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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 18, 1943
Page
2
Canada faces inflation as taxes rise and civilian goods are restricted. Officials warn price ceilings may come under pressure as goods grow scarcer. Citizens are urged to maintain wartime economic controls to keep stability and prevent inflation.
At the Bank of Nova Scotia annual meeting J A McLeod notes cost of living rose a little over 2 percent between November 1941 and December 1942. US rise was nearly 10 percent in the same period. Earlier wartime Canada saw about 20 percent. January shows a slight decrease due to staple food price cuts in December.
Hon. J. L. Isley, Minister of Finance, told the Ontario Federation of Agriculture that continued price controls and taxation are needed to prevent inflation and stabilize wartime finance. He warned that allowing farm prices to rise would lift costs for farmers’ purchases, risking economic collapse, while civilians face further purchasing restrictions to support wartime effort.
A recipe lists salt cinnamon nutmeg cloves and allspice plus oats raisins or currants brown sugar or honey and buttermilk or thick milk. It instructs a vinegar souring method for thick milk and includes baking soda vanilla.
Three Australian Church of England missionaries were killed and five staff captured in Japanese raids on Papua New Guinea, announced by the Church of England in Canada. The article notes Dieppe’s first British raid in 1339 during the Plantagenet war with France.
The article details current British rations under wartime strain. Adults receive 1s 2d worth of meat weekly, with several items limited by small quantities per week. Eggs, canned foods and tea are notably scarce, reflecting the broader food shortages shared by the Allies.
A 200 pound live hog yields between 18 and 26 pounds of rendered lard through standard processing, indicating a typical fat output range for such a animal.
The list names air observers, bombers, gunners and pilots who graduated from No. 7 Air Observer School in Portage la Prairie and No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School Macdonald and No. 10 Service Flying Training School Dauphin, detailing names and home towns across Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and Saskatchewan regional postings.
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board answers six questions on butter rationing for farm producers. Requirements include registering with the local rationing board by January 31, obtaining brown coupons to cover household butter needs, reporting on hand butter, and proper coupon handling for sales or barter. Farm cottage butter must be used for household needs and coupons cannot be used elsewhere.
The Franklinia tree, once native to only a few Georgia swamp acres, has not been found elsewhere. Cuttings sent to England and Philadelphia’s city park survive as the sole remaining specimens.
A veterinary article describes mange causes symptoms and life cycle in hogs with guidance on diagnosis and treatment. It covers petroleum and oil dips as the main curative method, plus a sulfur tar oil mixture and hygiene measures. It also outlines diarrhea in piglets due to dietary faults or bacterial infection with treatment steps including diet changes and disinfecting living areas.
A woman reunited with an ex at a social gathering and, after a brief exchange, respond with witty denial. The moment captures a quick, pointed rejection as the hostess introduces the former suitor.
A compact collection of maxims on adversity testing character and honesty. Writings from Fielding Chinese and Mary Baker Eddy echo the idea that hardship reveals truth and inner strength, with lines from Jeremy Taylor Colton and Samuel Johnson linking calamity to self-awareness.
The German radio broadcast announced a ministry decree closing all trade enterprises not essential to supplying the population. Food coal and agricultural firms were exempted while furniture making book publishing and tobacco manufacture faced sharp restrictions. Luxury shops such as porcelain gold and silver goods stamps and sweets were to be closed unless justified.
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