Poetry Teaching Methods Discussed at Institute Session
More than six hundred attendees including nuns and brothers of Catholic teaching communities joined the fourth day of the Catholic Teachers Institute at Boston College Hall. Rev. Swickerath spoke on practical poetry teaching in the forenoon and on history emphasis for teaching in the afternoon.
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Catholic Teachers’ Institute
Boston College Hall
Robert Swickerath
S. J
Holy Cross
Worcester
Cuticura Soap and Ointment End Dandruff After 20 Years
A 1912 testimonial from W. Dyke of New York city reports twenty years of dandruff with no relief from various products. After using Cuticura Soap to shampoo and Cuticura Ointment, his scalp became clean and healthy. The ad promotes Cuticura for pimples and blackheads, offers a free 32 page Skin Book, and mentions a shaving stick with a sample offer.
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Third Ave
New York
N. Y
W. Dyke
Cuticura
Dept. T. Boston
Oil Men Indicted in Texas Anti-Trust Case
Federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas returned an indictment against several prominent oil men as representatives of Standard Oil Company. The charge covers restraint of trade and unlawful conspiracy in violation of the anti trust laws.
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Dallas, Tex
Federal Grand Jury
District of
Texas
Standard Oil Company
Oil Firms Named in 1912 Conspiracy Indictment
An indictment alleges Standard Oil and Magnolia Petroleum along with Magnolia partners conspired to ruin the Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association of Texas on June 29 1912. Named defendants include Calvin N Paine Titusville Pa John D Archbold Henry C Folger Jr Galveston A C Ebie Dallas E R Brown Corsicana W S Teagle Plainfield N J and the Standard Oil Co of New York and New Jersey. The case stems from a three months investigation by the Department of Justice into Sherman act violations and possible contempt proceedings.
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Standard Oil Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association
Texas
Calvin N. Paine
Titusville
Penn
John D. Archbold
Henry C. Folger, Jr
New York
John Sealin
Galveston
A. C. Ebie
Dallas
E. R. Brown
Corsicana
W. 8. Teagle
Plainfield
N. J
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Standard Oil
Department of Justice
Texas Grand Jury
14 Mile Walk For Girl Of 5 In New Hampshire
Elizabeth M. Simonds five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Simonds of 40 Clifton Street paces 14 miles around Black Mountain with guide Frank Fernald and a party of nine adults She camped overnight and rose at 4 AM to circle the mountain and return to base claiming best long distance walk for her age in Worcester region.
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Worcester
Elizabeth M. Simonds
W. F. Simonds
Clifton Street
Black Mountain
White Mountain Range
Frank Fernald
Simonds
White Mountains
Jackson
N. H
Parcels Post Set for January 1 General Use
Washington August 29 Announcement by Postmaster General Hitchcock that the Postoffice Department will be ready January 1 to put into general operation the parcels post system. The postal express business will extend over more than a million miles of rural delivery and star routes. Hitchcock will remain in Washington to organize the new service with a general executive committee named today including Robert Sharp John C Koons A A Fisher and George N Wood.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Postoffice Department
Robert Sharp
John C. Koons
A. A. Fisher
George N. Wood
Oldest Episcopal Priest in Maine Dies at 88
The Rev. Asa Dalton D D pastor emeritus of St Stephen's Church and the oldest Episcopal priest in Maine died at his Portland home aged 88. Born in Maine he was educated in Cambridge public schools and Harvard College graduating in 1848.
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Portland
Asa Dalton
St. Stephen’s Church
Dalton
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College
Shetland and Welsh Ponies Celebrate to A B Quick
Ponies awarded and celebrated at 250 Forest ol street to A B Quick. Community event noted with local names and venue details, reflecting a small agricultural society celebration.
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Shetland
A. B. Quick
Forest
Doctor Declares Women Not Knock Kneed In Fashion Debate
Osteopath Dr Gladys A Cooper claims women’s knees are built like men in contrast to a Cincinnati clergyman who asserts women are knock-kneed and fashions hamper locomotion. The column notes public disagreement among physicians clergy and fashion observers as skirts widen with longer strides.
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Gladys A. Cooper
Boylston Street
Robbins
Lincoln Park Institutional Church
Cincinnati
Modiste recalls clever garter hacks for slim skirts
A dressmaker explains how rubber bands sewn into tight skirts help women walk gracefully. She notes the device keeps hems from tearing during long steps, even if hidden inside the garment.
Butler R Wilson Refuses Bar Association Resignation
Butler R Wilson a colored lawyer on School Street declares he will not resign from the American Bar Association despite threats of expulsion due to color. He notes pay of dues for next year keeps him in good standing and criticizes the association for its color line.
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Butler R. Wilson
School Street
American Bar Association
William R. Morris
Minneapolis
Wilson
SEEK WEST END BOY MISSING FROM HOME
Fifteen year old Hyman Solow of 33 Anderson Street West End has been missing for three days. His mother appeals to police for help locating him.
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West End
Hyman _ Solow
Anderson Street
Admiral Southerland Takes Command In Nicaragua Crisis
Rear Admiral W H Southerland commander in chief of the Pacific fleet assumes supreme command in Nicaragua. He arrives aboard the California and orders forces along the Corinto Managua railway to keep transport links open. About 5000 marines and blue jackets under Commander Terhune to be deployed at Leon and intermediate points. Southerland shifts his flag to the gunboat Annapolis.
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Washington
W. H. Southerland
Pacific Fleet
Nicaragua
California
Panama
Prairie
Navy Department
Corinto
Leon
Terhune
Southerland
Annapolis
Alimony Ordered for Life in Philadelphia Case
Walter W. Sellers 82 of Twentieth and Turner streets was ordered to pay his wife $3 weekly alimony for life after being 30 years in arrears totaling $3642. Judge Ralston waived the prior debt repayment since the daughter is married and the wife lives with her, but set ongoing support at $3 per week.
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Philadelphia
Walter W. Sellers
Twentieth and
Turner Streets
Ralston
Sellers
Man Held For Trial Over Governor Visit Case
Joseph Bortland, 30, of 73 Broadway Cliftondale, was taken to Psycho Pathic Hospital for observation after trying to see the Governor on business. Deputy Chief Neal identified him as a man who previously sought an audience with the Governor and is believed to be mentally disturbed.
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Joseph Bortland
Broadway
Cliftondale
Psychopathic Hospital
Neal
State Police
Bortland
Is This Why English Beauties Are So Fair Advertisement
A London Herald advertisement touts mercorized wax as a superior facial cleaner and preservative, cheaper than specialty creams found at chemist shops. It claims immediate cleansing benefits and broad availability in the British Isles and in American drugstores. It also promotes saxolite lotion for wrinkles with a simple facial bath preparation.
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London Herald
British Isles
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