Problems Many Years Old Children of Today Puzzle Over Them
A historical note compares modern arithmetic problems to ones from King Alfred the Great era. It reproduces two old lessons: a snail and swallow travel puzzle involving distance and time, and a riddle about a boy’s age tied to longevity and a final year.
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Alfred the Great
England
Talking to the Child Delicate discipline and kindness discussed
A neighbor observes that Mrs X speaks harshly to children, while a calm but firm tone is praised. The piece argues harsh voices do not equal good discipline and that kindness, not flabby indecision, yields better results for children.
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Madge
Harper's Weekly notes value of new crisp one-dollar bills
Twenty seven new crisp one dollar bills weigh as much as a twenty dollar gold piece, a claim noted by Harper's Weekly. The assertion lacks proof but may relate to recent activity by inspectors of weights and measures.
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Harper's Weekly
Last Here. The Minister In the Next World
A brief quip recalls that in the afterlife the last shall be first with Tommy insisting he will shine when the minister visits their home. A wry note adds that the undertaker completes every task he undertakes.
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Tommy
Puck
Ardmore and Dangerfield Capers Across North Carolina
Thomas Ardmore, a bored millionaire, and Miss Jerry Dangerfield maneuver through Raleigh to influence Gov. Osborne over the Appleweight case. Ardmore battles a missing brown jug and a looming bond crisis as Barbara Osborne and Rutherford Gillingwater loom in this iou-like colonial intrigue.
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Thomas Ardmore
Henry Maine Griswold
University of Virginia
Atlanta
Griswold
Ardmore
Gov, Osborne
South Carolina
Grinwold
Columbia
Barbara Osborne
Hile
Indy
Gov, Dangerfield
North Carolina
Raleigh
Kildare
Dangerfeld
Appleweight
Jerry Dangerfield
Papa
Dilwell County
Woman's Civic League of Raleigh
Gov. Osborne
Charleston
Dangerfield
Col. Osborne
Miss Dangerfield
New Orleans
Jerry
N. C
Charles Osborne
Columbia, & C
William Danghrvigld
Mise Jerry
Camp Dangerfield
Job
The Killing Lust in Humans in New Liskeard
An owl perched on a business block at dawn in New Liskeard becomes a victim as local hunters use killing machines to shoot the bird. Firemen pump life into the creature, but it dies, and boys display the carcass, illustrating lingering savage instincts in people per the Cobalt Citizen.
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New Liskeard
Cobalt Citizen
Expressing Political Convictions in 18th Century Attire
A London Chronicle reminiscence recalls how members of the Constitutional club dressed to show their loyalties. Men joined by adding their name, then ordered a dark blue frock with orange velvet cape and yellow buttons. Garments featured blue kersey waistcoats and white breeches with yellow accents.
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Pitt
James Bland Burges
Constitutional Club
London’ Chronicle
American Banks Needed Abroad
American banks abroad provide facilities for American merchants and exporters. German and British banks hold strong positions in foreign markets, hindering U S export trade and cross borders by charging commissions and securing financial influence. The piece argues for expanding American banking presence to support domestic industry.
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Germany
England
American Industrigg
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