Food Price Order No 45 1944 Sets Evaporated Milk Caps
Wartime order amends the 1943 price limit for evaporated milk in 14½ ounce tins. Ambo y brand 19 5 cents, other brands 18 cents, unbranded labeled milk 13 14 cents by district. Offence to violate. Effective midnight May 17 1944. Special footwear relief for heavy workers. Wholesale sales restricted to coupon use. Curtis Secretary for Supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMBOY
Commissioner For Supply
St. John's East
St. John's West
Newfoundland
Salvation Army
Public Notice on Footwear Rationing Improvements
A new order expands ration free footwear for houses wear sneakers plimsolls and tennis shoes and slippers. It also extends child and young person leather footwear coupons and extends life of coupons to December 31 1944 due to leather shortages. Retailers must stamp the ration book numbers on coupons at purchase.
Save the Forest Week Proclaimed by Governor
The Island's Governor proclaims Save the Forest Week starting Sunday June 4 to promote forest conservation. Citizens and officials are urged to press conservation, prevent fires, and follow the Forest Fires Act with strict precautions for land clearing and activities in forests.
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Commission of Government
Humorous Exchange About Domestic Efficiency
A lighthearted line shows Smith replying to Brown about home life after his wife left. He boasts he has reached peak efficiency and can put on socks from either end.
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Brown
Smith
Rheumatism Relief Reported From Kruschen Use
72 year old man shares that Kruschen Salts relieved rheumatism and lumbago after several doses. He notes morning hot water rinse aids, and explains the salts act on kidneys and bowels to expel deposits and prevent recurrence.
Gems for Your Scrapbook Collection Highlights
A selection of quotable thoughts from Dickens Colton Eliot Eddy and Whittier on perseverance victory and justice. The excerpts praise steadfast effort in support of right and the eventual recognition of divine timing in history.
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Mary Baker Eddy
John Greenleaf Whittier
Silkworms Raised in China by 2650 B.C.
Chinese historical notes claim sericulture began around 2650 B.C. with silkworms reared for silk production. The record highlights early Chinese agricultural practices and the origins of the silk industry.
Misquoted Exchange Sparks Gossip on Eligibility
In a witty exchange, Miss Green questions a wealthy man's age as a barrier to eligibility, while Mrs. Brown counters that he is "too eligible" to be deemed old. The playful dialogue centers on social expectations of wealth and youth in courtship.
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Miss Green
Mrs. Brown
Cooking your own meals cuts costs say Conf Life quip
In a Conf Confederation Life piece a cartoon quotes a homemaker asking if cooking at home is cheaper and she replies yes noting her husband eats only half what he used to after she starts cooking for him.
Freight Train Doubles Output From 20 Years Ago
A freight train now performs twice as much work per hour than it did two decades ago, indicating a significant efficiency increase in rail operations and locomotive performance.
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St. John’s
W. W. Woods
W. E. Curtis
Stumphrey Walwyr
Uig Wis
Humphrey Thomas Walwyr
Order of the Star of India
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Government House
St. John's
H A, Winter
Gillett
Gillette's
Een
Britain
Princess Elizabeth
M. Gusev
London
Charles Dickens
Caleb C. Colton
George Eliot
Bancroft
Eddy
Confederation Life
Henry A. Noel P. O
Carbonear
Conception Bay
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