Shortcoming of American School and Athletics Insight
President William Lowe Bryan of Indiana University argues that American schools are too easy and let students graduate without mastery. He contrasts this with athletics, where sustained effort through failure leads to mastery, citing Everett Dean and the value of persistence in learning and life. A chicken dinner advertises Sundays at Chissom Restaurant.
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William Lowe Bryan
Indiana University
Indiana Daily
Everett Dean
Dean
Holiday Guest Crashes Peggy and Paul Reunion
Peggy and Belle host a neighborhood holiday party planning aims falter when Mrs Jamieson arrives with an unknown guest, Paul. Peggy hides as Paul reveals a past proposed note to Peggy that was wrongly mailed, ending with Peggy calling the visit the best holiday ever.
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Peggy
Bellé
New York
Belle
Mrs. Jamieson
Paul
Margaret Everett
England
Harriet
Delphi Town Boosts Trade With Local Merchants
A call to support Delphi residents’ economy urges shoppers to favor home town merchants, highlighting benefits to the community and stressing sustained fiscal vitality through local buying.
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Delphi
Megaphones Used by Ancient and Modern Communicators
The text notes that ancient warriors in Europe used improvised shells as signaling devices, similar to modern cheerleaders directing crowds. It also claims Alexander the Great equipped his army with megaphones and communicated with distant regiments via floating river objects.
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Europe
Alexander the Great
Government jobs open under prohibition enforcement act
Delphi and Carroll County residents may apply for 2500 civil service prohibition enforcement posts with salaries from 1040 to 6000 dollars per year. Examinations test training, experience, oral skills, and a strict criminal background check including fingerprints. Applications go to the secretary of the district civil service board in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Delphi
Carroll County
Heffner
Washington
Congress
District Civil Service Board
Cincignati
Ohio
Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Prohibition
COUNTY NURSE HEALTH NOTES On dental health and public education
A health note discusses the century’s science era focusing on dentistry. It emphasizes teeth as disease sources, the role of X rays in revealing infected roots, and the need for early care of baby teeth to shape jaw growth. It urges proper diet, thorough chewing, and regular dental visits starting around age two. It also notes local public education gaps and upcoming program dates.
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America
Character of a Woman Is Shown by Her Walk
An article in Liberty by John K. Winkler argues a woman's walk reveals character. Stage stars alter their gait per role, with posture varying from fencerlike ease to basket-bearing southern peasant style. A woman’s walk is a key revelator, second only to voice.
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John K. Winkler
East Lynne Premiere in America Tells of Last Century Debut
The first American showing of East Lynne reviewed in New York papers sixty two years earlier sparked debate over its merits. Critics differed on the drama seen at Niblo's Garden and none foresaw its rise to the century’s most popular play. Based on Mrs Henry Wood novel, it has since toured nationwide and become a staple of theatres and opera houses.
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East Lynne
New York
Niblo’s Garden
United States
Canada
Henry Wood
Questionable cosmetic market figures in New York World critique
The New York World questions American Chemical Society cosmetic statistics showing 34,178,000 dollars in US sales last year. Citing 1920 census data, 36,483,150 women over 15 to 21 are potential users, and the implied 91 cents per person per year seems preposterous.
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New York World
United States
American Chemical Society
We Clean Your Rugs Clean Stewart and Gochenour
A compact notice from Stewart and Gochenour advertising rug cleaning services. The fragment mentions their names and service focus with a phone-like ending 52-If suggesting a category or code. The readable text implies a local business card style promotion.
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Stewart & Gochenour
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