Items Picked Up Here and There Mills County Tribune
In York Nebraska Frederick Swanback dies aged 101, oldest Odd Fellow, Civil War veteran, born 1815 in Prussia. Omaha reports clearings at 1.25 billion dollars, a third above prior year. Burlington Limited adds soda fountain to dining car. Farragut home destroyed by fire while residents away. About 2000 Iowa farmers seek rural credits loan. Tax changes begin January 1 1917 tax relief for cigar dealers while corporations taxed at 2 percent. Iowa may host an $11 million mor refinery plant Keokuk noted. Dr Horn of Iowa discusses revision of school histories valuing earlier persons over dates.
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Swanback
Birds and migration notes and silent reading
Notes summarize migratory facts about birds with long journeys from Yukon to Argentina and the Arctic tern, plus statements on grasshopper control, freezing fruit juices, and canning effects. The piece also discusses shifting emphasis from oral to silent reading, with methods to teach thought-getting, substitute actions, and tests of audience interest.
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Yukon
Argentina
United States Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Rocky Mountain
United States Department of Agricul
Ture
Arctic
Antarctic
Dean Kelly
Kansas
Go Bump Yourself Dean Readin Quietly Dying
The piece laments the decline of old style silent reading in schools. It notes teachers face a growing problem as students like Johnnie and Susie lose rate and patience for slow monotone lessons. The critic calls for change in reading instruction.
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Johnnie
Susie
The Scout's Religion and Boy Scout Ethos
The Boy Scouts of America uphold that boys must honor God and country to become men. The oath emphasizes duty to God as guiding citizenship, while the movement remains non sectarian and expects a connected religious body to provide needed guidance.
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Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scout Movement
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