The School and the World by Dr Gunn in Edinburgh talk
Dr Gunn addressed the Scottish Association of Secondary Teachers Eastern Branch on November 7. He argued that in national life the world looks to schools to shape citizens and that education should prepare for complete living. He warned of world expectations, class sizes, and the need for self-reliance and initiative beyond present school conditions.
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Gunn
Edinburgh
Scottish Association of Secondary Teachers
Herbert Spencer
Public School Salaries and Staff Structures Revealed
The Education Department lists salary scales by average attendance and grade from Grade I to Grade X A, detailing head and assistant pay ranges, increments per sub grade, and deductions for uncertificated staff. The table shows how salaries vary with school size and sub-grade, with reductions for uncertified teachers and temporary license holders.
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Education Department
Grade IX. B
Anade IX. C
Grade X. A A
S.A
Penny a Word Cables Rate Debate and Costs
Reuters reports cable firms oppose a penny per word rate citing bills for repairs and maintenance. Anglo American Cable Company warns buyout costs run into millions and a guaranteed revenue scheme would be needed to fund new cables. Transatlantic price cuts increased traffic by modest amounts.
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Reuter
Cable Companion
Anglo-American Cable Company
Australia
New Signal Lamp Improves Midland Line Rail Signals
Railway News reports a new American made signal lamp on the Hawes Junction to Carlisle night line. The lamp burns continuously day and night, needs attention only twice weekly, and uses far less oil than typical signal lamps. It features wide magnification through spectacle glasses for greater visibility with minimal fuel.
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Railway News
Midland
Hawes Junction
Carlisle
Generous Lord Iveagh Backed City with Major Gifts
The Dublin magnate Lord Iveagh continues munificence to the city funded by his fortune. His gifts include Waits and Millais pictures to the Dublin Gallery, £50,000 for slum housing, and Iveagh House for public use. The Westminster Gazette notes total charitable giving nearing £1,000,000 with funds for Dublin hospitals, the Jenner Institute, and London poor housing.
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Lord Iveagh
Waits
Millais
Dublin
Iveagh House
London
Westminster Gazette
Iveagh
Dubhlin
Guinness Trust
Hammersmith
Jenner Institute of Medicine
Dublin Hospitals
King Edward's Hospital
Hygienic meat trade reforms eyed in Auckland plan
Auckland Public Health Department outlines a complete hygienic system for meat sale and distribution with model by laws for butchers shops. Licenses and glass or gauze shop fronts are proposed to prevent contamination by dust and flies. The initiative includes public abattoirs for pig slaughter where available and seeks council consideration.
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Auckland
Public Health Department
New Zealand Herald
Sliifrop
Purdy
Gllruth
Trang
Frootoids touted as cure for multiple ailments in Geelong ad
Advertises Frootoids as effective against headache indigestion constipation and biliousness. Claims rapid relief and improved liver function with weekly bedtime doses. Endorses self reliance on Frootoids over ordinary aperients and lists price and seller W G Hearne Geelong Victoria.
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W. G. Hearne
Chemis
Geelong
Victoria
American Trade Revival Brings Wall Street Boom Hopes
New York reports a post election surge in stocks and bonds increasing market values by 400 million pounds. Major gains include United States Steel and Union Pacific, with rail and industrial shares rising. Prospects of sustained prosperity lift employment and textile production, while some warn the boom may lack real foundation.
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New York
The
London Standard
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
United States Steel
Union Pacific
New York Central
Southern Pacific Railways
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Helm
New England
Massachusetts
Knickerbocker=Frust Company
Antiseptics for Timber Preservation Elbow Room for Decay
An editorial in The Electrical Review argues fungi cause wood decay and that drying plus antiseptics can extend timber life. Creosote is favored over zinc chloride for lasting effect, with examples of long lasting creosoted conduit from 1887 to 190? showing durability and cost justification.
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Electrical Review
New York
Saye
United States Department of Agriculture
Empire City Subway Company
New York City
Hudson River
Rheum o Promises Cure for Joint Aches and Toxins
A vintage ad describes Rheumo claiming to cure rheumatic pains by removing excess uric acid from the blood. It targets readers with inherited tendencies and symptoms like indigestion, swelling, and stiff joints. The ad hints availability at chemists and a storefront location.
Japanese Cadets Military School Exercises Revealed
General Europatkin describes in McClure's how Japanese cadets train with spikes rifles and broad swords in fierce hand to hand combat. Public schools emphasize military drills and patriotism with stories of Japan’s invincible military history and past wars.
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General
Europatkin
McClure’s
Europe
Japan
Remarkable French Aerial Warship Clément-Bayard Voyage
The Clement-Bayard airship completed a five hour Paris to Compiègne and Pierrefonds round trip, carrying six aboard with no ballast dumped. It hovered about 1000 feet, drew 50 000 spectators, and returned to Paris, signaling growth of aviation and plans for an Aeroplane Salon.
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Clement-Bayard
Paris
Compiegne
Pierrefonds
Sadrouville
Wid
Maison
Latite
Horbiay
Porrelay
Beaumont Gougieux
Crousf
Epen
Gilocourt
Rocquemont
Ermenonville
Bourget
Paris Agai
Pantti
Anteuil
le Vesinet
Compeene
M. Clement
M Capagra
M. Henri Kapferer
Marquis de Dion
Tuileries
Automobile Galan
Aero Club
Harsh Realities of Shop Assistants Life in the Old Country
Elizabeth H. Chesser argues 750 000 shop assistants endure meager pay of about £16 yearly with deductions for food clothing holidays and illness. Dormitory living lacks privacy with overcrowded rooms, poor sanitation and scarce hot water. Fines and harsh conditions rival workhouse hardships in many firms.
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Elizabeth
Chesser
Old Country
Custon
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Eneriffe
Alt Steamera
Weesel
Aotea Waiwera Arawa
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Jonict
Wellington
Awellington
Prin
Rio de Jeniere
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HEW Zealand Insurance Company, Ltd
Micoll Bros
Islington
Turnip
Kaye and Carter
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Isurangt
Sterling
Colman's Starce
Suibers
Mabe FO
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Ballantyne
Ballantyne & CO
the Drapers
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Reary
Hughes
Ristchurch
Hereford Street
Christchurch
West Street
Jarrah and
Oregon
Manchester Bros
Sule
Jlliam White and Co.,, Ltd
Messrs .Thos. Brown, Ltd
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William White and Co., Ltd
Thos, Brown, Limited
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Nees
Abermain and
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Thomas Brown
Steedman
Kempthorne, Prosser and CO
Tere
Bea
Banningham & Co., Ltd
Dunedin
Robinson's Patent Groats
Tobachk
N.B
Riwdlaniher Bros., Ltd
Tinwaid
Timaru
Timart
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Aultioneers
Public Schools
Gjam
Epatrs
Cam Bru Gurmett Treet
ISP
ST. Columbrine Convent
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E. A. Veitch
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T. Davies
Benaytown
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Ophir
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Maungatua
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Magna
EK. Lister
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Barrytown
J. Adams
J. Fass
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I. Morris
Albert Town
J. Carris
J. Campbell
Wye
Chapman & Davis
Burnett Street
Shomeses & Lo
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Wasil
Thaména
Shagison
Heath
Poe Pte
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T. H. Andrill
Pts
Rs Nh
Tancred
Building Society
Sr Ee Fay Re Malar
Undertakers
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Etia
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