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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
7
Cute variations of Pattern 4629 include a suit dress with bodice and skirt and later a jumper or sundress version with a contrasting jacket. Sizes 2 through 10 offered in children. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg for details and order to Winnipeg Manitoba address.
Anne and Ben, a newlywed couple, struggle with a noisy Plymouth Rock rooster named Mr. Gabriel. They attempt to hide him with Mammy Diley and Aunt Lucy, who finally reclaims the bird and presents a twenty-dollar bill as a reward to keep peace in the household.
A vintage ad promotes Kellogg's All-Bran muffins as a remedy against constipation by increasing bulk. The recipe notes mixing ingredients such as milk flour and All-Bran, soaking, then baking eight large muffins at 400 F for about 30 minutes, with a London Canada Kellogg's origin and grocery availability.
A wartime notice encourages buying War Savings Stamps and shares a recipe to save funds. The recipe uses chuck roast, spices, tomato juice, and aromatics, guiding readers to prepare a tender braised dish over three hours. It suggests using zinc jar rings as a rack.
Six natives of Treasury Island served with the Solomon Islands Defense Force and helped land the first wave of New Zealanders during the October attack. They acted as guides and liaised with the islanders, showing immediate cooperation. One volunteer was chosen by the New Zealand Brigadier to hoist the Union Jack over the first Solomons territory reconquered by British forces.
A swoose is described as a cross between a goose and a swan providing a new term for a hybrid waterfowl species.
AC1 Radar is the Royal Canadian Air Force Bombing and Gunnery School mascot near Lethbridge Alberta. The two hundred pound Great Dane attends parades, supervises march pasts, and guides senior officers on walks. He was raised by Col. and Mrs. J. de B. Cowan and bears the numbers 154095 and 777777.
Researchers outside London report a method using colchicine to induce an anaesthetic shock to seeds, doubling the germ count in each seed. The result is larger vegetables and flowering plants with improved quality and disease resistance.
New Jersey highway commissioner Spencer Miller says Britain’s Ministry of Transport will push for driving on the right as a postwar project, signaling a potential road rule change in the near future.
The Chat ham Daily News asserts defense of youth rests on a natural alliance of family, school, and Church. It argues harmony among these three forms the proper atmosphere shaping youth toward moral conduct, influencing peace and warding off paganism and war.
The Mailomat coin operated post office device undergoes an extended test in the Ottawa General Post Office lobby with Postmaster General William P. Mulock inaugurating the experiment. High officials from the Canadian Post Office Department witness the ceremony as the machine aims to modernize prepaid mailing and stamping for the public.
A quip about two salesmen claiming a marvelous day though they did not sell anything frames a brief Advertiser Digest entry. The note notes wines for producing wine were first planted in South Africa in 1658, anchoring a historical line.
Britain has long produced top quality maps and applies expert experience to keeping the British Army supplied and aiding American forces under lend lease. The Royal Engineers oversee map production with mobile presses capable of 4500 copies per hour and rapid, short notice local mappings. During North Africa the mobile presses ran 22 hours daily for six weeks without breakdown.
An antiseptic oil claims rapid relief for itching and skin conditions. It promises quick healing of sores boils ulcers eczema pimples and inflammatory ailments and offers original bottle sales at drugstores with guaranteed satisfaction.
The crew of a Norwegian merchant ship sunk in the North Atlantic stayed united, prompting a plea to President Roosevelt. He supported their plan, and they now sail together again aboard an American built vessel under their own flag with captain and crew remaining intact.
Each British bomber now carries 16 cable cutting devices capable of severing the strongest cable in a thousandth of a second. Weighing only a few pounds and brick sized, the devices allow bombers to sweep enemy barrage balloons from a field before commencing low level attacks.
Water is essential for all life, the article notes its unique role in sustaining ecosystems and human survival, highlighting its finite supply and the need for conservation.
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