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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
7
A Traffic Safety Bureau study outlines that most child accidents occur between 3 PM and 7 PM during May and June, with 5 to 9 year olds most at risk. Boys account for 74 percent, with darting from between parked cars as the leading cause. Emphasizes strict school routing and parental enforcement to reduce risks.
The narrative recalls Carlos of Portugal visiting the British Isles during a past era. After meeting with Edward, the king reveals his favorite England dish is roast beef, noting boiled beef lacks the same appeal.
University of Illinois livestock specialist A H Jensen reports baby pigs prefer sugar rich creep rations. In trials pigs chose rations with 5 to 20 percent cane sugar over dried skim milk, boosting intake and potential weaning weights despite farmers lacking facilities to mix sugar.
The article warns that faulty fencing can injure or kill both livestock and humans. It notes that homemade or un approved fence controllers cause numerous fatalities annually and that approved electric fencing carries UL or state industrial commission seals in most states.
Salem reports the Oregon Legislature moved to curb fish derbies that drew thousands of fishermen each fall. Lawmakers approved a bill limiting derby prizes to buttons ribbons emblems plaques and trophies to protect salmon runs.
Records from the Marshall Apothecary Shop Waste Book show Continental Army regimental chests in 1776 stocked with cathartics opium salts glaubers salt castor oil aloe jalap rhubarb and cinchona bark. Surgical dressings include tow adhesive plaster and old linen dressings.
A Washington discussion notes the famous metamorphosis of insects from egg to larva to butterfly, highlighting the unseen stage inside the egg where the worm becomes a caterpillar before emerging as a winged butterfly. The piece contrasts public fascination with the hidden early transformation.
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