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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1961
Page
6
Andrea Bayard writes in her book Brazilian Eden about Matto Grosso tribes with customs banning mother in law contact and gifting rituals. The account includes cannibal claims and Bayard’s youthful adventures spanning a nineteen year old narrator’s vivid experiences.
A proposed round the clock poison service in Britain aims to trim child poisoning deaths. Parents could dial POL for guidance when a child swallows a dangerous substance amid rising use of household cleaners and tablets. France already runs such a service with heavy call volumes.
In Brittany a jilted youth swallowed poison and a Parisian poison expert guided the local doctor by telephone. A blotting paper test turned yellow orange confirming the poison and an antidote was given. the patient recovered. A Madagascar bound cargo ship later faced poison after crew ate poisonous fish but recovered after six hours following the master’s notes.
A debate in the aircraft industry weighs backward facing seats as a potential life saver after a Boston crash where head injuries from front cabin fittings and impact injuries affected many passengers. Proponents cite better energy absorption from seat backs while airlines worry about passenger acceptance.
Sketched lines describe sharp dressed cowboys and lawmen in frontier TV Westerns. The piece notes buyers and retailers like Brooks Brothers Nieman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue as imagined in Deadwood Gutch Laramie and Dodge City settings.
A writer recalls subtle, recurring chances affecting small family meals and visits. He notes dozens of readers share similar quirks, and recounts a clear moment when he sensed his mother’s death across three thousand miles before a confirming cable from England arrived.
The columnist notes Dee’s quick business trip to Toronto last week and her talk about the first month at the cottage. She also mentions her steady flow of visitors during the stay and ongoing conversations about those topics.
Pattern 995 offers crochet instructions for a 7 inch swan bordered washcloth holder with No 30 cotton and a $0.35 price. Also includes a long anecdotal piece about a child misinterpreting danger, pool versus sea swimming, ESP, and reflections on modern life.
The piece notes that the Cumberland region tribes mix English and Scotch Irish roots and possess rural wisdom. It cites Woodrow Wilson and Cecil Sharp on their language, including archaic phrases like right smart set a spell take the night behelden and clumb. It highlights flavor from Shakespeare and the King James Bible.
Excerpt discusses a nostalgic race memory linking modern readers to forebears and to neighbors aged with the respectful titles Aunt and Uncle. It frames these terms as symbols of dignity for gray heads and mature philosophy in Clark McMeekin's piece.
A reader asks if a man should rise when another couple stops to speak at his table. The answer states a man must always rise when a woman stops at his table.
Advertisement for Printed Pattern 4784 Misses' sizes with yardage details and one piece cut. Offers pattern for 50 cents plus 35 cents for catalog, requests plain print of size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Box 1 123 Eighteenth St New Toronto Ont. Highlights summer fashion catalog with many patterns.
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