Pill Addiction Crisis Prompts Canada to Restrict Sleep Aids
A Canadian court case in Edmonton highlighted the hazards of sleeping pills and barbiturates, leading to a prescription only status for the drug in Canada. Doctors warn of widespread dependence with 18 tons used yearly and pill addicts far outnumbering alcoholics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
James E. Short
DEW Line
Short
Carless
Queston
Canada
Department of Health and Welfare
Ottawa
Ontario
Robert Gordon Bell
Bell Clinic
Willowdale
Ont
Toronto
Dr. Bell
Canadian Services Medical Journal
Fire Department
Adolph Hitler
U.S
Oshawa
Canadians
Bell
Anderson
Fred Edge
Liberty” Magazine
Humorous verse and classroom quips in a local column
A quirky collection of jokes and goofy verses appears in a small town column. It features a boy answering a doorbell, a riddle about hot water, and a playful marriage-implication limerick about a maiden and her lover.
Real Revolution In Rubber Making
Hartford Courant reports that synthetic rubber using isoprene and lithium can form natural rubber at 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Development spans from 1879 to 1910s with elastomers surpassing natural rubber. polyurethane promises tire treads with 160000 miles and color versatility, potentially ending roadside tire changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone Rubber
Scientific American
G. Bouchardat
Germany
Hartford Courant
Scrimshaw Art From Sperm Whale Ivory Described
The article explains scrimshaw as carving pictures and functional objects from sperm whale teeth and jaws created by whalers during long voyages. It notes themes from whaling scenes to home memories, hints at influences from China and Pacific Island cultures, and situates scrimshaw in a broader bone carving tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
Godey
China
Esquimaux
Art
New England
California
Alice Ford
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J D. Armstrong
Brookside
Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini
New York
Ate Skate
Vickie Lyn
Vickie
Liam
Merry Menagerie
Murray
Lawrence Montreal
BABY
Pulleta
Newmarket Matchery
Newmarket, Ont
Bray
Bray Hatchery
John’ B
Hemisten
David O. Wilderness
Pageant Press
W. 42Nd
Roy Whitwell & Son
Glanford Station
R.R.1
Oliver Cletracs
P. Tiley
Blackwood Hodge
Suntract Road
Lane
Baldwin
Tree Farmer
F. M
Holland Landing
de Pearson
Sussex
N.B
Dixon's
Munro’s Drug
Elgin
Laval Seeds
Labelle Blvd
Abord-a-Plouffe
Que
POST
St. Clair Avenue
Maxim Brasil
San Francisco
Champaign
Illinois
B. McKellar
King George
R.R
New Westminster
B.C
Hove
Sexton Building
Minneapolis
Minn
Anada
Marvel
America
Bloor St. W
King St
Hamilton
Rideau St
Boz
Eighteenth St
New
Circle A Nutria Ranch
Meadowsweet Ave
Ciuba
Brown Studios
Fountain City
Indiana
Fetherstonhaugh & Company
University Ave
Medico Agency
Toronto Ont
Ali Pes
Stockwell Ltd
Ifracombe
England
Vetire
Liberal Commission
New Toronto
lLandrace
Columbia
Missouri
United States
Fergus Landrace
Fergus
Eighteenth Street
Cobourg, Gat
Legal
Hannaford St. Torenie
New York City
United Nations
Broadway
e/o
Stoppes
Dodd
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