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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 21, 1945
Page
2
The article traces Canada’s transport evolution from river and lake travel to roads, railways, and air routes. It links infrastructure to settlement, economic growth, and social progress, noting coastal access, transcontinental railways, western settlement, and northern air links connecting distant regions.
Canada expands transport links with railways canals air freight and port development. The system covers 42400 miles of track and 2000 miles inland waterway linking western provinces to markets while wartime freight and passenger demand rose sharply. Rail car loadings up 59 percent and passengers 90 percent from 1939 to 1943.
An advertisement claims internal treatment is needed for hemorrhoids and promotes Hem-Roid tablets as a painless, 40 year trusted remedy. It offers a five day no risk trial with full refund if unsatisfied, urging purchase at any drug store and return of unused portions. The note emphasizes home use and Canadian company backing.
Provincial Agricultural Minister L. F. McIntosh told the legislature that one million cattle and five million pigs in Saskatchewan lack adequate medical services. He noted only 35 veterinarians in the province with an average age of 60, urging legal and financial government action.
A new casualty employment service opens at the veterans affairs office in Montreal. Twelve specially trained men, all amputees from the war, will interview disabled veterans to place them in suitable jobs.
The record notes that over 1,800 famines have been documented in China since 180 Bc. It singles out the famine of 1877 78 which claimed about 9.5 million lives.
The pamphlet outlines sugar coupon validity for canning sugar eight coupons on May 17 and ten on July 19, with each coupon good for half a pound. It notes 10 pounds per ration book holder and directs readers to War Time Prices and Trade Board offices for price ceilings and related info. It also covers farm machinery disposition and meal requirements for ration coupons.
A collage of light jokes and domestic quips covers dating mishaps creating delays over borrowed money and supper table misunderstandings. It shifts to a boat crossing joke a child’s retort about being an old maid and a magistrate’s fine tale. A pun about salt closes the page.
Consumers' News argues that both buyers and sellers share guilt in black market activity. The piece warns inflation spirals from price gouging, hoarding, overbuying, and obtaining rationed goods without coupons, threatening economic structure and national security.
John T. Dyment of T C A told Winnipeg Lions Club airliners after the war will be four times larger than present planes. Weighing about 80 000 pounds, with four engines and a cruising speed above 300 mph, they will carry 44 passengers and include sleeper accommodations. Availability hinges on wartime progress, he said.
A popular antiseptic marketed as Moone's Emerald Oil claims to heal Bezema Barber's Itch Salt Rheum and other inflammatory skin eruptions within days. The oil is described as antiseptic and penetrating, with old stubborn cases reported as yielding to its influence. Sold by drugstores with satisfaction or money back guarantee.
A March menu features Corn and Potato Chowder with salt pork, onions, potatoes, corn and milk, plus a brown oven popped rice crumb crusted cutlet dish. Separate bowls offer crisp salt pork cubes and pop rice for serving. yield six servings.
The city Aachen in present day Germany was historically called Aix la Chapelle when governed by France, reflecting its period of French rule and the use of a French name in official references.
A compact garden 12 by 25 feet can supply most vegetables from July to frost for a small family. Use across width rows 12 to 18 inches apart and stake later crops. Thorough ground prep and thinning ensure quick growth. Gentle curves and shrubbery enhance home grounds while painting in Rome appears with ancient context.
Chicago Daily News notes Britain has 1187 public relations men on the government payroll and compares it to Elmer Davis with over 5400 press agents on OWL. The piece suggests British propaganda may rely on detractors and the boost from every knock.
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