Cleveland College grows from one floor to a full building
The night school for adults in Cleveland began two years ago with 1490 students in year one and 456 in year two. It drew workers from factories stores and banks and expanded from one office floor to two and three rooms and plans a full downtown building for a term expecting nearly 6000 students. The piece argues education is lifelong and beneficial for society. It also notes other items including trade barriers and notable scientific work by John Abel and insulin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland College
Willard Gibbs
John Abel
Columbia University
Abel
Just Folks by Edgar Gubet Poem Preview
A reflective poem by Edgar Gubet contemplates reading tomorrow and the sorrowful clouds ahead. It contrasts peace and dread and muses on time softening hurt while forbidding knowledge of the future's exact path. The piece wanders through themes of joy, sorrow, and the unknowable tomorrow.
Henry Ford and his world changing car
The Canton Daily News editorial lauds the Ford car as a social force and world institution. It notes its global reach, the roads it spurred, and its impact on the auto industry while predicting the car’s enduring influence into the mid century.
Bible Thought for Today Afraid Yet Trusting
An antiquated devotional fragment presents a Bible verse about fear and trust, citing Psalm 56 with phrases about enemies and seeking mercy. The lines reflect a pious reflection on trusting God during times of fear and danger.
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Paaim
Optimist Ramsey MacDonald on socialism in the United States
Ramsey MacDonald, former British premier, argues socialism is unlikely to gain traction in America due to broad wealth distribution and the absence of a strong socialist movement. He believes a cooperative balance between capital and labor will keep socialism from spreading, noting Americans’ property ownership and business stake as barriers.
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Ramsey MacDonald
America
United States
Mr. MacDonald
Europe
Communist Party
MacDonald
Grammar and the Genuine Laws of Speech by Erskine
Professor John Erskine argues in Century Magazine for a human grammar aligned with actual language use. He contends ideas matter more than strict rules, noting Shakespeare and other great writers often thrived despite imperfect formal grammar.
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John Erskine
Century Magazine
Erskine
Ford marks 15,000,000th Model T farewell
The papers show Henry Ford and the 15,000,000th flivver, with Ford declaring the Model T era ended after twenty years of global fame. The article notes the 15,000,000th edition has run its course and hints at a future car, ending the curtain on the most famous machine in history.
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Henry Ford
Parks Embrace Nature Over Skyscrapers in National Conference
A national parks conference highlights the value of parks and forests for public recreation and crime prevention. States like New York California Connecticut Massachusetts Michigan Nebraska New Jersey Ohio expand park systems and programs. Canada adds a new national park signaling a shift toward nature.
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New York
Westchester County
California
Mount Tamalpais
Golden Gate
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Michigan
Nebraska
New Jersey
Ohio
Canada
Lloyd George on espionage amid Russia break in Commons
The former prime minister mocks complaints of Russian espionage as hypocrisy and argues all governments engage in spying as a defense. He stresses that punishing Russia ignores similar actions by England and others and questions future trust between nations with constant spy networks.
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Mr. Lloyd George
Rusia
House of Commons
Russia
Lloyd George
England
Never Too Late to Learn in Adult Education Movement
A speaker for the American Association for Adult Education notes rapid progress in bringing knowledge to beyond traditional schooling. Education for adults differs from compulsory child education, as adults seek learning and demand grows through neighborhood study groups in major cities. Schools operate at night in communities like Chicago, St Louis, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Detroit to serve these learners.
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Cleveland College
American Association For Adult Education
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Buffalo
Detroit
N'Ghe
New York Letter on Jazz’s Swing Toward Respectability
New York correspondent comments on jazz facing reform, the public backlash against hip slang and sensory performances, and the music’s spread from Barbary Coast venues to Paris and London. He notes maestros seek to curb abandon, cabaret performers gain fleeting fame, and an itinerant preacher draws little crowd, leaving a striking moral contrast.
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New York
Tin Pan Alley
Jags
Roger Wolfe Kahn
Jane
New Orleans
America
Broadway
High Priests
Paris
Montmartre
London
Constantinople
Shanghai
Miracles and Voting: Cadman Answers Readers
Dr Cadman discusses miracles by Christ and healing acts, noting belief beyond displays, historic records, and faith. He advocates reading Wendland on miracles and argues for cautious faith not tied to cures. He then cites Australia’s compulsory voting to curb decline, weighing constitutional issues for possible penalties.
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Daily News
Parkes Cadman
Federated Council of Churches of Christ In America
Cadman
Magazine Page Quiz Answers Set One
Answers gathered from a magazine page include surveyor chain length two rods or 66 feet depending on system, authorship of The Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key, Dawes Plan aim to stabilize German economy and reduce reparations, capital of New Zealand Wellington, Poor Richard's Almanac compiled by Benjamin Franklin, femur located in the thigh, mite as a small arthropod or a debt term, dean of American literature usually Edgar Allan Poe or William Dean Howells depending on era, Treasurer of the United States party or office holder, and top two export states by value typically California and Texas or New York and Texas depending on year.
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New Zealand
Richard
United States
Union
Vaccination Rule Sparks Debate At Harvard Campus
A Princeton student’s rabies vaccination report prompts an investigation as Barbs enforces vaccination policy at Harvard. Separately a man beating his wife cites the full moon as a trigger while a cellar rumor circulates. A Shakespeare reference and a piano playing neighbor shade a whimsical, fragmented scene.
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Harvard
Princeton
Jungle Breath and Porto Verde Mystery
An elderly American chemist Lincoln Nunnally travels to Porto Verde Brazil where danger and strange deaths haunt the town. He and Vitak West aka Vilak prepare for a night ride toward a shadowed ranch as locals fear a powerful dam and hidden enemies. They dodge a street robbery and confront jungle threats while unraveling Elises Marberry’s peril.
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Porto Verde
Brazil
Lincoln Nunnally
Nunnally
Srange
Nunnal
Vitka West
Vilak
Elise
Limey Potts
Potts
Gaylord Prentiss
Elise Marberry
Vitak Beliate
Pasquale
Branza
Vilak @miabiy
Thrilling Mystery in Marberry Fazenda Visit
Ben L. Burman crafts a tense encounter as Vilak and a chemist enter Elise Marberry’s gleaming fazenda. Davis, the attorney, and odd locals whisper danger. Elise flouts authority while inviting the criminologist to appraise valuable enese deposits amid hints of hidden motives and nocturnal threats.
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W. F. Geppart
First National Bank of St. Louis
Gosselins
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Italy
Edgar Gubet
Canton Daily News
Essen
Ford
C. McIntyan
DR. Cadman
Omaha
Neb
Jesus
Christ
Shakespeare
Springfield, N. J
Australia
Academ Ite
Nanny
Vilek
Ben L. Burman
Cherone
Attorney Davis
Buona
Napoli
Meester Davis
Dise’s
Vitak
Creaures
Mr. Nunnally
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