Textbook Shortage Hits Public Schools in Western Provinces
Ontario avoids shortages through government support and cost sharing. Officials say new readers from Thomas Newson Co. may replace the old series at contract prices, risking a $16,400 annual loss for the publisher. Education ministers plan a meeting after spring session to review public school texts and pricing.
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Ebuds
Riga
Thomas Newson Company
Ube
Thomas Nowon
Tribune
Western Provinces
Eumenon
Oulano
Toronto
Ontario
Robert Simpson Company
Simpson Company
Pletsher
Fercher
Fletcher
Hunter Under Bolshevik Rule in New York World Excerpt
An English narrator recalls a grim Moscow market lane under Bolshevik control. He meets educated locals and soldiers at the Sukarefka Lane of Tears where widows, shopgirls, and mothers sell wares to survive. A worn elderly woman begs bread and recounts the family losses from executions and war.
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Hector Boon
New York World
Muscovinnetty
Sears
Poe
Right Kind of Chilo Brings Help by Small Deeds
The text extols a disposition that gives little to receive much in return. It suggests a house or shelter aspect that loves when it can be useful to others and finds delight in aiding people in even small ways.
Fuse plugs as safety devices in home wiring
Fuse plugs are safety devices that blow when a circuit is overloaded. Keep circuits under seven amperes and avoid using a toaster and iron on one circuit. early warning fuses at seven or ten amperes can alert to danger and affect insurance claims.
Western Wheat Pool Endorsed by Grain Growers Board
The Western Wheat Pool aims to organize farm sales before 1921 harvest, endorsed by the United Grain Growers Limited board representing prairie farmers. It seeks to stabilize prices by controlling supply, benefiting producers rather than seeking public favors, and mirrors wartime Wheat Board operations.
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Unites Grain Growers
Farmers’ Movement
Prairie Provinces
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Ecrop
Wheat Board
Toronto
Withdrawal of British troops in Mesopotamia begins
The report notes that British forces have started withdrawing from Mesopotamia while other items record diverse financial and political developments. Clergymen in Winnipes request Sunday pictures be halted amid broader social debates.
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Mesopotamia
Great Britain
Senate
United States
England
Hardware Store Bargain Sparks Customer Trade
A Oklahoma customer visits a hardware store to buy a 4 saw. The clerk quotes $1.65, noting Sears Sawmill offers the same item for $1.35. The customer proposes home delivery billed to his account, prompting debate over pricing and delivery terms.
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Oklahoma
Sears-Sawbuck
Saw Delay and Express Charge Tales from 1921
A mixed press snippet notes a OklahomaChicago mail order dispute over a saw with two weeks delivery and extra express charges. It contrasts slow freight with local purchase, then cites a Gulf Coast Lumberman anecdote. Other items: Manitoba education push for national schools and Canada’s League of Nations views.
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Oklahoma
Chicago
Gulf Coast Lumberman
Houston
Texas
Estate of Paul ina Wildeman Russell Manitoba notice
In the matter of the Estate of Paul ina Wildeman deceased all claims against the estate must be sent to the undersigned at their Russell Manitoba office. Dated at Russell Manitoba February 12 1931. G L N & GLEN Solicitors for John Edeh Executor
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Paulina Wildeman
Tate
Boulton
Manitoba
Russell
Province
A. D
N & Glen Solicitors
John Edeh
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Killeg
Germany
Raskin
THE
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New York
Brandon
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Grain Crowers
Sudbury
N. W. Rowell
Canada
Leagus of Nations
Jewellry
Gramaphone Records
Brunswick
N. R. Park
T. Hill & Son
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Sarrington
DR. Hess
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