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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1960
Page
7
A Moslem in Timbuctoo receives a French Bible from a Missionary. After burning it, fear fades as hunger for the Word grows. He travels the desert with a hyena fat lamp, reads by feeble glow, and seeks Christian faith. Suggested readings for the week include Psalms 93 and 61 through Ephesians 3.
A reflection on future antique shops showing DIY handicrafts will be expensive wobbly remnants with visible workmanship. It notes mitre joints with slips and a bloodstain, explains filler and stain techniques, and concludes that future pieces will lack character though might look improved.
Parents Education Associates discusses adolescent school refusal and job dissatisfaction after dropout. It notes immature outlook, conflicts with teachers or heads, and drifting careers. Emphasizes parental guidance, open support, and external counseling as effective influences.
A jumble of crossword style clues arranged in horizontal and vertical grids. The puzzle lists numerous numbered hints like Indian weight, Suez promoter, and biblical terms, along with references to zodiac, symbols, and measurements. Aimed at wordplay and semantic connections across two directions.
A Storage Unit Packet No 46 offers Pattern 428 with materials and construction details for three chests that fit under beds. Pattern 383 bed-head unit, also 50 cents, accompanies two other patterns in the set. All four patterns plus the bundle cost 1.75 dollars from Home Workshop Patterns Department P.PLL.
Printed Pattern 4696 offers a 9 to 5 shirtwaist sheath versatile with accessories. Cut in transition cotton or rayon, size 16 requires 3 yards of 35 inch fabric. Includes printed pattern directions and mailed order form to Anne Adams Pattern Dept in Toronto.
A provincial editorial stresses agriculture as the province’s backbone noting Lacombe and rural communities rely on farming wealth for services and income. It warns of youth leaving farms, and hail losses harming the broader economy, echoing a former editor’s view that town and country are two sides of a dollar bill.
A spoof entry introduces Septimus Cadwallader Tissing ton Henriot-Brown MA as a fictitious modern fiction author in Who's Who genres. The piece lampoons ghost writers and absurd registrations with examples from Shirley Povich Sitwell Edith and Sacheverell Sitwell, noting the trend toward empty listings and needless vanity in reference works.
Dosne F. Kierhel from the Superior Express recalls human error in printing and the acceptance of flawed work. He argues blunders reveal effort and deter unnecessary apologies, urging an active role and letting chips fall where they may.
A party prank explains how to break a napkin rope by twisting one napkin then secretly weakening a second with water. The trick relies on moisture at the center to make the second napkin snap when pulled.
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