Cincinnati Plans Class for Bright Pupils in Public Schools
The Cincinnati school system experiments with a classroom for especially bright pupils, arguing it is unfair to hold back the clever child and that advanced pupils deserve faster progress, aligning schooling with business promotion standards and addressing prior retardation. The plan contrasts with the old one size fits all approach, which hurt bright students.
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Cincinnati
St Paul Pioneer Preas
New York Health Board Pushes Common Drinking Cup
A New York Board of Health campaign favors shared drinking cups to curb disease. It notes folding cups in metal rubber or paper enable personal use, reducing transmission of scarlet fever diphtheria influenza and tuberculosis through communal glasses and teacups.
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New York Board of Health
Mystery in the Belt token and a Delhi-bred secret
David Amber encounters a dismounted rider and a young woman Sophia Farrell who share a vow to keep a mysterious bronze token secret. Amber recalls a former associate Rutten and a linguist valet Woggott while tensions arise over an elusive babu and a planned India journey. The tale blends romance, danger, and a hint of political intrigue as a burglary leaves a cryptic note.
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David Amber
Quatn
Babu
India
Mr. Amber
Misa Farrel
Sophia Farrell
Colonel Farrell
Rolands
New York
London
Court of St James
San Francisco
Lve
Tag
David
Amber
Yagun
Twiggott
Rutten
Ritton
Lfe
Paria
Berlin
Paris
Bhn
Doggott
Nokomis
Woggott
Button
Hya
Tanglewood Lodge
Gzarnet
Quain
Aii
Walt
Sahih
Marooned on a Sandbar Amid a Devouring Storm
Amber and Quain battle a violent blizzard and gale while hunting ducks on a remote shore. The boat drifts away in the bay, leaving Amber stranded as the storm seals off rescue. Quain vanishes with the vessel, and Amber braces for a perilous, isolated night marooned on a shifting sandbar as the sea seethes and snows.
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Quain
Amber
Armes
Davy
Atmber
Queens Borough Tin Horses
A Brooklyn Times item exposes a graft scheme involving fake horses in Queens, where assorted conspirators billed for non existent teams. The report notes mares, horse costumes, and relatives as rumor fuel, with payments issued for phantom work and no actual horses involved.
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Queens Borough
Powers That Be
Bat
Utes
Brooklyn Times
The Siamese Cat Breed Described in 1920s Portraits
The Siamese cat is noted for its curious markings and loud voice. Described as affectionate and doglike in following owners, the breed shows high vivacity and a talking mew. Color ranges from pale tawny to chocolate with two varieties templehe cata and paleca cats differing mainly in shade.
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Palace
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