Americans Spend Less On Drinking In 1948
The commerce department reports 1948 spending on whisky beer and wine fell 8.7 percent from 1947 to about 8 billion dollars marking the first drop since 1938. The decline stems mainly from weaker demand for luxury items and lower prices, not a measure of total liquor consumed.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Taxi Driver Studies Pains As Weather Eye
London driver A J Whit en, 53, a Royal Meteorological Society fellow and pain observer, recorded 4500 aches in 1948. He fed daily climate data from his Worcester Park home weather station into a study and found that sudden pains foretell rain.
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London
A. J. Whiten
Royal Meteorological Society
Worcester Park
Surrey
Wisconsin Expands Dairy Product Definitions in New Law
Wisconsin lawmakers, in a bid to expand domestic dairy by products, authorize the term non-fat dry milk solids replacing dried skim milk. The law also defines defatted milk solids and half-and-half standards, clarifies chocolate milk versus chocolate drink, and sets cereal cream butterfat at 12 percent.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
Wisconsin
Legislative Council
Prenatal Care Update Aims to Aid Mothers and Doctors
The 1949 edition of Prenatal Care from the U S Children's Bureau updates the classic guide with an informal style and new medical drawings showing embryo and fetus development. It covers morning sickness RH factor premature birth and blood tests, urging regular physician consults while supplementing medical care.
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Washington
U. S. Children’s Bureau
Bureau
Katharine Lenroot
Owl disrupts power lines in Illinois and Wisconsin
An owl perched on a transmission line disrupted electricity to rural customers in two northern Illinois counties and part of southwestern Wisconsin. The incident highlights wildlife interactions with regional power infrastructure and service interruptions.
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Elizabeth, Ll
Illinois
Wisconsin
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