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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 18, 1941
Page
7
Nancy Ellis endures a tense day at the John Bristow Die Casting Company. She juggles heavy workloads while overheard threats and a mysterious plan prompt her to consider warning Bristow, fearing the safety of the plant and its people.
A historic ad promotes Fruitatives claiming to relieve liver related symptoms and digestive discomfort. It touts long term use and claims thousands have benefited over 35 years. The copy uses dramatic language about body pain and fatigue to urge readers to try the product.
A woman confronts Mr. Grimshaw with a pile of reports before a scream erupts. Grimshaw shows a dark red stain on his head as tension builds, leaving readers eager for the next installment.
Comforts For Forces Abroad announces a new reduced rate of 12 cents per pound with an 11 pound limit for parcels mailed from Canada to British, Canadian, Dominion, and Allied troops serving in the United Kingdom or overseas. The rule covers auxiliary services, Allied forces with the British, Canadian Army personnel in Iceland, and ships personnel. Newfoundland duties are 10 cents per pound up to 20 pounds. Nurses with units fall under the same rate.
A collection of quotes on character from J. P. Morgan Ramsey MacDonald Elbert Hubbard Joel Hawes and Mary Baker Eddy, comparing character to bank collateral and linking it to mental attitude time spent, effort and daily work. The adage urges personal responsibility in shaping character through steadfastness and deliberate living.
The London Evening News notes many Indian rulers contribute to the Viceroy's War Purpose Fund. A Western India state's Chief, though poor, sent 180 rupees to buy a rifle and 1 000 rounds, while his subjects provided ammunition. The Nizam of Hyderabad and subjects have given £290,000 to the RAF.
Regulations passed in 1918 and 1919 formalized an eight hour working day in Germany marking a major labor reform.
Laboratories and their scientific control of oil-well drilling are moving directly to the oil fields, signaling a shift from lab to field operations and highlighting a push for practical application of research in extraction.
Mineral production in 1940 totaled 500 million dollars, up from 137 million in 1915, reflecting significant growth in Canadian ore and metal industries over the period.
Egon L Hanfstaengl, son of exiled Nazi official Ernest Hanfstaengl, celebrates his twentieth birthday as he leaves for Alabama to train as an Army Air Service cadet. The native American and US citizen says he would have joined the Royal Air Force otherwise and now aims to defend life against Hitler and his regime. He recalls Hitler Youth past and imagines bombing Munich but spares German beer and culture.
Victor Goggin, president of Maple Leaf Fund, reports Canadian-U S relief sends nearly 8,000 wool blankets to England in two months. The fund aims for 50,000 blankets this year funded by $1 gifts. Blankets use waste wool from U S National Paper Board Association through card board pulp processing.
Scientists report that doubling chlorine in drinking water eliminates the chlorine taste, resulting in water that tastes clean and fresh. The finding could influence water treatment practices and public perception of tap water quality.
The 1940 cash income from Canadian farm product sales is estimated at 714.7 million dollars, up from 702.8 million dollars in 1939. A cubic foot of water yields 1 611 cubic feet of steam.
A Winnipeg newspaper notice promotes a 32 page etiquette guide and related booklets. It explains manners for dates, introductions, dining, motoring and entertaining and lists additional titles with prices of 15 cents each. Send coins to the Home Service Dept. Winnipeg Tribune.
Francis Blake a 28 year old New York stock broker's son serves Britain as a WVS volunteer driver. Despite alien status he joins civil defence and Red Cross efforts delivering bandages and babies across the countryside, wearing the insignia with pride.
Reports indicate Mussolini cannot initiate a military move without Hitler’s approval. Even then the action may be vetoed by Greece and Britain, limiting Italian autonomy in wartime decisions.
The eye detects tiny insects at close range while some birds observe them from far away. The text highlights superior visual tracking in avian species compared with humans.
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