jeany
Joan
W.I
Guelph
O.A.C
Ontario
Stothers
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Leadershp talk inspires provincial women’s institute members
Miss Ethel Chapman gave an inspiring address on leadership at a provincial women’s institute gathering. She urged recognizing hidden talents in every member and promoting discussion to uncover skills for pies, papers, programs, music, and speaking. Rural nurse service in Lincoln County was cited as an example of leadership.
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Ethel Chapman
Anly
Piers Magazine
W.I
Miss Chapman
Aoe
Oly
Fortune-telling con on ship deck ends in fraud
A passenger aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam joined a card game with three quiet strangers who told his fortune. Later on deck his wife noted the opponents looked clever at cards. He admitted they were, and the strangers had already counted his fortune.
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