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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
May 10, 1947
Page
3
Since the Order dated 15 March there have been rises in imported costs of soaps and soap products. The Commissioner for Supply has signed an Order fixing ceiling prices until further notice from 24 April 1947. Maximum price when sold by a retailer dated 22 April 1947.
Published by Authority under the Defence Price of Goods Regulations 1941 the Order dated 22 April 1947 is issued by J S Neill Commissioner for Supply.
The order defines soap terms and restricts retail pricing. It revokes the prior Goods Current Prices Soap Order No 1 1947. Effective April 24 1947 the new prices apply to retailers and nonretail buyers, detailing schedule columns for item prices and quantities.
A confused passage describes a boy named Roland seeking a collar for his father and mentions a shop incident where a heavy iron was dropped on a foot. The text includes garbled dialogue and stray phrases about a company, a dinner whistle, and a debt dispute with a tailor. The overall meaning is unclear.
An extensive sale notice from American Furniture Exchange lists used and new furniture items including beds, chests, tables, chairs, dressers, and chests with prices from under a dollar to about 95 dollars. The ad promotes crate shipping, value pricing, and a mail order department at 921 St. Lawrence Blvd, with encouragement to order now and use the sender’s name in future adverts.
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