Education and religion in early 20th century news items
Reports on Yale Collegeism growth and white youth schooling in the South, a New York donor funding Princeton Seminary, a prison sermon at Auburn, and calls for temperance plus church and school reforms. Notes Boston public schools and Pittsburgh worship disruption penalties, with Jewish reform currents in Russia led by Rabinovitch and Tabinovitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale College Ltb
Sama
Mayo
South
Western National Journal
New York City
Princeton Theological Seminary
Department of Philosophy
N. ¥. Tribune
Auburn
Syracuse
American Journal of Education
Hanks
New Brighton
L. I
Albany
Brooklyn Eagle
Hurst
Methodist Church
Newark
Bramter
Boston
Boston Herald
Pittsburgh
Christian Advocate
Russia
Kischineff
Tabinovitch
Christ
Rabinovitch
Chicago Journal
Fragmented Punchy Snippets From 19th Century Papers
A collage of wry quips and anecdotes from period papers. Topics include marriage advice,Weather jokes, scientific curiosities and courtroom mishaps. Notable bits reference a Quaker wedding warning, a German lightning photo feat, and a Chicago lawyer’s joke about a rich client.
An Old Lady’s Pleasures and Quiet Life
Old Lady Mary lives a refined, comfortable life with a well furnished home. She finds pleasure in soft chairs, a warm fireplace, a carriage, a garden, books, newspapers, and regular routines. Sympathy for others remains distant yet pleasant as her days unfold in orderly calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Herring Curing Methods Across Newfoundland and Labrador
The article details spring and coast herring runs, fishing methods using nets, seines, and weirs, and the timing of spawning from Newfoundland to Labrador. It explains curing practices, including salting, pickling, and smoking in various facilities, with specifics on box sizes, barrel weights, and the role of town and trader involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Fortin
Gulf of St
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Labrador
Townsend
Quebec
Clements
Springfield
Mass
Norristown Herald
Philadelphia
Sbe
Alps
Farm and Fireside Style Homemaking Tips
A collection of practical home and farm hints from several papers. Advice covers calf feeding with mashed potatoes and cotton seed meal, avoiding wind exposure to prevent chills, a tea remedy for sheep poisoned by laurel, early insect control on fruit trees, beef cakes with gravy, milk brushing on baked goods, pumpkin Johnny Cake recipe, and plum pruning guidance from J B Moore noting heavy stony soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Albany Journal
Boston Globe
J. B Moore
Chicago Journal
Gatling Gun Advances Impress War Officials
Dr. Richard Gatling demonstrates a faster gun with 1200 shots per minute and improved aiming that can fire vertically and strike targets inside forts. Gatling recounts early trials, wartime use, and how the weapon influenced European, Asian, and African campaigns, noting current production in Hartford and Newcastle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatling
War Department
Richard Jordan Gatling
Chad
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Fim
Washington
Baltimore
Ordnance Department
Ben Butler
Chicago
Senate
Petersburg
Europe
Asia
Africa
Austria
Germany
France
Hartford
Newcastle-on-the-Tyne
United States
Washington Cor
Cleveland Leader
Judicious Advice on Reducing Girls School Work
The N Y Examiner warns against overloading girls with studies and late-night activities. Excess coursework and premature specialization harm health, while balanced study and reasonable rest support future wives and mothers. A case from a New England college illustrates the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elise
Airl
New England
N. Y
Strawberries for Farmers From the Country Gentleman
The author urges farmers to grow strawberries for home use and explains a cheap one crop system. Visualizes a strawberry bed as a productive field, outlines spring planting, spacing three and a half feet between rows, one foot between plants, and no runners cut. Describes straw mulch and minimal labor before fruiting, with rotating beds and late autumn straw cover.
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Leriance County Express
Frank C. Culley
Clinton and
First Streets
Defiance
Nell
Pittsburgh Telegraph
Metaire
New Orleans
O. Times
Chicago Herald
Herring Fisheries
Boston Courier
Oil City
Schacob
Mose Schaumburg
John
Jane
Syracuse Herald
Choice Family
First Hands
Krotz & Morse
Clinton Street
Indir
H. Gherke
Warren & Grant Its
H. Gherke Tarren
Grant
Cerne
Loose’s Extract
Atover
Plossom
Loose
J. M. Loose & CO
Monroe, Mich
Frand
Williams & Co
Swift & Dodds
James Davis & Co
Detrgis
England
Chicago Times
Cape May
J. Y. Post
Sloop
Hood
Ilood
G I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Arhl
Homos
Kid
R Dennen
Dastoe
Ani
William P. Corbit
D.D
St. M. E
New Haven
Conn
Chandler
Athlopforos
W. B. Evans
Washingto Sales
Teeate Athlophoros CO
York
Calvert
Texas
Ayer
Churchill
Vicksburg
Lince
J. W. Whitley
Ayfr
Dr.j.c. Ayer & Co
Golden Specific CO
Altimore
R. Brown
Gomneer of
Pourth and
Clinton
Ohio
Chase Nurserie
Evary City
Munn & CO
Scientific American
Canad England
Broadway
New York
Fgrm
Wm G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Willndm G. Horrman
Christian L. G.iger
Bull Durham
U. S
Blackwell
Durham Tobacco Co
DurH#aM
N.C
Michigan
Grand Rapids & Indiana
R. R.co
W. Q. Hughart
Grand Rapids, Me
Serren Resorts
DR. Ground
Eye & Ear Surgeon
Ny Pa Re
Omen Boni
Summi
P. Street
Toledo
Trase Mark
Spence Anos
Sisson
Sisson & Son’s
Premeon
Adams Street
G. W. Bechel
Cheney
Denver
James Ross
O. McCraser
Keystone
Phileasdelphia
Switzer
Kelfast
Kresial
Spoval
THE
Notin Trae
Harrows
Clinton St
Switzer & Kehbnast
Fancy Steam Dye Works
Perry Street
F. Heitzwable
Practica Dyer & Cleaner
R. Pengelly
M. D
Walnut Street
Kalamazoo
Mich
Colby & Scott, Befante
Indiana
Wabash
Arkansas
Kansas
Nebras
Illinois
Missouri
West
H. C. Townsend
St. Louis
Llinois
Iowa
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