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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 27, 1951
Page
3
The text describes a Division of Agriculture pamphlet detailing methods for curing cabbage and salt preservation in large wooden barrels, including stacking layers, salt amounts, and fermentation temperatures. It then shifts to household safety guidance on fire prevention, chimney upkeep, matches, ash trays, and smoking habits to protect human lives and property.
Practical fire survival guidance emphasizes closing bedroom doors at night to block hot gases and smoke. If awake and smelling smoke, test door heat, then crawl to safety if hall is dangerous. If door is hot or smoke fills the room, use a window and call for help. In unfamiliar buildings, stay low and prepare to escape with care.
The text outlines roof vulnerabilities in a building, noting that roof covering material, its application method, and maintenance influence overall durability. It urges reroofing before wood rot sets in and mentions shingles deteriorating as a hazard to structure integrity.
Britain has provided 40 percent more manpower per 1000 inhabitants for defence of the free world than any other European nation, and remains in proportion even compared with the United States.
A June 9 1951 financial note compares costs per patient day across Canada. It cites Ontario group figures at 12.05 dollars in 1950 and Vancouver General at 13.00 dollars, with Canadian hospitals averaging 1.5 employees per patient. Western Memorial Hospital reports 13.59 dollars per patient day for August 1951 and under 1.3 employees per patient, with plans to add 36 beds to reduce staff per patient.
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