Model rural community center and school plan for Spokane area
Spokane letters describe a state Country Life Commission plan to establish a model community center and consolidated rural school in a nearby district in 1911. The project includes a 10 acre site with a large hall, residences, athletic spaces, gardens, irrigation, and farm practice plots guided by trained principals and teachers to improve agricultural education and local living standards.
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Spokane
Wash
Country Life Commission
State of Washington
Marion E. Hay
David Brown
Hay
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Commission On
Country Life
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Ithaca
New York
United States
Washington Commission
Northwest
Departments of Agriculture
Atlantic Coast Inventors Patents Issued This Week
The weekly patent list notes issuances to Atlantic Coast inventors reported by D Swift & Co Patent Lawyers Washington DC. Readership can buy copies of the patents for ten cents each. Virginia entries include Hancock Richmond Hudnall Manifeld accounting keeping apparatus Reynolds Level Run Mail Box Williams Norfolk Powder Pneumatic. North Carolina entry lists Gramer Charlotte Air conditioning apparatus. South Carolina entry shows Elkin Greenville Type Writer shipping case.
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Atlantic Coast
D. Swift & Co
Washington
D.C
Virginia
A.O Hancock
Richmond
Steve
C. C. Hudnall
Manifeld
P. Reynolds
G. S. Williams
Norfolk
North Carolina
S. W. Gramer
Chaplotte
South Carolina
J. R. Elkin
Greenville
Wendling Indicted for Murder Sparks Texas Manhunt
A Kentucky grand jury indicted Joseph Wendling for the murder of Alma Kellner in Louisville. A Texas manhunt and a requisition for his return were issued by Gov. Willson as a Louisville detective traced Wendling to Texas. The report notes police reticence amid the pursuit.
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Louisville
Joseph Wendling
Alma Kellner
Frankfort
Texas
Wendling
Rural South Carolina school improvement guidance
Miss Elise C. Rudd urges trustees patrons and rural teachers to recruit capable staff consolidate schools and expand programs. She advocates agriculture manual training libraries and aesthetic improvements with state aid for building and term lengthening. The piece promotes prizes totaling 3000 and community activities to raise school spirits.
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Elise C. Rudd
South Carolina
School Improvement Association
Cfty
Duty of patrons to support rural schools and community progress
The article urges every patron to ensure daily school attendance, invest in improved facilities and longer terms with state aid, and engage the community. It emphasizes visiting homes, welcoming pupils, and enriching education with outdoor lessons, clubs, gardens, and practical crafts.
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School Improvement Association
Cardui touted as aid for weak women in Arkansas
A Mrs Baker of Floral Arkansas credits Cardui the woman’s tonic with restoring health after a month of ill health and exhaustion. The ad claims thousands report similar benefits and describes Cardui as a pure vegetable extract with no minerals or strong drugs.
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Mrs. Baker
Cardui
Cardus
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Foley
Iseman Drug Co
L. C. Croft Drug Co
Carolina School Improvement Association
Iseman, Drug Co
Sucklen
Floral
Ark
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the Georgian’s Weekly
Spare Moments Magazine
the Great Family Story Magazine
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