Free $50 Scholarships Offered by Southern Shorthand University
In Georgia counties 145 scholarships worth 50 dollars each will be awarded to entrants who list names and addresses of eligible youths and bring a paying pupil. The top county contestant wins a free 50 dollar scholarship for six months, while others earn half price or cash for extra recruits. Contestants must enroll by January 15, 1906 and contact A. C Briscoe or L. W. Arnold in Atlanta for details.
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Southern Shorthand and Business University
Atlanta
State of
Georgia
Atlanta School of Telegraphy
Eighbor
Evey County
A. C Briscoe
L. W. Arnold
Atlantic Coast Line
Southeast
Purager
T. C. White
Aset
W. J. Craig
Wilmington
N. C
Old Egyptian arithmetic papyrus to 1700 B C
A fragmentary 1700 B C Arabic era papyrus shows addition and multiplication used in exercises. It includes dividing barley among ten, seven cats seven mice seven barley grains, area and circle to square conversions, and cubic measurements. The text hints at early mathematical concepts without subtraction or modern formulae.
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Egypt
Short Interview with Robert Louis Stevenson Visit
A traveling woman reporter visiting San Francisco seeks a brief interview with Robert Louis Stevenson. He lies ill in bed and, while she asks to talk, he pulls out a knitting project and asks if she knits. The moment ends as the interview cannot proceed.
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Robert Louie Stevenson
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San Francisco
Robert Louis Stevenson
California
Stevenson
Dog Jealousy and a Birmingham Family
A Birmingham dog once a beloved family pet shows jealousy after a new baby arrives. The baby consistently cries when left with the dog, yet no disturbance is visible. A keyhole peek reveals the dog rubbing its cold wet nose along the baby's back.
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Birmingham
Ralph Neville
Outing Magazine
Hotel Phonograph Plays Songs While Guests Dine
Brooklyn Citizen reports a hotel proprietor uses a large phonograph to set mood during meals. Selections include songs like Life Is Too Short to Worry and All Things Come to Him Who Waits. The final tune, Kipling's Lest We Forget, humorously pressures tipping.
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Kipling
Brooklyn
One Way Puzzle Dividing Apples Among Three
A short brain teaser describes Harry asked to split three apples equally between James John and himself. The reply proposes giving one apple to each of the two others and keeping the remaining apple, resulting in one for each of the trio. The solution hinges on reinterpreting equal shares.
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Harry
James
John
Quotable Lines From The Baltimore American And London Sketch
A selection of historical quips and phrases includes Uncle Mose declaring his sociability as a Baptist, a Scotish toned rebuke about national pride, and a proverb about carrying beauty with us. The lines reflect humor and cultural sentiment from period publications.
The Way of Scientific Truth and Public Health Claims
A fragmented extract cites G. K. Chesterton in Illustrated London News arguing against chasing scientific truth and warning about doctor led dietary quackery. It suggests skepticism toward authorities and mocks extreme health guidance while urging restraint and practical living.
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G. K. Chester
Illustrated London News
Cruelty in Indian elephants sparked by mahout abuse
A missionary cites writers arguing mahouts show kindness to elephants while noting a painful open sore on the elephant's brow driven by the goad. The text claims the sore compels obedience and questions travelers who cite affection while ignoring the injury.
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Otta
Grape Growing Spectacle From Hoerlaert Near Brussels
A glasshouse spectacle in Hoerlaert, a metropolitan suburb near Brussels, showcases table grape culture. The region ships hundreds of chests weekly to London Paris the Riviera Vienna Berlin St Petersburg and New York, supplying winter fruit for leading markets.
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Belgium
London Globe
Hoerlaert
Brussels
London
Paris
Riviera
Vienna
Berlin
St Petersburg
New York
United States
Practical Sympathy by Dr Edward Hale
A New England editor worries for his ailing wife as he sends hope through his editorials. Dr Edward Everett Hale visits, returns with a pile of manuscripts and tells him to go to his wife, scribbling enough pieces to feed the paper for a week.
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Edward Everett Hale
New England
Hale
Sales of Tags During Season and Past Comparisons
Inquiries on tag sales report counts from Oct 1 1903 to Apr 30 1964 for cotton seed meal and fertilizers. Data show 1 575 428 bags of cotton seed meal and 6 067 505 bags of fertilizers sold. prior period totals were 1 521 440 and 5 481 083 respectively with increases of 58 980 and 586 122.
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Ws Ag
Anagram Puzzle Hidden in Old Newspaper Text
A four letter letter banks wordplay appears with blanks filled by vile evil veil Levi live. The piece critiques Snigsby who plans a sayings bank to replace common oaths with a new scheme in a humor column.
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