Boston Farm and Trades School on Thompson's Island Founding and Life
The article recounts the origins of the Boston Farm and Trades School on Thompson's Island, from its 1814 meeting to organize a boy aid institution, through its charter in 1832, later broadening to include industrial training and a brass band. It describes admissions, daily routine, education in agriculture and trades, religious life, island gardening, and the Cottage Row student government. It notes ongoing finances, staffing, and the long tenure of Superintendent Charles H. Bradley since 1888, with the school’s growing national reputation.
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Boston
Farm and Trades School
Thompson’s Island
Boston Harbor
West End
North End
William Phipps
Roston
Lmited
Gardner Hall
Floyd
Ings
Thompson's Island
David Thompson
Council For
Thompson
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester
Atlantic
Bradley
Esch
Charles H. Bradley
The Rabbit Cheats Deer For Horn Prize
A fable from McClure Syndicate recounts a race between deer and rabbit. The rabbit cheats by tying a grapevine and puis wins the horns prize, later slicing the deer's teeth to ruin his bite, leaving the deer gnawing only grass and leaves.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Tie
Making a Coasting Wagon Diagram Instructions
The article describes building a coasting wagon with four wheels and a steering gear using common scraps. A board 18 inches by six feet forms the body, with a pipe steering shaft and a belt mechanism, plus chains or ropes securing the lower steering crosspiece to each front axle side.
Rowing Hints From a Historic Guide
Practical tips on rowing form and safety from an early manual. Emphasizes learning by not staring at oars, careful entry and exit, avoiding midstream seat swaps, boat condition checks, knowing the rule of the water, and positioning relative to other vessels.
Plausible Prosy Man as Smooth Bore Gun Joke
A wry remark compares a plausible yet prosy man to an unrified gun, calling him a smooth bore and implying lack of refinement or force. The line uses metaphor to critique overcivil or overpolished speech.
Proper diving techniques for safety and skill
The article explains safe diving from shallow and high places, detailing correct body position, arm placement, and head movement to avoid injury. It warns against stiff joints, overextending kicks, and unpracticed high dives, noting spectators' danger in professional dives and urging gradual practice to prevent disaster.
Materialists. Why may fishmongers be called materialists?
A quip notes fishmongers’ soles are always beneath their notice, a pun on material and materialist.
Ceiling Whacka. Man Bumps Heat Against Room Top
An incident report notes a man in a room colliding with the ceiling during an event. Details are sparse but indicate an accidental impact with overhead fixtures and potential minor injuries.
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AY Thompsons Island
Charles H. Pradley
Cuperintendent
Jude
OT Lopal School
Covetantent IY Amelica
New Indian Animal Stories
John M. Oskison
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