Rural School Term Policy Sparks Countywide Debate
Long term teaching contracts gain support as Edgar County schools report stronger progress. The article highlights Union school at Wabash and Kimlin Kimlin Casey Danville activities, cites Adda Tobias as a long term advocate, notes salary issues and impending exams for first and second grade certificates, and mentions a Paris Chamber of Commerce rest room project for visitors and shoppers.
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Edgar County
Paris Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Ages of Generals in the War Compared to American Belief
The piece lists ages of generals such as Von Emmich 66, Von Kluck 68, Von Hausen 68, Von Heeringen 84, Von Einem 61, Von Bulow 68, Moltke 66, Hindenburg 67, Kitchener 64, Smith-Dorrien 56, Sir John French 62, Grierson 55, and Pau Joffre Galheni nearing 70. It notes they are mostly in France for a second time, contradicting the Osler theory and the idea that only middle aged men should lead. It cites the N Y Evening Post.
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N.Y. Evening Post
Westfield Notices and Local Family Incidents
Mrs John Taylor Lee died on March 26 at age 14 and was a Clark County native born on a farm south of Westfield. Survived by her husband and two children. Willis Oberly, a Drake lease worker south of town, broke a leg last Friday after being thrown by a fly wheel while starting the engine. Milas Fern Lowry and Wesley F Strader, local residents, visited Charleston to attend a marriage. Mrs F A Bird of Lawrenceville visited relatives here. Mr and Mrs Robert Endsley of Indianapolis drove over for the week.
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Unlikely cigar party tale cited in Liverpool Mercury
The text recounts a humorous exchange over cigars with a wife questioning a birthday gift. It contrasts lighthearted brag with a husband’s insistence on keeping the cigars and not giving them away. It also notes a separate reference to Hindu practices restricting women in various acts during a husband’s absence.
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