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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1946
Page
8
An ad-like exchange touts Grape-Nuts Flakes as a dual grain cereal made from wheat and malted barley. The dialogue highlights energy carbs, protein, teeth and bones iron in the blood and other essentials while a comic villain seeks the “giant economy package” of the cereal.
Queensland State customs officers report seizures since the start of the year could supply enough narcotics to sleep Brisbane’s 350000 population. Drugs were found concealed in cameras oil wells logs clothing personal effects and even in false teeth across various smuggling methods.
A published note indicates wheat is gaining popularity over thce in northern China. The report highlights shift in staple preferences influencing regional food culture and markets.
Prime Minister of Denmark Knud Kirstensen is seen carrying his lunch in a parcel at a restaurant, a commonplace practice in Copenhagen where diners pay for meals with normal expectations. The piece notes Denmark’s rationing regime for butter and sugar, with household access to meat and vegetables generally good, and long queues less common than in Britain.
The report notes quills were employed for writing as early as the seventh century, illustrating early writing technology and materials used by scribes.
A scrambled crossword puzzle fragment lists horizontal clues like Viper, Swiss river, and symbol for selenium, with vertical clues including Word of sorrow and Coarse hominy, plus garbled entries and partial phrases from an old page.
Sydney aldermen were told demolition of air raid shelters built early in the war would cost about 1 600 000 dollars. The report notes prevalent drought and other factors delaying bread rationing end in the Soviet Union until next year. A liner Queen Elizabeth rescues a drowning man after a 60 foot fall from a port-hole. Toronto war veterans return armed from overseas. Police report about 6 500 firearms brought back by city soldiers. M Ernest Bore, 66, Toronto’s first Canadian built car driver, dies. Highway railroad crossing fatalities in 1945 total 121 with 470 injuries.
The Daily Express reports Britain will invest £20,000,000 ($80,000,000) over three years to build rocket research stations with annual running costs around £10,000,000. Main aims include guided anti aircraft missiles and long range rockets, plus funds for trans Atlantic passenger rockets and possible inter planetary ships. Volcanic dust is used for insulation.
A British Indian army official describes the Khyber Pass frontier as heavily fortified with hidden gun positions forts barbed wire and tank traps. Guarded by troops along the Afghan frontier to Peshawar the pass remains vigilant for tribal unrest and foreign threats.
Astronomer Dr John Eenie of Princeton University says sun spots as large as the earth will disrupt radio, wireless and telegraph facilities for at least another year. He explains cycles and hurricane like solar storms, noting possible terrestrial effects including Arctic conditions if the sun became one giant spot.
A remark about Winston Churchill shows his habit of barely catching trains, described as a sportsmanlike trait. Mrs. Churchill notes he lets the train get away, revealing a charming quirk in his travel habits.
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