Vocational Work in Vacation Schools
The article notes a shift toward year round schooling with summer sessions in many cities. It cites the U S Bureau of Education predicting summer attendance in 150 cities, and Perry's Rus sell Sage Foundation findings that 141 municipalities ran vacation schools in 1912. It discusses a New York City push for night colleges and the rising value of education for all. It questions who will fill increasingly educated roles as professional fields grow crowded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Normal Training School
United States Bureau of Education
Clarence Arthur Perry
Russel Sage Foundation
New York City
Shall Society Have No Protection
The Outlook critiques the Lawrence dynamite case noting one plotter convicted and another escaped due to a jury dispute while Mr Wood of the Woolen Trust is acquitted. It condemns the practice of paid secrecy in business and politics and argues society must shield itself from such cowardly money deals. The piece ends with a jab at Woodrow Wilson and the White House grounds.
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Lawrence
Wood
Woolen Trust
Atteaux
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Mint
Vocational Training Viewed As Key For Youth Guidance
The article argues parents often push children into unfit careers and schools focus too much on college prep. It calls for stronger vocational training, noting progress yet insufficient strides. It praises La Crosse efforts including the Hixon annex and state normal program, urging expansion of manual training in schools and vacation programs.
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Hixon Annex
State Normal
la Crosse
England’s Next Poet Laureate Faces Suffragette Era Scrutiny
The upcoming poet laureate will navigate the suffragette movement and political pressure. The role is no longer a pampered position but a demanding post amid social change and debate.
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England
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles in Summer
A humorous verse piece about enjoying old time comforts like a hammock pipe lemonade and slippers. It contrasts light summer pleasures with a scene of a St Louis man fishing who loses his lunch and questions a passerby who jokes about finding nothing.
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St. Louis
Remembered Charlie and the Bank Check Quarrel
He and May were once engaged but severed ties after a quarrel. When May came to cash a check, cashier Charlie refused, citing bank rules about not cashing checks for strangers and advising her to get someone in town to identify her.
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Charlie
May
Plagiarism Defined as Plot Recycled Across Generations
In a Metropolitan Magazine remark, a dramatic author defines plagiarism as turning a plot from one era into a new form, tracing the lineage from Greek origins through French, English, American borrowings. Critics mocked a recent New York adaptation deemed unworthy, noting foreign visitors’ reactions and the impossible act of both yawning and hissing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Metropolitan Magazine
The Boarders Reach A Rainy Autumn Evening
In Mrs. Moore's boarding house a rainy New York evening unfolds with Miss Harding and Miss Jones entertaining two office colleagues in the parlor. Captain Hanska's mood and past charm loom as Professor Noll leads songs, while Mrs. Moore and Miss Estrilla's brother share quietude and gossip. Mr. Lawrence Wade arrives with a Curfew Club card, foreshadowing a pivotal encounter.
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Mrs. Moore
Far West
New York
Miss Harding
Miss Jones
Professor Noll
Captain Hanska
Louvre
Miss Estrilla
Geross
Hanska
Free Camden clinic aids mothers with baby care
The Camden Visiting Nurse society opens a free summer clinic for mothers to learn infant care with a kept record of each baby's development. New York hosts the Daily Food Alliance to educate housewives on daily purchases. Kady Browner, Civil War heroine and last woman Grand Army caretaker of the James Mansion, is relieved due to incapacity. Mrs. Brownell served three years in the army and gets a pension.
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Curtis Sidle
West Larwill Street
Wooster
Ohio
Camden
N. J
Our “Daily Food Alliance
New York
Charles D. Hirst
Kady C. Browner
N. C
Grand Army of the Republic
James Mansion
Washington
Brownell
Psychologist Studies Girls at Sleighton Farms
Miss Helen F Hill a psychology expert conducts a study of the mentality of girls under Martha P Falconer at Sleighton Farms also known as the Pennsylvania House of Refuge She estimates that at least forty percent of the girls are deficient.
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Helen F. Hill
Martha P. Falconer
Sleighton Farms
Pennsylvania House of Refuge
Miss Hill
Skill in a Damage Suit Confronts a Coal Hole Case
In a Washington hotel lobby Representative Koenig cites a damages case where a man sues after falling into an open coal hole. He wins a substantial award but balks at a hefty bill from his lawyer who insists skill and learning justified the fee. The client counters that he provided the case itself. The lawyer retorts that anyone can fall down a coal hole.
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Washington
Koenig
Careful Henry and the four cigars on the parlor table
The exchange recalls a family moment as Careful Henry leaves four cigars on the parlor table. Jane’s father questions the source of the cigars and Henry’s forgetful habit becomes the humorous focus of the scene.
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Henry
Jane
Fleeting Exchange Between Magnate and Health Commissioner
In Powattomie Kansas a health commissioner describes his famed batting eye. The recruit says he learned to swat a fly every time, revealing a humorous boast tied to a judge's quip.
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Powattomie, Kan
President to Sign Civil Bill and Issue Anti Trust Memo
Washington June 24 The president will sign the civil bill and issue a memorandum outlining views on the labor and farmers organizations exemption from the anti trust act He is expected to criticize the provision while noting it does not bar prosecutions if deemed proper.
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Washington
Four Firemen Die in Montreal Factory Fire
Four firemen died and three were injured while battling a blaze that destroyed a sash and blind factory and the City Ice warehouse in Montreal. The loss is estimated at 125000 dollars.
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Montreal
City Ice Company
Interstate Commerce Delays Pig Iron Rate Hike
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed freight rate increases on pig iron from Virginia to New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The commission ruled the advances unreasonable and left the current rates in effect.
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Washington
Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Average Woman and Her Changing Mind
A humorous observation on women and choices noting that they insist on autonomy yet frequently shift opinions, breaking monotony with each new decision.
A Suitor Moves Toward a Wedding Ambush
Miss Harding recalls a dashing Mr Wade who could lead her to marriage while a roomful of onlookers jest about a clothing ad. Mrs Moore delivers Wade’s card to Captain Hanska as sleep ends and Wade arrives downstairs for a late visit.
Quote on photographs and people from an unnamed source
A reflective line compares the difference between good and bad photographs to that between good and bad men, suggesting perhaps an even greater disparity. The statement emphasizes visual and moral judgment without citing a specific event, person, or date.
Accidents Kill Three in North Dakota Toll Rises
Three people die and one is fatally injured from incidents across North Dakota on Sunday. At Harvey a two year old was trampled by a horse. Earl Albin of Sheridan dies after a fall from a horse. In Goodrich eight year old Raymond Diggins kills his brother Howard. John Whalen fractures skull after being thrown from a broncho.
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Grand Forks
N. D
North Dakota
Harvey
John Marzall
Earl Albin
Sheridan
Goodrich
Raymond Diggins
Howard
John Whalen
Miners Vote Strike Inside District 26 In West Virginia
In Beckley West Virginia June 24 miners in the newly formed District No 26 vote to strike if their demands are not met. The district includes Wyoming Fayette and Raleigh counties with an estimated 15000 to 20000 miners involved.
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Beckley
W. Va
New River
Wyoming
Fayette
Raleigh
Home Beauty Parlor Remedies For Skin And Weight
A column offers home remedies for complexion and weight loss. Recipes include a kardene alcohol mixture for blood cleansing and glow, a parnotis solution for slimming, and a spurmax lotion with glycerine for smooth, protected skin.
Simple home remedy for dandruff and hair health
A reader obituary urges using top pint alcohol with four pints water and one ounce quinine as a twice weekly rinse to stop dandruff itching and hair loss. The note also says not to use hair dye.
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Lillian
Homemade skin tonic promises wrinkle removal
A home remedy claims to remove wrinkles at half the market price. It uses one ounce almoroin dissolved in a half pint cold water with two teaspoons glycerine, applied as a jelly cream nightly and morning for noticeable improvement.
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A. H
Grace
Sally
Della
Inexpensive Home Shampoo Promises Dandruff Cure
A home remedy claims to remove dandruff and brighten hair by dissolving a teaspoon of canthrax in hot water and massaging it into the scalp to create a rich lather. Regular use reportedly cleanses hair and scalp and leaves hair drying quickly.
Eye tonic promise to brighten dull eyes
A friendly critic suggests an at home remedy to improve eyes. Mix an ounce of crystal with a pint of clear water and use two or three drops in each eye to ease pain and bring sparkle, strength, and depth.
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M. Y
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