Atmosphere and parental training linked to juvenile delinquency
A Philadelphia visitor notes a Scotch American tale about children born in Scotland and America. He argues that the home atmosphere and parental respect shape training outcomes, citing Judge Pinckney’s Chicago Juvenile Court testimony on youth delinquency. The piece urges stronger Christian living to improve home, school, church, and neighborhood life, linking delinquency to parental neglect.
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Philadelphia
Scotland
America
Verona
Wis
Hennig Scotland
Pincksey
Chicago
Pinckney
Chicago Herald
Doan's Kidney Pills Ad and Wisconsin Silo Boom
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills with a Wisconsin reader testimonial. It also notes a Wisconsin firm manufactured 1,000 silos last summer, with 600 erected on farms in Clark Marathon and Wood counties and more concrete silos built statewide as silage feeding grows.
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Wisconsin
A. D. Campbell
Wisconsin Advancement Association
Clark
Marathon
Wood
Upper
Zemo Skin Remedy Promises Quick Purge of Pimples
An old ad claims Zemo dissolves pimples and blackheads with fingertip application and sinks in without leaving a trace. It touts cure all skin ailments including eczema and dandruff, offered by S. W. Rast Medicine Co. at $1 for large bottles or 25 cents for a trial bottle, guaranteed, with a quirky sale line at Sexton Bridge Store.
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Hackacner
Pred Gentle
West Fourth St
Marshield
Wis
Dean
Doan
Sexton Hios
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
S. W. Rast Medicine Co
St. Louis
Demon Wonder
Geta
Sexto
Sexton Brourge Store
Probate hearing set in Wood County for McKercher will
Wisconsin court sets January hearing at Grand Rapids Probate Office on the last will of Alexander McKercher, deceased, as applied by Donald McKercher to admit the instrument to probate. Notice to interested parties will be published in Marshfield Times for three consecutive weeks.
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Mattyr
Mexander MeKercher
Warneas
Alexander Mekercher
Wisconsin
Wuernas
Donald McKerchet
Grand Rapids
Elock Pen
Marshfield Times
Explosion Rock Reveals Slate Mine Dangers
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that mine explosions extend beyond flammable gases to slate rocks that can burst when scratched or strained. A recent blast at Hillgrave New South Wales shook rocks and put a shock across miles, suggesting mechanical stress as a cause alongside gas or fuse neglect.
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Iit Hillgrave
New South Wales
Chicago Record-Herald
Sectional Picture of Progress Showcases Chicago North Western Exhibit
A massive sectional picture engineered in Chicago illustrates the nine state farming and manufacturing regions served by the Chicago and North Western Railway. The display features miniature architecture, an operable electric system, and a detachable, crate shipped model of the Chicago terminal. It travels to the South Dakota State Fair, U S Land and Irrigation Show, and the Panama Expo in San Francisco, with a single operator running trains and energizing farm wind mills from a control switch.
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Varad
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago
Ornally
Chicacotané North Western Railway
Kentions
Wigeonzin
Jawa
Upper Peninsula
Michigin
South Dakota
North Dakota
Wyoning
Mobreski
la Save Archileein
Rovussions
Huron
San Francisco
Madison
Canal Streets
Holidays For 1913 Calendar Observes A Curio Of Dates
The article reviews the 1913 calendar noting holidays and observances. It humorously comments on how fixed dates shift with weekdays, mentioning Washington's Birthday on Saturday February 22, St. Patrick's Day on Monday March 17, April Fool's on Tuesday April 1, Memorial Day on Friday May 31, the Fourth of July on Friday, and Thanksgiving on Thursday November 27. It highlights the season’s charms and the social rituals around birthdays, graduations, and holidays.
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George Washington
Birds Build Nests A Robin And Oriole’s Methods
Professor Francis H. Herrick describes how the female robin builds her nest with mud and stubble while the male guards and sings. The robin repeats the process in opposite directions to create a symmetrical cup. The oriole weaves a hanging nest by threading fibers through twigs, with rapid shuttle-like bill movements. The observed bird finished in about four and a half days, chattering throughout and seeming to enjoy the task.
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Francis H. Herrick
Cleveland
Professor Herrick
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Zemo
State OF Wisconsin
Wood County
Geto
Mississippi
Missouri
Ion
Banks
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Pinaud
Paris
Parfumerie
Pinaud, Dept. M
Pinaud Bldg
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