Canadian dollar value and inflation in the late 1940s
A column discusses the rising cost of living and its effect on the dollar, noting how a higher index reduces dollar value less severely. It cites figures from 1939 to 1948, compares rent and material costs, and quotes Canada’s Bank of Canada Governor Graham Towers on inflation and wartime policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Towers
Bank of Canada
China
Canada
Government of Canada
People of
Civil Service
Government
Towers
Stromberg Carlson
Spartan
The Mayor and Councillors. Village of Great Falls
A fragment notes governance by the mayor and councillors in Great Falls Manitoba and mentions a sum of 5600.00 tied to a local matter. Continuous text is unclear but indicates municipal financial or decision context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Lac du Bonnet
Cliff Brown
W. S. Kennard
Seven Sisters Falls
Joy Craig
Pine Falls
Fran Bachynski
David Sharpe
Lillian Stewart
Whitemouth
T. G. Erskine Bissett
Marthe Wagle
St. Georges
E. J. Bouvier
Pointe du Bois
R. E. Hawkes
Beausejour
M. J. Hoban
Tyndall
L. A. Wawryshyn
Great Falls
L. Howes
Man
Department of the Municihal
Manitoba
Editorials Made by Factory Raise Press Ethics Question
The Christian Science Monitor warns that many newspapers print editorials produced by a Portland firm distributing pre fabricated editorials for power interests. One of 59 papers carried the piece without credit, six cited only a title, exposing a troubling lack of attribution and honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Nieman Reports
Society of Nieman Fellows
Portland
Oregon
Nieman
Christian Science Monitor
Union of East Punjab States and Patiala Formed
The union includes Patalia Kapurthala Nabha Jind Faridkot Malerkotla Kalsia and Malagarh with over 10 000 square miles and about 3 000 000 people. The Patiala ruler becomes life president and the Kapurthala Maharaja the vice president.
Tolpuddle Martyrs and Early English Farm Labor Unions
A historical overview traces the rise of trade unions from the Tolpuddle six and Joseph Arch in Britain. It covers Arch's leadership, Tolpuddle arrests in 1834, transportation to Australia, public outcry, pardons, and lasting memorials, linking union power to modern labor movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
United States
Miners’ Union
John L. Lewis
Great Britain
Tolpuddle
Joseph Arch
Warwickshire
Barford
Dorsetshire
Arch
Warwick
Norfolk
Sandringham
Prince of Wales
Prince
Lord Dufferin
Wellesbourne
Laborers
Hammett
Latimer
Ridley
Oxford
England
Thomas Stanfield
George Loveless
Edward I
George IV
Viscount Melbourne
British Trade Union Congress
Loveless
George Lansbury
James Hammett
Lynton Seeks Fame As Farthest Village From Rail Line
In Britain the record for distance from a railway line is held by the Devonshire village of Lynton at eighteen miles. The claim highlights Lynton as notably distant from rail transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Lynton
Devonshire
Air for Energy in the Body and Fire
The text compares air to fuel for both a fireplace and the human body, asserting that food alone cannot generate energy without oxygen. It warns that reducing air intake slows and can halt the body’s combustion process, emphasizing the need for plenty of fresh air.
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Springfield
Pinawe
H. Leith
Elma
C. Wendeborn
Member
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Audit Bureau Circulations
Winnipeg
FE. H. Floyd
Royal Bank of Canada
Enon Total
Great Falla
Social Services
Sisate Sasato
H. Floyd
Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co
QO. Jones
Australia
Tasmania
BeausejOur Hotel
Mrs. F. Hayes
Beausejour, Man
Russell
Viking Motors
FORD
Monarch
Oscar Bjornson
Imperial Oil
B.B. Dubienski
K.C
Confederation Life
Winnipeg, Man
Reom
Drache
Matlin and Abramson
Municipal Hall
Joseph Bellan
Beausejour, Manitoba
Anton B. Weselak Llb
Masciuch & Weselak
Main
Harry Hershfield
Somerset Bldc
Portage Ave
Kensington
G. M. Horne & Company
Chartered Accountants
Childs
Leland & Ciageorie
Wanecee
William
Rupert
Wotel Clarendon
Concertielg
Wanecee Portage
Gonald
the Dangerfield
Douglas Sanitary
Sty. P. F. Douglas
Carman
Tomlinson, Crowe and Company
Hurtig
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