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Marilyn Brown used to have to go downtown frequently so doctors could check the pacemaker device that keeps her heart beating regularly. Now, all she (...)
Marilyn Brown used to have to go downtown frequently so doctors could check the pacemaker device that keeps her heart beating regularly. Now, all she (...)

Marilyn Brown used to have to go downtown frequently so doctors could check the pacemaker device that keeps her heart beating regularly. Now, all she (...)

Date8/19/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Marilyn Brown used to have to go downtown frequently so doctors could check the pacemaker device that keeps her heart beating regularly. Now, all she has to do is telehone her doctor. Two electrodes taped to her body lead to an amplifier which transmits sound of her heart by telephone.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0026370F
      Pacemaker that keeps 76-year-old Eli Parsons' heart beating at a regular speed fits into palm of hand
      Pacemaker that keeps 76-year-old Eli Parsons' heart beating at a regular speed fits into palm of hand
      James, Norman
      12/11/1968
      A heart pacemaker like this is what keeps Robert Young alive, and he explains the working of it to (from left) his wife Anne, and daughters Stephanie,(...)
      A heart pacemaker like this is what keeps Robert Young alive, and he explains the working of it to (from left) his wife Anne, and daughters Stephanie,(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      1/24/1972
      Having Decided not to replace the pacemaker that's kept her heart going, 103-year-old Mary Brown must not get excited, but she still enjoys playing th(...)
      Having Decided not to replace the pacemaker that's kept her heart going, 103-year-old Mary Brown must not get excited, but she still enjoys playing th(...)
      Bull, Ron
      8/29/1975
      Archdeacon A. C. McCollum With Dr. Ray Heimbecker, Transistor-powered disc keeps his heart beating 73 times a minute
      Archdeacon A. C. McCollum With Dr. Ray Heimbecker, Transistor-powered disc keeps his heart beating 73 times a minute
      Lennon, Frank
      n.d.
      Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
      Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
      Teskey, Frank
      2/6/1972
      All her own: A worker on the Soviet Suzdal state farm tends the goats she keeps on her private plot of land, which she will now legally be allowed to lease
      All her own: A worker on the Soviet Suzdal state farm tends the goats she keeps on her private plot of land, which she will now legally be allowed to lease
      Spremo, Boris
      3/4/1990
      Comfort of your ride can depend on your tires, so check them frequently
      Comfort of your ride can depend on your tires, so check them frequently
      Mahler, John
      6/11/1980
      Joyce Nakagawa keeps watch with Jeannie Lowe at wheel, However, she and a halfdozen other women reservists were all set to go to sea during the week(...)
      Joyce Nakagawa keeps watch with Jeannie Lowe at wheel, However, she and a halfdozen other women reservists were all set to go to sea during the week(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/5/1978
      Research breakthrough: Dr. Michael Glynn holds a dead water moccasin, a pit viper closely related to the snake whose venom was used to help save a man's life during a heart operation. Doctors Sally Teasdale and Vytas Zulys, also part of the hospital team,
      Research breakthrough: Dr. Michael Glynn holds a dead water moccasin, a pit viper closely related to the snake whose venom was used to help save a man's life during a heart operation. Doctors Sally Teasdale and Vytas Zulys, also part of the hospital team,
      Mahler, John
      3/17/1988
      Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
      Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
      Combs, Erin
      9/22/1980
      Keeping it simple: Loren told The Star she keeps her beauty routine simple and confided that, at 46, wrinkles don't worry her, and she will never have plastic surgery
      Keeping it simple: Loren told The Star she keeps her beauty routine simple and confided that, at 46, wrinkles don't worry her, and she will never have plastic surgery
      Combs, Erin
      5/5/1981
      Keeping it simple: Loren told The Star she keeps her beauty routine simple and confided that, at 46, wrinkles don't worry her, and she will never have plastic surgery
      Keeping it simple: Loren told The Star she keeps her beauty routine simple and confided that, at 46, wrinkles don't worry her, and she will never have plastic surgery
      Combs, Erin
      5/5/1981