Etiquette for Christmas Cards in 1846
A London artist began the first Christmas card in 1846 and the piece outlines etiquette rules. It advises signature style for families or couples, splitting lists for intimate versus business contacts, including a spouse in greetings, placing return addresses, and choosing handwritten signatures over engraved cards. It also covers updating address books, avoiding sloppy handwriting, timing late cards with New Year wishes, and saving postage by using first class for preferred cards.
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Joseph Curerall
London
Frank and
Beth Gilman
Tim
Ann
Judy
Cilmans
John
Mary Smith
John and
Mary
Jess
Christmas gifts appeal from mental health group
The Melfort and district branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association launches its annual appeal for Christmas gifts for patients at the Saskatchewan hospital in Weyburn. The aim is to bring happiness and therapy to often-forgotten mental patients during the holiday season.
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Melfort
Canadian Mental Health Assoc
Saskatchewan
Weyburn
Journal
Sask
Printed Pattern 4546 Misses' Jumper and Blouse
Advertising copy details Printed Pattern 4546 for Misses' sizes 10 to 20 offering a jumper with companion blouse or a figure-flattering dress. Notes double-breasted bodice and easy six-gore skirt with 35-inch nap fabric requirements and printed directions. Send 40 cents in coins with size name address and pattern number to order.
Christmas Turkey Leftovers and Festive Party Dishes
Practical ideas to maximize a larger Christmas turkey with hot sandwiches salad ideas and soups. Plan early remove stuffing, store turkey and stuffing, prepare broth from bones, and create yeasty patty shells and creamed turkey. Include turkey salad jelly loaf and festive hors d oeuvres with garlic cheese dip and colored sugar for cookies.
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Canada
Christmas Decorating Brightens Town But Not Yet Fully Festive
A Christmas decor survey across town reveals more lights than last year and overall cheerful scenes. Floodlit Santas and manger displays appear amid widespread color, with the Chamber of Commerce praised for promoting decoration though called to lead by example.
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Chamber of Commerce
the Times
Morden
Man
PM endorses Safe Driving Week campaign
Prime Minister Diefenbaker expresses strong support for Canada's national Safe Driving Week December 1 to 7. He calls on every Canadian to take personal responsibility, noting traffic fatalities rival cancer and heart disease as killers and urging actions to reduce the hazard to life and economy.
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Diefenbaker
Canada
Seed cleaning plant construction progressing
The Souris Seed Cleaning plant built by Kohut Bros is progressing and could be in operation next month. Deloraine plant has purchased large cleaning machinery and will be fully equipped to clean grass seed and coarse grains for market.
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Kohut Bros
Deloraine
Souris
Man
Recipe for Egg Nog Serves Six with Nutmeg Top
A Revelstoke Review home recipe instructs whisking until stiff then folding into milk, with nutmeg sprinkled over the top. The directions yield enough egg nog for six servings.
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Revelstoke, B.C
Amateur Hour at Neville draws community attention
The Neville Rink committee sponsored a Friday night Amateur Hour in the Community Hall. Norman Allan served as master of ceremonies with assistance from W A Eddingfield. Twelve entries competed, as reported by The Sun in Swift Current Saskatchewan.
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Neville Rink
Norman Allan
W. A. Eddingfield
the Sun
Swift Current
Sask
Six Million Dollar Absorption Plant Planned for Rimbey Field
California Standard Oil engineer describes Homeglen-Rimbey gas pool about 10 by 4 to 5 miles, 200 to 400 feet deep. A $6,000,000 absorption plant would process gas on site, with by products to pipelines and local projects. Construction expected eight months to a year, employing 200 to 400 during build and 30 to 40 staff later. Journal note: possible start next year if export permits approved.
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Homeglen-Rimbey
Cam McLeod
California Standard Oil Company
Chamber of Commerce- Canadian Petroleum Association
Oll and Gas Forum
Rimbey
McLeod
Edmonton
Red Deer
Trans-Canada
Dominion
The
Recorder
Alta
Drilling for Potash Near Virden to Begin Soon
The Virden Empire Advance reports S A M Explorations Ltd plans to start a potash well on November 28 north of Virden near St Lazare close to the Saskatchewan border. The No. 1 Potash Test Well reached 2,672 feet in 1956 with a high grade bed at 2,547 feet, marking Western Canada’s shallowest discovery to date. The second exploratory well is planned to start this month.
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Virden Empire
S.A.M. Explorations Ltd
Virden
St. Lazare
Saskatchewan
Canada
Man
Vast farmland shown in Saskatchewan exceed others
The article notes Saskatchewan covers 96,000 square miles of occupied farmland, more than Alberta and Manitoba combined and three times Ontario. It adds a fact that about 20,000 bird species exist worldwide.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
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Frank Gilman
Tim, Ann
Butch and
Betsy
Mrs
Fam
Ily
Pana Sealoms
Metz
France
RCAF
Mings
National Defence Photo
Odds and Ends
Home Economists
Consumer Section
Canada Department of Agricullture
Neville
Rimbey Gas
MNT Rut Ras Cooperative Limited
Scarth Street
Regina
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