Settlement of School Accounts by Treasurer Buencen
We certify the foregoing account of A D Buencen Treasurer has been examined and settled and is correct. Items include rent of school houses 84 00 sundry persons for wood 105 90 globes and instruments 11 22 repairs and cleansing 56 27 printing 22 75 attorney fees 20 00 25 30 releases and percentages 113 73 etc total 392 91. Signed D McConaughy Eso? fe Vasusaszoor Szc y Jone 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Fahnestock
R. G. Harper
D.M. Smyser, Esq
McConaughy
H.J. Schreier
Fuel&e
John Brown
Quintin Armstrong
Henry Welty
Geo. Frey
A.D. Buencen
D. McConauguy
Pues
R. FE. Vasusaszoor
Belief in a Supreme Being and Advice for Summer
An essay argues that atheism does not exist among savages or civilized people and that belief in God endures in life and at death. It urges avoid overindulgence in summer foods, promotes morning exercise, and recommends daily bathing and brushing to maintain health and a cheerful disposition.
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Boaster
Doylestown
Polk
Taylor
Allan Parke
London
Warns Against Profane Jesting on Scripture Texts
A warning against using Bible verses to provoke laughter in conversation. The piece argues such wit debases sacred subjects, desecrates reverence, and offends both devout and ethical readers, urging restraint and piety in speaking of divine matters.
Good Advice to Boys Promotes Self-Reliance and Prompt Action
A brisk energetic tone urges boys to act promptly and rely on themselves rather than depend on others. It contrasts first-rate self-motivated boys with third-rate drifters, praising self discipline, timely work, and personal initiative over passive behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
Cas
Bel
Dong
Sebanon
Excuse for Smoking Echoes in Dormitory Tale
A school dormitory incident exposes pupils secretly smoking to hide their vice. The master questions each boy while a girl named Loy is pressed about her motive. The tale ends with a feigned pious reply and a broader meditation on sympathy and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Wbacco
Dominic
Sirrah
Lass Loy
Beall in Mexico and California in a notable act of mercy
Lieutenant Beall of the U S Navy, famed for carrying despatches through Mexico to California, performs a gallant rescue on the Gila frontier. He stops to save a fellow traveler from Apache pursuit, then eludes the attackers, returning safely to camp with another man saved and a burial arranged.
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Beall
U.S. Navy
Callifornia
Mexico
Prairies
Rocky Mountains
Tin
California
Gila
Theim
Mr. Beall
Leutenant
Lieut
Beau
Phila
Amer
Washington Monument funds prompt public appeals in Dauphin county
An agent for a national fundraising drive showed a lithograph of the future monument to a wealthy Dauphin county farmer who refused to pay, doubting the need for a massive chimney. The tale underlines attitudes toward public projects and politics in the era.
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Washington Monument Society
Washington
United States
Dauphin County
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