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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 24, 1951
Page
10
A reader admits craving attention from other men while married with a child. Anne Hirst cautions she lacks self respect, urges returning to marital vows, and warns of social damage and future tragedy if behavior continues.
Snips and scraps are what this puppy dog pinny is made of and easy sewing. Laura Wheeler improved pattern makes crochet and knitting simple with charts photos and concise directions. Send twenty five cents for pattern to Box 1 New Toronto Ontario and twenty five cents more for the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book illustrations of patterns and crafts included.
A resident details a warm spell indoors thanks to furnace heat, then describes a week of outdoor tasks. They cut grass, trimmed borders, pruned shrubs, gathered dead wood, built bonfires, and transplanted plants over several days while adjusting to solo duties and seeking renewed enthusiasm with a new mower. The entry notes reading, writing, and listening to Ida Sonistimes while staying active.
The writer notes rising living costs and weather delaying ploughing while cows, calves, and a few fields show varying health. A neighbor loses a cow for 350 dollars, and the piece muses on home dairy if every family kept a cow, weighing milk value, feed, and daily chores.
The piece argues a neighborly plan where a cow could provide unlimited milk for children and coffee, with care twice daily. It cautions about the costs and risks of owning a cow, including veterinary bills and potential death, and questions the practicality for urban families.
A speaker argues that experience teaches about labor and value. He uses a rural metaphor about being chained to a cow’s tail to illustrate enduring effort. He suggests improving efficiency and recognizing worth, even if initial costs seem high.
An old man tells a pastor he cannot give much for church funds because he owes nearly everyone in town. The pastor asks if he owes the Lord something too, and the man agrees but says God isn’t pressing him like his other creditors.
A Schleswig Leader quote asserts that contemporary young men prioritize physical form over a girl’s family background. The remark highlights attitudes toward courtship and social ideals.
A brief aphorism notes that with an open mind, chances are something worthwhile will come to it, attributed to Roland Record. It emphasizes curiosity and readiness to receive new ideas.
The House of Seagram designs an advertisement to tell the world about Canada and exclusively Canadian features. The aim is to inform Latin America Asia Europe and other regions to boost interest in Canadian culture and products. The campaign emphasizes a broad industrial horizon beyond national boundaries.
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