Poison Ivy Can Spoil The Picnic
Poison ivy spoils family picnics as picnickers scout sites and advise checking surroundings for ivy. Experts note ivy grows in varied conditions and can infect skin through leaves roots or contaminated clothing requiring soap wash and medical care if poisoned. Weed killers like 2 4 D used with caution near gardens, avoid windy days to prevent drift.
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North America
Canada
George Knowles
Experimental Farms Services
Poland Seeks Large Grain Fat Milk Imports Before December
Information from the Ministry of Food in War Saw indicates Poland needs 200000 tons of grain 19000 tons of fats and 23000 tons of milk by December 1 to prevent caloric intake from falling below about 1200 per day.
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Ministry of Food
Warsaw
Poland
Legacy For Lucy Legacy For Lucy
Maude Norman recounts Lucy Grahame’s marriage to John Grahame in Glencove. Lucy receives a monthly stipend from Mrs. Arnold, while John shows unusual care and fear of losing the money. The narrator notes John's self serving plans and Lucy’s fragile health as the arrangement unfolds.
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Lucy
Lucey Grahame
John
Ren
Tomato leaf compound Tomatin cures athlete’s foot quickly
Scientists experimenting with fungus resistant plants report a new treatment for athlete’s foot. Tomatin, a chemical from tomato plant leaves and stems, is pressed into a juice and applied to an infected foot, where the condition reportedly vanishes in short order.
Ontario forestry plan aims to restore forests over twenty years
Major-General Howard Kennedy told a Petawawa pulp and paper convention that Ontario will reforest in twenty years to supply timber, aid farmers, and control spring floods. He notes British Columbia faces a similar challenge for flood control and reclamation, stressing forest restoration to sustain the province’s largest industry. The piece closes by citing the ancient origin of medical records with Imhotep around 3,000 years ago.
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Ontario
Howard Kennedy
Woman rescues drowning man at Huntingdon river
Rita Daoust of Huntingdon plunged into the water on a pleasant summer evening to save Ernest Brooks who slipped from a rock and foundered. She reached him as he vanished twice, pulled him to shore and a witness administered artificial respiration until he regained consciousness roughly twenty minutes later.
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Ernest Brooks
Huntingdon
Quebec
Brooks
Rita Daoust
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Lucey
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Rita Davus
Hustingdon
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