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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
3
A fable-like tale describes Dressem and Plowem exchanging labor rather than goods to show how division of labor emerges. They swap tasks such as dressmaking and farming, leading to widespread gains as other villagers adopt specialized work like blacksmithing and mining, illustrating early economic exchange.
A fragment describing barter as a stage after division of labor and the strain of scarcity on a man on Money Island. The tale centers on misapplied surplus gear and the inability of extra clothing to feed him, highlighting how bread becomes more valuable than a suit and famine drives lament.
An old parable shows Dressem with surplus clothing versus Reapem with grain. Hunger meets overproduction debates as neighbors trade goods, revealing early exchange needs and the beginnings of a monetary system. The tale shifts to broader economic questions of value and fair trade among Dressem, Reapem, Pickaxe, and Grindem.
A fragment discusses how a community moved from barter to a medium of exchange. It mentions building a bridge over a swollen river, deciding who provides labor and materials, and debates about who would work when. Also notes on Miss Waisa in Chicago, new wheat shipments to Winnipeg, and a dynamite blast killing twelve on a bridge gang in Herkimer New York.
A local retailer advertises a cheery home furniture sale with a large stock. Chairs from 50c to 18 dollars, ten tables from 7 dollars, centre tables 1.49 to 10 dollars, common maple beds and eaters from 3 dollars, mattresses 3 to 10 dollars, porch chairs 6 to 25 dollars, white enameled beds with springs 2.75 to 2.?0, and a growing picture framing business highlighting mouldings and guaranteed satisfaction.
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