Art in the Schoolroom Elevates Taste and Culture
An analysis of how schoolrooms can foster refined taste through art. It endorses child friendly, colorful pictures and simple, wholesome subjects for all grades, cites examples from Boutet de Monvel to Turner, and urges murals or friezes created by students and teachers to inspire lifelong cultural appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ihe
Boutet de Monvel
Annan Bell Heve
Venus of Milo
Hermes
Praxitiles
Sophocles
Michael Angelo
Raphael
Rembrandt
Miller
Israels
Trumbull
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Innes
Winslow Homer
Abbott H. Thayer
Troyon
Ch. Jacque
Turner
Coomans
Capitol
Washington
St. Gauden
Shaw
French
Abbey
Sargent
Boston Public Library
Famous Lost Treasures and Vanished Masterpieces
The article details missing major artworks and treasures. It cites the Venus de Milo right arm missing since decades, a stolen Egyptian bronze cup worth about 100000, the Marcellus vase of Dresden missing from the Marcella collection valued around 75000, Reynolds portrait The Countess of Derby vanished, and two Vandykes along with a Rembrandt also missing with high collector interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louvre
London
Europe
Dresden
England
Reynolds
Countess of Derby
Earl of Derby
Building a Hallway Fireplace and English Hospitality Ideas
William A Radford discusses fireplace placement in hallways to heat upper floors and improve guest welcome. He contrasts English hall design with American homes and warns against overreliance on cellar heating while urging efficient temperature control.
Plan For A Modern Kitchen And A Biblical Flood
The text contrasts a practical kitchen design with a scripture inspired reflection. It describes a 12 foot across kitchen with window sink placement and central heating ventilation, then shifts to a dramatic recounting of Moses and Pharaoh with plagues and darkness, noting Hebrews aiding Egyptians and Pharaoh's final resistance before release of the Israelites.
Charting Jesus Life from Birth to Transfiguration
A guide outlines a teacher created chart of Christ life from birth in Egypt through his transfiguration. It follows Stevens and Bur ton harmony and lists periods of private life ministry and Galilean phases with lesson themes and questions for students.
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John
Jesus
Christ
Stevens and Burton
B. C
Egypt
John the Baptist
Nicodemus
Sychar
Nazareth
Nain
Simon’s House
Man Shaves Off Thirty Feet Of Beard After Seventieth Birthday
A man who shaved regularly until age seventy severs a remarkable thirty feet of beard, marking a milestone in personal grooming.
Five-Cent Beer Mug Sells For 628 Dollars
An antique English beer mug titled The Dish sold for 628 dollars. The vessel holds only five cents worth of beer at a time, highlighting its novelty and collectible value for bidders.
Speed of the Earthquake Across the Nation
A United States coast and geodetic survey report catalogs seismic wave speeds from the Pacific to the Atlantic. It notes continental tremor propagation around five and a half miles per second for initial tremors, with overall record speeds much higher. cites 1886 Charleston at 775 feet per second, 1891 Japan about 1.3 miles per second, and 1898 Zante near five miles per second.
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New York
San Francisco
Pacific
Atlantic
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Gentlemanly 600 Sailors Entertained in London
An inspector of the London police who observed the 600 Japanese sailors during their stay in the city on route to two newly acquired Japanese cruisers called them “Little gentlemen, every one.” The remark reflects a calm, orderly impression of the visitors.
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London Police
Earthquake Gowns and a Cracked Jar Reported in 1750 England
Horace Walpole notes women sewing earthquake gowns to endure overnight outdoors after a major English quake. He also mentions Turner the china dealer on the next street whose jar cracked in the shock, initially valued at ten guineas, now twenty as the only European cracked jar.
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England
Horace Walpole
Naming the Baby in Tit-Bits
A brief humorous note from Tit-Bits about choosing a name for a baby. A man remarks on his fiction collection as his wife looks for a poetic baby name and settles on Susan.
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Susan
No More Than Fair in Watered Whisky Claim
A Washington Star excerpt quotes Lushman accusing a Madigan bar of watering whisky. Madigan replies with a breezy defense about pleasing temperance supporters and making concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madigan
Lushman
Washington Star
Quaint Customs in Abyssinia and a Shipboard Cat
Quaint Abyssinian customs include sons presenting aging fathers to a tree for a jump and others sewing visitors in green hides or rolling bundles off cliffs. A hotel cat aboard a ship returned to the hotel door after a seafaring misadventure, unharmed by the voyage.
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Abyssinia
Marshall Field's Advice on Bonds in 1905
A young bond salesman interviews Marshall Field in spring 1905 about Pennsylvania Railroad bonds yielding under four percent. Field rejects the deal, saying he favors growth and would not invest surplus in a fully developed business, even if solid. He notes trustees should buy such bonds, but he acts as a businessman seeking growth in investments.
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New York
Marshall Field
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr. Field
Field
Drunken Men More Dangerous Says Police Figures
In 1902 London employed 16 000 policemen with 1 625 injuries from drunken men, 68 from dogs, 40 from traffic, 20 from fire, and 8 from disorderly crowds. The figures show drunken men more dangerous to police than fires or mad dogs.
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London
Total Abstaining Mayors Across the United Kingdom
England and Wales report at least 50 mayors who are total abstainers. Scotland mirrors the trend with about 50 chief magistrates in Scottish burghs including Edinburgh's lord provost, all in the same category.
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England
Wales
Scotland
Edinburgh
Neuman Locate After 41 Years of Silence in York
Pat William Neuman, who left York at 18 and was presumed dead by relatives, has been located in recent days after sending a letter about his travels. He says he lived on a farm in Oakland for many years and survived the San Francisco earthquake unharmed. He plans to visit his hometown soon, and several brothers in York are prominent local businessmen.
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Oses
Pharaoh
Nile
Israel
Moses
Egypt
Osiris
Heaven
Earth
Aaron
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
God
Goshen
Peter
Jesus
Galilee
John the Baptist
Simon
United Presbyterian
York
Pat William Neuman
Neuman
San Francisco
Oakland
Scintillations and Moral Mottos in Ram’s Horn
Quotations emphasize moral cause and effect, warning against deceit and slander. The Ram’s Horn collection argues that double dealing leads to division and that a nation devoid of heart is doomed. It links faith to provision and warns that new life causes old beliefs to shed away.
Prayer for endurance in daily struggle and self discipline
A devotional prayer asks for divine help to win personal battles and overcome nature. It expresses hope that believers stay steadfast in righteous effort, despite weariness or long, hard strife.
To Whom Do You Belong United Presbyteris Auction Note
A fragment notes ownership and purchase terms indicating possession by the buyer. It seems part of a church or parish sale or transfer involving the United Presbyteris body.
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United Presbyteris
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Lowles
Donatello and
Luca Della Robbia
Metropolitan Art School
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Aallen
Helen LE Lonard
Fthel Coe
Mary Wilson
William A. Radford
Fifth Ave
Ill
Radford
Reign OF Darkness
Tect
Chanber
Cara
Recerren
Abyssinai
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