Things Educational. By Shy County Superintendent
Certificates of award issued to a long list of students and teachers including Burton Barnard Iva How ard Ruth How ard H G Coursey and Laura Pease. The article lauds Superintendent Trotter for improvements in Ethan and highlights school reforms from a single-room to a graded system and emphasizes discipline attendance and progress across county schools. A call to continue tours and update records accompanies announcements of resignations and staff changes.
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Burton
Iva Barnard
Ruth
Bernice Howard
H. G. Coursey
Lo Bernice Browne
Everett Howe
Lottie Pound
Mabel
Lorraine
Nellie Owens
Kathryn Pease
Pearl Baker
Addie
Ora
Bromwell
Mae Noit
Laura Pease
Merle Brady
Tracy
Mabel Howe
Olive Pound
Mary Bromwell
John Trotter
Trotter
Ethan
Lena Miller
Heavenly Land
Aberdeen
Belle Spink
Riverside
Hanson County
Loren Daggett
Mt. Vernon No. 4
Fred Hoffman
Prosper
Jennie Devers
Mitchell No. 6
Divorce Trial Delayed In Woonsocket Circuit Court
The divorce case Viola Huston versus William Huston was postponed as Senator Milt Tredge could not attend from Washington. Court rule changes may shift hearings to regular terms, reducing in chambers divorces and possibly lowering total filings.
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Woonsocket
Viola Huston
Wm. Huston
Kittredge
Washington
Smith
University Closes Fall Term as 275 Students Enroll
The university ends the fall term for a ten day holiday. President Nicholson, new at the helm, reports strong support from state friends and a record fall enrollment of 275 students. Winter term starts January 5 with a formal opening and planned program.
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Nicholson
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promoted Worldwide
An old remedy used for over sixty years by millions of mothers to soothe teething babies. It teeth the child, eases gum pain, cures wind colic, and relieves diarrhoea. Sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents a bottle. Be sure to ask for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
A Woman's Prayer and Dr Pierce Remedies Promoted
An advertisement extols relief from leucorrhea female weakness and womb prolapse using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and related products. The copy features a testimonial from Mrs. Edwin H. Gardner of Massachusetts and offers a 500 reward for uncured cases, plus requests for stamps to obtain medical books.
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Edwin H. Gardner
Egypt
Plymouth Co
Mass
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Orthographic Warfare Echoes in Verse
A Baltimore American quip contrasts Columbia and Spanish orthography, noting an imaginary clash over I and U sounds. The piece playfuly imagines a linguistic battle as a cultural jab.
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Columbia
Baltimore
Automobile accident inquiry in Uitle town unsettles locals
In Uitle town speculation rises after an implied auto incident. Tarantula Pete remarks no fines were issued, while Cholly C. questions accountability in the odd exchange. Local readers weigh what constitutes proper penalty.
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Cholly C.ofer
Uitle Town
Tarantula Pete
Puzzle of Keeping the Family Together
A speaker confesses his personal challenge is solving the age old family puzzle. The dialogue names a mother solving newspaper puzzles, a daughter tracking ages, a son tinkering with clover puzzles, and Jim pursuing the fifteen puzzle. The judge frames the line as a humorous take on domestic life.
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Sonmerbine
Lizzie
Ann
Henry
Jim
Notable Attitude at the Opera Return
A family narrator recalls arriving late and leaving before the finale to show they valued spectacle over value. The youngest daughter questions their timing while Mrs. Newrich defends the choice as proof they did not care about money.
The Wily Possum Leads Pursuers Astray
The possum evades hounds by using the landscape to mask its home. It moves along fences and streams then leaps from tree to tree, creating gaps in the dogs tracks. It finally vanishes toward a high hollow, confusing the chase.
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National Magazine
Thorny Path of the Musician
A critique notes the hardships for aspiring musicians including high costs, managerial expenses, and reliance on a paper audience. It warns that debuting with a celebrity can invite unfair comparisons and fleeting patronage from a fickle smart set.
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Everybody's Magazine
The Deepest Lake Baikal and World Depths Compared
Lake Baikal in Siberia is the deepest lake known with a depth between 4000 and 4500 feet and a surface area over 9000 square miles. Its volume nearly matches Lake Superior as its bottom lies about 3000 feet below its 1350 feet above sea level surface. Other lakes such as Caspian Sea Lago de Garda and Lake Constance reach depths above 3000 feet, while Huron and Michigan reach 900 to 1000 feet.
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Lake Baikal
Siberia
Great Lakes
Erie
Lake Superior
Caspian Sea
Lake Maggiore
Lake Como
Lago de Garda
Lake Constance
Huron
Michigan
His First and Last Massenet's Comic Shooting Episode at Rome
An amusing tale recalls Massenet as a Prix de Rome student at the Villa Medici. He buys a new gun and a dog, which darts between his legs during the first shot, nearly causing disaster. He then shoots at a pike by a pool, kills it, and carries the fish on the gun back to Rome, a first and last shooting party.
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Massenet
Villa Medicis
Rome
Community Cherry Rights In Medieval Swiss Cantons
In medieval Switzerland cherries belonged to the community with rules on picking. At Altstatten in Zurich the practice persisted into the early 20th century. In some locales a bell signaled ripe cherries and a first come first served system prevailed.
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Switzerland
Altstatten
Zurich
A Sad Experience and Small Comic Exchanges
A collection of brief quips and dialogues from newspapers. A wealthy American heiress recalls a rough voyage with two counts and a duke aboard who stayed in their rooms due to bad weather. Other vignettes include a newlywed couple joking about batch size and a comic misattribution of Tyspesia.
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Chicago
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Mitchell, S. D
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Webster, Cook & Co
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S. D
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C. B. Boyden
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South Dakota
Boyden & Welch
MT. Vernon, SD
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Des Moines
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SHY County
Board For Education
Vernon
Andrew Schuster
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Mt. Vernon
Huston
Mitchell’s College
Kor
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