Strikes Cripple Canada Economy and War Efforts
The piece notes how shortages from strikes have slowed nails to trucks, shirts to soap, keeping price controls vital. Rt Hon C D Howe warns that steel, coal, lumber, and lake shipping stoppages slowed expansion begun after the war, urging renewed cooperation among governments, management, labor, producers, and consumers to restore full employment and high living standards.
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Canada
Winnipeg
C.D. Howe
Mr. Howe
United States
British Columbia
Ontario
Howe
Bridge Fires Plague Sydney Span Every Week
The 1,590 ft single span Sydney bridge on the railway line catches fire about once weekly due to cigarette butts and old tram tickets stuck in deck crevices. Authorities plan hydrants every 100 feet and civilians may soon share wartime services. A match company starts producing water resistant matches at 7,500,000 daily guaranteed to ignite after wet submersion for four hours.
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Sydney Charter
Vswego
Match Company
McGill psychologist flags positive discipline over corporal punishment
Edith M. Willis a McGill University child psychologist argues against corporal punishment for insecure children advocating rewards praise and discreet use of spanking in select cases She emphasizes positive discipline teaching conformity and social behavior while noting punishment is a minor part of child development and can be harmful The piece also mentions a Forties health note urging middle aged care through diet and exercise.
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McGill
Edith M. Willis
McGill University
Willis
Stanford University
Department of National Health and Welfare
Price Control And Rationing Information
Wartime Prices and Trade Board announces a four to five cent rise per pound in prunes retail price, rejecting uncontrolled pricing. December coupons validate sugar preserves S36 on Dec 5 and S27, S38 on Dec 19. After Oct 80 no priority suit certificates issued. pre Oct 30 certificates honored through December for civilians and ex servicemen. Report ownership change of rationed businesses to local Ration Administration. Request pamphlets Consumers News or Blue Book with ceiling prices and time reference to Wartime Prices and Trade Board office in your province.
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Prices and Trade Board
United States
Consumers’ News
First 20 years shape lifelong guilt and anxiety warn Dr Cameron
Montreal psychiatrist Dr D Ewen Cameron told a Westmount parents meeting at St George's School that the early years set patterns for anxiety and guilt. He warned against overusing guilt as a control method and noted how parental teaching influences later decisions, relationships, and responsibility.
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Montreal
D. Ewen Cameron
Allan Memorial Institute of Psychiatry
St. George's School
Westmen
Cameron
McGill University
Gems of Thought on Merit and Virtue
A compact collage of aphorisms on merit from Beecher Rochefoucauld Homer and Eddy. It contrasts inner worth with noise and fame and notes merit’s rewards arise from right conduct rather than public glare. The piece links virtue to quiet persistence and hidden origins.
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Halifax
Men Beecher
Rochefoucauld
Mary Baker Eddy
Bewitched by Words Warns of Chimney Sweep Fraud
Robert R. Hyde of the British Industrial Welfare Society warned in an advertisement about a chimney sweep who called himself a fluonomist and charged sixpence more than standard rates. He urged caution against unscrupulous tradesmen exploiting words to boost prices.
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Robert R. Hyde
British Industrial Welfare Society
Canadian eggs grow heavier under federal poultry plan
The article notes Canadian eggs are becoming heavier and tastier due to the federal Agriculture Department poultry service. Experts credit record of production policy and a line of certified birds, with hens averaging 250 eggs per year and a grand total of 304 to 356 eggs for standout birds, though some outliers prove less useful in breeding plans.
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Canadia
Poultry
Federal Agriculture Department
Department
Canada
Britain's iron and steel output rises in October
Production in October exceeded the three quarter average despite fuel and transport limits. Pig iron averaged 159,800 tons weekly, steel 254,300 tons weekly, with annual pig iron at just over 3.1 million tons and steel at 13.23 million tons. Exports remain below prewar levels but show growth from 1945. Overseas shipments for September totaled 143,200 tons.
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Britain
London
Backache Relief Through Dr Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills
Outdoor workers face backache from cold dampness and exertion. Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills are advertised to stimulate both liver and kidneys, purify the blood, relieve backache and tiredness, and help maintain health by keeping the body well.
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Chase
Record of the Great Eastern and Nine Stack Ships
W Orton Tewson in An Attic Salt Shaker recalls the Great Eastern as a full rigged ship with auxiliary engines, noting its records of five funnels and six masts. He cites Hodgins and Magoun on Noah's Ark dimensions, and details the ship’s size, displacement, and troubled end after 1887.
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W. Orton Tewson
Erle Hodgins
F. Alander Magoun
Scott Russell
River Thames
Hodgins and Magoun
Seven Seas
Canada reports 12,120,044 ration books issued in 1946
The Prices Board announced 12,120,044 ration books were distributed for 1946, up from 11,658,933 in 1945. Canada’s population, based on the 1941 census, stood at 11,508,655, with a 613,389 population increase since 1941. The Board could not break down figures by province due to overlapping territories and districts.
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Canada
Prices Board
Natton
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