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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 06, 1944
Page
7
Eskimos laugh at early refrigerators brought to eastern Arctic trading posts but later welcome them as Maj. D. L. McKeand notes they keep food safe year round. Heat was not the issue but extreme cold froze stored milk vegetables and fruit, risking spoilage and poisoning. Fridges prevent these problems by maintaining steady temperatures.
Pattern 4589 offers a deep yoked frock with cheerful design and contrasting trimming. Sizes range from 12 to 42 with fabric amounts listed for size 16. orders to Anne Adams Pattern Winnipeg Newspaper Union in Winnipeg. Pattern sent by mail may arrive later due to slow delivery.
A small dog named Pete reportedly journeyed from Norfolk Virginia to Patchogue Long Island covering 385 miles in a little over three weeks. The New York Sun highlights the long trek as a remarkable tale for a small dog.
Three days after an eight night blitz on Liverpool docks England every shift is back to work.
Fred and Laurel, traveling through the country, encounter trouble when a man named John L Banghart damages a car and later arrests them on a mistaken charge for stealing a package. A state trooper helps. Banghart hires them to run his hardware business and cook in Carterville.
Henry M. Spelman Jr of the U S Office of Civilian Requirements predicts old tire carcasses will become shoe soles. He notes many pedestrians may welcome walking on remnants of used autos that failed to run them over, per the Buffalo Courier-Express.
The Board of Grain Commissioners reports western Canadian hard red spring wheat averaged 13.5 percent protein in 1943, up 0.7 from 1942 and above the long term trend. Analysis covered 5,645 samples across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with province figures 13.1 13.8 and 13.1 percent respectively.
A wartime baking recipe section outlines a rich orange raisin cake with a two layer method and an orange lemon filling. It includes instructions for mixing, baking times, and a suggestion to top with icing or grated rind. The text also mentions War Savings Stamps and a Junior Nursing Aides Corps proposal for Canadian girls aged 17 as patriotic service. Thelma Parker of London Ontario advocates for the corps and urges support.
Painful feet relief promised by Moone's Emerald Oil with claims of quick numbness of soreness after two to three applications. Advert reads as a remedy for swollen, burning feet and says to visit drugstores for a bottle today.
The News Bulletin of the National Geographic Society notes potential quinine production resurgence in South America. It cites about 700,000 forgotten quinine bearing acres in Colombia and explains the plant’s Peruvian origin, with seeds carried abroad from Peru a century ago.
The third Canadian National Railways hospital car, built in CN shops with Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps collaboration, features interlocking beds with shared posts, individual bed lamps, ash trays, and call bells. Upper beds have drop-side safety guards, sea green interiors, and upgraded admitting room and kitchen areas.
Tpr. T. T. Montgomery of Minne dosa Manitoba seconded to drive Tea Car 1032 for Canadian YMCA War Services overseas. In October the unit supported the 12th Manitoba Dragoon and other Western Canada units, serving 8210 men, traveling 621 miles, distributing 34 pounds of biscuits and over 225 gallons of tea while morale-boosting across the North Sea ranges.
A collage of jokes and inane banter about marriage, work, temptation, and mistaken insights. Snappy one liners from couples and bystanders frame everyday trials as light satire. The mix includes a barber of wry lines about dough and rising, a father forbidding marriage, and a playful contrast between youth and aging.
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