Weather Wisdom From the United States Weather Bureau
The article notes officials led by Edward Garriott and Willis Moore evaluated English weather lore to separate truth from superstition. It lists proverbs on rain signs from animals plants and objects, and mentions reports from various states and newspapers, emphasizing cautious use of traditional predictors.
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United States
Edward B. Garriott
Willis L. Moore
United States Weather Bureau
J. E. Walker
Kansas
Oxygen Fad Questioned by City Physicians
Doctors in the city dismissed oxygen as a lasting stimulant and dismissed a London Times dispatch claiming benefits. They said its effects are evanescent and compare to fresh air, useful mainly in hospital care for pneumonia and heart conditions during muggy days.
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Gulf of Mexico
Special Cable Dispatch
London
New York Times
England
John van Doren
Boston
Bright
Child Editor Paul Weeks Publishes The Weekly Reporter
Newport R I L boy Paul Weeks aged under thirteen writes edits and publishes The Weekly Reporter a two page newspaper begun as a Christmas gift. July 1908 issue covers Democratic convention Peary pole Fourth of July Newport news and local tales including a Concord visit and schoolhouse events.
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Paul Almy Weeks
Newport
R. IL
Paul
Weekly Reporter
Weekly Report
Peary
Newport News
Concord
Mass
Middletown
Ruskin and Wordsworth Long Sentence Commentary
The Dunde Advertiser notes Ruskin’s habit of extended sentences and cites Frederic Harrison on his page length. It praises Wordsworth’s Character of the Happy Warrior for two long compound sentences rich in adjectival clauses and suggests the longer line of five decasyllabic lines may be a record in English verse.
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Ruskin
Frederic Harrison
Wordsworth
Happy Warrior
England Loses 60 000 People Annually to Immigration
A report notes that around 60 000 people leave England each year due to immigration patterns. It analyzes migration trends, regional effects, and potential policy implications for labor markets and communities.
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England
The Nomad
A boy narrates the life of constant moving with his family as they drift from town to town. He laments lost chances for love and steady friendships, noting how new recruits and rivalries shape each place before they must depart again.
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Crisus
Little Brother
New York Times
Blies
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A Fine Dodger
Carol recalls her grandfather's Civil War service after listening to vivid heroics. She asks if he endured many battles and shell fire, and marvels at his courage, calling him a fine fodger in playful reflection.
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Carol
Sweeping Pays Off for Two Boys and a Kite
In the country Uncle Harris hires Dick and Joe to sweep his workshop for a cent a day. Joe undertakes the job, earning a total of fifty cents by sweeping nightly. In town they visit a toy store. Dick longs for a kite, but Joe reveals his fifty cents came from sweeping the shop.
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Ruth
Ralph
Donald
Mother
Alice EB. Allen
Uncle Harris
Joe
Home Herald
Village weekly printer expands reach and portends editor move
The young editor carries his printing press and declares The Y'le Reporter will publish at Green End avenue in Middletown. The Weekly Reporter plans rapid growth, serving cities in Massachusetts Wisconsin New York Illinois New Jersey New Hampshire and Oregon. Subscriptions have doubled to around fifty.
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New Hampshire
Oregon
New York Times
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New England
California
Washington
Colonel Dunwoody
Thomas Willsford
North Carolina
Aratus
Virgil
New York Tribune
Robin
Dodger
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