The Common Cold Its Reach And Remedies Across Canada
The article discusses the common cold as Public Malady No 1, its contagious spread, and limited cures. It cites medical opinions on rest, fluids, and mild remedies, notes vaccines’ limited success, and highlights the role of good health, sleep, exercise, and a balanced diet in prevention. It references Canadian diet guidelines and League of Nations figures for weekly staple quantities.
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Lies M. Miller
Wilson G. Smillie
Cornell University Medical College
Hygela
Ttme
Canada
League of Nations
Ducks Drop into Rio Grande After Quiet New Mexico Closure
Ducks were seen near Cruces New Mexico as the mallard flight moved south from the north. The duck season closed at 4 pm on Friday and a few minutes later the first flock settled into the Rio Grande.
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Cruces New Mexico
Rio Grande
A Peculiar Lake Ladoga Differing Levels And Size
The article notes Lake Ladoga as Europe's largest by area at 7,000 square miles nearly equal to Lake Ontario. It highlights a seven foot seasonal level difference due to atmospheric changes and mentions seventy rivers emptying into the lake amid Finnish Russian fighting nearby.
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Lake
Ladoga
Europe
Toronto Star
Lake Ontario
New Driving Gadgets Aim to Aid Automatic Steering
The article notes advances in new driving devices that assist steering and turning as roads present complex patterns. Despite automation, drivers still must respond to road changes and conditions.
Quantities Are Limited Gafte Of Food May Be Sent To England
Canadians may send limited food gifts to relatives in the United Kingdom without British food ministry control. Officials say small gifts pass as bona fide gifts, while large quantities require ministry approval. Eligible items include butter sugar tea bacon and certain canned meats fruits and vegetables, up to specified limits.
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United Kingdom
Briish Food Ministry
Trade and Immerce Department
Privilege For Soldiers In War Zones Expands Postage Free
Postmaster General Power announces free postage for Canadian soldiers serving in theatres of actual war. The policy extends to British dominion colonial and Allied forces in war zones and to officers and men on His Majesty's warships or Allied ships. Those not in active theatres with full mailing facilities are excluded for now.
Selected Recipes and Wisconsin Badger Reference
A mixed entry lists recipes using turkey gravy and minced turkey with sweeteners, plus a cocoa walnut buttered pan square method. It includes a note on Wisconsin natives nicknamed Badgers from early lead miners, and a critique of young men chasing easy money.
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Wisconsin
Misuse of Transpire and Odd Scientific Note
A Toronto Telegram item discusses the common misuse of the word transpire and cites the Oxford English Dictionary noting its literal meaning is to breathe or exhale through the skin while it is misused to mean occur. Also mentions a Scotsman’s bag pipe activated by a light socket and a Star Deneb in Cygnus near Mars.
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Toronto Telegram
Deneb
Cygnus
Mars
The Humble Cabbage Resembles A Rose In Form
The Listener notes that a half grown red cabbage resembles a giant red rose in form and outline. It praises the cabbage’s beauty when observed closely and invites readers to compare it with a rose rather than dismissing it as merely common produce.
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Tam
London
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