Ford revives McGuffey Readers with exact reprint
Detroit march report notes Henry Ford has reprinted the complete McGuffey Readers exactly as originally issued to preserve them for posterity. The set sold about 122 million copies by 1900 and shaped American morals, patriotism, and virtue through figures like Webster and Henry and through early readers.
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McGuffey Readers Influence in War Era Debate
The passage argues McGuffey Readers boosted English literature in America and may have shaped WWI sentiment. Historian Sullivan claims the readers helped spread ideas and possibly affected America's wartime role. Mention of Mary Van Nese Leavitt and Herbert Hoover ties to California politics and republican nomination interest.
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New Panama Canal May Be Needed Soon
Navy reviews 3,000 submarine rescue ideas with a tech board led by Capt. Theleen. Garry Gordon proposes a diving-bell machine with pontoons and giant claws to lift sunken subs to the surface.
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Picture Shows Lump Of Copper Packs Atoms In One
A one pound lump of copper is made of about 43 million million million atoms, says Dr. Joan L. Foote of the bureau of standards. Though atoms and molecules cannot be seen, proofs in Popular Science Monthly and statements by Ernest Rutherford and R A Millikan support counting atoms by weight and volume. A cubic centimeter of air contains about 27.05 billion billions atoms.
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Delegates in New York Struggles for Houston Convention
Comic column by Will Rogers reports the challenge of assembling ninety Democrats considered suitable for the Houston Democratic convention. He humorously notes the social mixups, ward intrigue, and the difficulty in finding a delegation that pleases the party bosses and reflects varied factions.
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King of Chain Stores Endows Unique Project
Sebastain S. Kresge, multi millionaire chain store owner, donates 25000 to Meth odist's Children's Home Society to build an orphanage modeled as a real home outside the city. The plan includes cottages for 3-4 children with a paid female social worker per cottage and a husband as a father figure when possible. The goal is to create genuine family atmosphere amid divorce cases surrounding Kresge and his second wife Doris.
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