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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
7
A university reports a diabetic friendly ice cream with about 40 percent less sugar than standard. Mayo Foundation doctors explore promin a sulfanilamide drug as a possible tuberculosis remedy. In guinea pig tests promoted by promin all untreated animals died by day 82 while some treated survived to day 164 indicating potential value.
McGill University researchers say two major medical advances will save thousands of lives and prevent disabilities. Sulfanilamide and its compounds will curb infections among soldiers, while a radical fracture treatment uses petrolatum jelly packs and plaster casts after proper bone setting to reduce antiseptics.
George Graves a 35 year old from Romeo Michigan has driven for 12 years without an accident despite losing his left arm and right hand in a 1924 crash. After a 1928 licence rejection he passed a special board test and now drives thousands of miles yearly from factories to a local dealer. He uses the stamp of his right arm while driving. Gummed postage stamps were introduced in 1834.
At the Bank of Montreal annual meeting Huntly R. Drummond urged Canada to prepare for postwar adjustment. He warned against inflation and stressed prudent economy while noting a bumper wheat crop and growing war-driven production. G W Spinney outlined bank aims to maintain stability, noting tax impacts and higher commercial loans as industry booms.
A humorous collection of snippets from a bustling street scene. A professor debates kissing, pickpockets discuss pockets, a constable questions an actress driver, a salesman chases a misinformed mother, and seeds and skelton jokes punctuate the day with practical wit.
The week ending November 21, 1946 shows CN Railways gross revenues up 5.7 percent from the 1939 period. The piece notes a 7 6506 or 5.7% increase across the all inclusive system.
In Memphis a husband finishing garage flooring became entangled with his trousers under a board and nailed in place. His wife freed him using a crowbar, then the story notes vines for wine were first planted in South Africa in 1658.
Answers discuss manners at work and in social settings. A manager should greet employees, slang is allowed sparingly, tipping fifty cent fares uses ten cents, cover charges add entertainment value to meals, avoid airing troubles publicly, and salary questions are inappropriate.
Practical tips on repairing woolen fabric with gutta percha for a strong bond. Homemade sandwich filling with ham vinegar and peanut butter. Plant tonic from cooking water and methods to stop nosebleeds. Grease stain removal on wallpaper, safe baby feeding practices, and cod liver oil guidance. Ten essentials for a healthy home plus color matching skills and professional colorist insights.
The Health League of Canada cautions mothers that this season poses special danger to infants. A mother should not take a baby to visit a friend with a cold or allow a cold sufferer to come near the infant.
A bulldog named Monk vanished during a picnic at Green Cove Springs 30 miles from Jacksonville, Florida. He reappeared in Jacksonville after traveling for 70 days, completing a remarkable homecoming.
J Elmer Anderson caught two large fish near Winchester New Hampshire. He took the catch and scales to a notary public and obtained a document stating the fish weighed seven pounds four ounces and six pounds two ounces respectively.
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