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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1940
Page
3
A new vitamin biotin was described to the American Chemical Society. It is a colorless crystal extracted from 250000 year old Chin ese duck egg yolks by F Kogel and B Townes. Biotin is essential for nitrogen fixation by Azotobacter, base of plant life and potentially all food.
A University of Pennsylvania bicentennial conference reports that wetting agents in water can kill many deadly germs. New forms of soap show similar germicidal powers. The discovery demonstrates enhanced water penetration into feathers of birds and waterfowl.
Reported method uses a fine electric wire tip to touch the brain surface without opening the skull. The current bakes and destroys gray matter but does not remove it, enabling skilled surgeons to perform operations on the brain via non-invasive electrical heating.
A map shows Asiatic complications as Japanese forces invade French Indo China at Haiphong and clash with Indo Chinese troops at Dong Dang in a drive toward China by the back door.
A comic collection of everyday vignettes includes a neighbor trading apples for six days away, a young man courting a quartet of sisters with Agatha as the sole listener, a joke about Adam and Eve on a telephone line, plus a boy resisting fear with a prayer lapse.
A bulletin from the Association of American Railroads notes that hundreds of lives could be saved yearly if motorists exercise greater care when approaching grade crossings used by Canadian lines and other members.
A collection of simple tips: protect wallpaper with a flat tin or old license plate when cleaning woodwork, straighten warped ironing boards by flipping the cover, remove ink on fingers using banana peels, revive wilting flowers by hot water treatment and trimming stems, and remove glue from furniture or fabric with vinegar applied and rubbed until softened.
A warning on fire risk notes frequent fires from coast to coast and large losses. It argues insurance and a high reputation fireproof safe as the vital protection for business records and financial security against unpredictable blazes.
A 1930s style etiquette column answers six questions on courtesy in social settings. It covers refusing drinks, gum chewing, doors, gossip, table distance, and debutante dress color with concise guidance and proverbs.
A Nassau resident Mrs Raymond Moss formerly of Stratford Ontario is named private secretary to the Duke of Windsor governor of The Bahamas. She is the daughter in law of Mr and Mrs C Moss of Stratford Ontario.
The gross revenues of the Canadian National Railways System for the week ending September 21, 1940, totaled 5,043,389 dollars, with a subsequent figure of 5,651,182 dollars noted in the report. The data reflects weekly earnings across the all inclusive railway network.
A Hollywood eye specialist claimed his wife fell for her soulmate Sho Sha at séances. A judge issued a subpoena for Sho Sha and the court considered night sessions to permit a pro se spirit testimony.
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