Prairie Industries Weighs Shipping and Tariff Costs
The article notes Prairie Industries incurs shipping and tariff charges on distant goods. It argues for reducing costs by producing items near their points of consumption.
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1951
Page
2
Marketing Is One Problem on Prairie Goods Trade
The article discusses marketing goods made from prairie raw materials and questions the feasibility of manufacturing items that require long-distance material supply. It notes that transporting finished goods often costs less than importing distant inputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
West poised for industrial growth as markets widen
Manufacturers see potential in expanding markets beyond the immediate area. Surplus output may be sold in Eastern Canada or overseas. Westward industrial expansion, aided by power, transport, and raw materials, could boost demand for household goods and industrial gear in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
West
Many To Sail For Europe In 52
Edmonton reports hundreds of bookings for Atlantic sailings in summer 1952. Ron W. Greene of Winnipeg, CP Steamships, noted cross Atlantic business was heavy but easing, leaving space on nearly all sailings. The Festival of Britain is a major draw. He also cited the 1952 Eucharistic Congress in Spain as an expected big attractor for Canadian visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Ron W. Greene
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Steamships
Greene
Spain
Canada
Kitchen Meditations By Jane Dale
A short poem reflects on a hummingbird and a silver feather found beneath a rosy bloom. The speaker vows to keep the tiny plume as a reminder of summer days when the world is frosted and quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Dale
North Lake Lac La Ronge Area in Northern Saskatchewan
North Lake Lac La Ronge in Northern Saskatchewan spans more than 450 square miles and is notable for its abundant pike and lake trout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac la Ronge
Saskatchewan
Sole Possession of Parking Space Declared in Newport
A woman at a Newport parking meter claimed sole possession of a space for 12 minutes after dropping a penny into the meter. She stood with one foot on the curb while chatting with a friend as a motorist noted the obstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Cure For Burping Proposed By British Expert
London doctors report a cure for belching by holding a cork between the teeth to stop swallowing air. Dr. A. K. Black notes some people prefer burping as a habit and warns mouth remains open during discomfort to reduce belches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Practitioner
A. K. Black
British Columbia Apple Crop Estimate Falls 23 Percent
Victoria BC reports the province's apple crop is estimated at 6,705,930 boxes, down 23 percent from last year due to adverse weather. The note adds a separate fact about steel can thickness, noting it can be made so thin that ten layers equal a human hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Victoria
British Columbia
Laughable exchanges parade in quirky worldly mishaps
A collection of humorous quips and exchanges unfolds across everyday life from a car mishap with a mudguard to golf and dental cautionary tales. Teachers, spouses, and salespeople volley witty retorts, highlighting human foibles and social missteps.
FASTEETH Dental Powder Pledges Firmer False Teeth
FASTEETH is an alkaline powder that makes false teeth hold more firmly. Sprinkle on plates to improve eating and talking comfort with no gummy taste or lingering paste. It also helps reduce denture odor and is available at drug stores.
Cow Now Horse O K To Shoot Cow Now Horse OK To Shoot
Washington hearing reveals a mystic India tale during foreign aid debate. A sacred blue cow, renamed blue horse by India, prompts farmers to protect crops as the government permits killing the animal misunderstood as sacred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
India
Goa
Apron and Potholder Pattern 7320 Offer
A vintage ad touts easy sewing with scraps for aprons and matching potholders. It mentions embroidery applique and transfer of pockets and potholders, Pattern 7320, plus cutting charts. To obtain the pattern readers are instructed to send twenty five cents in coins to a stated address.
Alice Brooks Needlework Catalogue Ad Promotes 1952 Patterns
The notice invites needleworkers to order the 1952 Alice Brooks Needlework Catalogue from the Household Arts Department of Winnipeg Newspaper Union. It asks readers to send twenty five cents for a copy and promises illustrations for crochet knitting embroidery and other hand work. A free pattern is printed in the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Brooks
Got Journalistic Experience The Hard Way
CALGARY Eric Humphries 31 now a public relations official with the Canadian National Railways in London England recounts wartime journalism in a Japanese prison camp at Batavia. He edited and published a self made weekly paper for nearly three years using a borrowed typewriter and official releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Eric Humphries
Humphries
Canadian National Railways
London
England
Hava
C.N.R
Canada
Batavia
Rescued U S Fisherman Tells Of Bush Ordeal
Dr John Tasche of Sheboygan Wisconsin and Miles Eikenberger of Plymouth Wisconsin were rescued after 29 days marooned in northern Saskatchewan. Tasche recalls cold nights, massive black fly swarms, dwindling supplies and a diary with a farewell to family. They endured a long wait before rescue and reflected on faith and hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Bush
John Tasche
Sheboygan
Wis
Miles Eikenberger
Plymouth
Saskatchewan
Lac la Ronge
Miles
Wood carving hobby of immigrant seaman in Winnipeg
Knut Holmgren, long time Swedish Merchant Navy sailor now three months in Canada, works as a carpenter while pursuing wood carving. He plans a five foot Canada wood model of a 19th century wheat trade ship now used as Sweden's navy training ship, citing desire to settle and his wife’s wish for him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Knut Holmgren
Canada
Australia
Sweden
Holmgren
Potash Finds Reported in Saskatchewan Wells
Regina reports two new potash seams in a Salt Bed under Saskatchewan plains. Sohio Petroleum drilled both in the Watrous area about 60 miles southeast of Saskatoon. Depths around 3000 feet. seams not thick enough to mine but suggest wider provincial distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Saskatchewan Plains
J. H. Brockelbank
Resources Minis
Sohio Petroleum Company
Watrous
Saskatoon
Brockelbank
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North Lake
Fleischmann
Fifischmanns
Dawson City
Entral
Ltese Ian
Dawson Creek
Alaska
Dolores Jordan
Grande Prairie
Alberta
Pear LaLodge
Poace Coupe
Leona Thompson
PNY
Peter
Sheila
Hubby
President
By Price Brookes
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Front Street W
Toronto
Wile
Sask
Peggy
Straw Way
Island
KiLi
Chile
Chuck Thurston
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