Teaching and Politics in Western Wisconsin Schools
A teachers association meeting advocates removing schools from political influence. Senator Morris aligns with educators, arguing political appointments harm schools and public funding. General Theodore Bingham notes police politics undermine trust and effectiveness. Professor Cotton cites demagogy and politics delaying school funding and quality, urging absolute separation of schools from politics and pulls. Ethical training is also emphasized.
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Morris
Theodore Bingham
McClure’s
New York
Prof Cotton Calls For Practical Education In Schools
The essay argues that moral honor and truth in teachers shape youth more than politics in appointments. Prof Cotton emphasizes practical training aligned with chosen professions, notably endorsing farming as a dignified, prosperous career and urging strong ties with agricultural education.
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Cotton
Agricultural College
Economic value of high school education cited in La Crosse
Prof Benezet states La Crosse spends 82 dollars per year for each pupil in high school. He argues wise tax spending on education yields public savings when failures are reduced. The remedy is personal teacher attention to each student to prevent humiliation and withdrawal.
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Prof. Benezet
la Crosse
Bemnezet
Frof. Benezet
Heap Big Chief and the Redskin Sword Dance
A verse from the St. Paul Dispatch by H. E. W. recalls a rowdy barroom scene with Heap Big Chief John O Connor and other characters. It portrays a loud quarrel, a tomahawk image, and a cautionary note on old battles with redskin stereotypes.
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John O’connor
Big Finehout
St. Paul
A Toledo Lawyer Plans Defense Timeframe
A Toledo lawyer was retained to defend a housebreaking and larceny suspect who asks for a defense plan. The prisoner grows irate asking how long the case will take. The attorney replies it may take about two weeks, but fears that is the only way he could get even.
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Toledo
New York Herald
Advertising Men Convene A Nationwide Gathering
The recent convention of advertising men drew participants from across the United States. The main benefit is informal交流 and exchanging viewpoints with distant colleagues, helping reduce provincialism as understanding broadens.
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United States
Gin for Kidneys Prescription and Warning
A historic note asserts gin plus buchu and Murax compound as a kidney remedy. The suggested mix is six ounces gin, half an ounce each buchu extract and Murax, dosed one to two teaspoons three times daily after meals. Early symptoms include back pain, joint rheumatic pains, groin soreness, frequent scanty urination, dizziness, and eye puffiness.
Westward wanderers and misdirected geographies
A Louisville Courier-Journal advertiser recalls a New Yorker who asks about origins as a California man lists distant cities. The exchange humorously highlights mismatched impressions of geography and travel.
Man who owed him money rides to settle score
Frank Bertram recounts a Leicester fair week tale where a distressed man, unable to pay a debt, keeps riding a merry go round to vent his spite. The owner owes him money, and the man uses the rides as a petty retaliation rather than enjoyment.
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Frank Bertram
Leicester
The Last Trumpet Speech From Farmyard Car Talk
A brief dialect exchange features two farmers debating the purpose of a horn on an automobile. One asks about the horn while the other explains it is the signal given just before the hurried departure, conveying rural humor and comic timing.
Spotlight on Little Johnny Jones at La Crosse Theater
The city anticipates the engagement of the musical hit Little Johnny Jones at the La Crosse theater Friday Oct 29. The show has inspired Yankee Doodle Dandy and Give My Regards to Broadway, with songs and tunes widely known nationwide. Its last season run in New York was nearly a full season, with long runs in Chicago Philadelphia and Boston.
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la Crosse
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Commencement Days Novelty at La Crosse Theater
Virginia Frame and Margaret Mayo present Commencement Days a comedy of college life at La Crosse theater with matinee and night shows on Saturday October 30. The cast features seventy onstage mostly women, all chosen to look like college girls avoiding chorus stereotypes for a fresh wholesome production.
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Virginia Frame
Margaret Mayo
la Crosse Theater
John Cort
The Appleweight case visit to the attorney-general
Special counsel Griswold visits Attorney-General Bosworth at night seeking a requisition in the Appleweight case. Bosworth denies the claim, hints Osborne is hiding, and the exchange reveals tensions over legal status, authority, and alleged governor behavior. The scene ends with Bosworth doubting Griswold’s identity as continued intrigue awaits.
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Griswold
Bosworth
Charlottesville
Virginia
Osborne
Intelligencer
Appleweight
Whiskey for lame back cures, says medical experts
The article discusses whiskey as a remedy for lame back and rheumatism, claiming it is nearly infallible when mixed with Toris compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla. The recommended formula is half a pint of whiskey with one ounce of each compound, taken as tablespoonful doses before meals and at bedtime.
Printer Questions Echo Law School Tale
A Cleveland Leader anecdote recalls an ambitious law student who, amid a professor’s note on exam preparation, asks who the printer is. The quip underscores brisk exam logistics and student wit at Western Reserve law school.
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Benjamin Gage
Western Reserve Law School
Cleveland Leader
Very Effective Kidney and Rheumatic Sufferers Remedy
Claims a simple home tonic restores kidney function and prevents rheumatic and other diseases. Describes mixing Buchu Balmwort Sarsaparilla and syrup, recommending a teaspoon before meals and another at night with water. Noted as commonly prepared by druggists for physicians.
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