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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1943
Page
2
Canada will provide 1 000 600 000 dollars in war supplies to the United Nations on lend lease terms. Last year Britain received the same amount as a gift used to equip Allied forces. Under the 1843 plan Canada acts as a full partner, building munitions capacity from a small base to meet both domestic and Allied needs.
The 1943 Lend-Lease style plan would let Canada supply war materials to Russia China and British Empire nations. It covers arms food and raw materials and will accelerate aid while balancing payments from allied countries with Canadian dollars where possible. Munition workers farmers and producers in Canada can take pride in boosting national output to aid allies in the war.
The article urges growing victory gardens to boost vitamin intake and aid wartime labor. It highlights benefits of fresh vegetables, possible shortages in commercial produce, and the plan to provide planting guidance from the Western Division Health League of Canada with a free Vitamin Chart.
M. B. Davis of the central experimental farm lists eight vegetables likely scarce and urges amateurs to plant Victory gardens to meet personal sustenance. He spoke to the Ontario Horticultural Association in Toronto naming potatoes carrots cabbages tomatoes onions beans green peas sweet corn cucumbers radishes beets and squash as recommended crops.
A historic dam in Tunisia, completed in 1622, continues to serve its irrigation and water management functions. Local engineers monitor aging structure while historians note its enduring role in regional infrastructure.
Friends of Madame Chiang Kai-shek recount her interest in Western thought and a university created for Chiang Kai-shek’s education. Ten eminent professors led a 10 week program in sociology history economics and political science with two hour lectures and audience Q&A. After the course the professors and Chiang Kai-shek were satisfied the university was disbanded and they dispersed.
Wartime readers are urged to use ALL-BRAN to relieve constipation from insufficient bulk in the diet. The ad touts a better alternative to purgatives, suggests daily morning use, hydration, and flexible serving options. Kellogg’s advertises two sizes in London Canada.
The British and Foreign Bible Society continues supplying pocket New Testaments and Psalms to all in His Majesty's forces free of charge. 453,000 copies have been distributed to Chaplains at a cost over 60000 dollars, with a goal to equip every service member, including those at home and overseas.
Home Service feet watcher offers a 32 page booklet with diagrams and steps for popular dances. Send 15 cents to Home Service Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg Man to receive the guide with clear instructions on steps like the Change Step and fox trot.
Canadian dried eggs are being forwarded to Britain in 14 pound packages. The packing aims to save metal by enclosing frozen eggs in cellophane and adding an external cardboard layer.
An article by L. Millar reviews Ascarid worm infection in pigs, its life cycle from eggs to adult worms, and the resulting coughing, pot bellied pigs, and unthriftiness. It discusses Phenothiazine as a practical deworming drug and details dosing and timing for prevention and pen sanitation.
Slogans decry noise say the phrase Noise is noise at any time. Municipal authorities cut night clamor by 60 percent but ignore daylight clatter. Newspapers claim eighty percent of day noises could be eliminated.
Regular purchases of War Savings stamps can accumulate into War Savings certificates over time. The message urges consistent investing to build a larger savings balance.
Mrs. John G. Tufford of Vineland Ontario, aged 100, recalls Canada’s youthful days when floors were sand, heat came from the hearth, and seven generations lived in one family. She remembers spinning for hire, 25 cent daily wages for women, 50 cent workdays for men, quilting parties, and simple comforts before rationing. Hogs were slaughtered for winter, sauerkraut preserved, and a cow provided dairy.
A compact collection of quotes on sympathy, virtue, and mercy from South Coleridge Eliot and Eddy. It links humane pity to civility and spiritual mercy with brief reflective lines.
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