Council-Manager Government Spreads Across North America
The council-manager form has been adopted by over 1,000 American and Canadian communities from Cincinnati to Cambridge. Led by figures such as Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes, supporters hail it as a modern, efficient system that reduces boss rule. The US Chamber of Commerce reports broad local endorsement, and the District of Columbia charter moves toward this model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Kansas City
National Municipal League
Clearing House
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Sdca
Charles Evans ‘Hughes
Harold W Dodds
Wil R.s.childs
Princeton
Harvard
Charles W Eliot
Wilson
A. Lawrence Lowell
James Bryant Conant
Cambridge
Charles A. Beard
Charles Edison
Navy
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Washington
Immunization Aims To Shield Children From Diseases
The Bristol District Nursing Association sponsors a health column urging early childhood immunization. It explains natural and artificial immunity, advises vaccines for smallpox at birth, whooping cough at three to six months, diphtheria between two and six months, and tetanus around three months. It notes gamma globulin for measles exposure and the benefits of combined immunization while stressing doctor guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol District Nursing Association
Whale Meat Goes Global From New Zealand to London
A 1911 observer notes tastes for lean whale meat could fuel meals for hungry urban populations. Forty years later whale on New Jersey cafeterias menus signals a shift as factories process frozen steaks, whaleburger, and whale stew aboard Antarctic whaling ships with shore stations worldwide turning meat into food, oil, and industrial by products.
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New Jersey
New York
New Zealand
London
Antarctic
Far East
Norway
Iceland
California
Always in Bloom on the Painted Garden Idea
A narrator recalls a newspaper photo of a wife painting a wall garden on a garage as a clever, midwestern home idea. She shares childhood memories of a school garden competition yielding a silver cup and a tragic inscription mix up, then muses on the appeal of painted flowers that bloom in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Lawton
Helicopters Promise Versatile Future for Home Fronts
Readers glimpse helicopters in Chicago and other cities moving air mail and performing rescues as experts discuss a family type model. The piece notes rare crashes, the parachute-like descent of failed rotors, and the open field for inventors under the American Patent System. Mexico City sits at 7,411 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Q
Henry Ford
National Patent Council
Learning to Read Music and Musical Instruments
Parents observe a child struggles with reading music by note, not recognizing groups of notes as a unit. Reading music mirrors reading words, requiring grasp of chords, sequences, modulations, melodic patterns, and interval movement to understand musical structure.
Light and Color in Science and Beauty
The article traces color theory from Aristotle to Newton and Einstein, noting light's particle and wave aspects and the visible spectrum from red to violet. It explains how color aids science from disease diagnosis to material analysis and emphasizes the value of color in understanding the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristotle
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Tax Time Reminder Sparks Caution on Returns
Fragments warn readers to beware scams and prepare income tax documents carefully. Officials urge vigilance against fraud while outlining steps to secure personal data and avoid errors in filing.
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Pres. Wilson
Richards
Childs
Labor
Edward F Mciady
Toledo
S A. Galatas
AF of L
Jack Kroll
CIO
Political Action Committee
Charles P Tatt
Federal Union of Churches
US Chamber of Commerce
Rhode Island Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Pappasquash
Bristol
S.P.C.A
Fountain St
Providence
Maytag
Frager
Automatically Safety Ltd
Bristol Furniture Co., Inc
Fis’ Farthare
Bradford St
Tel. Br
Mexico City
Evord
Reese
Ras A
Deutn
Wes
Pee Ro
Bristlecoms
Fuller Brush
Lewis Rego
Ellis Ave
Warren
Telcom
Edward Dallaire & Son
N. Main
Charles M. Connery
Fuuneral Home
Burton
Joseph Sansone
Tel
Wm. S. King
Bristol County
Joseph C Silvia & Sons
Bay View Ave
AAA
John Sousa
A. Primiano & Son
County Road
Barrington
Walter W. Hebert
Homestead Ave
Wrn
Seymour
Wecome
Bovau
Warren Eces CO
Forsiom Granius
Warren Wrn
Cabral
Auto Body Works
Church St
Wallace Motor Sales
Willys Cars
St. Warren
Willys Jeep
Willys Trucks
Tel Warren
St. Warren Wrn
Ferrazzano
Metacom Ave
Franklyn
Taunton Ave
East Providence
Savinas
Pleasant
Pall River
Maserial
Terry & Crawford, Inc
Auro Springs
Fall River
Central St. Fall River
Absce Corset Shop
Reasonabe
Main St
Robert
Orness
Renvac
Spring St. Fall River
Comprats
Maternity
Borden St. Fall River
Luwese
Burnoine
Harbert C. Eales, Inc
Pleasant St. Fall River
Ray
DUCO
Sators
War
Eleventh St. Fall River
J. Cotter & Son
Elec. Co
General Contractors
Devoe Paints & Varnishes
E. J. Sevigny
Vermette Lumber Co., Inc
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