New Teacher Records Days of the Week Spelling Study
A teacher noted for unique spelling of days as Sunday and Monday is observed by Ge Nicholas and colleagues. The fragment hints at a model spelling method and the Days of the Week exercise.
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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1901
Page
3
A teacher noted for unique spelling of days as Sunday and Monday is observed by Ge Nicholas and colleagues. The fragment hints at a model spelling method and the Days of the Week exercise.
A humorous old tale explains the pansy flower with five petals and sepals as a family. The mother and two stepdaughters face harsh treatment while the father hides at home in bed, sick, his figure described as a man in a white wrapper and nightcap, sitting with hands on knees in a tub of hot water.
A seven year old Swedish girl arrived solo at Port Collins by the St Paul on Saturday tied with deerskin bearing her name and home. She spoke only Swedish and had no money or guardian though shipboard and dock officials offered aid and protection as she waited for her parents in Colorado.
Frederic Irland recounts bear trapping routines from Scribner's. Bears mark preferred trees each summer, trapper Henry rebaits traps and uses burnt loon feathers and cheese on sticks to attract bears. Bears battle blowdowns then die swiftly when finally trapped, some resisting, others fleeing in terror.
The article describes how hawks hunt ducks with cunning and speed. It notes the duck’s curiosity can lure it into danger while players observe the chase in open fields. The piece emphasizes the sport’s excitement and the mental duel between hunter and quarry.
The article describes a hawk’s hunting method targeting ducks in marshes. It details the hawk’s patient pursuit from shallows to deep water, exhausting prey before capture. It notes other predators like foxes, mink, and the still hunting owl that threaten ducks at dusk.
The newborn Japanese prince is celebrated as the Empire’s first empress-born son in generations. Legends praise white storks for announcing the news, while palace rituals include a roof-top rice boiler throw and a messenger’s letter to the Mikado’s temple. On the eighth day the heir is named and his head is shaved, with the hair saved as a relic.
A French explorer, M. Marcel, has described a natural well in Hautes Alpes regarded as the deepest cavern of its kind. He has sounded it to 1017 feet and believes the bottom remains unseen, drawing considerable attention to his caverns investigations.
A Science Gossip report summarizes habits of arsenic eaters among Styria and Tyrol peasants, hunters, and Salzburg workers. It notes long life with fresh appearance, gradual dosing from coffee, and risks of sudden death. Acclimatization and preservation of bodies in graves are described as evidence.
In a Forum piece R Clark argues that pupil desk posture in writing is often ignored, linking poor posture to spinal and organ health risks. He critiques the vertical penmanship system and notes excessive time spent on written work, urging better ergonomics and attention to seating positions in schools.
Dr Wilson of the United States National Museum notes the Pacific fringe between the coast range and the Pacific holds many unexplained peculiarities. It hosts more Indian language families than rest of North America combined, unique weapon forms, no local pottery, but premier basketry. He also cites Calaveras skull as an ancient Pacific relic.
California fruit ships to Europe face Spanish and Italian competition. Valencia notes California oranges peaches apples and pears arrive in Paris after 6000 miles in better condition. California growers use improved cultivation methods to compete with foreign producers and meet growing foreign demand.
Sir James Sawyer argues right-handedness arose from early humans who fought hand to hand. Using a one handed weapon kept the heart farther from blows and preferred the right hand to balance defense and offense. This trait was then passed from father to son.
A Paris correspondent reports France processes 88,000,000 picture postcards annually, the highest of any nation. Austria-Hungary follows with 31,000,000, Italy 27,000,000, and England 14,000,000. Global circulation is about 2.36 billion yearly, with other nations also in the millions. In Alaska, over 25,000 Indians and Eskimos exist, 7,600 Protestants, 1 Greek Church parish, and about UU Catholics.
A fragment from an old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure offering a hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured. It claims deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube and touts Hall's pills and tonics. The note closes with a quip about a precocious child.
Cure claim for bowel issues using Casvaneys natural movements. Starts 10 cents, genuine tablets stamped O C. Warns against imitations. Mentions headache cancer and recovery through bowel health with a suggestive tone.
A London medical journal calls the English metropolis possibly the most untidy and inconvenient city in Europe with muddy streets littered by straw posters and other refuse. It notes ongoing nuisances despite local governance by multiple independent bodies and contrasts with the ancient continuity of Sweden with Parliament as a modern body and 4000 years of kingdom integrity.
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