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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1958
Page
7
Nine year old Billy learns why Remembrance Day honors veterans through a family scene. A grandfather explains poppies symbolize those who fought for freedom, the costs of war, and the charity used to aid crippled veterans. Billy resolves to buy a poppy and follow their example.
A Canadian carpet designer advises studying recent re decorations in public spaces to pick durable colors and designs. He notes professionals lead trends, tweed carpets gained popularity, and man made fibers offer wear and colorfastness while staying affordable.
Pattern 7218 offers a Santa head motif for a festive apron wall decoration or door decoration. Includes embroidery or painting guidance plus transfer of head applique cap and pattern pieces. Send thirty five cents for the pattern to Household Arts Department Toronto with name address and pattern number.
Senator Muriel McQueen Fergusson urges expanding Public Libraries across rural Canada during Young Canada’s Book Week 1958. She recalls personal love of reading, notes only 15 percent of children access libraries, and calls for community support to ensure every child receives at least one good book and learns to discuss it with adults.
Cautionary advice on winter storage of rake hoe and sickle with blades wrapped and hung to prevent accidents. Mower blades should be wrapped. Insecticides and garden chemicals must be locked away if children are present.
A compilation of short opinions from weekly papers including concerns about daylight time for farmers, criticism of moving public holidays to Mondays, caution about hitchhiking risks, calls to suspend licenses after accidents, praise for farmers in discussions, and Thanksgiving reflections on Canada's countryside beauty.
A collection of quips about science news and a humorous exchange with a beggar. Russians at the Pearly Gates joke plays on atheism and dog restoration. A North News vignette from Yellowknife notes a tramp and a street encounter with a donor reflecting family responsibilities.
CNR trains accumulated 68 million miles in freight and passenger service last year, equating to about 270 trips to the Moon. The claim frames space travel as a popular topic in current news.
Wealth and social standing among the Navajo Indians are defined by the number of horses owned, reflecting how property equates to prestige and influence within their community.
A public notice warns that a child with a match or lighter can spark a fast fire. Adults bear responsibility for safe handling and supervising fires and coal oil use to prevent deadly, sudden flash fires in homes.
Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways offer round trip excursion tickets for the Grey Cup game in Vancouver. Fares apply west of Armstrong and Port Arthur in Ontario and east of Banff and Casper in Alberta. Travel from November 24 to 28 with coach and tourist class options, saving over $20 from Winnipeg and up to $30 from the Lakehead.
Warning highlights fuse as the watchdog of electrical safety and notes that using a 30 ampere fuse instead of a 15 ampere fuse can be deadly. emphasis on electrical safety and potential danger.
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