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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
7
In a charged exchange at a house, Aileen Rivers confronts Mr Harlow about his real intentions. Carlton, a detective, and Brown, a fellow lodger, wait outside as Harlow hints at wealth and influence, implying a proposed marriage for power.
Saul Marling debates marriage as Harlow shares a dream of a wife for him and recalls a past rubber stock manipulation. The two men discuss crime, jokes, and motives while a dinner party plot hints at a twenty million payoff and a hidden future.
An advertisement from the Home Service section promotes a diet plan claiming 1900 calories daily can shed about two pounds per week. It touts a 2 week low calorie menu, a 15 cent booklet offer, and lists sample meals with calories. Also mentions related booklets and items for sale at Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
The gross value of commodities produced on Canadian farms in 1939 is estimated at 1 170 943 000, up from 1 062 645 000 in 1938, with field crops rising 153 percent. Poultry, flax, and wool also gain, while dairy products fruits vegetables tobacco furs maple products honey clover and grass seeds slip. English districts receive hand fire fighters for protection if grain crops are hit by bombs from raiding planes.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture warns that oil cans are unsafe for food canning. Terne plate lining contains lead, a poisonous metal, and such cans are not designed for food use. Leads to lamination risk and potential contamination. use proper food cans sold for canning.
A fragment from a period piece reflects on labor as a key to national enrichment. Quoted voices praise the rewards of labor and the living, working God who moves all things. The text notes private owners scrapping metal railings and bandstands to support the war effort, encouraging contributions of old fencing.
An elastic glass has been developed for making garters belts and other articles of clothing.
A historical note reports that pasteurization of milk causes a small decrease in vitamin C content. The finding suggests minimal nutrient loss but confirms vitamin stability is not greatly affected.
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