From a Penniless Youth to Millionaire Grocer
A portrait of Millard Fillmore Tompkins, who died at thirty nine in New York. He ran away from Newport Rhode Island at fourteen with ten dollars, learned groceries, built a cash based business and grew to eleven stores plus two wholesale houses. His wife Mina Josephine Cooper ran Spring Street while he expanded, and he credited her with much of their success.
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New York
Millard Fillmore ‘Tompkins
Tompkins
Mr.Tompkins
Mr. Tompkins
Newport
Catharine Street
Spring
Sullivan Streets
Mina J Tosephine Cooper
Chariton Street
Spring Street
Bleecker Street
Ninth and
Sixth Avenues
Jersey City
Gansevoort Street
New York Sun
Qualifications and Duties of Township Trustees
Dr W B Burke outlines required qualifications for township trustees as key school officials. He stresses broad educational aims, impartial evaluation of teachers, capable leadership, fiscal prudence, and active involvement in inspecting schools and supporting teachers to elevate local education.
Magic Square of Archimedes and country school study
The article discusses a Magic Square of Archimedes containing all numbers 1 to 49 without repetition. It suggests using a card to test sums by column and row and compares this to the push for a systematic country school course of study and graded instruction.
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Trustees Notice for Greene County Indiana Townships
Trustee notices list weekly office hours at residences for sald township business in Washing ton Highland Grant and Bald townships Greene County Indiana. George Bogard J D Calvert WM H Deckard John D Moore trustees set Saturday sessions and Tuesday meetings for official business during their terms.
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Stafford Township
Greene County
Marco
Samuel N
Yoeman
Washington Township
Indiana
Sald Township
George Bogard
Trustan
Highland Township
Grant Township
Greene, County
Switz
Iaid Township
Wm,.h. Deckard
Onsa Township
Newperry
Bald Township
Isw
John DD
Moore
Trustes
Smith Township
Greade County
Roy
Transpc
E. Spainsower
Wright Township
Greene
County
Jasonwitle
Gaia Township
I- LM. Powell
Taylor Township
Henry Borter
Center Township
Heaton P. O
BFL Stringfellow
Stockton Township
Linton
Joseph Moss
Thomas Pickard
Indianzon
B. Cary Dur
Progress of the pupil in graded country schools
Educational News notes that pupil progress quickens with better interest and regular attendance when schools are administered by a defined system. Trustees, aided by the county superintendent and teachers, can drive reform to grade rural country schools for thorough, intelligent work.
Teaching Arithmetic and School Reform Notes
A collage of instructional guidance from the Oregon School Journal on teaching methods for arithmetic including arousing interest, training concentration, rapid calculation, and daily drills. It discusses course implementation, teacher challenges, and Nebraska state education leadership plus a sensational drug cure ad for liquor addiction with claims of guaranteed success and a free booklet.
Unclear Historic Route Schedule Fragment
A garbled OCR fragment shows partial times and place names such as Linton, Sullivan, and Worthington along with scattered numbers like 9 30am and 4 50pm. The text references multiple locations and a timetable-like layout but lacks complete readability for a concrete event.
Bookai in Southern Indi for Sale and Exchange
A short notice advertises a bookai in southern Indiana for sale and exchange. Details are sparse in the fragment.
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