An English Letter Home From a Cold Winter in Britain
An American reader recounts settling in England with family, describing the damp cold and fog, learning local phrases and habits, touring London and Oxford, and comparing TV and meals. The letter notes moving to Newcastle upon Tyne, new cost of living, and the humorous misadventures with peanuts, salt, and driving in the rain while adjusting to English customs and daily life.
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Deep River
Clair
Bill
Deen Brice
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle
Norway
Daddy
Mom
Canada
Halle Orchestra
London to Canada no this diary notes cross Atlantic life
The letter describes British life seen through Canadian eyes in London and Manchester. It notes library visits, displays at Ontario House, smog effects, clothing and weight measures, the Christmas season, and local mores. It recalls a Commonwealth Exhibition and an Atomic Energy of Canada display with colleagues encountered abroad.
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Lbrary
Manchester
London
Ontario House
Copia
MacLean's Magazine
Eatons Catalogue
United Church Observer
Kelowna
Mother Nature
Bill
Canada
England
Atomic Energy of Canada
Wadena
Sask
Slimming Pattern Advertisement for Anne Adams 4664
Classified advertisement promotes Printed Pattern 4664 for women sizes 36 to 48 with slimming design from collar to skirt. Includes fabric yardage, price, and order details directing readers to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Toronto.
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P.P.L
Froof Street W
Toronto
Anne Adams
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Indoor track gains speed in Canada and Winnipeg meet
Canadian indoor track shows rapid progress as Bruce Kidd, 17, breaks the two mile indoor record in Boston at 8 58.2 and wins both the two mile and the mile in Winnipeg. Winnipeg crowd of about 6000 watched a high quality meet with a banked oval on a cleared arena floor. A March 18 Canadian Indoor Track and Field Championships is planned with prairie provinces sending teams.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Bruce Kidd
Boston Gardens
Regina
Prairie Provinces
Lome Daverne
Victoria Ave
Nexgina
Saskatchewan
S.A.R.C. Praises Action On Sanatorium Conversion
Mr. C. F. Grady, president of the Saskatchewan Allocation for Retarded Children, commends the provincial government for converting the Prince Albert Sanatorium to a facility for mentally retarded. He says the move should ease the long Moose Jaw waiting list and enable a more flexible training program, though he cautions against complacency as beds may still be filled.
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C. F. Grady
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert Sanatorium
Moose Jaw
Mr. Grady
Prime Minister Sir Robert Borda Born in Grand Pre NS
Sir Robert Borda Canada’s World War I prime minister was born at Grand Pre Nova Scotia and later appointed assistant master of the local school there when he was fourteen.
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Robert Borda
Grand Pre
N.S
Canada Leads With Petroleum Wealth
Petroleum stands as Canada's top mineral wealth driver, underpinning the economy with substantial output and export value across provinces. Industry data highlight its primacy among minerals, shaping policy and investment trends nationwide.
Letter from Colorado patrol chief condemns speeding rush
G. R. Carrell, Chief of the Colorado State Patrol, writes a forceful response to a reader critic of speed enforcement. He argues reckless driving harms others, cites fatal accidents, and urges strict enforcement to protect lives and families, warning against leniency for speeders.
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Highway Patrol
G. R. Carrell
Colorado State Patrol
Disappearing ink ad gimmick sparks newspaper debate
An enterprising ad salesman proposes delivering messages in newspapers printed with disappearing ink. Readers would need to act within 5 to 10 seconds or lose the message, a concept the industry swiftly rejects. The piece argues newspapers’ readability keeps them ahead of radio and TV in advertising power.
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Advertiser
Laundered Ducks Reach Florida After Oil Spill Rescue
In Rhode Island oil spill near Narragansett Bay injured about two thousand ducks. About 300 were washed of oil by officials, then migrated to Florida by train and Railway Express. At a Jacksonville refuge two dozen have arrived and may swim and fly again within a month. The Fish and Game division celebrates the successful rescue.
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Rhode Island
Florida
Narragansett Bay
Long Island Sound
Rhode Island State Division of Fish and Game
Jacksonville
Division of Fish and Game
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Nee
Father Ch
Father Day
Grampa
Oxford
Lorne Daverne
Bickes
S.A.R.C
Paw
Western Union Safety Bulletin
the Glengarry News
Alexandria
Ont
the Christian Science Monitor
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