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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1945
Page
3
The article notes the wartime danger of inflation in Europe and Canada. It praises public cooperation on price controls and wage ceilings, which kept living costs comparatively low. It argues that stabilization measures avoided economic chaos and protected the war effort.
The article notes that after five years in Europe Canada and allied services face a long Pacific war. war industries shift to civilian goods, easing strain temporarily, but inflation and vigilance remain risks to stability and reconstruction efforts.
Public support and vigilance are urged during demobilization and industry reconversion. Finance Minister Tisley warns that rapid price rises in the transition could lead to inflation and unemployment. Maintaining wage and price stability through restraint and cooperation is seen as essential for future security.
An advertisement promotes Hem-Roid as internal treatment for piles. It claims lasting relief from the root cause, emphasizes a five day home trial with money back guarantee, and notes the product is from a long established Canadian firm.
A Brockville Recorder and Times editorial notes Canada is better fed than ever during the war, with production up despite shortages. It asserts exports leave enough for domestic needs and claims Canada has among the least food concerns of any major country. The piece then shifts to a remark on Canada’s long history of metal use spanning three centuries.
A collage of maxims on happiness, silence, and inner strength attributed to Marcus Aurelius, Chesterfield, Stevenson, George Herbert, and a note on Chinese regional fans. The text links mental discipline to personal fortune and mentions China’s city fan varieties for social classes.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board answers readers on June ration coupons and shelf reminders. Guidance covers coupon numbers for June, turning in ration books for travel or work, and moving to Toronto under shelter rules with a request for the Consumers’ News pamphlet.
Heir to the House of Orange Juliana returns to her people in Ottawa living simply in Rockcliffe. She walks the streets with neighbors and children, sends daughters to public school, helps with housework, and volunteers at the Red Cross Superfluity Shop. She buys items for her country and aids in preparing aid goods.
Capt. L. B. Publicover of Edmonton and Montreal, formerly with the Canadian Engineers in Sicily and Italy, has observed in the Pacific that Japanese mine methods are inferior to German practice. He notes Japanese standard mines are effective but poorly concealed and often replaced by grenades or torpedo heads, showing a lack of thorough deployment.
For many years comets were termed hairy stars or stellae cometae and considered omens of ill luck. This description reflects early beliefs about celestial phenomena shaping public fate and superstition.
A report notes that the majority of a mesquite tree lies beneath the surface. The observation highlights unseen root systems and subterranean growth patterns, suggesting substantial underground biomass.
An airman found a framed photo on a ruined site and realized it showed himself receiving the baton from Phil Edwards in the 1936 Berlin Olympic relay. Limon cherishes the image, while notes say “Music” with the City of Ottawa squadron last based in Eindhoven, as he writes home to West Vancouver parents.
A collage of light wartime humor and domestic quips where soldiers, families, and neighbors trade quick wits. Jokes touch on hats, furloughs, cost of living, late deliveries, rough travel, piano moves, noisy infants, tram fare tricks, and a Scot’s ironic take on local illness and death.
A Russian report describes a new commercial electric vehicle that retrieves electricity from the ground beneath it without wires to run its motors. The idea envisions underground power delivery feeding the vehicle as it travels.
Paris department stores like Bon Marche shift to selling warehoused junked and outmoded merchandise. They move from wartime losses to profits by clearing damaged goods that had been set aside before the war.
Two American soldiers newly arrived in Britain mismanage a local telephone box as a V bomb explodes nearby. One soldier, dusted and kneeling, swears he only pressed button A while his friend lies injured on the pavement. The scene blends wartime bravado with civilian life under air raid threat. News item blends humor and danger from wartime Britain.
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