Longfellow School Basketball Games Told by Students
Ruth Adams and Hilda Anderson recount Longfellow School basketball matches at Garfield and Washington Junior High. Garfield boys won 27 to 4 while Longfellow girls trailed 1 to 2. Washington Juniors vs Longfellows ended 19 to 18 after extra five minutes with Miss Passmore as referee.
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Ruth Adams
Garfield School
Longfellow Boys
Longfellow
Garfield
Garfield Girls
Garfield Boys
Longfellow Girls
Hilda Anderson
Washington Junior High Schol
Longfellow School
Longfellows
Miss Passmore
Homes of Lincoln and Roosevelt by Willie Negherbon
The piece contrasts the two leaders homes and upbringings. Roosevelt lived in a grand house with servants yet suffered frail health and outdoor activity while Lincoln endured poverty with no beds or doors yet showed determination to become great.
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Mas
Lincoln
Lincoln and
Roosevelt
Willie Negherbon
Rees
Lincoln Gia
Emerson School Rules for Health and Safety After Accident
A fragment from a historical account lists hygiene and behavior rules such as washing the face neck and ears, keeping clean clothes, outdoor exercise, avoiding spitting on sidewalks, covering sneezes, breathing deeply, eating wholesome food, not breathing on others, treating cuts with warm water and clean bandages, and staying cheerful. It recalls crossing a Mississippi River bridge near Minneapolis and St Paul when a collision with a streetcar occurred, narrowly escaping danger.
A Sudden Fire
Emma Legault recalls a sudden school washhouse blaze that destroyed buildings housing 175 children. The Sister delayed evacuation until coats and hats were found, forcing students to seek safety at the hospital or priest’s house as workers struggled to save belongings. Several men suffered burn injuries while attempting rescues.
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Emma Legault
Methods Taught In Greeley School First Aid Demonstration
Gladys Watson reports a seventh B grade class at Greeley School demonstrating fainting response and burn first aid. Gilbert Otto was the patient, Ivan Briges the bandager, Louise Trudeau the burn salve mixer as baking soda and water were prepared and applied. The demonstration lasted about one and a half minutes.
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Gilbert Otto
Ivan Briges
Louise Trudeau
Louise
Beating Hearts and Births in Hawthorne School Work
Fred Zemliak from Seventh B explains heart rates and resting beats, noting 70 per minute for adults and faster for children. The piece mentions fever signs, thermometer use, and temperature readings. Luella Barnes covers Lincoln and Roosevelt birth details, stating Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Kentucky and Roosevelt on October 27, 1858 in New York City.
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Fred Zemliak
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Luella Barnes
Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
Theodore Roosevelt
New York City
Lincoln and Roosevelt Education and Health Contrast
The passage contrasts Lincoln with limited schooling and strong health to Roosevelt’s city schooling and Harvard graduation, noting Lincoln’s access to books via the city library and his one year of schooling, while Roosevelt faced poor health but pursued intense exercise to grow strong.
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Lincoln
Roosevelt
Harvard
Goats and Cow on Railroad Track Hurts. Fire Burns Haystack
A sixth grade student recounts two incidents from her rural life. First, while guiding goats and a cow across a railroad track, a speeding train scares the crew and the cow’s foot gets caught. the cow dies, and the engineer scolds the driver. The essay reflects Ada Askew’s writing on memory. The second tale describes a straw stack fire started by a dropped match, with the young narrator escaping a burning stack and neighbors helping to spray water as seven tons of hay are destroyed.
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Ada Askew
Harrison School Burn Care Demonstration
Emma Henry reports on a seventh grade at Harrison School where an in classroom burn treatment experiment showed how to bandage and apply soda to a mock burn. A girl pretended to burn her arm, two other students prepared a cloth with soda and covered it to keep air out, completing the demonstration in about three minutes.
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Emma Henry
Hygiene guide explains artery bleeding control
Blaine School presents John Bevan on first aid for bleeding. He describes rapid arterial bleeding requiring compression above the wound and binding edges with cloth. Capillary bleeding is less dangerous and tends to stop quickly with proper pressure.
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John Bevan
George Washington and an Easterner in the West
A school reader recalls George Washingtons boyhood truth telling and leadership turning to a tale of an eastern train bound for Montana and a cousin adventure in the western wilds. It follows Jack the rich bankers son who confronts Indians and the dangers of the frontier, then shifts to a fire safety piece on rescue and artificial respiration and closes with a carelessness meditation by Harold Higgins and William Madden.
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Lillian Ashlock
Montana
New York
Jack
Redmen
Howell
Tom
Weston Wilds
Harold Higgins
William Madden
St Pauls School In Case Of Fire
Martha Cullen outlines steps for fire response at St Pauls School. Initial actions include sounding the alarm or calling the fire department, then searching for people. If found, use methods to carry an unconscious person and ensure all concerned follow safety procedures.
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Martha Cullen
John Jones pays Mr Smith bill at the grocer
Lincoln School tale shows John Jones obeying his mother and resisting Sam’s pressure to spend. John defends his savings plan, refuses candy, and completes the bill payment with the grocer, receiving a small present from the clerk.
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John Jones
Leslie Linehart
John
Mr. Smith
Sam
Tam
Sandy
Montana Mining Association Addresses Northwest Group
C M Muffly president of the Montana Mining Association outlines aims to unite state bodies and press for redress against unfair rulings and high costs. He highlights Montana’s role in lobbying, legislative action, and coordination with the American Mining Congress to protect the industry nationwide.
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Montana
C. 8
Muffy
Montana Mining Asociation
Northwest Mining Association
Spokane
Muffly
Montana Assolution
Northwest Mining Convention
Montana’ Mining Association
Washington
Metal Miners’ Association
Montana Mining Association
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Montana Mining Interests Seek Tax Relief and Explosive Price Cuts
The Montana mining sector presses Congress for relief amid high explosive costs and a suspected monopoly. Miners, merchants, and the American Mining Congress push to reduce factory prices and secure enforcement against the powder trust while publicizing mining interests to counter prejudice and unite industry and commerce.
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United States
Montana
Holter Hardware Company
Helena
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