School of Methods for Sunday School Workers
A feature of the summer school for Sunday school workers grows from a three year history and gathers leaders in the field. Marion Lawrence and J T MacFarland will oversee sessions on Observation, Bible Study, Music, Teaching Preparation, and Child Study with experts lecturing evenings. The program aims to aid those engaged in Sunday school work with strong faculty and supportive governance.
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Marion Lawrence
J T. MacFarland
New York
Episcopal
Richard 8. Holmes
Philadelp
the Westminister
Sarah Griewald
Chicago
Regente
Training Dogs and Their Tricks in Lesaeas Weekly
The article reviews dog training across breeds. Dachshunds resist training due to over intelligence and pride, while collies prove unreliable but eager, especially in Vienna militia roles. Fox terriers learn acrobatic turns quickly, rewarded by meat, becoming bold performers with practice.
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Vienna
Lesae
Locomotives Allegedly Bewitched by Unlucky Day Tales
A New York Herald inspired column notes superstition about engines that fail or excel. It recalls a South Florida line where a locomotive named the Hearse caused drivers to quit, while others ran smoothly. The piece cites odd, demonic possession rumors in railroading.
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Othe
Rune
South Florida
New York Herald
The Art of Flattery And Its Gentle Power
A narrator muses on flattery as an instinct guiding some to say pleasing words, often in women, with a twist of humor about honest speech and helpful hearts. The piece blends social commentary with wry quips about charm and sincerity.
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Martery
Czar's Scheme on Land Distribution Read in Russia
July 4 St. Petersburg report on the agrarian bill approves the measure despite warnings that universal land distribution would aid peasants little and hinder work by removing private land from sale and delaying progress. The piece notes Germanic and political tensions, plus local U.S. observations on public works spending and West Virginia political shifts.
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Czar’s Palace
St Petersburg
Tsarskoe-Selo
Oamcera
St. Petersburg
Russia
Siberia
Central Asia
Fairmont Seeks Larger Public Building Bond In Congress
Citizens of Fairmont laud Senator Scott for backing a 75 000 dollar start toward a new city public building. The plan hinges on site selection with hopes for 150 000 to 200 000 more later, and contrasts with Grafton’s smaller funds. Local receipts and coal interests justify the disparity, urging continued congressional pressure for a larger follow up appropriation.
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Bluemont Cemetery
Scott
Grafton
Fairmont
Elkins
West Virginia
Congress
West Virginian
West
Graton
B. &O.R. RK. Company
Uncle Sam
Veteran Plea for Pension Increase From Illinois Veteran
A veteran in Illinois writes to Commissioner Warner seeking a pension hike. He vents at perceived delays and questions the surgeons reports linking a 1864 Antietam injury to his current ailments. He insists past service injuries justify higher pay and mocks medical certainty.
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Washington
Illinois
Warner
Agniret
Antietum
Veteran's warning to Warner over pay rise demand
A veteran voices resistance to a proposed pay increase saying he would not be easy, arguing that aggressive tactics risk failing to secure a future president and warning about the burdens of hard work while emphasizing his own worn condition and years of service.
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Warner
United States
Special bearing off state of the B and O visit
The Belington Central Republican notes a Tuesday night B and O inspection at the depot with new devices by Mr Fitzgerald to keep odors from the West Virginia station. Officials met quietly to review plans, while the paper grimly predicts long secrecy and possible decline of the old building under rats and vermin.
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Belington
Deadly toy pistol condemned across the nation
An editorial urges authorities to stop sale of toy pistols after a wave of Fourth of July injuries. It argues toy pistols cause more harm than explosions and warns parents and dealers to restrain children from using them. Marie Caseell, daughter of John Cassel, is recovering from pleurisy with Dr. Warden attending.
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Tom Hospital
Parente of Mall Boys
Martineburg World
Mies Marie Caseell
Mia
John Cassel
Knotts Avenue
Dr. Warden
Morgantown Prank Ends in Court for McNeil
Chauncey McNeil son of Ed McNeil was arrested on a charge of breaking into a University recitation room last January and stealing two volumes of Clark on Corporations. He appeared with bond and faces Circuit Court in September. McNeil, a cadet awarded West Point appointment, allegedly acknowledged involvement during the prank with Dr Edwin Maxey claiming a $20 book-deposit dispute.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Joly
Chauncey McNeil
Ed McNeil
Edwin Maxey
Law Department
University
Clark
Brown Boughver
Circuit Court
McNeil
West Point Military Academy
Con
Reveman Davis
Maxey
Porinton
Parinton
Welton Lays Out View on Congression Quest
Arch Welton in the Grant County Press argues a rival paper harms party prospects by pushing a single candidate. He urges respect for districtwide views, aims to restore the Republican fold, and notes personal sacrifice for the party’s good. Also mentions local youths returning home for the Fourth of July.
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Arch Welton
Grant County
Congress
Hhis Grant County Press
Second District
Wilson
Dayton
Keim
Sturgiss
Grant County Press
Hhs
Elizabeth
Josephine
Mary
Eugenia Conleben
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Indianapolis Star
Ballston
N. Y
Saratoga Limited
Delaware and Hudson
Saratoga
Behenecieday Electric Railway
Eq Crane
William Flannery
Czar
Pessants
Fallaciaus
Goremykin
Constitutional Democrats
Treport
Peterhof
Minnie Ball
Bailey
Nots Paplic Omoe In
Merchante and
Sbanier ‘Bank
W.va
Pittsburg
Gratton Marble Works
J. Willhide
Welton
Congressional Question
Bond
U. S
John J. Stump &Co
Cumberland, MD
Sen
Bes
Las Law
Rog
Tevice
Mar
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