Remarkable institute opens for blind deaf mutes in Newawes
An institute for blind deaf mutes opens in Newawes Germany to teach through touch and provide play, education, and advancement. Miss Helen Keller, the most remarkable pupil, graduates to speak and lecture with Mrs. John Macy's guidance. Preventable blindness from wood alcohol is highlighted with calls for ventilation and stricter labeling in New York and nationwide.
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Newawes
Germany
Newanes
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
John Macy
New York State
New York
New York City
Good Roads Boost School, Church Attendance and Growth
Ohio highway commissioner James R. Marker argues that poor roads reduce attendance at schools and churches, especially in bad weather. He cites statistics showing up to 25 percent fewer pupils and congregants when roads are inferior, noting better roads increase audiences and donations, aiding educational and spiritual growth.
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James R. Marker
Ohio
The Farmer's Need for Better Roads
The piece argues good roads boost farmer comfort and prosperity by reducing costs and isolation. It links road quality to land value, social and educational growth, and stronger city country ties, while noting bad roads harm farming profitability and progress. It includes two quotations: Better Roads and a Washington Herald barb on popularity.
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Washington Herald
Curious North Sea Island Helgoland Built Largely by Man
Helgoland in the North Sea, proposed by Germany as a base for air ships, features towering cliffs that are largely artificial. To protect the coast, about 5 million dollars were spent on a granite cliff with cemented rock in areas eroded by the sea.
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Helgoland
North Sea
Germany
Quotation on Painting Cheeks with Health Cited
A decorative saying proclaims painting the cheeks with health as among the finest arts. It attributes the remark to an author identified as Rvekin.
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Rvekin
Worlds Greatest Fortress Begun to Guard St Petersburg
The Peter the Great naval fortress project starts as a chain of island forts across the gulf of Finland from Reval covering about 40.6 miles. Also notes Gary Indiana public schools adding millinery courses to ease wives burdens and a fact about bee swarms containing tens of thousands of bees.
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St. Petersburg
Gulf of Finland
Reval
Gary
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