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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
7
Two Cleveland Clinic doctors reported cases of three people living over two years after removal of the entire right half of their brains. They said the two brain halves are not identical and act as two drivers coordinating movements.
Ontario doctors report a Toronto prenatal clinic study over several years shows a supplementary diet for expectant mothers—oranges eggs milk tomatoes cheese and wheat germ—led to zero miscarriages or stillbirths and fewer pregnancy complications. The program also reduced anemia shortened labor and boosted mothers ability to nurse newborns.
Elvina Parker wins six award in a brief story contest. A telegram from her brother says Bob was killed by a lion while on a big-game expedition in Africa. A large package arrives with a lion inside. Elvina doubts the report but receives a second telegram confirming the grim outcome.
Nation faces disruptions as heat raises temp and speeds noise. An Air Ministry message is misrouted through seven people, ending with an Air Marshal. A young man asks for a kiss, a boy questions ocean fish, and Solomon era caves are repurposed for air raid shelter construction capable of holding 6 000 per BONS.
A reader asks practical home advice covering paint drip prevention with a half rubber ball on a brush, heating rolls to restore freshness, boosting hair gloss with beaten egg white, avoiding blistering by drying wood, and exterminating water bugs by pouring kerosene down the sink weekly. Building permits in Canada in 1940 totalled 118 million dollars.
A set of etiquette guidance covering seating thanks after a seat offer, leaving a dance floor, offering cigars, handling disagreements, bib use with napkin, and bridal processions. It specifies that both partners thank the seat offer, couples should edge to the floor, cigars may be offered by the host, polite disagreement is avoided, children should use napkins properly, and bridal processions form in the church vestibule.
The article notes a planned high profile event at Jasper National Park in Alberta with extensive photography. It forecasts considerable shooting this season with explosive visuals but no firearms. The first shooting sequence is planned for mid June involving Canadian and United States camera enthusiasts.
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