Good Old Days Tax Debate Prompts Farmer Burden Questions
Reminiscences ponder if the good old days truly existed as taxes rise and towns grow. The piece notes tax history from 1888 to 1938, a boom and collapse era, with farmers bearing a larger share though returns lag. It questions if provincial funds mostly aid rural areas while farmers pay high costs. CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
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Mark Twain
England
Selidor
Ryad
Galery
Winnipeg
Printing office joy over inmer and editor abuse
The fragment criticizes paying patrons who support a printing office in advance while those who borrow the paper and praise it without contributing are seen as neglecting the publication’s financial needs. It contrasts this with the risk of the paper falling into the poor house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inmer
Plebiscite Vote Call and barley acreage shift
The piece urges Canadians to vote on April 27, stressing democratic duty and unity while criticizing political tactics. It notes a shift of over 2,500,000 acres from wheat to barley, with a guaranteed 60 cent No. 2 CW price and a $2.00 per acre bonus, urging farmers to nearly double barley acreage for profitability.
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M.p.’S
Gov
Gove
Thse
Toto
Cnada
Fort William
Canada must grow 7.25 million hogs for quota needs
Canada aims to produce about 7 250 000 hogs to meet the British bacon quota and domestic use. The plan calls for 142 009 000 bushels of barley to feed hogs plus 18 099 000 for malters and seed, totaling 169 000 090 bushels. Eastern Canada yields 20 000 009 to 35 060 000 bushels, leaving roughly 140 090 000 for Western Canada, where 2 000 000 more acres would be needed in 1942 to reach the target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Sm All
Rossburn Local News and Social Notes
Local residents receive updates on moves and visits including Mrs Thos Sinclair visiting Winnipeg and Elmer Brown earning Corporal while stationed at St John. Miss Shirley Locke leaves for Ottawa Civil Service work and Mrs Brown improving after winter illness. Community events note Poultry Pool meeting on April 17 with Egg Candling Station talk and salvage drive. A birthday gathering honors Donald Sinclair and Kenneth Caldwell with a 14 guest supper.
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Rossburn
W. B. Martin
Shoal Lake
Tom Duncanson
Donald Sinclair
Kenneth
Merchants urged to open the sack and shout stock merits
An old parable about a boy with rabbits asks why no one bought when no one asked what was in the sack. The message targets merchants who fail to tell customers what they offer and urges open promotion of goods to boost sales.
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Elmer Brown
Roesburn
St. John
Elmer
Adam Crookshanks
Portage la Prairie
Shirley Locke
Ottawa
Civil Service
Jim Andrew
Roasburn
Mrs. A. Elvers
Mr. Blair Lindsay
Winnipee
Ages Andrew of
Birdtail
Otto Elvers
Jean Brown
Brandon
Mrs
Billy Brown
Mrs. Brown
G. M. Boltons
Dourglas
H. MclIntosh
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