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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
2
The text advocates open window classrooms as a tuberculosis prevention measure. It argues fresh air strengthens children, reduces illness, improves attendance, and boosts growth, citing Philadelphia Bach school as a case where winter classes with wide-open windows saw better work and weight gain.
A Chicago factory fire drill incident showed proper training reduced danger when 1300 workers exited calmly after a false alarm. New York authorities push similar drills for theaters and public spaces to prevent crowd panic and improve orderly evacuation.
Milwaukee writer H W Leonard laments changes in fashion and singing style over fifty years. He condemns tight collars, bright neckties, high-heeled shoes, tremolo singing, and goatlike vocal effects seen from vaudeville to church choirs. He wishes to protest these “freaks” despite limited written critique in music dictionaries.
A Chicago physician objects to beards on doctors claiming they harbor germs while noting history favors beards. The piece wryly references stage earnings, aerial feats, Leipsig news, and a quip about legal costs vs obeying the law, blending commentary and anecdotes.
Washington officials of the United States Forest Service praise improved fire prevention and surveillance. They credit a new organization with locating fires faster, reducing burnt areas since 1910, and saving millions of feet of timber through lookout towers triangulated maps and rapid communications. Railroads lightning and careless campers are noted as main causes, with cooperation from lumbermen and state authorities helping reduce fire risk.
London officials push prosecutions against the Salvation Army amid claims of underpaid workers in the city. Reports allege rubbish sorting crews earn 8 cents per hundredweight, carpenters 25 cents weekly, and Wharf crews seven men receiving eight shillings for 100 pounds of cargo.
In Avante Georgia a 400 student body at the Georgia School of Technology watched as two freshmen fought in an improvised ring after an epithet sparked the clash. Referee Prof W F Kernan head of modern languages prevailed. His brother Frank Kernan from New Orleans and Bill Coney of Columbus were principals. The fight ended with severe injuries to both combatants and a handshake at the end.
Seadring ham street Hull residents report rapid growth of Dutch elm trees planted years ago. Trees tower over roofs undermine rooms crack walls and create gaps enabling burglaries. Neighbors petition council for removal to restore safety and privacy.
In a quiet village summer, Professor Amos Tringle and his sister Hannah host the Desmonds across the street. Desdemona Desmond befriends Amos, he rekindles youth, and the pair share a romance amid motor cars and country drives. Hannah witnesses the change as Amos embraces a younger world.
A story from a forthcoming duchess of Aosta book recounts drought plagued Bulawayo where mobs gathered around the Cecil Rhodes statue demanding a top hat for the monument. Natives argued heaven withholds rain while the statue remains bare headed, signaling a dramatic drought era response.
A Chicago journalist relays an American farmer's Canada tale. The farmer left Iowa for 160 acres at $15 an acre, later expanding to about 3000 acres debt free. He claims wheat yields and price cover costs within three harvests, allowing him to become a prosperous Western Canada landowner and stay away from old poverty.
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