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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 07, 1940
Page
7
New thousands now demand POP CRACKLE SNAP chorus daily across Canada. Children and adults listen each morning to the cheerful Rice Krispies song as the cereal stays afloat in milk for hours. Kellogg Company of Canada Limited markets Rice Krispies made in London Ontario.
Aileen, hired as secretary to Harlow, enters his library and meets a commanding, enigmatic host. She notes the room’s splendor and hints of hidden motives as she reads a crucial letter, while Mrs. Edwins, the housekeeper, confronts her with a surprising reveal about L Edwins.
Aileen ponders what comes next while a woman’s abrupt departure leaves the girl to self reproach. A kitchen maid’s prying habit is noted as a pattern of intrusion, contrasted with a supposed lady’s behavior as she inspects a waste paper.
In a drawing room, Mrs Edwins uses excuses to justify her actions while Jim Cari tom is accused of instability and suspicion. Mr Harlow enters, questions a housekeeper he finds unbalanced, and the moment ends with a charged, to be continued, cliffhanger.
The article details Hitler's forgery scheme aimed at destabilizing international currencies. It notes Britain’s countermeasures using a secret anti forgery thread and new pound notes. It highlights the Bank of England design to deter counterfeiters and the Royal Mint’s global clientele safeguarding currency integrity.
A committee of National Research Council of Canada dietitians prepared a modernized ration scale for the Department of National Defence. The plan emphasizes calories vitamins and all elements valued by dieticians with abundant Canadian fruits eggs and milk in the diet.
A Moscow decree announces new ceremonial field uniforms for Russian generals. The outfits feature gold buttons silver and gold braid shoulder straps and Sam Browne belts distinguishing them from earlier attire.
The Toronto Star argues progress in democracies like Canada hinges on majority consent. Reforms such as health and unemployment insurance lag due to generational and political consensus, with progress driven by events and public will rather than party lines.
The National Advisory Committee on Agricultural Services notes in Ottawa that feeding barley yields superior bacon both in cost and quality, based on experiments through July 1 1940. It cites improved feed barley grades and notes a remaining issue with barley meal grading.
A collection of brief inspirational quotes from Channing Mary Baker Eddy Cuyler and Bernard Bartou. The text emphasizes spiritual unity, clear vision, visible religion, and light guiding the faithful, using metaphors of lamps and lighthouses to urge enlightenment and grace.
The piece notes parachutes saved many aviators in Europe including so called parachute troops. It explains how pilots and others can escape from burning or unflyable planes and reach the ground safely. It mentions a standard British parachute described as 65 square yards of silk, 24 feet across, costing about $200 each.
Health Minister Mac Donald reported at a London luncheon that researchers have found a method to preserve blood for transfusions with indefinite value. He noted previous donor blood remained usable for four weeks.
Report describes the vast quantities of foodstuffs needed for a division of 16 000 men including eight tons each of beef bread and potatoes one ton of jam another of butter and 28 pounds of pepper. It also notes a London devised knocker with a peep hole for timid women left alone at home.
A subdued menu list features items described as crushed berries mashed potatoes whipped cream and beaten biscuits. In Leeds England parks a quarter million tulips were in full bloom creating a vivid seasonal display.
Home Service outlines year round dog care during heat waves. It advises shade for water, frequent refills, limited baths, balanced diet with milk and vegetables, and grass as a natural laxative. It promotes a 32 page booklet available for 15 cents from Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
The Peterborough Examiner notes that government revenue exists to be spent and circulated, creating jobs and reducing relief reliance. It cites experiments by C A Arbuthnot showing hens lay more eggs when fed a sawdust mix, and reports three 4000 horsepower Diesel locomotives running at 117 mph between Chicago and Denver.
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