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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
8
A series of etiquette questions covers workplace conflict, bridesmaids costs, thanking servers, dining civility, engagement ring placement, and teen invitations. Answers advise private discussion, spouselike responsibility, polite acknowledgment, speaking when seated together, wearing the ring on the third finger of the right hand, and invitations from a mother or sister for a guest girl.
How can I store furs for the summer without a fur house Clean thoroughly sprinkle tobacco powder in a suit box with lid wrap in newspapers How can I prevent white silk from yellowing Launder with care and dry in shade Prepare healing solution for cuts and burns Dissolve boric acid in water How should I store an oil stove for summer Mix linseed oil turpentine and stove blacking apply two coats and grease nickel parts Purify cistern water Add powdered charcoal Discoloration in tea stained pitcher Cure by soaking milk to sour then wash
A woman bursts into a clerk’s office with a marriage license for Albert Briggs and asks about its validity after an escape. The scene shifts to a blacksmith and his partner arguing about plans, while other fragments hint at social viewpoints and a calm Texan cook’s secret.
A humorous exchange features Farmer Giles and a hiker noting rain and a neighbor's Tand. Giles jokes that his neighbor has more Tand, implying heavier rain or luck, as the conversation unfolds with rustic wordplay.
Hon. C. D. Howe told the House of Commons that arrangements are completed to augment gas supply in Western Ontario for the coming winter. He said a report will be tabled soon, and negotiations between the power and oil controllers aim to improve supply. Karl Honmeath asked the question.
The gross revenues of the Canadian National Railways System for the week ending May 14, 1941, rose to 6 067 031 dollars, up from 4 613 996 dollars in the same period of 1949, an increase of 1 453 035 dollars or 31.5 percent.
A German refugee physicist in the United States has developed a new interferometer based technique to measure plant growth speed. It uses light rays to detect dimensional changes beyond microscope visibility, signaling a potential advance in American agricultural research.
Researchers Dr Carl Reich of Lenox Hill Hospital and Dr W F Dunning of Columbia University report rats with longer normal lifespans showed higher white blood cell counts while those with shorter lifespans had lower counts.
Dr. Pauline A. Davis of Harvard Medical School told the American Psychiatric Association in Richmond Virginia that passive dependent individuals show dominant alpha waves while active independent individuals usually lack them. Alpha waves are the largest and lowest frequency brain waves, about ten cycles per second.
The text notes that another wave type named beta occurs at a rate between thirty five and fifty cycles per second.
An eleven year old boy in Yuma says a clam struck his shoulder during a rainstorm prompting questions about odd weather. The clam’s proximity to natural clam habitats is noted as distant, with the Gulf of California described as the nearest source fifty miles away.
A clipped notice from Film Service advertises enlargements to 4 by 6 inches and reprints in the same size. It directs readers to contact 183 King East, Dept. 7, Yorente for service details and pricing.
Members of the British Parliament paused the sitting in 1823 to watch a balloon ascent, with lawmakers leaving chambers to witness the aerial spectacle. The event highlights early fascination with ballooning and public curiosity around new technologies.
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