Testing a Childs Musical Ability
A historical note outlines five faculties to judge a child's musical talent: pitch sense rhythm consonance dynamic range and auditory memory. It suggests these traits are largely inherited and cites Youths Companion as the source.
Thoughts for the Children
Thoughts for the Children urges teachers to foster unselfishness self reliance kindness consideration honesty and independence in youths. It calls training habits of usefulness and aims to awaken loftier aims to benefit school home community state nation and world.
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Birrett
The Purpose Proportion in Emerson's View on Art
A fragmented quote reflects Emerson’s idea that excessive detail distracts from the core purpose in modern sculpture, paintings, and poetry. It warns that artists fragment thought with ornamental detail, risking dilution of the essential aim.
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Emerson
Amateur Negotiator Faces Struggle in Miserable Tale
A fragmented note describes an amateur negotiator pressed by a stranger, with hints of a two hour delay and a tense encounter in Calved ton Nowa, signaling confusion and unease in the exchange. The text centers on the improvised, unsettled bargaining and the involved party’s dubious status.
The Start of Divorce And Court Hearings
The article discusses evolving views on marriage dissolution with primitive ideas of repudiation by husbands giving way to formal separations. It notes that the hearing of cases became a court function and outlines the gradual legal shift toward structured divorce processes.
Young Sergeant at Army at Fourteen in Washington
Stephen Tillman of Washington D C joined the army during World War I at fourteen, forged age by altering a calendar, and was sworn in as a private. He served on the Mexican border with Company B, Third D C Infantry, later became a bugler and later sergeant at George Washington Post No 1 American Legion, as his retired cavalry officer father watches.
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Aeneas as Man of Destiny in Virgil’s Aeneid
An analysis tracing Aeneas from Troy to Italy, his fate driven by the goddess Juno and Venus, the love of Dido, and the epic parallels to Homer and Dante. The piece notes Aeneas as a vehicle for national myth, his struggles, and eventual alliance with Latinus leading to the founding of Rome.
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Traylor Family Noted for World War Service in Trenton Mo
The Traylor family of Trenton Missouri all served in World War I. Father W. S. Traylor, a private in the quartermaster corps, led as commanding officer of the family’s wartime unit. Mrs and the sisters served with the Red Cross. Sons Charles served with the 89th Division and was wounded, Frank flew as an aviator, Orville worked in the adjutant general’s department, and Hoy served with the 30th railway engineers.
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Jumping beans offered to girls to cheer wounded veterans
The program offers thousands of Mexican jumping beans to U S girls who will write letters to veterans in New Mexico hospitals. Herman G Baca, adjutant of the American Legion, reports about five thousand men wounded in World War I will receive a bean in gratitude for letters. The beans jump due to a worm inside that animates them before the worm dies.
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United States
M Din
Herman G. Baca
Supre Fe
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American Legion of
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New Mexico
Presidents as Military Men Rise From U.S. Leaders
The American Lesson Weekly states that over half of U.S. presidents held military rank. Of 28 presidents, 15 were military men. Post Civil War leaders Grant Hayes Garfield Arthur and Harrison were generals, Theodore Roosevelt not listed. "Moonvelt" and McKinney held ranks as colonel and major in the cited line.
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United States
American Lesson Weekly
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Arthur
Harrison
Genernla
Moonevelt Wien
End McKinney
Neajor
Fragmentary courtroom dialogue about pallbearers and bankers
In a brief OCR fragment a lawyer is questioned by a judge about naming six bankers as pallbearers. The exchange suggests scrutiny of who is chosen, with the lawyer defending the selection as acceptable, while noting long-standing associations.
Legion Leader Seeks Higher Pay For Disabled Veterans
Hamilton Fish Sr of New York with Jey Gna and others in Congress urged action on compensation for disabled veterans. No bill pending to raise pay from 20 to 90 for totally disabled ex servicemen. He supports land reclamation through irrigation to help veterans become farmers. Harvard football captain with wartime service in France earning the Croix de Guerre.
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Arteona
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Gets funds for clubhou by Spokane Legion post
Spokane Washington Legion post seeks funds for a new club house. A local girl, Myrtie Wilson, serves as advertising manager of the post newspaper and as a delegate to the Legion convention. She previously served in the navy at a San Diego hospital and was chosen queen in a San Diego Legion post contest.
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Tracing Army Slang Origins Stirs Old Expressions
Henry Dwight of Yonkers seeks sources for the army slang doughboy I’ll tell the world out of luck and old tuff. He cites General Custer and traveler Arthur Young as possible early users, but the origin of these phrases remains uncertain and unverified as demobilized soldiers are asked to help track them down.
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Carrying On With the American Legion Event in Bucyrus
The American Legion chapter hosts events at the post club in Bucyrus to honor veterans and memory of the unknown dead at Legh Park. Abraham Krotoshinsky, a famed Lost Battalion messenger, is noted for his service in Palestine.
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Abraham Krotoshinsky
Palestine
Mysterious Family Scene Sparks Questionable Speech
The fragmentary text depicts a tense domestic moment with garbled names and phrases. Characters discuss perceptions and possible deception as a child’s care and household dynamics are scrutinized, hinting at hidden tensions within a Newport household.
Fragmentary Boston Transcript Quote Sparks Odd Exchange
A partial, garbled excerpt recounts a remark about a past Boston scene and a line about a young lady singing In Old Madrid. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event context or individuals beyond generic references.
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Old Madrid
Boston Transcript
Meen Things Mn Ends Night With Charity Plan
Local notes describe Max Keen proposing a charity effort to curb spending. The piece mentions a plan to support organic organization and references a circus tent as a symbol of broader charitable work.
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Max Keen
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