Preventing Colds in Babies and Young Children
Health column by Dr Elizabeth Chant Robertson advises parents on preventing colds in infants. Emphasizes avoiding crowded places during cold season, proper dress to prevent chilling, hygiene, humidified air, breast feeding during illness, masking and hand washing, and careful fever management with medical guidance. Includes cautions against oily nose drops and home remedies, and guidance on rest, fluids, sponge baths, and limited outdoor exposure during recovery.
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Elizabeth Chant Rebertson
Cam
Fool-Proof Putter Sparks USGA Debate In St Paul
In St Paul two businessmen unveil a golf putter with a built in spirit level to reveal green curvature. USGA may not sanction the device seen as an artificial aid while local pros split on its usefulness for deceptive greens.
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ST. Paul
Barton Setchell
Joseph Zimmerman
United States Golfers’ Association
Duncan MacRae
Hillcrest Country Club
MacRae
Wally Mund
Midland Hills
USGA
al Wareham
Tiredness danger and simple remedies in medical guidance
Fatigue is a common complaint that may indicate illness or stress. The guide advises checking sleep hours, workload, and relaxation levels, noting worry can trigger tiredness. If fatigue persists, consult a medical professional or health nurse for confidential advice.
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Committee On Industrial Medicine
The
Canadian Medical Association
Clea
Helpful Hints On Weddings And Milk Heating Practices
A compact advisory notes etiquette for wedding gifts when an invitation is received. It also shares practical tips for heating milk: cover the pan, protect milk from light, speed heating, and prevent skin formation though it must be watched closely to avoid boiling over.
Jet engines linked to mysterious illness in pilots
CHICAGO British pilots report a mysterious illness amid jet plane use raising questions of supersonic sickness. Government and industry experts review a Journal of the American Medical Association report citing a London correspondent and a test engineer whose car trouble sparks concern about engine vibration and inaudible noise affecting nearby people.
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Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal
London
Good Timber and the Law of Life
A compact meditation compares trees and people, arguing that hardship builds strength. It describes how trees and individuals endure wind, weather, and struggle to grow strong, with the strongest standing in rough seasons as patriarchs who bear scars from many winds.
Nylon rope can lift three tons with a half inch diameter
A half inch diameter nylon rope can lift a load of three tons. This fact highlights the high strength of nylon fiber for heavy lifting applications.
Women curlers rise across prairie clubs this season
Reports from clubs across the prairies indicate an increase in women curlers this season signaling growing participation. Also noted: heavyweight champion Joe Louis will retire after one more title defense in June and a Johannesburg City League hockey surge gains following in South Africa.
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Prairies
Joe Louis
Johannesburg
South Africa
Editor praises two books by fellow newspapermen
An editor reviews two newly published works. Kenneth Wells’s Owl Pen, illustrated by Lucille Offie, chronicles self reform and farm life with humor, bees, ducks, and a hopeful ending. Rod Kennedy’s The Road South, by the Family Herald editor and Boer War veteran, offers vivid World War I veteran and English regiment experiences with intertwined love stories and strong writing. Ambassador Books Ltd. offers copies at $3.00.
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Kenneth Wells
Lucille Offie
Orillia
Ont
J. M. Dent & Sons (Can.) Ltd
Toronto
Rod Kennedy
Rod
Family Herald
Weekly Star
Canadian Authors’ Association
England
Roderick Stuart Kennedy
Ambassador Books Limited
Hat Trick Term Urged to Be Banned in Hockey
Stan Saplin, publicity man for the New York Rangers, leads a one man campaign to drop the phrase hat trick from hockey noting it originated unclear and has not caught on in hockey. He cites confusion with soccer and cricket and points to editors using the term without confidence in Madison Square Garden program notes.
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New York
Stan Saplin
New York Rangers
Saplin
Madison Square Garden
Smile of the Week Milk Complaint and Language Note
A dairy customer complains to her milkman about poor milk quality amid joking exchanges about grass feed. The milkman laments cows crying yet the narrator notes a woman wanting her milk not to bear their tears. A survey finds boys know more words than girls by age six, but girls use words more effectively.
Embroidered Prayer Pattern For Children
Describes a decorative needlework pattern 7251 with an embroidered childhood prayer image. Includes transfer chart, easy-to-follow directions, and photos. Pattern costs twenty five cents. request via Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Union, 175 McDermot Avenue East, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Ozaki Urges Scrapping Japanese For English Or Esperanto
Tokyo Yukio Ozaki Japan's leading parliamentarian argues for replacing the Japanese language with English or Esperanto. He says schools could teach two foreign languages in the time now spent on kanji. He adds Japanese words especially abstract ones like democracy are ambiguous and romanized writing is unfeasible.
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Tokyo
Yukio Ozaki
Japan
Ozaki
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