Vast 19th Century miscellany of curious notes and incidents
The long column weaves through diverse items: farmer corn cobs priced at $24 a wagonload, Ox Harvey guarding Colorado River land, Moony the evangelist celebrating his mother’s 80th, and travel for inspection in Iowa and Nebraska. It also covers a California mill proposal for apprentice grants, Philadelphia restaurateur Jons W. Price, Prohibition-era saloon counts in Des Moines, New Orleans gambling scenes, Scottish divorces, Reform Hard Shell Baptist tenets, Johnson relics, and various odd anecdotes from Europe and America, including crime, politics, and industry.
Fiery Exchanges Between Wade and Toombs in Fading War Rhetoric
The account recalls Robert Toombs and Wade of Ohio as leading figures for opposing wings of the Democratic party. Wade’s fierce speech escalated tensions among peers. Toombs responded with a strong challenge as tempers flared amid heated partisan rhetoric.
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Reading methods debated by educators in 188?
An article argues against word method in teaching reading. It favors phonetic timing and whole word learning, citing Parker and Jindias Rio Janeiro, with Brazil as example, and contrasts analytic deduction with synthetic reading, urging fixed sound relations and alphabet immersion.
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