Pretty plants can be pretty poisonous
Dr Thomas Rennie of Shadowbrook Farm Bennington discusses poisonous plants and Dieffenbachia risks, noting calcium oxylate crystals cause irritation. He lists dangerous plants including native, cultivated, and Christmas greenery, and offers safety tips and emergency guidance for plant poisonings.
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Thomas Rennie
Shadowbrook Farm
Bennington
Dewey St
Stuart Freyer
England
Amazon
Brazil
West Indies
Sir Hans Sloane
Royal College of Physicians
Royal Society
Jamaica
Duke of Albermarle
United States
Modern Women Pills Promise Quick Relief From Colds
Looking Back traces items from 40, 25, and 10 years ago. An ad touts Chichester Diamond Brand Pills for relief of monthly pain and cold related symptoms, sold by druggists for over 45 years. Vermont coat of arms tailored for Bennington County Courthouse doorway features pine branches, mountains, and the motto Freedom and Unity. A Woodstock eagle was shot by J Wolcott Perry after circling a hen house. A series of local notes from 1951 and 1966 cover coal business moves, deer tracking, a workhorse shooting, trash burning honors, and school appointments and state land debates.
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State of
Vermont
Bennington County
Red Mountain
Big Spruce Mountain
Arlington
Woodstock
The Great Phone War Parody of Ma Bell and Edison
A humorous 1976 cartoon shows Ma Bell and Pa Edison in a mock battle over phone and electric service. The piece riffs on admiration for telephony, utility gadgets, and a clash of corporate giants, ending with an ironic Epilogue about bills going unpaid.
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Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
New England Telephone Company
Electric Company
Pa Edison
Ma Bell
O.K
Ma. Bell
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Duke University Press
Durham, N.C
Gardener’s and Botanist’s Dictionary
Germany
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Wolcott Perry
Itis Hill Farm
Perry
Joe Nadeau
North Bennington
Mechanic Street
Sage Street
Powers’ Grocery Store
Kendall Rich
Louis Parras
Stamford
Charles Parras
Edward McGurn
Post Office Department
Stanley Pekalski
Molly Stark
Sally Sise
Wellesley
Mass
Middlebury College
Beirut
Lebanon
Sise
Peter R. Donavan
Raymond Roy
al and
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Vermont Senate
Montpelier
Allan B. Angney
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Rotary Club
Pownal
Kodak Photo-Greetings
E Records
Main Street
Boston
Watson
Buster
Christian Science Publishing Society
Greenberg
Yale
Cash & Carry
H. Greenberg
2SOM Inc
Curran
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