DIVINE, A.D.; HOFFMAN, MARGARET NYREN; SCOTT, JANET ERSKINE; SQUIER, EMMA-LINDSAY; SUTTON, GERTRUDE MACAULAY; CUNNINGHAM, LOUIS ARTHUR; SANDWELL, B.K.; CALDWELL, KATHERINE; TAIT, C. WILMA; STEVENSON, COLLIER; WOLF, EVA NAGEL; LAWRENCE, MARGARET; ET AL
Canadian Home Journal [Magazine], December 1936, Volume 33, Number 8, Vol. 33, No. 8 - Wonderful Christmas Cover Illustration
Toronto: Consolidated Press Limited, 1936. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. C.R.; Ball, Seymour; Dahlberg, Edwin; Merwin, Decie. Wonderfully illustrated front cover by Rex Woods depicts two medieval musicians performing a Christmas tune. 96 pages. Features: Charming colour ad for Green Giant canned tomatoes inside front cover includes map of Essex County, Ontario, where "the swankiest tomatoes in Canada' are grown; Nice one-page ad for the 1937 Chevrolet; Christmas 1936-2000 - a thoughtful article on the the future of the church and those born in 1936; Gorgeous one-page colour ad for the new 1937 V-8 Ford cars, featuring a maroon sedan; Lucky Keyes - short story by A.D. Divine; Silver Legs - short story by Margaret Nyren Hoffman; Christmas poems; I Was A Stranger - a true Canadian story as told to Janet Erskine Scott; Santa Claus for a Quarter - short story by Emma-Lindsay Squier; The Transit of Venus - short story by Gertrude Macaulay Sutton; Fog Over Fundy - short story by Louis Arthur Cunningham; Marvelous one-page colour-illustrated Campbell's Soup ad features grocer talking to well-heeled lady; Teens and Twenties; Fulfill Wishes - by Eva Nagel Wolf; Nice one-page ad for Jane Seymour Beauty Preparations; Movie reviews of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "The Gorgeous Hussy", "Craig's Wife", and "Seven Sinners"; A Peek at the Books - Margaret Lawrence reports on the Toronto Book Fair; One-page Carnation Milk ad features photos of the Dionne Quints; Lovely one-page colour ad for Five Roses flour features Christmas baking; Eight delicious-looking recipes by Mona Parr for Christmas puddings and sauces - Rich Plum, Plum, Simple Dark Fruit, Carrot, Fluffy Mocha, Chilled Moulded Plum, Hard Sauce, Brown Sugar Sauce; One-page Libby's baby food ad features photos of the Dionne Quints; Fashion ideas - 'Dresses for Dates'; Delightful page of illustrations to be cut out entitled "Mary Lou and Bobby's Christmas" by Lydia Fraser; and more. A quality copy of this heartwarming depression-era piece of Christmas Canadiana; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Canadian Home Journal, December 1936, Christmas, Rex Woods, Green Giant tomatoes, Essex County, the swankiest tomatoes in Canada, 1937 Chevrolet ad, 1937 V-8 Ford ad, Lucky Keyes, A.D. Divine, Silver Legs, Margaret Nyren Hoffman, I Was A Stranger, Janet. Good .

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