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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1956
Page
2
A collection of rural humor with family quips about a boy asking what makes electricity and thunder. A father contrasts good for nothing with good for a nickel. Nellie explains two dogs fighting over a bone and a revivalist misses the post office while a boy mocks him.
Salt to beat summer heat You can combat heat fatigue by maintaining salt in the diet. Perspiration losses deplete salt, risking heat cramps and prostration. A homemaker can offset this with extra salt in cooking and at meals, and by offering salty snacks to active children.
Dr. S J Van Pelt of the British Society of Medical Hypnotists urges readers to “hope” for hair growth. He claims relaxation reduces tension and may give hair a chance to grow. He suggests raising hope could even raise hair as a potential remedy.
The primary method for producing most metal strips is cold rolling, a process that strengthens and finishes the material with precise thickness and smooth surface. This technique is widely used across industries for accurate gauge control and improved dimensional stability.
The ceremony at Manitou Beach Watrous marked Camp Easter Seal as the permanent home for the province’s summer program for physically handicapped children and adults. J W Churchman turned over title to J W B Bremner of Regina, with Rotary funds backing the project. Camp will house about 250 campers this season and was led by director Miss M L Doc McColl.
A simple method uses a half full pail of a wood preservative to soak the lower post end before insertion. The wet portion above the liquid is brushed and the post rests on newspapers to catch drips. Wood preservatives can stain floors and damage lawns if tracked indoors.
The Saskatchewan Wheat Queen Contest named Miss Marilyn Blair of Regina winner with the highest votes. Second was Elaine Fleck of Tisdale and third Karen Knapp of Stewart Valley. Blair, 19, is a pianist drummer and dancer with ties to Regina groups. all three will receive robes and public engagements, with Blair traveling to Chicago for the expo.
University of Kentucky extension service expert urges sharpening pruning shears for shrubs. Prune after flowering, especially early bloomers like forsythia and spirea, removing one quarter to one third of old canes two inches above ground. Water, mulch, and fertilize lightly to encourage new growth and lasting shape.
Moroccan medicine shops rent dried cobra skins by the day used as headache remedies. They are wrapped around the brow for headaches and around the neck for sore throats.
The notice advertises chair and bench patterns with back and seat tilts and wide arms. Pattern 269 fits the Lawn Chair, 278 for the bench, and 25 for the Child's Chair, priced at 35 cents each. These patterns are included in the Lawn and Garden Furniture Packet of five patterns for $1.50.
A vintage craft notice invites readers to make bright corsages from worn nylon hose. It promotes a thrifty, pretty trim for dresses and gifts, citing Pattern 7286 with illustrated directions and asking readers to send twenty five cents to obtain the pattern.
Household Arts Department at 60 Front Street W Toronto advertises two free patterns printed in the 1956 Alice Brooks Needlecraft book. It touts dozens more designs to order and invites readers to send 25 cents to obtain a copy, highlighting easy and fascinating hand-work for home and self.
The M L A toured the newest experimental military installations at Fort Churchill in northern Manitoba. A 120 foot inverted funnel forms part of a ground to air missile development aiming for photo and atmospheric data launches by next October. The site, the only Canadian launch location, will test missiles without warheads while 14 nations pursue similar work for the 1958 International Geophysical Year. The tour also viewed utilidors, a 12 room school under construction, and a water purification plant serving the camp through dammed lake fed systems.
The source notes that iron liver contains higher iron content and more c vitamins and vitamin A than other meats. For economy, pork or beef liver offer similar nutrition at lower cost. This meat is especially recommended for those who are in need of dietary iron.
Readers offered a summer dress pattern with half sizes 1414 1612 1814 2014 and instructions. Includes yardage 4 yards 35 inch, tissue pattern parts with directions, 35 cent price, and mail orders to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Also mentions a porch swing pattern 205 with materials list and a Vancouver BC home workshop catalog offer.
A Boston bank tests an automatic silent movie camera behind a one way mirror to record holdups. The bulletproof panel reveals movements, heel marks, and disguises, aiding later identification and possible public TV dramatization. daily reviews help spot casing and suspicious behavior before crimes occur.
Daily milk use supplies a large portion of calcium riboflavin and high quality protein needs. Canada’s Food Rules advise at least one pint for children one and a half pints for adolescents and half a pint for adults. Canned evaporated or dried milk offer the same nutrients as whole milk except butterfat.
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