The Cross Teacher and the Class’s Influence on Her Manner
A mentor argues that a teacher’s kindness or harshness reflects the class’s behavior. Dorothy’s worries about Miss Emily reveal how dislike and discipline shape a teacher’s presence. The piece notes that two sides exist in many people and emphasizes kindness, resilience, and the quiet heroism of teachers under strain.
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Margaret Ik
Sangster
Joseph B. Bowles
Worothy
Louise
Emmy
Dorothy
Miss Emily
Emily
Indian Tribal Punishment in Choctaw Nation Described
A Houston Post reporter recounts a trip to Eagletown near the Arkansas line where tribal courts meted out misdemeanor punishments. Prisoners were whipped at an oak tree with a long rawhide lash while spectators taunted them, and capital punishment was previously within tribal jurisdiction before Congress curtailed it years ago.
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Houston Post
Congress
Eagletown
Territory
Arkansas Line
Choctaw
False Pearls Drive French Society to Imitations
A Paris jeweler told a New York World correspondent that French society wears large pearl necklaces to outshine rich Americans who introduced the fashion. He said most pearls are fake though mounted with costly materials and that Americans keep real jewels at home while French copyists imitate. Americans crave splendor yet fear wearing it, often seeking repairs and modifications.
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Paris
New York World
The Two Sides of a Person's Face a Curios Fact
A historical note states the two sides of a face are rarely identical with eyes differing in two out of five cases and one eye typically stronger in seven of ten. The right eye is usually higher than the left and perfect eyes occur in one in fifteen. Among fair-haired people defects are most common. One ear may hear a faint sound better than both, nails grow at different rates with the middle finger fastest and the thumb slowest, and in 54 of 100 the left leg is shorter than the right.
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Ome
The Hitch on Women Society Presidency Dispute
The Washington Star quotes a quip about a society claiming women's superiority over men. Mr Meekton confirms a presidency dispute, noting the group agreed on female superiority overall but resisted a single woman’s preeminence.
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Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
Democratic Principles and Bryan in St Louis Critique
A St Louis commentary argues Mr. Bryan claims Roosevelt advanced by stealing democratic principles and questions where such principles reside. The piece warns that the Democratic Party lacks consistent aims, risks division, and cannot unite on pledged policies, forecasting ongoing uncertainty if Bryan leads.
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Bryan
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Morrison and Mills
Mr. Bryan
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Free Trade Consistency Aims for Tea and Coffee Tax Views
The piece critiques free traders for shifting stance on tariffs by proposing a tentative duty on tea and coffee. It notes tea and coffee are US consumer goods with no domestic production, so any duty would raise revenue. It highlights Porto Rico coffee as a factor that brushes against free trade logic and questions whose interests tariffs protect.
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Congress
Troy Times
United States
Porto Rico
Trade Records Broken Exports Top One and Half Billion
The American Economist notes the last fiscal year set new records with exports at 1 518 462 833 and imports at 1 117 507 500, producing a favorable trade balance of 400 955 333. It argues against expanding foreign trade at home’s expense and cautions against opening markets to cheap labor.
Snippet quotes claim corn liquor cures snakebites
A colloquial exchange cited from the Atlanta Constitution mocks folk remedies. The speaker asks for proof of snakes while discussing a popular belief that corn licker cures snakebites.
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Atlanta Constitution
Corrective Bar Exercises for Spinal Alignment
The article details adjustable bar use for corrective work including slanting positions, rolling to the high end, and dangling. It describes step counts for arm raises, side bends, and ring swings to straighten the spine, with cautions against overemphasis on one sided activities and sport-specific swinging.
What Is a Perfect Hand According to Pierrot
The article outlines seven criteria for a flawless hand. It covers skin evenness, color suited to complexion, shape with plump palm and tapering fingers, graceful independent motion, a slightly curled third finger, delicate wrist, and nails long and curved. It emphasizes careful maintenance.
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Pierrot
Advice for stout women on dress lines and trimming
The article advises stout women to favor straight lines over curves, full skirts held by a fitted lining, and belts at the waist to create an illusion of height. It warns against fitted yokes, horizontal trim, and certain discarded garments while endorsing narrow neck finishes and modest, understated tailoring.
Popular Polo Turban Fashion Emerges in Style Debate
A commentator calls the polo turban the year's most ridiculous fashion while noting it as a fresh change. The piece jokes about trimming with a shaving brush and observes the polo's rise replacing the once dominant very wide picture hat as women welcome the shift.
Habit of Good Manners for Home Social Culture
A home based manners guide urges cheerful teamwork at meals and daily routines. It emphasizes keeping a bright mood at table even after disappointments and greeting relatives with warmth to foster affection and harmony.
Diet for the Consumptive Patient
A diet for a consumptive patient should be nutritious and easily digested. Examples include clams fresh milk cream eggs butter olive oil brown bread corn bread rye bread and rice with vegetables that agree. Beverages should be fresh milk and cocoa rather than tea or coffee.
New Thermometer Measures Mean Temperature Directly
M Charles Fery of Paris has devised a thermometer that records mean temperature by direct read. The device uses a rotating plate and a displacable thermometer to set a roller distance, with readings marked on a 130 degree revolving drum. Standards by Ostwald regulator ensure near constant temperature, yielding linear revolutions per temperature.
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M. Charles Fery
Paris
Scientific American
M. Fery
Measuring a Tree Height by Eye Line and Shadow
A woodcutter uses a stick and body as a right triangle to gauge tree height. He places a vertical stick to eye level and lies so the stick top aligns with his eyes and the tree top. He concludes the tree height equals the eye to base distance.
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New England
Electrocution Trap Kills Warehouse Rats
John D. Adams of Phoenix describes a covert rat trap using a zinc plate and tin pan wired to a push button and six dry batteries. A mush baited dish on the pan electrocutes rats as they step on the pan, killing virtually all in about a week.
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John D. Adams
Phoenix
Ariz
Great Mississippi Bridge Opens Linking Gray's Point, Thebes
Regular freight and passenger service began on the Thebes bridge across the Mississippi, connecting Gray's Point, Illinois with Thebes. The $3,000,000, 4.7 mile project eliminates ferry transfers and forms a north south link. Owned jointly by Iron Mountain Cotton Belt Frisco and Illinois Central, it features a 671 foot central span and took two years seven months to build with opening ceremonies planned next month.
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Mississipp
Thebes
Mississippi
Gray's Point
Ill
Iron Mountain
Cotton Belt
Frisco
Illinois Central
Public judges star making trials as stage notoriety fades
The Kansas City Star notes the short lived effort to elevate a chorus girl to stardom through a criminal trial. It argues public absence from the show curtailed the publicity and that the belief notoriety is a major asset in theater has been jolted.
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Kansas City
Rough duty for Russian troops in Asia amid formal fighting
The report laments the poor state of Russian soldiers in Asia who are asked to continue combat as a mere formality, noting hardship and low morale amid ongoing operations.
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Asia
Novel tobacco pouch with built in measuring cylinder
A Californian inventor unveils a tobacco pouch with a spring latching lid and a sliding plate that fills a cylinder to measure a precise amount of tobacco for a pipe or cigarette. The device minimizes waste by releasing a fixed quantity when the lid opens. It suits use by home cigarette makers with cylinder sized for a single cigarette.
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Scientific American
Wool-Like Fiber From Molten Slag Bins Teesside
A patent process turns slag heaps along Teesside railways into a woolly white fiber. Molten slag is run into a cupola, tapped, and blown through a fine wire screen to create a wooly material that resembles sheep wool in appearance and feel.
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Teesside
Electric railway over the Alps from Turin to Martigny
Engineers plan a new electric line with a 1 in 230 gradient to cross the Alps using Alpine waterfalls for power. A single Paradis Mountain tunnel is included. The route spans 9744 miles, far shorter than current steam routes between central Europe and northwestern Italy.
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Alps
Turin
Italy
Martigny
Switzerland
Paradis
Europe
No Bargain Days Nature Demands Full Payment
The saying declares nature never offers bargains and insists on full compensation for any power it provides. It underscores the inexorable cost of natural forces and resources.
Electricity to whiten flour experiment in Paria
An experiment in Paria tested using electricity to whiten flour but found it destroys the flour’s flavor and odor. The flour’s present odor comes from wheat oil which decomposes and sours the product.
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Paria
Well-Directed Stone in Syracuse Saloon Incident
An angry Syracuse woman hurled cobblestones through a saloon window after her husband entered the establishment. She also threatened further destruction at the house, prompting police attention and local gossip about the volatile domestic scene.
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Syracuse
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