Comprehensive 1901 school exam questions across subjects
A long list of exam prompts covering Geography Arithmetic Grammar History and Civil Government Psychology Physiology Alcohol and Narcotics Reading and Writing and other topics. Questions ask about teaching experience outlines geography maps air and weather evolution climate levels water and ore, arithmetic area and fractions, bonds, currency, metric benefits, bill of exchange, and sales. grammar clauses tenses and punctuation. psychology attention reasoning habit and practical use. physiology respiration circulation heart and oxygen. narcotics alcohol effects and education. U S history civic government eras parties and amendments. primary tests and moral instruction. The material reads like a teacher certification or entrance exam from the early 20th century.
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United States
Earth
Philippines
New York
Nerve Pills Prove A. W. Chase’s Worth At Athens
In Athens Ohio Dr A W Chase’s Nerve Pills are praised for restoring strength and sleep to a run down person. Mrs BP Gueather credits the medicine with steadier nerves better rest and improved health after trying a box from Henderson’s Drug Store. The ad notes the medicine sold for a dollar per box with the doctor’s portrait and signature on each package.
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A. W. Chase
Athens
Mre
EL. Gueather
Mill Street
Ohio
Buffalo
X. Y
M. D
Their Secret is Out in Sadleville Ky Health Cure
In Sadleville Kentucky Mrs. S. P. Whittaker long suffered chronic bronchial trouble. Her husband credits Dr. King's New Discovery with a complete cure. The remedy also stopped a severe whooping cough in the couple's granddaughter. It claims to cure coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and other throat and lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles dollars. Trial bottles free at McKee's drug store.
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Sadleville
S. P. Whittaker
Guaranteed Bottles Co
McKee
Unicorns in ancient Chinese annals and mythic beasts
The text discusses unicorn descriptions in ancient Chinese annals and compares them with other mythologies. It suggests a past time when a single horned animal resembling a horse or cervine creature may have existed, drawing parallels across regions.
Krause's Headache Capsules Offer Safe Relief
Antipyrine is criticized for headache relief due to heart and kidney effects. Krause's Headache Capsules contain no antipyrine chloral morphine or harmful ingredients. They cure quietly and leave the head clear Price 25c Sold at Cline's Pharmacy.
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Krause
Cline
Mothers and coffee trade letters from LeRoy tale
Early experience story shows a mother calling a baby muzzer s little potsy tootsy while Fanny recalls a spanking threat. The letter from Fannie Williams, ten, praises GRAIN O as a coffee substitute used weekly and says it helps her family, with a remark on women pestering husbands for money.
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Muzzer
Fanny
Babs
Buchanan, Mica
Genessee Pure Food Co
LeRoy, S
Fannie Williams
Stop Colds with Krause's Cold Cures at Cline's Pharmacy
Ad claims Krause's Cold Cures prevent colds with convenient capsules that work while you labor. Distributed by Cline at Cline's Pharmacy, price Ye.
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Krause
Cline
The Daguerreotype and a Family Heirloom Locket
A narrator recalls receiving a great grandmother's daguerreotype on her eighteenth birthday and a diamond set locket. The tale follows generations from Revolutionary War heroine to a cherished keepsake, marked by loss, pride, and a mother's tears.
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Beret
Casnerrea
Mary
Lucy
Exer
Mother
Denar
Margaret
Alice
Pehaw
Mammy
Mamma
South
Reverend Mocked by Plowman in New Trousers Tale
A Scottish divine known for sharp sayings notes a sprightly plowman entering mid service wearing bright corded trousers. The minister quips You can sit doon now, my man. Weve r seen yer brecks. The exchange ends with a guest giving only Kensington, London, and answering last residence with Cemetery, in Pick Me Up.
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Lim
James Drownsmith
Tyour
Kensington
London
Posing as a Model in Art Studio Practices
A Cosmopolitan piece notes artists occasionally hire multiple models to capture a figure at different stages. Painters use several for coloring, hands, or hair, while some models enjoy being reproduced on canvas. Artists record model traits in address books for quick selection.
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Innis
Cosmopolitan
Shoving the Queer Counterfeiting Scheme Exposed
A historical article describes counterfeiting as a national issue run by two-person gangs. The holder stockpiles fakes while the shover uses one counterfeit bill to buy items, then swaps it for real money as observers watch. Some operators even mix genuine coins with fakes to complicate detection.
The Diplomat's Solution in Puck’s Satire
A witty line from a diplomat, debating the clash of force and resistance. He suggests decisive restraint and concessions can avert disaster and yield an amicable settlement, as quoted in Puck.
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Puck
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