Economic Value of Parks and Public Recreation
Gov Martin Bronr hengt of Pennsylvania commends the American Civic association for expanding park use in cities. The article notes a shift to treating parks as services for all, with increased acquisition of small, accessible parks and revised administrative methods to serve masses, not just elite riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin G. Bronrhengt
Pennsylvania
J. Horace McFarland
American Civic Association
Washington
Association of Municipal Procedure
Grounds Layout Principles For Home Gardens And Privacy
The article outlines yard design tips focusing on site layout and architectural features. It urges careful placement of drives walks and garden areas so views from windows and porches are optimized. It recommends planting lines that enhance privacy with dense shrubs and colorful specimens visible from key rooms.
Pastime Well Worth While In Architecture Study
A study of historic designs in architecture enriches recreation and helps homeowners. Recognizing lines and modifications of historic styles from different houses provides gratification and aids when planning a new home, reducing dependence on an architect for ideas.
Athenian Oath Inspires Civic Duty in Houston Post
The Houston Post quotes the Athenian Oath urging Americans to love and defend their cities. It urges citizens to avoid dishonesty, support laws, and foster civic duty to keep cities beautiful, prosperous, and worth living in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Athens
Houston Post
To Gave the Trees
A simple method to control tussock caterpillars uses a large canvas under the tree and a hose to thoroughly wet the tree. Caterpillars dislike water, fall onto the canvas, and can be destroyed. Continue until all pests are eliminated.
All American eleven picks face tough task this season
The piece surveys top candidates for backfield tackles ends and linemen from Yale Harvard Princeton Penn State Minnesota Pitt and more. It highlights Harry LeGore Yale Andy Hastings Pittsburgh Casey Harvard Horween and others as possible stars while noting heavy competition for the eleven man selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pigskin Meadows
Harry LeGore
Yale
LeGore
Andy Hastings
Pittsburgh
Hastings
Casey
Harvard
Mahan
Princeton
Horween
Cambridge
Berry
Penney
Penn State
McCreight
Washington
Jefferson Pever
McLaren
Willie” Heston
Orphant
Army
Tibbett
Sprafka
Minnesota
Driscoll
Northwestern
Harley
Ohio State
Mueller
Cornell
Maulbetsch
Michigan
Macombe
Illinois
Werthins
Colgate
Pollard
Brown
DeHart
Driggs
Bingham
Hubbell
Gerriah
Dartmouth
Thielscher
Ingram
Navy
Nuss
Carl Minnesota
Song
Shiverick
Anderson
Purdy
Meehan
Syracuse
Morrow
Robinson
Murray
Pitt
Pantherbacks
Cadum
Petty
Tillnois
Hancock
Wisconsin
Nourse
Galt
Neely
Wimberly
Barton
Sutherland
Hogg
Thornhill
Wall
Pittsburg
Highley
Meyers
Coolidge
Nielsen
Whitehill
Rise of drop kicking reshapes football records
The article notes a shift to open-style football boosting drop kickers and field goals. In 1915, 40 goals from 40 yards or more set a high mark, led by Payne of North Dakota with a 63-yard boot, surpassing Pat O'Dea's 1898 feat. Other long kicks include Wilcox 55 yards, Guernsey 53, and Cody, Ewing, and Parker at 50 yards. Experts foresee 1916 possibly eclipsing 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
North Dakota
Pat O'Dea
Wilcox
Guernsey
Yale
Cody
Vanderbilt
Ewing
Penn State
Parker
Dubuque
Invention of Signals Spurs Penn Military Triumph 1888
A. W. Maxwell chronicles how the 1888 Penn Military College number system revolutionized football. The Chester 6 to 0 win over Princeton shocked crowds, sped play, and inspired Yale Harvard and Penn to adopt signals, transforming the game and its strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Maxwell
Swarthmore
Rutgers
Princeton
Pennsylvania Miliary College
Pennsylvania Military College
Chester
Penn Military
Tigers
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Military
Yale
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Penn
Sporting World snippet cites players and sports jargon
A collage of sports opinions and anecdotes notes hockey, basketball, boxing, river names and golf. Mentions Benny Kauff Yale Kid in London December, Jess Willard, Johnny Kilbane, Kid Williams, Buckles, Hartzell Yankees, Groh, Daubert, Tener and a Yale intercollegiate golf tilt with Percy Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blossom
Yale
Percy Parker
Princeton
Selenium Cancer Treatment Reported by New York Doctor
Dr Charles H Walker based in New York reports selenium and Sulfo selenium offer relief in many cancer cases and possible cures. He notes most patients show favorable results and urges thorough trials, citing several patients including a 21 year old Italian labourer and a 63 year old stock exchange manager who gained weight and remained well after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles H. Walker
West Eighty-sixth Street
Walker
New York Tribune
Frederick Elen
Francia Carter Wood
Crocker Cancer Research Fund
New York Academy of Medicine
Massaachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Canada
St. Luke's Hospital
Stock Exchange
Pen Picture of Villa by Bett Describes the Bandit
A newspaper correspondent portrays Francisco Villa beyond his photo depictions. The article, from Field Headquarters during a punitive expedition in Mexico, paints Villa as heavy limbed with long arms and a mouth revealing savage cruelty and cunning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond E. Bett
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Villa
Tils
Guerrero
Carlstrom Sets New American Nonstop Distance Record
Victor Carlstrom authoritatively broke the American nonstop record by flying from Chicago to New York in 4 hours 17 minutes, covering about 402 miles despite engine trouble pauses at Erie Pennsylvania and Hammondsport New York. He averaged roughly 110 mph during the trip and aimed to complete the journey without any stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Carlstrom
Chicago
New York
Erie
Hammondsport
N. Y
Carlstrom
Boy Marries His Teacher in Memphis Story
In Memphis Tennessee a sixteen year old pupil, James L. Yarbrough, married his twenty two year old teacher Miss Sadie Patrick from Arlington. The marriage license was issued earlier, and the couple admitted the marriage after the principal questioned them. School laws bar married women from teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Moadle Patrick
Arlington, Tenn
James L. Yarbrough
James
Miss Patrick
Misa Sadie Patrick
Home Shared by Elderly Yarboroughs In Quiet Town
A modest home is shown as the residence of the elder Mr and Mrs Yarborough, described in a brief notice noting their age and stable living situation in a quiet town setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Yarbrough
Everyone has a beau except my mother says daughter
Cleveland Leader recounts a witty exchange where a daughter jokes that her mother once had a beau who turned into a husband, noting her husband was in town and teasing arose about social matches. The anecdote reflects 19th or early 20th century social mores on courtship and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Cleveland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grenisn
Elmer Black
Penn Military College
Sporting World
Benny" Kauff
Yale Kid
England
Jimmy Wilde
London
Ad Wolgast
Roy Hartzell
Yankees
Wild Bill Donovan
Johnny Kilbane
Kid Williams
Heinie Groh
Jess Willard
Philadelphia
Jake Daubert
Tener
National League
Clarence Brodie
University of Chicago
Sheffield School
Newport
Nantucket
Dr. Klein
Tennessee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!