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robbie Posted 17 December , 2004 Share Posted 17 December , 2004 Fantastic pics mate. Where did you get them? Makes one wonder what they meant re the relationship between eating less bread and winning the war. That must have been mighty special bread they sent to the troops. Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brindlerp Posted 17 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 17 December , 2004 Hi Robbie an internet search on 'great war recruitment posters' will you give a lot of sites which have poster and post card images. I save them as I find them, sometimes I find a better image of one I already have. Be careful to differentiate between different nationality images and also WW1 vs WW2 images. Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted 17 December , 2004 Share Posted 17 December , 2004 Terrific mate. I'd love some original postcards just like these. Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 18 December , 2004 Share Posted 18 December , 2004 Richard, You are certainly digging up some very good posters Robbie, There is an old thread here http://1914-1918.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=3479 dealing with bread during the war. Grain supply seems to have been a major concern Regards Michael D.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadawwi Posted 18 December , 2004 Share Posted 18 December , 2004 These "war menus" were published weekly in the "Women's Section" - one page. There was quite a push at the time in Toronto to encourage women to do their own home baking to conserve. Before I began reading these accounts, I had the impression that women at the time were home cooking/cleaning, but, from what I've seen, at least in a big city, middle class women bought their bread and baked goods, sent out their laundry, plus had cooks and servants. In fact, there was a plan to start cooking classes to teach home baking and economy during the war years. There were also many articles encouraging frugality at home. There were also reader complaints, usually anonymous, that indicated that some women didn't like the idea that women receiving a separation allowance were not conserving. Naturally, those receiving the allowance stated their case, but the early reaction to this first form of social assistance was mainly negative. There was a lot of poverty in the city, but this was handled, not always successfully, by voluntary donations, church groups, etc. So it seemed that "busy body" types eyed the soldier's wives - and analyzed their spending and household habits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brindlerp Posted 22 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 22 December , 2004 this is the stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brindlerp Posted 28 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 28 December , 2004 A period 'Punch' magazine cartoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brindlerp Posted 28 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 28 December , 2004 and another commenting on rationing in February 1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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