13 Feb 1947
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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1947
Page
1
The Rossburn Review lists publication details and subscription rates under the Victoria Ave office. Rates show Canada at 2.00 per year and elsewhere at 2.50. notices and memorials are priced by line and verse.
A long reminiscence detailing pioneer life in Rossburn Manitoba including early cattle drives and roundups, grain farming beginnings in 1896, settlers like the Grane and Plants, the 1885 prairie fire, the Rossburn church and schoolhouse development, and family migrations from Ontario to Manitoba.
The article argues Canadians face excessive charity drives with little accountability. It praises the Red Cross while condemning dubious appeals that siphon funds from legitimate groups. It suggests a campaign to deter starving newspaper editors and limit such solicitations.
The article notes Canadian farmers faced harvest labor shortages with high wages and idle crops. Industry offered better pay and hours drawing workers away from rural areas, signaling a repeat if unaddressed. It cites few Polish soldiers in Canada and calls for promoting farming and aiding youth to start farms as essential for national prosperity.
The column comments on Northwest Territories residents and old age support, Canada’s aid to Britain with millions yearly and eggs cargo worth 10 9 million, and jokes about February not a leap year. It also cites health officials in Ottawa urging Canadians to avoid spreading colds by staying apart and washing hands.
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