The Simple Life and Gandhi in England
A fragment discusses Mahatma Gandhi's minimalist approach as he enters England. It notes his possessions are sparse including a spinning wheel and a few personal items, and contrasts two paths to contentment focusing on wanting everything versus wanting nothing. It suggests Western ambition may need reevaluation and hints at business implications.
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Mahatma Gandhi
England
Tom
Gandhi
Rockefeller
Education in honesty from Institute of School Experimentation
Columbia University faculty explain an honesty test as a measure of educational achievement. They argue honesty results from learned habits and can be improved by remedial education, noting deceit signals deficiencies in schooling and home guidance. They urge clear, plain English communication of these scientific ideas to parents and teachers.
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Institute of School Experientation
Columbia University
Twenty Years Ago Notes From Corry Journal
A roundup of local items includes W L Bretherton injured when his buggy front axle broke, Judge Walling's Erie court finding Dr F A Beebe not guilty in a death case, and new Amuse addition on North Center street nearing occupancy. Also mentions Taft visiting Erie, Rogers expected to fly via Corry, and Corry Hide and Fur Co project progress. Vinnie Sutliff, once Corry boy, visiting after long absence.
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Rogers
Ver Corry
New York
Los Angeles
Erie Railroad
Vagrants Roundup Sparks Debate On Police Tactics
In several American cities police arrest idle men on vagabond charges. An industrial city recently rounded up dozens on the public square. most had modest funds and few were truly homeless. The piece notes many had homes and argues arrests worsen the plight of jobless men while questioning the police’s role in radical violence.
Timberg on theatre mood and bad plays
Herman Timberg defends the stage balance saying there is no low mood in theatre and a good show wins. He cites 25 years of experience and blames Breadway managers for poor productions that soured audiences, arguing road companies and cheap plays damaged the market.
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Herman Timberg
Breadway
New York
Reid
Preternatural Paleness Highlighted In Daily Lesson
W L Gordon presents a vocabulary note on the word preternatural meaning extraordinary beyond natural. The snippet explains misused words and pronunciation tips and urges readers to grow their vocabulary by mastering one new word daily.
Notable 19th Century Quiz Answers Revealed
The questions probe U S Civil War era facts. Answers include Mrs Surtat as the hanged woman in DC over Lincoln's assassination conspiracy, the Adriatic Sea for Venice's location, the Chicago fire date October 5 1871, fauna meaning animal life, and Holland famed for tulips.
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District of Columbia
Lincoln
Venice
Italy
Chicago
Holland
Surtat
Adristic Sea
666 Liquid OR TABLETS Headache Neuralgia Remedy Claim
An OCR item touts 666 Liquid or Tablets as relieving headache or neuralgia in 80 minutes, curing a cold by the first day, and treating malaria within three days. It also advertises 666 Salve for Rabys Cold.
Parachute Sighted Over Franklin As Search Continues
Franklin Sept 18 a report said a man leapt from an airplane by parachute and drifted into the Two-Nite run area near Dempseytown. Trackwalker Emerson Shull reported seeing a low drifting parachute while pilots Barrow and Bauer searched from Franklin airport but found no trace of the plane or its occupant. The sighting prompted an aerial search of Franklin Dempsey town and nearby woods with updates awaited.
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Franklin
Emerson Shull
Pennsylvania Railroand
Shull
Dempseytown
River Ridge Farm
Pennsylvania Station
News- Herald
Charles B. Barrow Ph Bauer
Vie-woods
Ol City
River Ridge
Fishermen Drag Giant Swordfish Forty Miles To Sea
United Press reports three men Capt Waldo Simpson Ray Simpson and Gal Waddington endured 23 to 24 hours at sea after being dragged by a 618 pound broadbill. The crew fought the giant fish eight miles off Redondo Beach then forty miles northwest of Catalina Island before landing the monster. They said the ordeal would prove their tall tale once back ashore.
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Redondo Beach
Calif
Ysl
Waldo Simpson
Ray Simpson
Gal Waddington
Coast Guard
Catalina Island
Capt Simpsom
A Problem A Day Circular Ring Width Challenge
Two concentric circles have circumferences 194 and 264 inches. Subtract to find the ring width. Calculate standard relations between radii to determine the gap. The problem references yesterday's answer and includes a cipher-like instruction for numeric operations.
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Smith
Arson Case Trial Begun in Meadville Four Defendants
A Meadville Quarter Sessions Court opens with a jury of nine women and four men as four Erie men Frank Girardot Louis Kaufman Thomas Schoot and Henry Cornell face arson charges for an incendiary fire at a Summerhill Township barn last May. Girardot and Kaufman are free on $5000 bail while Cornell and Schoot remain jailed as alleged ring couriers. The trial proceeds after formal hearings and separate trials for others involved.
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Pennsylvania
Arsen
Ting
Mendyille ‘Terbune-Republican
Frank ©. Girardot
Louis L. Kaufman
Thomas Schoot
Henry
Blsokis) Cornell
Erie
Summerhill Township
Girardot
Kaufman
Scheet
Ryle County
Garardot
Cornell
Schach
U. S. Navy
Schact
Schwot
Pennsylvanians Share In Large Tax Refunds
United Press reports large tax refunds announced by the Internal Revenue Bureau. Milton Sills estate receives 3586 6, Fannie Hertz of Chicago 83569, plus refunds to James K Gardner Ridgway Pa 51099 J G Curtis Lestner Co Ludlow 20025 Harriet Etting Brown Wayne 60636 Philadelphia Traction Co 29898 and Amicis Hughes Aliquippa 11128.
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Ridgway
Luctiow
Internal Revenue Bureau
United Press
Washington
Milton Sills
Internal Revenue Buen
Fannie Khertz
Chicago
Reigh
Pennsylvania
James K. Gardner
Eedelphia Traction Co
Amicls Hughes
Affoona
Musicians Strike Hits Pittsburgh Theatres
In Pittsburgh two large movie houses face a work stoppage as about 50 musicians walked out of the orchestra pits over a disputed contract. Penn and Stanley theatres say they will hire the same number of players at reduced wages or keep current pay if the ensemble size is limited, while local union leader MM L Johnston claims the union offered a contract roughly 40 percent below current orchestra costs and the managers rejected it. The national union also did not accept the managers’ counteroffer.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Penn
Stanley Theatres
MM. L. Johnston
American Federation of Pen
National Union
Substitute clerk pleads guilty to postal theft charges
Mia sha He Hines of Burgettstown Pennsylvania, a substitute Burgettstown post office clerk, admits stealing five letters and about five dollars from the mail. She waived a hearing and posted a 500 dollar bond for court as she pleads guilty to the charges.
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Pittsburgh
Miasha He Hines
Burgettstown
Inquest Into Collings Death Postponed One Week
Huntington Sept 18 The coroner adjourned the inquest into Benjamin P Collings yacht mat deaths for one week following a request by District Attorney Alexander G Blue of Suffolk County. A well dressed unidentified man with a bullet wound was found dead in Schenley Park Pittsburgh.
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Collings
Huntington
L. T
Benjamin P. Collings
St le
Alexander G. Blue
Suffolk County
Toyo Pittisase
Pittsburgh
Schenley Park
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Waclark Titanite Explosive Co
Taft
Chare . Serong
North Center Street
Corry Hide and Fur Company
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Vinnie Sutlift
California
Corry
W. L. Gordon
Raby
Hunt
Two Mile Run
Airsport
Shul
Barrow
Bauer
Meadville
William R. Puller
Chee
Marion
Lulu Drake
N. State St. Marion
Condra Pharmacy
WLBW
Oil City
Keister
Ghonkers
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center St
Gene Tunney
Fame Cessfuly
Jack Gerpeau
4 Model Dairy Co
Corry, Penna
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