Extirpate Play and the Residue Will Be an Idiot
Buffalo June 8 At the second day of the sixth annual conference on Education of Backward Truant and Delinquent Children Rev W Skinner of the Industrial Home Washington DC argued play is essential to human development and must not be extirpated He warned removing play would degrade society and harm industry and character He proposed directed play to build discipline and leadership.
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Buffalo
N. Y
W. Skinner
Industrial Home School
Washington, D. C
Cotton Mill Bay
Pennsylvania
Proebel
Plato
United States
Bernard Flexner
Louisville
Flexner
Florence A. McNeal
Cleveland
Ohio
Annie L. Morrison
Modok
Ind
Indiana
Circuit Court
Children’s Aid Society
Board of Children’s Guardians
Morrison
Capucine Cold Remedy Ad
Hick's Capucine relieves aching feverish ness and the cold. Liquid effects start quickly. Sold at drug stores for 0c 25c and 50c.
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Hick
King of Rome Remains a Hidden Chapter of Napoleon’s Line
The article recounts Napoleon’s son born March 20, 1811, who became the Duke of Reichstadt in Austria. He grew up at the Austrian court, studied bravely, pursued a brief military life, and died of pulmonary disease at twenty two. He honored his father’s memory and is buried at Vienna’s Carthusian monastery.
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Napoleon
Paris
Rome
Duke of
Reichstadt
Vienna
Keep Baby Healthy Free Laxative Ad Persuades Mothers
An old advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for children to ensure daily bowel movement. It cites free trial bottles, price notes, and a promise of personalized medical advice from Dr. W B Caldwell at 901 Caldwell Building Monticello TM.
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Dr. Caldwell
United States
M. F. Cash
Webb
Okla
Caldwell
K. L. Stout
Louisville
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bidg
Monticello, TM
Jacksonville to unveil Confederate monument on square
Rev W T Allan of Jacksonville says the Forney monument fund has 118 subscribers, far from the eventual Jacksonville total. The town plans a Confederate veterans monument on the square, to be unveiled in August, before resuming support for the John Forney monument with renewed zeal.
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Calhoun County
John Forney
Psychic housekeeping idea takes root in Chicago home
A Chicago woman invents psychic housekeeping where guests and hosts swap roles. In the 1041 Waveland Avenue residence John Forsell runs culinary tasks while Mrs Porsell calls the home “our home” and asserts the system lowers living costs to about eight dollars a month. The plan assigns roles like painting, nursing, and counting house work to different occupants across days and meals.
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Chicago
John Forsell
Waveland Avenue
Porsell
A Dainty Pincushion Shaped Like A Baby Shoe
A charming pincushion for a baby's table is made to resemble a baby shoe with the cushion fitted inside. It can use white, pale blue or pink canvas and the ribbon lacing matches the color. Use an old shoe as a pattern and size carefully to avoid an undersized cushion.
Philippine Pigs and the Native Pig Killing Customs
An Army and Navy Journal piece notes Filipino pig preparation before slaughter with pigs kept in luxury on rice and bathed daily. It warns against provoking rooters and advises outsiders to avoid interfering, suggesting sticking to chicken and fish.
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Army and Navy Journal
Progress In Turkey Reflects Western Ideas Reach
An advertisement in a Turkish newspaper shows a Mohammedan man thanking supporters for condolences at the death of his wife. It marks a rare public acknowledgment of a wife by a Muslim, a practice once considered highly improper, and highlights changing social norms in Turkey.
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Turkey
Mussulman
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