Medicine Cabinet Supplies for Emergencies on Farm and City
Extension specialists advise a well stocked home cabinet with general items such as safety pins gauze adhesive tape sterile absorbent cotton a nasal atomizer and soap. It covers bandage materials and equipment plus common drugs including antiseptic soap rubbing alcohol tincture of iodine mustard baking soda salt boric acid vaseline Epsom salts and castor oil for diarrhea and digestion.
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Epsom
New Rochelle
Increase in Funds Spent For National Advertising
A historical report notes nearly three billion dollars spent on advertising in the United States in 1946, with breakdowns by medium and showing increases over 1945 in most categories. It cites Editorial Britannica 1947 Yearbook and mentions business contributions of over 100 million dollars in 1946 for safety and intergroup projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Encyclopaedia Britannica
U. S
Tim
Washington's Elm Tree and Its Washington Family Elms
A 1888 Harvard law student gathered seeds from the original Washington elm in Cambridge. The seeds were planted in Maryland by his niece Mrs James Dorsey who nurtured the trees and spread them nationwide. Today her nursery houses over 75 great grandchild elms linked to the Boston Common tree.
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Washington
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Maryland
James Dorsey
Boston Common
Schools Lagging in U S Education Goals
Arthur Brandon of the University of Michigan warns the United States lags in education with 10 million functionally illiterate citizens and one adult per college student who never attended school. He says most schools and colleges exceed capacity while industry expands to meet new education demands as spending falls from 5 percent of national income 15 years ago to under 3 percent today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Arthur Brandon
University of Michigan
True Era of Plenty Around 1800 and its Global Impact
The passage describes a shift around 1800 in the Western world toward a true era of plenty, where food surpluses became the public problem rather than scarcities. Hunger, when present in western Europe and North America, stemmed from distribution failures or war rather than production limits.
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Western
Europe
North America
Brazilwood and the Rise of a New Republic
The article traces how Europe’s mercantile surge spurred the discovery of Brazil via new sea routes around Africa. It notes that from 1500 to 1530 Brazil was neglected until the value of brazilwood prompted Portugal to seize and colonize the land to control this key commodity and secure wealth.
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Brazil
Europe
Portugal
Spain
Africa
Asia
Roman Empire Erosion Linked to Long Neglect
The Roman Empire’s soil decline began before Augustus and by its end most Italian and provincial soils were exhausted except Egypt. Roman cultivation left England’s surface buried five feet, and forests vanished along the Mediterranean coast from Spain to Palestine. In Dalmatia erosion reached near completion after Venetian timbering from 1400 to 1700.
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Western
Asia
Italy
Rome
Egypt
England
Mediterranean
Spain
Palestine
Dalmatian
Dill Oil Becomes U S Essential For Commerce
Dill oil emerges as a newer essential oil in the United States, initially cultivated in Indiana with up to 500 acres and mint-still distillers, then shifting to Oregon's Willamette Valley. Yields run 15 to 50 pounds per acre, aimed at commercial pickling needs while household flavoring relies on plant forms.
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United States
Indiana
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Burrrsville Social Teletype of Local Visitors and Trips
Burrrsville residents welcome relatives and friends from Pennsauken Chester Baltimore Cleveland Beverly Greensboro and Newark Del as long lists of visits, duties and minor home projects fill a busy period. Notable mentions include Mrs Myrtle Mitchell Extended stay and fishing at Indian River inlet.
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Theodore Warren Jr
Pennsauken
N. J
Theo. Warren Sr
Omar J. Mitchell
Chester
Roland Draper
Mitchell
Myrtle Mitchell
Roland Draper Jr
Henry Hurd
Jimmy
Baltimore
Rosa Hurd
Harvey Fountain
Dean Fountain
C. N. Fountain
George Luff
Beverly
Thomas Draper
Greensboro
C. L. Mitchell
San Antonio
Texas
Robert Stafford
Stafford
Col. Mitchell
Indian River Inlet
Ruth Schlosser
Newark
Del
Norman Asilt
Elma Baker
Milford
Bertha Wilson
Rehoboth’ Beach
H. O. Noble
Burrsville Extends Win Streak with 14-6 Victory
Burrsville defeats Harrington town team 14 to 6 last Sunday. They set up a matchup with Bridgeville at the Rust Farm near Dublin Hill.
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Burrsville
Harrington
Bridgeville
Dublin Hill
Jobs with U. S. E. S & S help unemployment county register
One hundred sixty three people registered for work with U S E S S. Of these 16 were Veterans, 26 Males, and 121 Females. In the past week there were 8 referrals, 4 placements, and 651 openings remain listed.
Starting Weight Guide for beef calves links birth weight to growth rate
The Agriculture Department reports on 402 Beltsville Shorthorn calves born as singles over 14 years. Birth weights averaged 70.5 pounds, ranged 40 to 109. Heavier calves reached 500 pounds at weaning sooner, and among 72 steers fed to 900 pounds, those heaviest at birth and weaning reached slaughter weight earliest.
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Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Center
Beltsville
New Simple Heart Disease Relief Promised
Dr Harry Gold told the Philadelphia Heart association a straightforward treatment may ease heart disease more than prior methods. It centers on salt and water control and daily purified digitalis and mercurial diuretic doses, implementable in hospital or at home with minimal supervision.
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Harry Gold
Philadelphia Heart Association
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Aaoniy
Brazilwood
Republic
Audrey
Bobby Garrett
Harvey Griffith
Walter Griffith
Cleveland
Ohio
Mr. Griffith
Bill Joyce
Wilmington
H. A. Porter
Arthur Baker
Marcus Hook
Alfred Hopkins
Clifford Baker
Carroll Williams
Chestertown
Edwin Baker
Lawrence Collison
Rehoboth
Joseph Vanville
Little Son
Tennessee
J. L. Stevens
Glenwood
Webster's
Calif
Valencia
Asco
Manning's
Ideal Coffee
Lee
NcCormick
Vani Nabisco Grahams
Jest Dog Food
Pekoe
U. S. Gov
Fancy Rib Roast
Lebanon
Super-Suds Ok
Thrive Dog & Cat Food
Casa” Cape
AJAX
Dethol
Strongheart Dog Food
Follar
Fred J. Wright
Alton Billmeier
C. Elsie Billmeier
Optometrists
Ed Foxwell
Oil City
Denton
the Peoples Bank
Caroline’s Friendly Bank
Baer Eer
R . Ee
K. Ta
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