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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 22, 1952
Page
15
A discussion argues that cigarette smuggling from the United States into Canada fuels a profitable illegal trade. It warns that such activity invites gangsters, bribe-taking officials, and violent crime, drawing a parallel to American Prohibition and stressing border risk.
The article explains celandine, a poppy family plant, pushes new leaves in late winter and signals spring. It notes yellow sap can irritate skin and was used in medicine for warts jaundice and as a purgative. Also called swallowwort, it is a biennial that winters with a green rosette and blooms in May through summer.
A history of bathing from ancient Greece to Victorian Britain notes that medieval London had few baths while public bathhouses emerged slowly. It contrasts Greek and Roman practices with later centuries when washing was seen as unhealthy, and mentions Roman private baths and Pompeii sites as well as Gloucestershire’s Cheatworth Villa remains.
The article surveys Roman public baths at Wroxeter and Bath, noting heating via underfloor fire pits and pillar supports. It discusses Roman bathing customs, the rise of mixed bathing, and church condemnation of bathing as sinful, plus a long section of vintage cake and frosting recipes unrelated to the main topic.
A local kitchen column offers detailed carrot cake, marshmallow frosting, molasses sponge cake, and coffee frosting recipes. It lists ingredients, steps, and oven temperatures, highlighting grated carrot use in cakes and a marshmallow frosting finish.
A reminiscence on tuning out ads, comparing American and English radio norms. The author recalls friends skipping commercials, argues readers pay for content via ads, and suggests newspaper style sponsorship or remote controls could shape future broadcast advertising.
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