Survey of world news and congresses in 1913
The report covers a Stockholm electrotherapy claim for child growth and mental stimulation, a New York test on a class of "defectives," and notes on the Irrigation Congress in Salt Lake City, the American Road Congress in Atlantic City, a Boston Masonic Council, a women’s golf championship, aviator licensing tests, Chicago civic parade plans, Colorado's distant education push, and other varied items including a Bunker Hill gun relic and Chafin running mate.
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Stockholm
Sweden
New York
Srante Arrhenius
Maxwell
Nikola Tesla
Mr. Tesla
United States
Tesla
Aero Club of America
Aviation Experta
America
Mueter
Cicero
Chicago
Chcago
Growth of the mail order business challenges local merchants
A Saturday Evening Post analysis notes the rapid rise of mail order houses with assets around ten million dollars and goodwill valued at over twenty six million, while local merchants face fierce competition from giants backed by capital. The piece urges residents to support hometown trading to prevent a knockout for small retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
United States
Suds
Neain
Careful Criticism From University President on Clarity
Dr. Erlwin A. Alderman of the University of Virginia emphasizes clear writing in criticism. A rhetoric instructor urges students to ensure every sentence is understandable to the most ignorant reader, illustrated by a student query after feedback. Populac Magazine presents the anecdote.
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University of Colorado Io
Lorin D. Osborn
Des Moines College
Colorado
Osborn
Erlwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Populac Magazine
Timely Topics on Training a Young Guernsey Bull for Work
A Rhode Island Rural New Yorker correspondent describes teaching Misty, a one year old Guernsey bull, to harness and pull. The process starts simple with fenceposts and a stone drag and progresses to cart work, aiming to build strength and usefulness without harshness.
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Sthode Island
New Yorker
Teriawan
Misty
Guernsey
Luli
Deerleil
Fim
Widow guides tour of village tombs after bereavement
A widower shows his fourth wife around a village including a churchyard with an ornate tombstone. The inscriptions honor several Smith spouses and end with a warning line reading Be ye also ready, provoking shock in the visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgg
Joln Smith
Jane
Iain Smith
Atel Mary
John Smith
National Monthly
Sunday School Review The Words That Speak Into Life
A reflective piece on Jesus public ministry and lessons from the gospel, citing readers to study weekly lessons. Questions probe opposition to Jesus, discpleship, and kingdom principles across Lessons I to XII, highlighting earnestness, perseverance, and temperance as key themes.
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Palestine
Jesus
Jeans
Fire
Howe
Gerbes
Tiuntseas
Tesson
Rome
Caesson
Lord
Gritara
Jenna
Capernaum
Shere
Nazareth
John
Hesson
Did You Ever Think of These Things Mr Farmer
A verbose rural appeal argues soil respect yields crop harvest by intellect over sheer brawn. It notes insects destroy a quarter of crops and criticizes game birds and dairy practices while praising fertile soil for feeding farm animals and supporting education and roads. It asks for better reciprocal systems on well managed farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Farmer
Toleve
Hood
Caring for the Fall Colt During Winter and Weaning
The article advises careful winter care for fall born colts, matching spring conditions with barned feeding and exercise. It stresses avoiding constant mothering, providing hay such as clover or alfalfa, daily exercise, fresh air, and orderly weaning when spring grass arrives, to ensure healthy growth.
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Vormer
Daring Globe Trotter Artist Faces Hard Luck Tale
A young globe trotter artist struggles to secure work in a country estate, taking a job painting landscapes while contending with a scheming gardener and a shady agent. The narrative follows stalled pay, disputed wages, and an uneasy confrontation as an owner returns to inspect the grounds.
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Enougl
Kvl
Alan Kiawnel
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Irrigation Congress
Salt Lake City
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
Francie Griffith Newlands
Prazidant
American Road Congress
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N. J
Logan Waller Page
United States Office of Public Rosda
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Bixby
Fage
Masonic Council
Boston
Barton. Smith
Toledo
Ohio
Mississippi
Masex
Manchester
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Intempérancia
Vics
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Theodore Roosevelt
Umoty
Bunker Hill
Bunker HU
Quebec
Bunker His Monument Association of
Chafin
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Bryan
Trincolisy
Neb
Jedd
Ma. Watkins
Prohibition
American Press Association
Marchante
Sunday School Review
Joma
Tim
Diay
Deans
Galilee
Ufa
Fhoto
Globe Trotter
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Arita
Denver
Walter
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Tada
Ile
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Lonorrow
Daydel
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