This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
2
The piece notes strikes severely hinder Canada’s industry and reconversion efforts. Material shortages from work stoppages slow production of nails, trucks, shirts, soap and glass. It argues price ceilings and wartime controls must stay while supply lags demand to avoid inflation, and mentions black markets in nails and lumber.
In Winnipeg Rt Hon C D Howe outlines how U S steel and coal strikes, a lake shipping stoppage, lumber workers in British Columbia, Ontario soda ash, and a long steel strike slowed construction and manufacturing. He says expansion begun in March faltered in May and declined thereafter.
Mr Howe urged cooperation among all groups affected by strikes including labour management government producers and consumers. He said full employment and a high standard of living depend on new vigorous cooperative action between federal and provincial governments between management and labor and between government and industry.
The 1 650 ft single span bridge across Sydney harbor catches fire about once weekly. Fires start in the wooden deck areas of the rail track where cigarette butts lodge in crevices jammed with old tram tickets and are fanned by wind. Authorities say hydrants must be added to one every 100 feet.
Oswego news reports a new water resistant match off the line for wartime service men. The Match Company now manufactures 7,500,000 matches daily. The waterproof light will work even after four hours under water and will soon be available to civilians.
Average prices on Vancouver market last week include Beaver 24.40 Coyote 5.35 Ermine 2.25 Fisher 26.50 Lynx 28.15 Otter 24.98 Raccoon 2.22 Skunk 175 Castor 6.73 Seneca 2.00 and other items. A note mentions 14 Canadian Big Game images, cost over 14000.08, 19 years to secure, offered to December shippers free. 1. 4. MUNRO vs 1913 Kingsway.
Mrs. Edith M. Willis a McGill University child psychologist argues against corporal punishment saying insecure children gain nothing and may suffer. She urges positive discipline with rewards praise and timely, discriminating punishment only for children old enough to understand.
A humorous report describes a woman who asked for a new cheque book after losing the yesterday one. She claimed she had already signed all the cheques from the lost book, implying no one else could use it.
The Department of National Health and Welfare urges special care of health as middle age approaches noting heart disease becomes the leading cause of death after forty. The piece emphasizes preventive measures and awareness for those entering midlife.
Q has prunes price increased four to five cents per pound says Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Three sugar preserves coupons valid in December 836 valid December 5 and 837 38 valid December 19. After October 30 no priority suit certificates issued for men suits. those issued earlier honored until December end. Change of business ownership handling rationed foods must be reported to local Ration Administration. Send questions or request pamphlet Consumers News or Blue Book to Wartime Prices and Trade Board office in province with newspaper name.
Montreal expert Dr. D. Ewen Cameron warned parents at St George's School that the first 20 years shape lifelong anxiety and guilt. He said upbringing and teaching instill guilt and excessive scruples, urging restraint in using guilt as a control measure.
The article profiles Canada’s egg improvement led by the poultry production service of the federal agriculture department and named blue bloods of the barnyard. It notes hens producing 250 eggs yearly as a target, with a record of 356 eggs held by a barnyard freak, while a 354 egg hen tops the service’s list.
Britain reports October production of iron at a weekly 155 800 tons and steel at 254 300 tons, both well above the three quarter average amid fuel and transport constraints. Annual rates reach about 8.1 million tons for pig iron and 13.23 million tons for steel, with exports still below prewar levels but higher than 1945.
A selection of aphorisms on merit and character from authors including Halifax Beecher Rochefoucauld Homer and Mary Baker Eddy. The quotes compare merit to a quiet river and note reward comes with right action even amid conflict.
Robert R. Hyde of the British Industrial Welfare Society warns against deceptive advertising term use. He cites a chimney sweep who styled himself a fluonomist and charged sixpence more than a standard sweep.
The outdoor worker suffers backache from cold dampness or vehicle strain and may find relief through Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pill. The pills stimulate liver and kidneys to purify the blood, reducing aches and tired feelings. Each box costs 50 cents.
The article notes the Great Eastern, built by Scott Russell on the Thames, remains the only ship with six masts and five funnels. It details its dimensions of 692 feet length, 83 feet beam, 28 feet draft, and 28,000 ton displacement, plus its four-year construction and eventual destruction by ship-breakers in 1887.
The Prices Board reports 12,120,044 ration books distributed in 1946, up from 11,658,933 in 1945. Canada’s population in 1941 census was 11,506,655, but provincial breakdowns cannot be provided due to overlapping ration districts across territories and provinces.
Some ant species rely on enslaved workers to feed them or sustain their colony. This extreme social behavior highlights the complexity of insect eusocial systems and interspecies interactions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.