16 Sep 1891
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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1891
Page
1
The article debates readers' extremes toward novels, arguing for balanced taste and caution in selecting literature for children. It stresses parental responsibility, warns against impure or trashy books, and urges discrimination in choosing age-appropriate material.
The colored residents of Asheville receive a cash gift from Vanderbilt's mother for a twenty thousand dollar Young Building fund. R U Pom of Asheville and others provide five thousand dollars to support the project. A twelve thousand dollar hotel for the colored is planned, funded by a joint stock company, all based in Asheville.
A fragment from a reminiscence shows a child asking for a book or device to answer teachers without attending school. The voice hints at a desire to learn and access to knowledge through a clever aid.
A Rio de Janeiro correspondent reports that snakes are trained to curb rats in Brazilian cities. The document notes a boa constrictor, thick as a forearm and four feet long, used to catch vermin. Snakes are sold in markets across Pernambuco Belém and other towns for rat control.
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