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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
15
A look at raid after raid on tax dodgers reveals schemes from claiming fake wives and children to forged dependents and misdeclared income. Dozens of cases show penalties and jail, with clever tricks collapsing under audit and leading to fines.
The piece traces paraffin wax from tree repair to medical uses and experiments. It notes its role in physiotherapy baths, sex determination myths, and early oil refining, crediting Dr James Young with early paraffin recovery and early candlemaking usage.
The Imperial Oil Review traces paraffin wax use from early candle making to modern filtration presses. It notes ancient wax artifacts in Egypt Greece and Rome, a lost wax casting method revived in World War II, and paraffin's role in insulation and microbiology. It highlights wax masks, dolls, and a Petrolia magnate embalmed in wax in 1891.
Protest letters reach Tokio over a song titled Lets Go To Tokio that supposedly lures farm workers to the city. The gag reveals gullible buyers and misread ads, including a New York store claim that hire purchase instalments are peanuts after a peanut broker handed over bags of nuts. A Vancouver car label promising theft value preceded a theft. A clergyman notes the crowd pays attention.
An advertisement touts Kabul Brilliantine as a non dye hair color restorer with claimed results in two weeks. It lists a box of two bottles for 3.50 and prepaid money orders or COD options. Satisfaction guaranteed by Kabul Products Regd Montreal.
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