Spring Fashion Tips and 1961 Style Outlook
A 1961 fashion overview notes spring wardrobe shifts with backless swim wear and sunback dresses, new inner constructions for comfort, and broader men’s fabric blends. London shops glow with gold fabrics for cocktails and dining, while global prints drive resort wear and cotton trends. Pearl prices reach 7500 dollars for real gems, and new simulated pearls offer bargains. Five post Easter shoe color families span wild brights, fresh neutrals, naturals, and off basics.
Rabbit Parents Keeping Apace In Alberta Trade
Fred Russell reports buying 3,500 rabbit carcasses this season for a Medicine Hat fur farm to feed minks. He notes the rabbit population seems unchanged, with as many rabbits as ever in Brooks Alberta, reflecting ongoing fur industry practices.
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Fred Russell
the Bulletin
Brooks
Alberta
Guaranteed fresh fish ads headline and prices
Guaranteed fresh frozen extra large Round Mulleta and various cwt prices. Includes headless mulleta, jumbo aruilets, dressed headless mulleta, and round gass with prices ranging from 3.00 to 400 Cw and more. Also notes fish scrips for chicken feed and daily fresh catch shipped per order.
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Avecas
Erie
Cute English church verse on visitors at Harrow chapel
A reader shares a brief philosophy from St. John’s Church Harrow. The inscribed verse jokes that churchgoing habit is prompted by a nudge to be known when judged, ending with a quip that the Lord may not recognize the visitor.
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England
St. John’s Church
Harrow
Dodd
Dodu
One Man Crusade Against Margarine Coloring
A neighbor in Canada launches a one man campaign against the laws banning coloring in margarine. He tests servers, asks managers if butter contains artificial coloring, and, if not sure, switches to margarine with a provocative lapel packet idea. John Mac Dade notes his evolving protest and its humorous domestic context.
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Hrrmpf
Toronto
John MacDade
Gems of Thought on Honesty by Noted Figures
A collection of aphorisms on honesty with quotes from Mary Baker Eddy Eugene L Hote Kin Hubbard Edward F Benson Thomas Jefferson and Walter Lippmann on truthfulness integrity and inner conscience. The quotes explore honesty as a mental state, its value beyond policy and its relation to wealth and workmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Eugene L'Hote
Kin Hubbard
Edward F. Benson
Thomas Jefferson
Walter Lippmann
Contracts signed for longest phone cable
More than 50 million dollars in contracts have been signed for the construction of the world’s longest telephone cable. The cable, over 9000 miles under the Pacific linking Canada New Zealand and Australia, is a joint project of Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corp New Zealand Post Office Overseas Telecommunications Office of Australia Cable and Wireless Ltd and the British Post Office. Completion is scheduled for 1964.
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Pacific Ocean
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corp
New Zealand Post Office
Overseas Telecommunications Office of Australia
Cable & Wireless, Ltd
British Post Office
Ambrosia Identified as Ragweed Pest Scientific Name
The statement notes that Ambrosia is the scientific name used for the ragweed pest affecting various plants. It highlights the taxonomic link between Ambrosia and ragweed in plant pest discussions.
Soup as Comfort Food for Cold Weather Days
The article extols soups as nourishing easy one pot meals, advising thick vegetable content and cream soups for higher nutrition. It suggests using canned soups creatively by diluting with consomine or milk, pairing flavors like tomato and asparagus, and combining soups for varied, home made taste. It includes a recipe for a vegetable soup with flour skim milk powder and mashed vegetables.
Sour cream uses and safety note plus a potato recipe
Sour cream made from pasteurized cream with about 18 percent butter fat is common in dairies and stores. It has custard-like consistency and a tangy flavor from the starter culture, and it can be used in quick breads cookies and desserts. It pairs with soft cream cheese for dips and adds character to soups and fruit desserts. The Ottawa Consumer Section warns to add sour cream only to hot foods just before serving to avoid curdling, reheating slowly. A potato recipe from publication 1058 includes diced potatoes butter sour cream salt and paprika and serves six. The first Atlantic cable linked Cape Breton to Newfoundland in 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada Department of Agriculture
Paper dresses loom in fashion as industry explores waste
At the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association 48th annual meeting in Montreal, chairman W. T. Bennett unveils the idea of disposable paper garments. He notes textiles woven from twistable pulp fibers and mentions US examples like surgeon gowns and tennis wear. About 1,500 delegates from Canada, the US, and overseas attend as research expands paper product variety.
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Paris
New York
Montreal
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Queen Elizabeth Hotel
W. T. Bennett
United States
Association
Canada
Robert M. Fowler
Veils of Beauty for a Natural Porcelain Look
The article discusses achieving a radiant skin tone with light translucent foundation and powder, stressing color harmony as skin tones change over time. It advises regular consultation with a specialist, proper application from hairline to neck, and gentle pressing of powder to avoid blotches.
Mixed-up geese sighted in Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan
Residents report mixed up geese moving north toward Edmonton and two flocks seen east of Fort Saskatchewan moving southward. Informants unsure of identification but believe the birds are gray Canada geese, per The Record Fort Saskatchewan.
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Edmonton
Fort Saskatchewan
Canadas
Record
Fort, Saskatchewan
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Cirade AM
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