Cost and Corruption in City Government Allegations
An editorial attacking city governance cites rampant inefficiency and high costs. It blames graft, favoritism, and party influence, arguing officials fail to deliver value while taxpayers bear the burden amid calls for reform and orderly systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citie S
Ey Senaa
Seagate
Ates
Muni
Tical
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Jefferson
Jackson
Ener Tegen
Guy Ficotec
Stan Bas
Newtown Pupils Pass Xitation At Bish School For Sub-Freshman
Names listed of students passing the examination for sub-freshman class at Bish School entering in September. The note also mentions teaching staff additions by L. C. Morris, expected moves of the Wallace family, and local social updates including visits and recent gatherings at Compo Beach and Fairfield area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clase
Bish School
Byvelyn Andrew
Cortland Hiskeman
Millicent Cavanaugh
Christine Corbett
Raymond Dibble
Gammet Goldstein
Jacob Gombere
Heries Griffin
Julius Hartwig
Edwin Eee Aee
Alice Houlihan
Dorothy Hiride
John Prec Leibold
Francis Mul- Stas
North Center
L. C. Morris
Wallace
Theodore Wulffe
Curtis and Son Co
Berkshire
Mie Harth” Peck
Arthur A. W. Dayton, Jr
John Hop
Sandy Hook
Carl Slater
C. Rinn
John
Pitzechier
Serasreka
R. = Beers & Co
Cannons R and Mrs MFB Him visit Cross Highway home
Cannons R and Mrs. MFB Him are visiting the home of Mrs. Leroy Meeker on Cross Highway this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Mfb Him
Leroy Meeker
Cross Highway
Fads and Fashions Highlight Fall Parisian Style
A Paris fashion note describes an empire nightgown with yoke and long sleeves in ellover embroidery, the shift away from corsets among chic women, and autumn fabrics like cheviots chinchillas for coats. Tunic skirts rise, separate skirts gain traction, with ornaments tassels and colored novelty laces in Chinese and Devotion designs. Striped mohair appears for everyday skirts, metal and gold laces trend, Colbert embroidery and hemstitched bands trim lingerie.
Legend of Kim Man Gil and the Enchanted Korean Pagodas
A Korean legend attached to ancient pagodas tells of Kim Man Gil a young official whose arranged marriage proved loveless. He kidnaps a widow, sparking tragedy, deceit, and murder. Pursued by haunting dreams and a slave’s confession justice unfolds as a monastery abbot directs a ritual to rebuild a peaceful fate by erecting a towering pagoda.
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Kim
Roper
Tthe
Epiris
Ing
Kim Mangil
Hape
Education notes show nationwide school efforts in diverse settings
Ada county Idaho reports a 324 square mile district while Port Ewen New York starts 700 home gardens under school authority. Nebraska high schools receive graduation letters promoting the State University. A Baltimore vocational summer school teaches trades with Montessori methods featured by the National Kindergarten College in Chicago. The Bulletin notes cooperation among federal and philanthropic groups in studying Negro education, led by Dr Thomas Jesse Jones, with plans for a published survey of schools and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Kindergarten College
Chicago
Dr. Montessori
Survey Push Aims At Black Education in the South
Thoughtful people of the South are urged to evaluate the merits of appeals for Negro education. Officials and fund groups press for a thorough survey of private and higher schools for Negroes, seeking coordinated data and avoid duplication and neglect across states.
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South
Som
New York
Dillard
Jeanes Fund
Slater Board
Conference For Education
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Claxton
J. H. Dillard
Stater Board
Phelps-Stokes Fund
Caroline , Phelper Stokes
New York City
Virginia
Georgia
Pea- Body College
Nashville
Foreign Education Abroad Shaped U S Vocational Plans
A U S Bureau of Education survey argues foreign experience aids U S school problems and vocational training. It notes Germany Austria Switzerland Norway and other nations have long integrated industrial and technical instruction, with England leading rural education coordination and Ireland modernizing municipal tech schools.
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United States
Canada
Scotland
Ireland
England
Bureau
Great Britain
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Robert College
Constantinople
Russia
New South Wales
Labor Party
Tales of Honey and Tar Advertisement Endorsements
West and East publisher William Lee from Paskehta California and C Rhodes of Middleton Georgia praise Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for universal satisfaction and relief from lingering coughs and lagrippe. They urge readers to use only this product for their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Lee
Paskehta
Calif
Foley
C. Rhodes
Middleton
Adv
Forest Notes and Wildlife On the Wichita Reserve
Forest notes describe pencil makers buying old red cedar fence rails in Tennessee and southward for lead pencil production. The Buffalo herd on the Wichita National Forest in Oklahoma is 48 with ten calves born this year. intro in 1907 had 15. A Chinese conservation movement aims to tap vast resources. the Hwai River plan includes dredging and tillage for flood control. Steel power towers increasingly serve as fire lookout stations on national forests, aiding patrols as mountain streams are harnessed. Advertising copy promotes a skin safe stove polish with 10 cent price by Wm. R. Winn of Stratford Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Wichita National Forest
Oklahoma
Wichita
China
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Danbury
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I. R. Ambler
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Lee
Leroy Montgomery
South Norwalk
Ted Pesters
Wednes
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McCullom
North Witton Church
John, W. Mace
James Coley, Jr
Weston
Helen Sturges
Fred Geisler
George Warneke
Emma Partrick
ChaseBooreng
Ridgefield
M. BD
Compo Beach
Borden’s Milk
Borden Veterinary
Borden
Bali
Borden’s Condensed Milk Co
Fairfield Avenue
Korea
Hideyoshi
Kim Man Gil
Orient
Sas
Fielda
Yonder
Buddha
Education Notes
Ada County
Idaho
Port Ewen
N. Y
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Baltimore
Pointe Coupee Parish
Figod
Louisiana
Supt Trudeau
Georgia State Normal School
Athens
BE. C. Branson
United States Bureau of Education
Bureau of Education
Conference For Education In
Thomas Jesse Jones
Wales
Census Bureau
Jones
U.S. Bureau of Education
Phelpe-Stokes Fund
Wm. R. Winn
Stratford Avenue
Stein-Bloch
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Bridgeport
New Haven
New London
Middletown
Conn
Albany
Troy
Saratoga
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