Textbook Price Hikes Highlight Oregon Study
A pasted clerical note compares textbook costs in Oregon with those of North Carolina Missouri Indiana North Dakota and Kansas showing steep increases for First and Second Readers Spellers Geography and Histories across states Cited figures reveal Oregon prices far higher than many peers and suggest broader price pressures in education costs nationwide
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Oregon
North Carolina
Missouri
Indiana
North Dakota
Kansas
Oragon
Speer
Oregen
Texas
Fragmented Ad Rate Notes Amid Lingering Notices
A garbled OCR passage describes per line ad rates and notices amid confusing lines. It references feeding notices and lines for each household, with repeated mentions of per line costs and affixed sections.
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Wisk
Lake Og
Senator Miller Voices on Free Textbooks in Oregon
Linn county senator M A Miller defends the public school system and warns against rapid textbook changes. He cites high U S education levels and argues any reform requires careful study while noting Oregon books cost more than in many states and proposing pruning the curriculum to reduce expenses.
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M. A. Miller
Linn County
Miller
United States
Oregon
Aml
Washington and California bags in penitentiary grain mill plan
A bill in the state legislature proposes penitentiary production of grain bags as an experimental program. Washington has manufactured bags for years and California has done so as well. The inquiry asks whether the plan is profitable.
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Washington
California
Modern Threshing Transforms Farm Work and Food Preps
Thirty years ago threshing took two to three days with fifteen to twenty men and many teams. Now threshers arrive with automated belts and wagons, finishing in a single day. Straw stacks are neat and grain goes directly into wagons, reducing labor and mess for farmers.
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