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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1961
Page
4
A business style guide urges self management of weight through reorganizing life. It contrasts energy and protective foods, advises gradual exercise, doctor input if overweight, and balancing milk fruit vegetables cereals and protein to sustain vitality and success.
Garbled ad lists guaranteed quality fish with dressed large selections. Mentions 13 pounds for $6.00 and various fillets and mullets with quirky pricing. References a seller or shop named The Fisherman with contact numbers.
Parents urged to keep plastic bags away from children and destroy used wrappers. In an emergency involving a child, restore breathing with mouth to mouth resuscitation and call for help, notifying the fire department and hospital if needed.
Two armed robbers grabbed a bag from a Detroit grocer as he locked up. They ignored an envelope in his other hand containing receipts totaling several hundred dollars. The bag also held peanut brittle pork chops and some medicine.
Printed Pattern 4557 showcases a little collar and slim skirt for shorter fuller figures. Includes half sizes 1415 1615 1815 2042 2245 2413 and yardage 315 for 1615 in 85 inch fabric. Send 50 cents in coins and provide name address pattern number to Anpe Adam Pattern Dept Front Street W Toronto.
An anxious housewife confronts a postmaster over a misrouted letter marked Atlantic City. A former employer reveals a supposedly long tenure with a four hour stint. Inmates joke about manure and strawberries while a farmer laughs at the circus of calls. A man vows economizing after Misses’s spending and a wedding punch joke ends with a young guest requesting refills. The cuckoo’s eggs in other nests wrap up the collection of quirky misfits and humor.
Simple guide to using moist pebbles in a basin as a plant-sitting stand. The pattern 259-N mailed for 50c helps reproduce the setup. Also part of Cold-Time Furnishings Packet No. 65 at $1.75 for four patterns.
Dressing table pattern 34 inches long features kidney shaped top and extendable arms with under skirt storage. Pattern 213 includes size cutting guide carpentry skirt instructions and fabric estimates. Part of Bedroom Furniture Packet No 22 for $1.75 with orders to send to the address.
Dr. R W Begg director of the Saskatchewan Cancer and Medical Institute plans to study a centuries old Indian cancer remedy. Joe Littletent of the Poorman reserve brought the herbal formula to the institute and says it has been a family secret since before white settlement. Preparation steps are described but ingredients remain secret. animal tests to begin with results due months away.
The ADA president cites election results showing about a million voters denied fluoridation benefits while five localities still approved the practice. Other items note rising lung cancer risk after TB declines, Canadians’ smoking risks, and odd health curiosities from hairballs to river waters.
Spain considers ending the long afternoon siesta as part of a shift to a modern European schedule. A government commission has drafted proposals to shorten the 2 to 3 hour break and move Spaniards to an earlier night, with leaks suggesting a compromise and a year round daylight saving time end.
A detective entered the fireswept Carson hotel in Toronto and recovered $441 hidden by Fred Kuehl, a 30 year old Yukon miner who fled his room as the fire burned the roof. The money was kept in a wallet between mattress layers and was the miner's entire savings. The room and belongings were scorched.
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