Word: meats
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Mother Country, faced by concerted Canadian, Australian and New Zealand demands that she place an embargo on Soviet wheat and timber, declared this to be "impossible," but hinted that a partial embargo might be placed on Argentine meat...
Into the dickering pot Stanley Melbourne ("Handsomest") Bruce threw an Australian ultimatum in the form of a 5,500-word handout to the Press. Mentioning Argentina, Russia and Denmark by name, fighting Mr. Bruce demanded that the Mother Country cut down her imports of Argentine meat, Danish dairy products and Russian wheat and lumber either by Dipping her tariff or by a quota system forcing buyers in the United Kingdom to import more of these things from the Dominions, especially Australia. Mr. Bruce added a long list of articles (notably meat) on which Australia wants preferential treatment, asserting of course...
...With Argentina's vital meat sales to Great Britain at stake, President Augustin P. Justo kept a catlike watch on the Ottawa Conference last week. He let the news leak out that "Argentina has taken the initiative in seeking reciprocity tariff agreements with the United States and other countries...
...handle. For diversion, he likes to polish or scuttle about in his new Ford coupe. His best friend is one Carey MacPherson, who plays mediocre tennis, owns part of a Pasadena gas station. He is engaged to marry a Miss Verle Low. Vines's father owns nine meat markets in Seattle and elsewhere. His mother (separated) has a job in a Pasadena department store (F. C. Nash Co.). Remembering how her son wheedled money to buy tennis rackets, she says, "Oh, my! I hate to think about it.'' Vines now earns his own rackets as clerk in the San Francisco...
What is commonly called "ptomaine poisoning" is poisoning from foods which contain putrefactive bacteria. Fish and vegetables are more likely to be infected than meat or fruit. Soup is less liable to contain the bacteria. Infection may result from contamination during preparation as well as from age and exposure. Symptoms appear in from two to 72 hours. There are severe gastric pains, headache, nausea. Vomiting will bring relief in mild cases, hence an emetic is the first treatment, followed by castor oil, epsom salts or an enema. In severe cases prolonged illness with typhoid-like symptoms may result...