Uselessness of Classics in Education Debated
Dr. Rouse argues against the wage earning fallacy that mocks study of history literature algebra and languages. He contends education should value broad liberal subjects beyond preparing for civil service or immediate wages. The piece questions what studies are truly useless and defends enduring value of classics.
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Modern School
Dr. Rouse
Perse Echoos
Cambridge
National Review
Plague fight in San Francisco shows open reports and steps
The article notes the Dubonie plague in San Francisco being fought with modern scientific methods under Dr. Rupert Blue. It contrasts past concealment with transparent reporting to curb panic, mentions serum injections, and describes efforts by government officials, physicians, inspectors, and laborers to extirpate the disease while noting slow spread and flea transmission.
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San Francisco
San Framecco
South
Rupert Blue
United States Public Health Service
Fran Francisco
Ambitious waterways schemes reshape eastern commerce
The article discusses vast federal approved plans to deepen waterways from St Louis to the Gulf and bulwark coastwise routes. It notes a 100 million dollar Mississippi deep water plan, a New York canal through Cape Cod Bay, and the cost/benefit balance of water transportation versus railroads, despite the loss of notable homes.
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Atlantic Seaboard States
Great Lakes
United States
Roosevelt
Middle West
Mississip
St. Lows
Gulf
New York
Erie Canal
Philadelphia
Fethmus
Cape Cod
Mainland
Benton
Nantucket Sound
Bussard’s Bay
Cape Cod Bay
Cleveland
Joseph Jefferson
Norfolk Beaufort Inlet waterway plan touted for coastwise ships
A proposed Atlantic seaboard waterway would keep coastwise vessels inside safer channels from Boston to Beaufort Inlet, avoiding Cape Hatteras shoals and Nantucket, shortening routes and reducing delays. The Trenton conference urged deeper channels, with Moore proposing a practical, nationwide coastwise route and funds guided by demonstrated depth requirements rather than full 35 foot aims.
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Norfolk-Beaufort Inlet
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
New Jersey
Trenton
Philadelphia
Delaware
Bestia & Waterway
Reyburn
J. Hampton Moore
Trenton Chamber of Commerce
Congressman Moore
Atlantic Seaboard
Boston
Beaufort Inlet
North Carolina
Esela
Nantucket Sound
Protests Over Horse Cruelty Laws In Germany
Articles discuss the Berlin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals noting Germany lacks comprehensive animal protection laws beyond Berlin police ordinances. The Imperial penal code punishes public cruelty with fines or short imprisonment, while activists seek stronger legislation and point to U S protections as a model. The piece also touches on plant intelligence, detailing tendrils and their responsive growth in a separate garden note.
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Berlin
Germany
Berli
United States
Common Faults of Decent People in Talking About Others
The passage laments a common fault where people condemn others for carelessness while neglecting their own financial prudence. It notes the irony of individuals who scrutinize others’ appearances yet ignore their own husbandry of money, urging self-examination. The text points to hypocritical scrutiny and the discord between outward virtue and inner restraint.
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Vaica
The Largest of Blasts in Cherbourg Quarries
One of the largest blasts ever fired in France occurred at the Cherbourg quartzite quarries. A tunnel 6 by 6 feet extended 70 feet into the cliff, with two 30 foot branches ending in chambers 43 feet apart. Chambers held eight and a half tons of blasting powder and 260 pounds of dynamite. The charge was fired electrically, displacing 120,000 tons of stone. Quartzite from the quarry is favored for Ragland road material.
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France
Cherbourg
Canadian pauper children farm under Mrs Close ends hope
Mrs Close operates an 186 acre farm in Canada for pauper children, with 18 English boys and girls attending public schools while learning agricultural and practical trades. She rules that any child showing interest in joining the army navy or merchant marine must return to England, believing the program will succeed and save ratepayers money.
Money scarce during wild frontier era linked to bounty tales
A Columbia Herald excerpt recalls a 1887 Ardrain county sheriff who lent county revenue as coin, delivering scalps to Jefferson City and later settling the loan after repayment. The tale sits beside livestock and nestling martins legends, and notes a German railway inventions fund awarding $3,750 to railway workers for useful devices.
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Ardrain County
Jefferson City
Sven
Columbia Herald
Critique of Yellow Journalism and Postsum Claims
A 1907 letter from W Pritchard, president of a Christian paper in Brooklyn, defends honest food makers and Postum arguments while accusing Collier’s and other outlets of pretense. The missive cites reader letters supporting quitting unhealthy foods and praises Postum Coffee as a healthful alternative.
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Collier's
Theos
Christian Nation
New York
Postum Cereal Co. Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
Comic Senator Piatt quote on economy circulated
An old cynic tale attributes to Senator Platt a quip about economy at the Manhattan Beach hotel. The piece humorously contrasts politics with economic virtue and touches on rural delivery funding and Defiance Starch advertising. It weaves in literary quotes and scattered notes on domestic products.
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Piatt
Manhattan Beach
Platt
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