Old Second Reader guided America's learning era
George Crout surveys the McGuffey Home at Oxford and the influence of McGuffey Readers from 1836 revisions to 1957 Golden Rule Series. The article traces publishers, the spread of graded schooling, and the readers as moral and civic instruments shaping Westward American culture.
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George Crout
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McGuffey
Oxford
William Holmes McGuffey
Miami University
American Book Co
Cincinnati
New York
America
Jes
Thomas F. Webb
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DETROIT AP Lawrence G Paul 19 had served a year and a half of a 2 10 year sentence at Ionia State Reformatory for purse snatching The case was dismissed after his attorney sought a new trial on a witness lying in identifying Paul as a purse snatcher Paul arrived at the county jail for discharge Then a letter from the records superintendent said he still had time to serve on two other sentences Paul is going back to Ionia
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Detroit
Lawrence G. Paul
Ionia State Reformatory
Paul
Recorder’s Court
Reformatory
Ionia
Hearing Set On B and O Runs July 27
COLUMBUS Ohio AP The Utilities Commission schedules a July 27 hearing in Chillicothe over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad complaint against two train withdrawals. Trains No 3 and No 4 were discontinued June 16 on the Baltimore to St Louis run with eight Ohio stops including Cincinnati Chillicothe and Athens. Brotherhoods say remaining service is inadequate while the railroad says Ohio points are served by trains Nos 1 and 2 and Nos 11 and 12.
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Columbus, Ohio
The
Utilities Commission
Chillicothe
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
St. Louis
Ohio
Cincinnati
Packing protection: dampen excelsior for china
To safeguard delicate china and crystal during moving dampen the excelsior so it shapes to each piece. The moisture lets the packing material cushion and fill gaps, reducing risk of breakage during transport.
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China
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