War Economy Aims At Dominion Revenue Growth In 1942
Finance Minister J L Issey reported that direct taxation boosted national revenue by 347.2 million dollars for the year ending May 31 1942. Personal income tax, national defence tax, and excess profit tax together explain the rise as defense needs expand. Canada builds a large defence industry with payrolls rising and farm cash incomes reaching 876 million dollars, the highest since 1929.
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Dominion
House of Commons
J. L. Issey
Iisley
Tisley
National Defence
Canada
Bank of Nova Scotia
War time gains in Farm Products and output rise
Since the outbreak of the war farm living costs have climbed five percent while production costs also rose. Yet agricultural output increased to meet war time needs and metals and forest products show strong gains. Despite farmers' returns lagging, overall industry shows expansion as the Dominion pools resources and the United Nations offensive spirit strengthens. Canadians are urged to provide money for the men in uniform.
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United Nations
Quaker meeting debates Erie Canal project
In a Quaker business meeting Elias Hicks, famed preacher, argued against supporting the Erie Canal as speculation. A member rose in a solemn cadence to counter with the line Jacob digged a well, then sat down, illustrating the debate over canal construction.
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Elias Hicks
Jacob
Rationing Aids Health Says London Tests Show Benefit
Health tests in London indicate rationing has improved overall health for adults and children due to careful planning of rationing decisions. Over 10,000 evacuees are weighed every three months and similar tests apply to camp children. lessons will be used after the war. A one-pound lump of platinum can produce nearly 5,000 miles of ultra fine wire capable of floating in air.
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London
McKim Directory counts 1811 Canadian publications
The 35th edition of McKim's Directory of Canadian Publications lists 1811 total titles with 954 weeklies and 107 dailies, noting declines in dailies by five and weeklies by three over the past year. It also highlights foreign language press counts, the Japanese and Chinese language dailies, and a war economy advertising shift urged by C T Pearce of A McKim Limited.
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Canadas
McKim
Canada
Toronto
British Columbia
C. T. Pearce
A. McKim Limited
Gems of Thought on Peace and Liberty
A compact collection of quotes from Cicero Ruskin Emerson Mary Baker Eddy Jefferson and Tennyson praising peace as freedom inner strength and principled conduct. The excerpts suggest universal harmony through love and steady resolve against evil and aim for a peaceful world order.
Two Million Cigarettes Gift For Canadian Overseas Forces
The Dodds Medicine Company of Toronto donates two million cigarettes to Canadian Forces on active service overseas. Distribution runs through the Overseas League Tobacco Fund in Toronto with 16 packages of 25 cigarettes per dollar. Donations are coordinated nationwide and backed by patronage from Governor-General Lord Athlone.
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Dodds Medicine Company Limited
Toronto
Overseas League, (Canada) Tobacco Fund
Canada
United States
Air Force
Navy
Army
Merchant Marine
Overseas League Tobacco Fund
King Edward Hotel
Lord Athlone
Wo men Home Defence Corps Breaks Down Over Mouse Drill
In Earex England the Women Home Defence Corps girl cadets remained unshaken by bombs but panicked when a cat released a live mouse during a drill. A separate scene notes children with soapbox carts gathering scrap iron forming a 10 foot high pile amid hedges and ditches.
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Women's Home Defence Corps
Earex
England
The Individual Citizen's Army and the War Effort
An editorial argues against treating soldiers as mere machines and urges civilians to join the war effort through frugality and personal sacrifice. It praises Mrs Blank’s family values, questions patriotic rhetoric, and encourages practical support such as conserving resources and buying War Savings stamps. The piece condemns thoughtlessness as unpatriotic and even treacherous.
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Kipling
AN EGYPTIAN BELIEF
A historical note explains that in ancient Egypt when a cat died men shaved their eyebrows and sat in wailing, rocking in anguish because the sacred cat held deep reverence in Pharaoh times.
Ponies Rise in Demand for London Street Use
Wanted in country costermongers ponies of 12 to 14 hands, quick-step animals. Demand grows as country residents travel by traps and gigs. Prewar prices were about $120. now they bring twice that and are scarce. A horse dealer notes women especially buy ponies for ease of handling and horse sense.
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London
A Poor Balance at Colgate University Leader Quote
George B. Cutten, Colgate University president, rails against excess with a quip about two chickens in every pot and two autos in every garage. He notes their budget balance required half as much reading and a quarter as much real thinking as needed. A mountain’s weight is measured by plum bob deviation.
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George B. Cutten
Colgate University
Colored Diamonds Owe Color to Impurity in Carbon
Colored diamonds derive their color from a subtle impurity in the carbon structure. The trace element alters light absorption, producing hues across the spectrum in tempting gemstone forms.
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Cicero
John Ruskin
Emerson
Mary Baker Eddy
Thomas Jefferson
Tennyson
Rocky Mountains
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Graham
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