One-Sided Education By Dr Groff
A Pennsylvania college botany professor assigns students to bring a complete dandelion plant to class. The piece argues many educated people lack knowledge of common natural objects, noting teachers trained in language and math neglect science. It stresses chemistry and natural history as essential to civilization and warns elective systems leave graduates ill prepared for teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Groff
Pennsylvania
Mah
Atlantic Seaboard
Citiey
Aeroos
Porto Rico
The Place of the Horse by William F. McSparran
An essay arguing the enduring bond between humans and horses despite rise of cars and machines. It praises the horse as a steadfast labor and companionship, noting public fascination with equine performance and the limits of mere machinery to replace the horse’s life and intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. McSparran
Arklud
Fune
Lorze
Hig
Osier Culture on Waste Lands
Dr Mitchell outlines using waste lands for osier culture with willows on moist yet well drained soil. Drainage allows conversion of marshy acres to profitable willow cultivation, yielding 20–30 percent profits and meeting growing demand for willow baskets and chairs at about five cents a pound.
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Turnleh
Ferman
Penny Postage Reform Urged by Illinois Representative
Hon Geo W Smith of Illinois argues one cent letter postage is imminent and financially feasible. He notes petitions from businessmen nationwide, projected revenue rebound within 4 years, and the post office could spur mass mailings and advertising while expanding U S government service. Rubber bands increasingly replace string for packing, with production and sales surging and practical uses illustrated by local dealer reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Smith
Illinois
United States
Post Office Department
Lenetts
Lamenting the Old Arm Chair and a City Newsroom Tale
A Denver Post style excerpt recalls a shabby beloved arm chair with patina of time, echoing domestic memory and affection. Interwoven are bustling city scenes where an auction, a cashier, editor intrigue, a publisher’s bold plan, and a dramatic newsroom interruption unfold amid a late 19th or early 20th century St Louis setting.
Transfer Talks and Newspaper Takeover in Paris City
In a tangle of legal moves and newsroom intrigue, Henry Adams likely takes over the Evening Bulletin after Selkirk sells to Adams. Adams meets attorney Hudson and Jeremiah Selkirk’s associates and arranges records, lunch, and editorial changes at the Edler office amid a citywide buzz over the change in ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Cishler and
Agid
Society
Chicago
Hamilton
Wort Enment
Bulletin
Sinsley
Selkiry
Ike
Lng
John G. Wad- 60
New York Evening Sun
Jeremiah Selkirk
Hila
IEF
Cal
Mer
Phatk
Armu
United States
Hudson
Edler
Torwank
Chalders
Heath
Evening Bulletin
Selkirk
Adame
Lou
Fallton
Youeh
Sil
Association Changes the Dog's Mood and Mind
A writer notes that animals, especially dogs, mirror their owner's temperament, with melancholic owners producing dour dogs and cheerful masters inspiring lively pets. The piece argues actions and moods shape life, citing examples and a seven-pound rockmail key at a church door.
Farm Topics Cover Breeds Crops and Livestock Notes
The article discusses poultry batching for broilers, ammonia and plaster interactions in land use, the value of grass for soil health and crop support, ladder safety tips, cow size versus milk output from recent state trials, and a note on a 10,000 reward for a gold recovery machine with an 80 percent efficiency claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ammnonia
Household Curtain Care and Sifting Flour Gadget
A domestic guide explains cleaning brittle Madras curtains by dusting first then washing with prepared hot soapy water and bran to prevent color run. It covers careful handling, rinsing, and drying on a stretched frame. Also describes a Handy Flour Can that sifts flour via a crankfeed mechanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madras
Miscellaneous recipes and science notes from a bygone issue
A collage of kitchen instructions covers marmalade custard salad and coffee cake with detailed steps for puddings and vegetable roasts. It shifts to a science section describing time measurements in astronomical experiments and a statistic on French women workers, plus a brief note on wartime logistics and a naval image caption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toray
Miners Killings Prompt West Virginia Troop Deployment
In the Cranes Creek area and nearby towns, shootings by striking miners and guards leave John Ruble dead and Shumate wounded. Guards rush to the Sagamore coal works as nonunion workers flee. Governor White orders militia to protect life and property but not to end the strike in the New River district.
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Proparty
Firet
Batlers
Pennsylvania
Roanoke
Blue
Crane Creek
Simmons Creek
John Ruble
Sagamore, Coal and Cokk Company
Ruble
Barney Shumate
Fred
Shumate
Charleston
West Va
New River
White
Thurmond
Daniel
Tayette County
Miners Clash With Troops Leaves Five Prisoners Guarded
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania a clash between striking miners and Twelfth Regiment troops left five prisoners in the guard-house at camp. Captain J Beaver Gearheart was wounded by a stone, and several soldiers were injured as cars carrying troops were mobbed. Multiple suspects including Joseph McCann Jamie Martten and John Klug were captured during the melee and placed under guard.
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Tamaqua
Twelfth Regiment
J. Beaver Gearheart
Tehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Panther Creek
So Icra
Jamie Martten
Traldy
Marteen
Gearlend
Joseph McCann
Milner
Hot Gine Fararlien
Sud
John Klug
Fhnothy-King
Fhnothy-King-and-debn—Kellys
theyfe—Park
McCann
Robber Steals $3700 From New Hampshire Station Agent
A strong man, arriving on the 840 train from Boston, forced entry at Goff's Falls and seized a $3700 Express package from station agent A. H. McDermott. The thief escaped over the Merrimac River Bridge into the woods after a carefully planned heist.
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Manchester
N. H
Boston
Goff's Falls
American Express
Devonshire Mie
A. H. McDermott
Merrimac River
Government Warship Attack at the Town Weld by Insurgenta
Government warship arriving at Tay Guayra bombarded Chu rud Bollway for two days then withdrew after exhausting ammunition. Reports say many killed or wounded. Britain seeks protective warship escort. Other items note murder attempt in Autolde Falls, a Boston suicide, and a Portugal graft probe triggering protests.
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Insurgenta
Warslington
D. C
United States
Bowen Han
State Department
Fron Max, Venezuels
Tay Guayra
Churud Bollway
Sue Foots
Autolde
Lian Cole
Davis Segal
Boston
Newey Gleanings and Global Affairs
Disjointed items report broad topics including a 69 000 telephones figure, antitrust notes, a Chicago incident, Boston city directory growth, Carnegie endowment use, New York donations to Knoxville Lens City Hospital, veterans pensions, a farmer killed by his son, Paris move to abolish capital punishment, and Mexican orders for new machinery from the U S amid Merengue turmoil.
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Heriin
Mipneamolls
Chicago
New City
Boston
Carnegie Institution
HW. M. Medhirg
New York City
Knoxville
Lens
City Hospital
James Shing
Onmuawa
White
Paris
Mexicao
Hag
United States
New Maschinery
Merengue Coltinge
Aged Pair’s Short Courtship Ends in Vineland Wedding
North Vineland residents Jamey Mn 600 the reptunagenarian and Deborah J Bilge Low widow wed after a quick courtship. Families protested but relented after the ceremony at Rev A Antthews, with a reception following.
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North Vineland
Jamey Mn
Deborah J., Bilgelow
Jimmy Alason
Grandma Bigelow
A. Antthews
Vineland
Jimmy Mason
Depth of wm Famous Thief-Taker Inspector Harry Dies
Police Inspector Thomas J. Harry longtime head of the Rogues Gallery and Bertilion avetenyi Police Headquarters at Horton Main died suddenly from heart disease. He was famed as a thief taker with a memory to recall and identify criminals by name and record, and to show past sightings or photographs to residents of Vesuvian area. Mount Vesuvian danger areas host eighty thousand residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Harry
Rogues’ Gallery
Bertilion Avetenyi
Horton, Main
Barry
United States
Washington items note war data and policy shifts
War Department signs and treaties loom as patterns for US China talks. Navy accepts torpedo boats DeLong and Wilkes. Postmasters may contribute cash but cannot engage in campaigns. Cholera and rinderpest threaten Philippine agriculture while Taft urges reliance on Filipino labor.
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War Department
United States
China
Chandler
Navy Department
Boaus DeLong
Wilkes
Shaw
New York
Philippine Islands
Taft
Manila Chamber of Commerce
Civil Commission
Congress
Philippines
First Circuit
Rawali
Genr
Dole
Mgr. Guidi
Philppines
Vatican
Chaffee
General Chaffee
Manila
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Kenson
Leung
Philadelphia
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Senda
Bray
Denver Post
Adamy
Alpe
Cole
Subadituee
Heney Dines
Praprietor
Lyon
Ar. Adams
Helor
Sama
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Waterstin
Manelig
Lily Oyaster
Lfe
Duiel Lith
Loudon Cofel Gailder
C. Ormebex
Vermont
Peclas
ICO
Jess
Chan
Alt Morse
New Reahundling
Zealion
Tuuishin Hairdigsser
Tours
Thi
Greenwehl
Tile
Jorn
Tts
Byipade
Syantral
Mie Ang
Vier
Mizzenruck
West Virginia
Amsaul
Traimpshire
Ciudad Bolivar
Portugal
Lisbon
Sevvral High Contelats
Uribes
Newey Gleanings
New Jersey
John & Holmes
Catherine Shute
Bowentown
Job Murray Williams
Williams
Swayze
John T. McDonald
Paterson
Murphy
Joseph L. Garton
Hemmontown
Mornet
Charlex —Reylola
Clementon
George Neipling
Drernrd
Frank Smith
Atlantle City
Smith
Tiahont
Delaware
Charles M. Miller
Trenton
Miller
Quaker City
Dias Creek
Rekidenty
Frenchtown
Puuile
Elwood
New Brainard Presbyterian Church
John Winch
Bridgeton
Chiyton R. Scullin
Hasamonton
Athaetic County
Woodbury
Hunterdon County
Manta
Glassboro
Bunterdon County
Premington
John van Horn
Hammonton
Monroe
Gloucester County
Hedy
Vesuvian
Mount Vesuvine
Washington
San Francisco
Akers
Brooklyn Bridge
Albert EH. Johnson
Mase
Jerry
Dangerfield Ware
Hopkinsville
Britton Lewis
Gainesville
California
Roosevelt
Nashua
Weirs
Concord
N. H. Newport
R. J
Fort Adams
Nebraska
Ada Gray
East Lynne
Hanna
Sergeant Coon
Thirteenth Cavalry
Fort Keough
Fellowstone- Abser
Aire
Marie A. Hopkins
Argentina
St- Louis
Kan
Chester— Aveatbrook
Ipswich
Edmonds
S.—D
Tamarnths
Odell
Lowcille
Burt
Union Pacific
Omaha
Neb
Hubbard
Ohio
Joseph Thomas
Bott
Post Ofice
Ridgetop
Cnn
Charles I. Toll
London
Inga
Kansas City
Pope
Adapateh
Sronisue
My. Ziegier
Frithfof
Arctic
Canada
Guard Corps
Berlin
Wilian
Pekin
Szechuan
Dhac
Thomas Lipton
House of Representatives
Palm Yuan Shih Kai
Wu ‘Ling-fang
Italy
Willam
Ing
Great Britain
Cuba
Traney Court
Chewlay
Elena
Brussels
O Ostend
Madamet
Netherlands
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