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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1953
Page
4
A Reader's Digest condensed health piece notes four years of research confirm ACTH and cortisone benefit many arthritis patients. Dosing must be individualized to avoid side effects. oral cortisone offers flexible treatment, with safer long term use for eye, skin, and inflammatory conditions.
Sir Sydney Rowell remarks in Korea that front line troops were well fed equipped and clothed but questions if such a standard can scale for major war. He notes Chinese troops were largely self supplied, while Western forces relied on large support that often carried nonessential items. He warns fighting remains dirty and costly and cannot be turned into a picnic.
Winter wheats for West outlines breeding work at the Lethbridge Experimental Station to develop hardy hard red varieties. It notes disease resistance especially to hunt and winter wheats included in the program. Seed shocks of Aghatkov, 22 MC, and Yoga have distribution to growers. It also calls for better use of farm woodlots in Canada.
A vintage homemaking feature lists kitchenware shopping tips for a fall bride focusing on stove choice pan sizes and material durability. It includes suggested utensil sets from cutlery to mixing tools, plus a Q A box answering questions on spoiled evaporated milk and cake mix issues. Also notes the opening of the McKersie Thatcher Funeral Home in Milton with history and service details.
A humorous health note explains four heat related illnesses heat cramps heat exhaustion heat stroke and sunstroke. It outlines causes symptoms and simple first aid measures emphasizing rest cool environment fluids and prompt medical help. It also advises gradual sun exposure and caution for youngsters.
The guidance recommends initial exposures of only a few minutes and gradual lengthening over time. It notes that striking a stationary object at 50 miles per hour has roughly the same impact as jumping from a seven story height, implying little chance of safety.
A medical authorities note that about 100 000 Canadians are disabled by arthritis and rheumatic diseases with 15 000 bed or wheelchair bound. Early diagnosis and treatment could prevent four of five cases. The text warns people to see doctors promptly for persistent joint swelling. Also mentions a new Exhibition Flyer roller coaster returning to the Canadian National Exhibition.
Murray Thatcher of Rockwood attended Rockwood Public and Continuation Schools and Guelph Collegiate. He trained at Victor B. Rumley in Acton and the Canadian School of Embalming in Toronto in 1951. He now partners with L. McKersie in a new Milton funeral home after leaving Rumley staff last month.
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