Elderly valued for judgment and experience, Mayo says
The piece argues the aged are national assets with matured judgment far beyond youths. It cites Dr. Mayo of Minnesota and Dr Osler, noting extended lifespans and education can further enhance health and social value. Seniors help deter extremism and aid policy by preserving stability and experienced insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mayo
Minnesota
Osler
Doctor Mayo
Mayo
Louisville Courier Journal
Alaska Gold Lode Mining Output Slips in 1918
United States Geological Survey reports 25 active gold lode mines in Alaska during 2018 with seven additional small prospects. Output value fell from 4,581,453 in 1917 to 8,478,817 in 1918 due to the Treadwell disaster and labor shortages. Juneau district remains the center of quartz mining. Fairbanks seeks cheaper operating costs with a government railroad on the horizon. Average ore value rose to 1.70 per ton in 1918 from 1.37 in 1917, reflecting Juneau’s large low grade ore contribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Treadwell
Juneau
Willow Creek Lode
Fairbanks
Absence as Tact and Influence in Social Movements
The piece argues that absence can signal tact for powerful people and brandishes the idea that letting others act earns respect. It asserts big people avoid overcontrol, allow trial, and even misrule can mobilize opposition to strengthen one side’s case. It notes hostile pressure can forge support for a cause.
Rare 1788 Pennsylvania Packet in Columbia Library
Dr Carpenter announces possession of an April 14 1788 Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser copy. Published in Philadelphia by John Dunlap and David Claypool the four page issue highlights Columbia College 1788 commencement with Alexander Hamilton and De Witt Clinton among the master of arts and bachelor of arts degree recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University Library
Carpenter
Pennsylvania Packet
Daily Advertiser
W. F. Smith
Philadelphia
John Dunlap
David
Claypool
Aize
Columbia College
Fireat
Alexander Hamilton
Dae Witt Clinton
Garden Stuff and Poultry Prizes Mentioned in London Blighty
The snippet notes a summer garden prize query and confirms a neighbor’s chickens won first prize at a poultry show, as referenced in London Blighty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Newspaperman Foresees Pressless Office of Tomorrow
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a future newspaper office with no presses or type setting. A main telegraph room feeds thousands of lines to subscribers who receive live news via wired bulletin boards and home stockicker printouts. News would be updated instantly as copy is received and printed while subscribers sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onenrdenen
R. Hoe & Son
Brooklyn Eagle
Roesen
Explains Cause of Colds and Nasal Congestion
The article links colds to germs and a blood flow change in nasal membranes. Chilling the body can drive blood inward causing congestion. vasomotor control may falter, injuring the membrane and allowing germs to take hold. Chronic catarrh and other factors reduce vitality and promote susceptibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Hach
Stolen Fruit and the Call to Change Daily Habits
The text urges readers to count daily routines like a predecessor and compare this year to ten years ago. It argues for changing monotony, saving time, money, and effort, and discovering that cherished customs may be wasteful. It promotes conscious self-improvement through small habitual shifts.
Tale of woe at New York dinner with Sir Arthur Benn
Sir Arthur Shirley Benn head of the British trade mission told a dinner tale in New York about his supply of tea and water in the United States. He arrived with a tin golf bag and later drank from a washbasin tap by mistake getting soap instead of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Arthur Shirley Benn
New York
Sir Arthur
United States
Fisherman trains carp to answer dinner call at Bath
Fish Knowe dinner routine attracts visitors as a golden carp trained by Mr. W Page darts to the trainer on cue at the Roman Bath. The fish feeds on ants eggs and other dainties, remaining near the surface when not fed. London Advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
W. Page
Owen Sweeney Returns from Sheridan District Court Attendance
Owen Sweeney came back at the start of the week from Sheridan where he attended district court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Sweeney
Sheridan
District Court
Kid Sheldon Arrested on Bad Check Warrants
Kid Sheldon formerly living in this county was arrested by the local sheriff's office while on a train. Local officers detained him on advice from Cody where a warrant charged Sheldon with passing worthless checks. Sheriff Barber of Park County retrieved the prisoner in Cody a day later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid Sheldon
This County
Sheriff's Office
Sheldon
Cody
Barber
Park County
Meeting in Lovell Aids Road Route Discussion
Engineer Levison of the state highway department passed through Lovell on Wednesday for a meeting held that evening to aid in determining the location of the road from Greybull to Lovell. R. Bilver, the local highway engineer, attended from this place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levison
State Highway Department
Lovell
Greybull
R. 8
Bilver
County Fair Needs Stock Housing and an Agricultural Hall
In a letter urging improved fair facilities, the writer argues for a livestock housing area including hog pens and a sheep show. They propose an agricultural hall with a large arena for dances and indoor events, noting funding could come from county support and public donations. The piece emphasizes community backing for a state fair shared by Basin Lovell and surrounding districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Basin
The
Fair Association
Col. May
Lovell Way
Greyball
Shell
Paint Rock
Liberty Beach
County fair hobby echoes banks and newspapers
A verbose appeal argues the county fair drives development in Big Horn Basin, praising banks and newspapers as fellow “hobbies.” A Friend of the Fair is thanked and urged to send more letters, with a plan for a new sermon and a bigger, livelier Basin fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Harry
Donny
Stewart
Hime
Big Horn Basin
Big Horn County
I Institution
Basin
Notes from Basin High School on New Schedule and Activities
Basin High School announces later dismissal to four o'clock and changes in staff and curriculum. Elizabethan literature unit replaces advanced science, junior English moved to Miss Boeke, and psychology taught by Miss Fedderson. Thrift stamps drive urged, orchestra to perform for Woman's Club, and lists of perfect attendances and punctual students across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club of
Basin
Phoebe English
Zera Smyth
Helen Gould
Arthur Zaring
Clerk Hazel Lawrence Leaves for Cody as Witness
Miss Hazel Lawrence district court clerk travels to Cody to testify in district court. In her absence R. R. Ferris fills the clerk duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Lawrence
Cody
R. R. Ferris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Newspaper OF the Future
Friends of the Fair
Miles
Fraternity Hall
Nay Bros. Dixie Land
Tlemen
the Basin Dancing Club
Serena Bollman
Stella Landfair
Fireshmen
Fredia Connor
Mallam Ewers
Miller Zaring
Fred Gibson
Grace Dragoo
Hubert Borden
Fred Gould
Stafford Jessen
Corwin Rule
Forest Smith
Irene Ackerman
Alice Houvler
Chloris Jones
Elizabeth Wilson
Sam Hall
Clarence Ritter
Roland Parshall
Tardy
Earl Conner
Roy Dutton
Edward Talbott
Blanche Baker
Mae Dilts
Agnes Rees
Harold Reed
Billie Baker
Carl Boyd
William Jessen
Hamilton Morton
Nina Gregory
Marjorie Hoel
Maysie Johnson
Geneva Patterson
Virginia Skovgard
Maxine Smith
Freida Schneider
Bert Frisby
Carrie Gregory
Frances Gould
Paul Hime
Charles Kershner
Frieda Lohrenz
Agnes Martin
John Patterson
Albert Pegg
Jennie Ritter
Lillian Robertson
Ely Rule
Bert Spencer
Garland Smith
Grant Thompson
Ney Wilson
Elva Taylor
Daniel Gilbert
Robert Gingrich
Robert Gilmore
Robert Ewers
Wanda Loyer
Donald Borner
Lela Loyer
Dorothy Borden
Donald Irwin
Marie Kimbro
Pearl Warren
Katy Lohrenz
Julia McNay
Ruth Hoover
Myron Kleinschmidt
Newell Deakins
Pauline Schneider
Peter Miller
George O'Neil
Pressley Anderson
Max Beard
John Bishop
Geraldine Borden
Sherwood Dodge
Albert Heaton
Paul Hoel
Franklin Johnson
Frederick McNown
Donald Moore
Paul Murphy
Bernard Leavitt
Willie Ritter
Ruth Sanderson
Merle Skovgard
Bonnie Glen
Smyrna McArthur
Marie Snyder
Dexter Shotts
Arthur Creech
Wm. Vierling
James Hime
Frank Reed
Billie Burke
Annabelle
Bep
Rex Theatre
Jimming
Heavens
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