Well balanced boys and the case for industrial education
Professor Woodward of St Louis spoke at the Institute of Technology on the advantages of manual training and industrial education. He argued that modern schooling should blend old and new, stressing hands on work, science labs, and drawing rooms to cultivate intelligent, ethical citizens and skilled workers across professions.
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Woodward
St. Louis
Institute of Technology
Ralph Waldo Emerson
America
Massachusetts
College
Queson
Iself
OdAy
Johann Pesta- Jozv
Friedrich Froebel
Francis A. Walker
Colonel Jacobson
Acre
Sam Johnson
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Manuthats Seoreeae
Turner
Manual Labor
Europe
Boston
Flying Dutchman faster than Pennsylvanian train record
A New York to Philadelphia Chicago and St. Louis run by the Pennsylvania Railroad at nine each morning now surpasses the Flying Dutchman in speed. Luxurious parlor cars, wide seven foot bays, and solid rock ballasts mark the line. Also reported is the death of Confederate General Robert Toombs in Atlanta at six this evening after a long illness.
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London
Liverpool
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoon
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Western Cities
Life of General Toombs and His Seafaring Era
Life of General Toombs recounts his secessionist record and feudal aristocratic stance. Born in Georgia July 2 1610, he studied at University of Georgia Union College and UVA, served in the Creek campaign, and rose to U S House and Senate. He led secession, joined the Confederacy, fled, and returned to law practice after 1867. A fiery orator, he clashed with carpetbaggers, saved Georgia finances, and married Miss Sara Du Bose, sharing a lifelong partnership. His later years included baptism, declining health, blindness, and intimate family ties until his death.
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Atlanta
Washington
Georgia
Robert Toombs
H. O. Colley
Gabriel Toombs
Henry Colley
Mr. Toombs Dubose
Dudley Dubose
Luke Dubose
Toombs
W. W. Simpson
Masonic Fraternity
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Europe
General Toombs
Robert
University of Georgia
Union College
Schenectady
N. Y
University of Virginia
United States Congress
Loombs
House of Representatives
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Senate
Paris
Cuba
Spain
France
Texas
States
United States
Supreme Court
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Tyeannaptas
Bishopeorge F. Pierce
Bishop Pierce
Washington, Ga
Whse
A New Life Boat Model by William Eddy for Humane Society
In a letter to The Globe, the author details William Eddy’s five years with the Humane Society and his development of a 26 by 7 foot life boat. Built to Burgess designs with cedar hull and white oak frame, it features copper fastening, cork outer, and equipment including oars, life preservers, anchors, and rescue gear. The note dates December 14, with Marbiehead as the signer.
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Humane Society
William Eddy
Eddy
M. A. Marbiehead
How Much Letter Carriers Walk Daily
A retired mailman recalls his experience walking as a letter carrier. He notes daily distances ranged from twenty six to thirty one miles on typical routes, with Sundays excluded, and observes that route layouts create unfair workloads. He adds some carriers walk about seven miles, but average conditions wear on a worker after years in service.
Life in St. Petersburg Numerous Russian Lodging-Mouses
Atlantic Monthly details life in St. Petersburg lodgings. Lodging houses hold 1000 rooms for 2,000 to 3,000 people with rich on ground floors and poor up ten to twelve stories. Rent is paid in advance and lodgers may take belongings from landlords as courts view. law defends personal property and reflects historical ukase roots.
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Atlantic Monthly
St. Petersburg
Paris
London
Russia
The Traits of the Porpoise in Quincy Market
A fish dealer notes porpoises called putting pigs by Cape Codders. He claims porpoises yield good red meat for mince and blubber dried for rheumatism medicine. He asserts they roll like hogs when not swimming fast, mentions speeds from eighteen to a hundred miles per hour, and invites readers to buy Friday.
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Quincy
Home Made Christmas Gifts and Piano Cover Craft
Readers learn simple do it yourself ideas for Christmas gifts and home crafts. Instructions explain making an upright piano cover from billiard cloth broadcloth or satin with decorative stamped designs and embroidery. The piece suggests materials, sizing, lining, cords, and finishing touches for a tasteful handmade effect.
Gentleman's Boot in Tricot and Racquet Case Designs
Knitted and crocheted gentlemen boots in tricot stitch are shown with steps and patterns, using Star Light Scotch yarn and bone hook. A racquet case design follows, detailing felt cutting, embroidery, and assembly for a padded, multi-pocket travel accessory with leather straps and fastening options.
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Embroidered travel bag with three small pouches
A compact article describes a pretty useful embroidered bag shown in a cut. The bag is designed for sewing materials handy on journeys and can hold buttons hooks eyes elastic and similar repair odds and ends. It consists of three sections, each a small bag.
Home made linen bag and toy making tips
A detailed craft column describes a decorative linen bag with red silk trim and a knit edging, plus instructions for crocheting a Saxony cover and making pockets. It then offers ideas for home made toys using Canton flannel and wood, and ends with laundry list ideas using slates and pincushions for tracking weekly clothing.
Odd items from everywhere headline reel
A compendium of curiosities from diverse places notes wage parity for female and male teachers in Portland Oregon, arsenic tales in Kansas, a murder house in Syracuse, a prophecy of death in Ohio, dental oversight in Surrey, and a parade of quirky incidents. It catalogues arrests, feats, fashion, transport fixes, and oddities across cities, rivers, and farms with brief, matter-of-fact phrasing.
Boston Cooking School Demo: Clam Puree and Timbales Menu
Mrs. Daniell leads a Boston cooking class presenting Indian pudding with molasses and milk, caramel ice cream, and chicken timbales. Recipes cover puree of clams soup, channeled timbales with bechamel, and a baked pudding with careful stirring, boiling, and chilling steps. Attendees praise the results as outstanding in flavor and texture.
President’s Visitors Hand Gestures Revealed
The New York Sun describes the President’s body language during visits. When pleased he keeps hands six inches apart with the back of his hands at his coat. fingers quiet. If restless he shifts weight, moves feet, or pushes arms forward. As visitors linger he may extend an arm or beat it against his side.
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New York Sun
Better Equalize Things. Norristown Herald
The article notes South Africa exported women’s adornments worth 26 million dollars last year. It adds a comment on gender and appearance, remarking on social expectations and fashion items in a critical tone.
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Norristown Herald
South Africa
Geese and a Sportsman Tale in Burlington Eye
A fragmented Burlington Eye item describes a sportsman rushing away while noting busy people thrive. He observes high geese as he looks over a billiard hall and tells the boys about fun and plenty of geese in a single deck of twenty.
Is Everybody Drunk Warned by Judge and Driver
A quip from Lincoln era lore recounts a driver mistaken for drunk after a wobbling wagon. The judge scolds the driver, while the coachman retorts that the judge’s verdict may be a misjudgment born of fatigue and uric acid. The piece promotes Warner’s safe cure as a remedy for “drunkenness” blamed on blood chemistry.
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Lincoln
Warner
Zurel
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