The Evolution of Home and School in Child Rearing
The piece contrasts maternal instruction with modern schooling, noting schools now share duties with parents. It recalls childhood memories and questions whether affectionate guidance shaped by parents supersedes formal discipline. It also opines on labor unions, praising progress yet condemning ruling minority factions and urging logical union leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Roche Howland
United States
Raniers
Labor unions empower intelligent mechanics says railway magnate
C T Yerkes argues unions lift the mental standards of workers and train intelligence. The brainiest mechanics are best capitalists and deserve opportunities to train their minds to lead and execute. He praises intelligent mechanics and endorses labor unions while opposing trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Yerkes
The Decadence of Feminine Beauty by Lady Feune
A historical critique of beauty standards across eras. It argues that earlier portraits show a masculine bias, praises Elizabeth and Mary Stuart for distinct allure, notes 18th century England offers richer beauty, and blames Victorian fashion for masking true charm while emphasizing the role of background in enhancing appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Mary
Mary Stuart
Fotheringay
Reynolds
Gainsborough
Romney
England
Duchess of Devonshire
Spencer
Tavistock
Abington
Linley
Sheridans
Kitty Fisher
The Wayside Well Poem by Walter Learned
A rider stops at a dusty road wayside well and gazes at his reflection in the water. He sees a farmer's boy with muddy chestnut curls beneath a straw hat and feels a quiet sigh as he rides on. The scene contrasts the master and the youth beside the old well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Walter
Miss Priscilla's Love Reunites Long-Lost Couple
Miss Priscilla Bentley, and a man she once knew, meet after forty years. She blushes as he recalls his service to queen and country and expresses humble thanks. She writes slowly at an antique bureau, touched by the unlikely reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Bentley
Miss Priscilla Bentley and the Letter Prank
In a sunlit room Miss Priscilla Bentley faces a shock after a note intended for Major Duff surfaces, revealing a past joke. Betsy reveals the messenger of a misdelivered letter, and Miss Bentley and Major Duff react with embarrassment, affection, and a plan to set things right. The tale unfolds through comic miscommunication and rekindled connections. Four hundred and thirteen miles of railway are to be built in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 82
Prissie
Priscilla
Betsy
Miss Bentley
Major Duff
Penelope Bentley
Priscilla Bentley
Alexander
Alaska
How to cure and store pork for family use
Instructions from the Philadelphia Record detail hog preparation for curing and brining, including splitting the carcass, trimming fat, and packing in a barrel with a salt brine. The method covers brine composition, soaking for four to six weeks, then smoking, plus tips on cooling and preserving hams, shoulders, and sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Care Park
Philadelphia Record
Care of Winter Apples and Farm Notes Summary
Practical notes on storing winter apples including picking, air drying, wrapping in paper, and converting storage spaces. Also brief items on Pekin ducks, dairy cow feeding, hay quality, Keifer pear for canning, and cow olfactory sensitivity stressing clean troughs and fresh feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Homestead
Material achievement vs political leadership in national growth
The author argues that great engineers and builders like Roebling Edison and Stephenson do not exceed the social and national leaders Washington Jefferson Lincoln in importance. It notes the Alaska boundary contest was easy and implies South Carolina editors might resort to violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roebling
Lindenthal
Edison
Stephenson
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
South Carolina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lady Feune
Betsy Briggs
J. C. Becraft
Poultry Keeper
Great Britain
Robert H. Rew
British Board of Agriculture
Hungary
Indianapolis News
MR. Becraft
Hood
Wilhelmina Nagel
Rittenhouse 8T
Cincinnati
Chis
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Montreal
New York
West
Puget Sound Nursery & Seed CO
Seattle
Wash
Sesd
Lita Bogardusea
New Gazetteer of the World
G. & C. Merriam CO
Springfield
Mass
U.S. A
Ayer
Lowel
Buckingham
Heys
Robert P. Maynard
Bailey Building
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