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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1919
Page
7
Prepared by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction this exam paper lists theory and practice questions for elementary teachers. It covers reading, agriculture, arithmetic, orthography, writing, literature, geography and civics with prompts about teaching methods, qualifications, and historical context.
A fragmented syllabus covering grammar topics such as use of have and has, do and does, pronouns, restrictive vs non restrictive relative clauses, and midjunctive passive forms. It also includes questions on humane language teaching, oral retelling, and practical agriculture tasks like orchard care, cattle breed selection, pest control, strawberry planting, and feed element percentages.
Excerpt discusses culture as a matter of the spirit rather than intellect, critiquing gentility and class pride. It contrasts cultured behavior with real character, suggesting hope lies with humble, striving individuals amid social fade. The piece then describes an aerial cableway project across Niagara Whirlpool, linking Niagara Falls to Canadian territory and Spain’s Alhambra-like example, detailing length, height, and capacity.
A sprawling Ohio snippet lists murders suicides and accidents, plus local crime. It notes John Murray and William Rogers dying by self-inflicted gunshots, a safe-cracking at a Toledo cinema, and a wife killed in Toledo mistaken for a chicken thief. It covers public notices, court actions, and local civic events across several counties including Columbus, Cleveland, Youngstown, and Dayton, with figures on hog losses, school funding, and road and canal projects. The roundup mentions Taft and the League of Nations, church and charity drives, and a wave of labor strikes in Ohio industries.
A sermon about joy in the Lord as essential to effective soul winning. It warns that hidden sins or a disconnect between belief and life block ministry, and it tells anecdotes from Princeton and a ministerial family to illustrate the need for consistent living and readiness to lead others to Christ.
Nancy Nick and Father share a brief tale about two birds the Heron and Bird of Paradise at the zoo. Mrs Heron worries about her chicks starved by fashion but the Bird of Paradise hopes children hear from the keeper and tell their mothers.
A whimsical passage from a children’s page where Nancy vows to form a girls club to shun cruel fashion using bird feathers like those of herons and the paradise bird. She and Nick discuss humane choices, while boys plan a birds study club. A light feature mixes puzzles, jokes, and gentle moral notes about kindness to birds.
An aged meditation speaks of angels guiding people away from a city of destruction. It contrasts past whitewinged figures with ten souls led toward a calm bright future. A gentle hand, perhaps a child’s, steadies the way and softens retreat from danger.
The text outlines conditions for prayer, stressing that prayer should align with spiritual values, avoid requests against conscience, and seek outcomes one can work toward. It asserts Gods power without limit, cites Jesus transforming defeat into victory, and urges making worldly business holy as service to God. It ends noting prayer is both listening and asking.
Beaded bags and purses are highlighted as stylish and easy to produce at home. Shops showcase a wide variety of shapes and colors, signaling growing interest in handmade novelty accessories.
Beads in blue and steel create intricate purse designs with beading grids of 82 to 86 beads per square inch. Home sewers prefer either sewing beads individually or stringing and couching, finding progress faster when beads are pre-threaded before frame attachment. Miser purses in black silk tricolette pair with chambray appliques and muslin backing, with color schemes built from French knots and green stems to fit the floral designs.
A description notes a bag in blue and tan with a miser’s purse design. One end features a deep fringe of steel beads and the opposite end carries a heavy tassel of matching beads, highlighting a rare, balanced finish in contemporary styles.
Instructions detail making a decorative unbleached muslin spread bordered with colored chambray. It covers choosing fabric width, drawing floral center designs, transferring patterns with pencil, cutting chambray, allowing turning edge, and aligning center motifs before finishing.
Paris advance models for fall show skirts as narrow as spring designs and shorter than American long skirt rule. Coats hint at a shift to short waist effects and possible empire waistlines for fall and winter, though dresses remain mixed and coats belt loosely.
A new navy and white taffeta headpiece for the fall season is described as very becoming and youthful, aimed at women curious about fall fashion.
A wartime style note urges saving fasteners and scraps to cut costs in home dressmaking. It suggests ripping worn garments to reuse silk, hooks, eyes, and buttons for new garments, petticoats, and white summer frocks, preserving resources amid rising prices.
Paris displays trend toward shortened skirts in silk and wool with black and white prints. Separate skirts gain prominence, lace for grandmothers days returns in black lace over taffeta. Headdresses sit low on the brow. laundering organza hints include gum arabic solution and rolling garments before iron pressing.
Warm weather brings tub frocks and sheer silks for dainty looks. Gingham revives for grownups and sets with parasols as hats dominate the summer style. French knitted blouses with long skirt sections redefine lightweight tops for the season.
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