Inflation a warned peril in wartime Canada economy
A Canadian article argues against monetary inflation to fund the war, warning that printing money harms the general public and recalls the post 1929 collapse. It cites Germany and Nazi subjugation as lessons, urges thrift, and endorses tax or self-borrowing as safer paths, stressing savings and cutbacks on leisure to finance the effort. It quotes JA McLeod of Bank of Nova Scotia urging strict expenditure limits and higher savings.
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Canteen Gift From Tilbury to Tibury England
G Ignatieff of Canada House handed over a mobile canteen donated by Tilbury Ontario to Tibury England. Donors raised 1400 dollars from scrap metal and rags to fund the purchase.
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Deportations of Poles to Siberia Begin in Occupied Poland
Frederick T. Birchall notes in the New York Times that about half a million Poles in the Russian occupied belt east of Warsaw were deported to Siberia in the first year of occupation. Mass removals began after the Red Army moved in and continued with varying intensity due to transport limits, sparing none from old to young.
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New York Times
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Quiz style Ministry of Food ad promotes conserve of scarce supplies
The Ottawa Journal notes a British Ministry of Food advert in quiz form with 10 questions on conserving food. It explains answers such as hay-boxes as fuel savers and pettitoes as pigs trotters, while highlighting protections and energy-bearing items amid wartime shortages.
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Saving And Sacrifice Investing To The Limit In War Savings Certificates
The call of the moment is saving and sacrifice with sparing use of essentials avoiding luxuries and investing to the limit in war savings certificates and government securities to aid the war effort and ease postwar economic impact. The piece urges Canadian women to adopt this stance wholeheartedly, as noted by the Brockville Recorder and Times.
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Selected recipes for all-bran pastry bites
The notes provide a single recipe for au-vsat pastry using apple butter and cream cheese with lemon juice. It details rolling All-Bran pastry, cutting to circles, baking at 150 degrees F for about 10 minutes, stacking with apple butter, then topping with lemon cream cheese. Yield four servings.
Creamy Caramels From Crown Brand Corn Syrup
Simple candy recipe yields 36 bite sized caramels. Crown Brand corn syrup and white sugar form a chewy caramel base cooked to 246 degrees F. Butter vanilla added off heat then poured into a lightly oiled pan and cooled. Cut into small squares with scissors.
Kellogg's All-Bran Promotes Regular Bowel Action
An advertisement urges readers to treat constipation by adding bulk to the diet with Kellogg's All-Bran. It stresses that the cereal provides a steady, nonpurging form of relief, encourages water intake, and notes availability in two sizes and individual servings, made by Kellogg's in London, Canada.
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Secret device claimed to deter U boat attacks
The Toronto Daily Star reports a secret Canadian made device as Britain's answer to Germany’s U boat threat. The anti-submarine apparatus allegedly guarantees destruction of subs once located, with depth bombs if a craft attempts submergence. The Star also notes periscope surfaces become useless until replacements.
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