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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1961
Page
5
Poultry sellers advertise a range of pullets and crossbred chicks including Hicks Turkey Faults and Leghorna lines. The notice touts unsexed pullets and cockerels, with price information for 1981 and mentions locations Regina and Saskatoon.
A municipal call for bids seeks septic tank cleaning and sewage services from contractors. Evaluation focuses on experience, equipment, and compliance with city health standards. Bids close in late summer with award announced by the public works department.
A collection of short jokes and vignettes features a salesman apologizing for a lost cat, a judge's wife arrested then dismissed, a reporter’s line about sentences, deaf travelers on a train misreading Wembley, a light kitchen miscue, and a maid promising not to spill a word during a visit.
A sore throat may signal many diseases in children and can precede rheumatic fever, risking lasting heart damage. Seek immediate advice from a family doctor if a youngster complains of sore throat.
A report notes that the average Canadian holds about $2,300 in life insurance per person, reflecting rising coverage levels. Analysts say demographic shifts and employer plans influence the trend, with more individuals securing policies to protect dependents.
Catholic prayer books bibtea rosaries and all other religious articles available from Burns Hanley Company at 1863 Cornwall Street Regina Sask Explore a catalogue with a free gift offer for Department SWF and discover items for devotion and daily use including rosaries and prayer aids from a regional supplier.
Repair service ad for Diesel work includes bump repairs filters nozzles fuel oil treatment and factory service by Electric Motor Service at 12H Scarth Street Regina Saskatchewan with phone JO 9-364 offering services for American Hosch Roosau and Clay brands and related equipment.
A fragmented ad lists fresh fish prices by cwt and type including round perch carp mullets bass jackfish pickerel tullibee and fish scraps. Notes emphasize daily fresh catch and same day shipping with various price points such as 12.00 cwt for bass 13.00 cwt for large carp and 9.00 to 11.00 cwt for other selections.
Dr Nancy Adams of Ethelton Saskatchewan travels the Caribbean meeting ACWW affiliated women's groups. She aims to boost health nutrition classes clothing for school attendance and stable marriages in Trinidad British Guiana Barbados and Jamaica. Adams has led Canadian delegates to Ceylon 1957 and attended UNESCO and Washington conferences.
Horace Hewitt aged 53 and his wife Hetty, both in Manchester, bought pills: one meant to build him up and the other to slim her down. He accidentally took his wife’s pills for three weeks, watching Hetty gain weight while he lost weight until a pharmacist friend noticed and revealed the error.
A columnist argues that a nationwide housewives strike would paralyze the economy yet edifies that labor’s right to strike does not justify harming national welfare. She notes women’s demand for shorter hours, paid holidays, and subsidies while urging restraint and considering consequences. Correspondence address: Prairie Publishers Co-op Ltd, Swarth St. Regina Sask.
Finland, with an area smaller than Newfoundland, lies at a latitude similar to Canada’s northern territories and sustains a population exceeding 4 million.
The National CAC plans a hearing with Prime Minister J. G. Diefenbaker to push for a Criminal Code change banning Trading Stamps in Canada. The CAC's National Committee on Food requests Saskatchewan meat inspection details, noting all meat in the province is not government inspected and urging change.
A humorous note lists aging signs such as youthful policemen, forgotten names, irritability, and poor concentration. A friend adds a new sign: you truly grow old when a man older than you calls you sir, illustrating the shifting perception of age.
Canadians spend about 44 billion annually in food stores, a sum that represents slightly more than a third of the total taxes paid to all governments. The figure highlights the burden of food costs within overall government taxation.
A home workshop feature offers a regulation nine foot table that can be split into two for other games and includes plans for a racket and net plus a game called Get In Your Own House Pattern 409 priced 30c. Also highlights patterns 323 for kitchen cabinets with framing steps and features priced 50c, part of larger remodeling packets for $1.75. Orders to be sent in.
Historic Lake Manitoba death waves vex fishermen with mired fish and pink stained snow. Investigators led by Hon. C. H. Witney found low surface oxygen and healthy bottom water during an ongoing winter study. The 800+ commercial fishers await results as 4 million pounds of pickerel and tullibee support the local economy.
Recipe Booklets COOKING CANADA'S EGGS and COOK CANADA'S CHICKEN still available. Send name and address clearly printed plus 10c to cover mailing cost to Canadian Weekly Features, 1410 Scarth Street, Regina, Sask.
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