Edmonton Board of Education Ends Married Women Teaching
The Edmonton Board of Education announces that married women will no longer be employed as teachers. Current married staff will be kept provisionally till year end, while single women may be hired if available. Canada’s stance on the Washington Conference is discussed, with Canada possibly not invited but voices to be conveyed via Britain. Municipal Council agrees to a Grand Trunk Railway water contract supplying 40,000 gallons daily for one year, with longer terms to follow, boosting revenue and water circulation while requiring careful supervision of terms.
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Edmonton Board of Education
Weiglect
Canada
Washington
Hardings
Dominions
Great Britain
George Foster
Colonica
Grand Trunk Railway
Henry
Promptown
Une
Canfang
Oakville Faces Alarming 42 Mills Tax Rate
Oakville's tax rate, at 42 mills, is condemned as crushing and excessive by the Oakville News. The council is urged to cut spending, reassess large project costs, and avoid debt unless the town can bear it. The critique warns of financial danger and requests stern, prudent council leadership.
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Oakville
Allan Street
The Value Of College Education And Acton Waterworks Test
Editorial urges embracing higher education when possible but argues many succeed without it. It critiques the lack of a test of Acton waterworks by the Fire Underwriters Association, noting no rate reduction despite promised protection and urging inspection to secure insurance-class recognition.
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Free Press
Fire Underwriters’ Association
Acton
Piro Underwriters Association
Canada and the Vice Regal Representatives
The Duke of Devonshire, last Governor General of Canada, returned from Liverpool praising Canada. He said his years in the country were the happiest of his life, lauded Canadian kindness, and claimed the Dominion’s future looked brightest with trade not worse than other regions.
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Canada
Duke of Devonshire
Lading
Liverpool
Dominion
Acton's 1921 Tax Rate Jump to 47 Mills
Acton raises the municipal tax rate to 47 mills from 38, a new high. The increase reflects waterworks debentures due, plus seven cent frontage tax. County requisition falls short of 1920, and school board expenditures also contribute to the higher levy on ratepayers.
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Acton
County Council
Hull
Lord Byng Arrives in Canada A Welcoming Return
The New York Times calls Lord Byng a home coming rather than an introduction as he arrives in Quebec to assume duties as Governor-General. His popularity with Canadian troops in France and the famed Byng Boys hint at a memorable stay ahead, succeeding the Duke of Connaught and the Duke of Devonshire.
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Lord Byng
New York Times
Canada
Quebec
Vimy
Cambrai
France
Byng
London
Dominion
Connaught
Duke of
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Editorial notes on unions and press figures in Ontario
The piece surveys labor action and union funding, cites Toronto and Rochester pressmen, and notes a Toronto journalism course. It comments on Prohibition, adoption law for foster children,Panama Canal trade routes, and shifting work attitudes. It mourns W J Robertson of the Goderich Signal and praises The Signal as a leading weekly.
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University of Toronto
Wo Weekly Press
Ontario
W.J. Robertson
Goderich Signal
Laver
The
Signal
Late Arrivals Stir Churchgoers and Civic Scenes
An extended, fragmented account describes deliberate lateness among churchgoers and social crowds. It contrasts tardy behavior with punctual duty, noting the impact on services, social rituals, and public events. The piece glides through anecdotes about clothing, servants, education, and historical pyramids, concluding with reflections on discipline and foundation.
Stop the Pain: Mill’s Anti Pain Pills Ad
An early printed advertisement touts Millys Anti Pain Pills with claims of rapid relief for women’s pains. It lists terms like guaranteed value and price 30c, noting stock held in Action by K J Harband.
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Milys
Acton
K. J Habband
Mayline Event Described With Trial and Tangle
The fragmentary text appears to recount a chaotic event with references to a race or chase, a boat or wheel and a tense confrontation. The narrator speaks of a muddy ground, a performance, and questions about an average effort versus individual actions, ending with a hint of unraveling a complex situation.
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Tin
The Rhovic Essay on Uprising and Population
In the troplow era a critic argues no nation can revolt against a waning civilization. The author cites Juatchine Wietid and Araxsil claiming 10,600,000 people in a vacantd American country. He asks which nation could match Traxit in minerals timber and land and rivers.
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Troplow
Credita Araxsil
Rivera
Neighborly request leads to a wary kitchen visit
A fragmented tale shows Mrs Brown and Mrs Hibth dealing with a neighborly demand from a little girl asking to send peppers to a mother who wants to know if the neighbor will share fried fruit. The exchange ends with a hesitant promise.
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Afra
Brown
Peppar
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