Character Building and Practical Education Philosophy
A long discussion argues that true education builds character through practical labor and self-improvement rather than formal schooling. It cites Washington Lincoln Franklin and Greyley as examples and praises mothers who foster literature and science at home, using humble materials to shape enduring virtue.
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George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Horace Greyley
Bacon
Pyramids
Egypt
Cheops
N.Y. Tribune
The Rivalry of Breeds in Livestock Improvement
In Reedler's Gazelle the author argues that a generous rivalry between breeds Like Short horns and Herefords spurs improvement and profits for farmers. Discussions force breeders to refine methods while keeping unimproved stock in check. Any preferred breed will prove more profitable than common stock and bolster overall farm success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil
Reedler
Railway Crossing Dangers Highlighted by Accidents
A 19th century report notes Americans’ cautious habits at trains and recounts comical to fatal railway mishaps. It describes a fat woman dropping groceries, a crutch lost, a baby injured, teeth ejected, samples spilled, a hat lost, an arm broken, and a boy fatally hurt under wheels, illustrating dangers at crossings and stations.
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United States
America
Malsha—W. Y. Graphic
Old Man Jenkins Clings To Hair Restorer Promise
A garbled dialogue centers on an aging man named Jenkins seeking a harmless hair balm. Friends tout Parkers Hair Balsamia as safe and effective to stop hair loss and shed the nickname Old Man Jenkins. A second fragment references a bladder and kidney complaints, appearing as a stray text.
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Asid Jenkins
Jenkins
Temere
Shewan
Education and Religion Echo Through Public Notices
The agricultural colleges deserve independence and the English Methodists fund gospel work with 100000 for neglected districts. Miss Irving plans ivy from Abbotsford for Princeton graduates. Stratford church to be restored while Shakespeare’s burial site remains. Bishops commend women's higher education and charitably note missionary work in China and Morelia. South Carolina reports 185619 public school pupils. Mortis Street School in Charleston educates over 1400 colored children with a white Charleston staff.
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N. F. Ledependent
Isaac W. Wiley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fuh Chau
China
W. M. Patterson
Southern Methodist
Mexico
Morelia
City of
Halloran
Trujello
Guadalajara
South Carolina
Mortis Street
Charleston
Pungent Paragraphs and Quirky Tales From Old Newspapers
A collage of humorous clippings and wry quips from old papers. Items include parrot and monkey notes from Nashville, jokes about burning ears and schoolmarm chairs, a Connecticut Yankee’s Texas fortune at twenty cents on the dollar, a love story ending with gunplay, quips about editors and pleasantries, a Quaker’s pocket joke, and a lawyer’s courtroom miscue plus a tale of trousers on Eve. Also ads for Eclectic Bitters and rough on toothache with drugstore notices.
Profiteering Grocers in Tenements Spark Consumer Outcry
A New York City wide outcry denounces corner grocers in tenement districts for high prices and false measures. The piece details 225 to 500 percent profits on potatoes and coffee through deceptive weights, adulteration, and credit terms, with inspectors largely lenient. It highlights crude monopolistic practices, the unpaid burden on workers, and mentions adulteration tactics using chicory locust bark and Brazilian coffee. The untidy note adds a feature on a Persian amulet sold in bazaars and its historical lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East India Company
Parsons
Colles
Java
Aeen
Medical Wonder Peddler Sells Cure in 25 Cent Boxes
A dubious claim lists Saree fever remedies and cancer cures marketed as a great medical wonder. The advertisement promises guaranteed cures and offers boxes priced at 25 cents through Barber Bros. distribution.
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Hucklens Arwica
Barber Broz
Barber Bros
Déewiy
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Police Commission
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Eer P
Naples
White Cross Society
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Burlington
New England
Brooklyn Times
Boston Post
Sun
Chicago News
Statesman
Persia
Orient
Genghis Khan
Teheran
East
Chicago
NASA
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Owego
N.Y
EmMory
Seinny Alen
St. Na
State OF Kansas
DouGlas County
Catherine M. Seetin
Thauius Seetin
Fourth Judicial District Court
Donglas
Kauxz
Thomas Seetin Jr
Samuel Seetin
Margaret McKwaine
Mary Zim- Bierman
Eliza Rule
Jane Watson
Susan Jtule
James Seetin
Thomas B. Smith
Edmund A. Landon
Wakarusa
S. H. Carmean
Kansas
L. L. Davis
A. Fitrpatrick & GO
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Tutt
WiMsKens
Murray St
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Bowee
W480 & CO
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Nemo
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Tgt
Mikiy Cnd
Lousiana State
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Oures
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Als
Eee Praten
Academy of
Afusie
New Orleans
G.T. Beauregard
Louisiana
Wubal A. KaRey
Virgintas
Terthy
Prizka
New York Exchange
Kansas City
M. Ottens & CO
Main Street
Money Uit
Nearh
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Eyermont
Caswell, Hazard & Co
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Barber Bro
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Price & Centa
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Tare
Ceace
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Chigago
Topeks
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Palace
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Lumbus
Quincy
Fr. J. Purtel
Perceval Lowell
John E. Carson
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Cincaco
Lun
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