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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
3
John Hays Hammond proposes a visual signal for motor ship whistles by spraying white powder into the air when air whistles sound. The invention aims to let captains distinguish signals among several anchored vessels. The piece suggests applying the idea to steamtrain whistles as well.
The article offers practical home tips. Clean porcelain with a kerosene damp cloth. Prevent fading by salt ammonia turpentine solution. Keep jam from crystallizing with gly terine. Brighten white straw hats with lemon juice and sulphur paste. Bleach yellowed wool by burning sulphur in a water bath under a barrel lid.
A wartime tribute praises the British farmer for yielding prime land for airfields and camps while still increasing output. He is credited with raising nearly twice as much food from fewer fields and is hailed as Exhibit No 1 among farming nations.
Scenes behind the rapid Allied advance in Italy honor the navies for delivering vast cargoes. Thousands of soldiers and vehicles arrived by sea, showing the immunity of these shipments at Anzio and beyond the main front. The German air threat was limited, allowing continuous supplies to power the offensive.
Two forms of severe itching female vulval itch and anal itch from piles pin worms or varicose veins are described. The ad promises rapid relief and urges keeping the ointment on hand, priced 60 cents per box and 2.00 for economy size.
A 1920s etiquette note answers common queries. Promptness is valued. carry a small potted plant if funds are tight. greet with How do you do. consult a stationer for up to date visiting card sizes. critique in private. use a fork to cut salads instead of the knife.
Dr. B. M. Sparling of Toronto promotes a new peptic ulcer remedy in Aviation Review claiming 100 percent effectiveness in all treated cases. X rays reportedly confirm the cure, with the method presented as a breakthrough in the magazine.
Germany loses its last major wolfram source as Portugal halts all exports and shuts its wolfram mines. The move marks a diplomatic Allied victory on the eve of the invasion of France.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports widespread confidence in a large U S wheat crop and favorable prospects in Canada and other regions. Australia and Argentina seedings rise while neutral countries show good prospects. India faces still tight imports. Milkweed floss payments begin in September for life preserver use. European decisions loom on future history.
A caravan built by war workers as a gift to General Montgomery follows his design, described as simple and motor-driven like a horse box. It features two compartments a bedroom with a tip up bunk a portable table and a wash facility in a compact overall kit.
Proposals from the War Damage Commission and an interfaith committee outline aid for bombed churches in Britain. Of about 14 000 affected, some may be rebuilt on new sites while others will be repaired or replaced by substitutes, with full reinstatement reserved for churches of historic interest.
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