Self taught learning and genius argue for individual joy in education
A column discusses R Garrett Serviss and self taught scholars like Darwin Spencer Hanly Tyndall and Curie. It argues education serves the average while genius may autodidactically chart its path, noting that great schools provide emulation but personal pleasure drives true learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Garrett P. Serviss
Seclion
Virgil
Francis Bacon
Shakespeare
Lincoln
Bettysburg
College of Oxford
Mutton Dishes and Veal With Tomato in Home Cookery
A vintage guide describes preparing mutton and veal with tomato and onion sauces. Methods include skinning mutton to lessen flavor, bacon and lemon slices for flavor, and a rich onion cream sauce. Veal is browned and layered with onions and tomato and cooked until tender.
Hallmark of precious metals explained
The article details the hall-mark system used by the Goldsmiths' Company in England. It covers assay places symbols for origin such as London Dublin Glasgow and Birmingham and marks for purity in gold and silver with carats sterling and standard. It notes the year letter confirming genuineness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsmiths’ Company
England
Londo
Dublin
Glasgow
Birmingham
Exeter
Sheffield
The Girl on the Job How to Succeed and Save
A businesswoman should avoid a savings account until she builds discipline. Track spending with an expense plan, then allocate surplus monthly to savings. Start small, like 25 cents a week, and gradually buy a safe banked land or investment with bank guidance, gaining independence and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean Bay
Tender Feeling Reveals Sweet Words and Curious Snooping
A fragment recalls a tender exchange where a woman praises her George for kindness and love while a father interjects about his snooping at a record office to verify ownership. The text references Itichiwond Thues and a Dominion of Canada budget note noting a $5,000,000 annual allocation for agricultural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Dad
Lyrics of Life by Douglas Malloch
Poem reflects on faith in spring and renewal. The speaker notes birds and nature never doubt the dawn or coming spring, while humans forget in sorrow. It contrasts enduring natural cycles with human doubt about God. The piece emphasizes experience, truth, and the optimism of cyclical life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Malloch
Op preys and their unusual social hunting behavior
The passage notes how op preys differ from typical rapacious birds by displaying gregarious, cooperative hunting patterns rather than solitary predation. It highlights the species’ social structure and collective foraging strategy observed in field studies.
World-Wide Inventions and Ancient Discoveries Highlight Era
A survey notes diverse innovations from Europe and Japan including a pen holder device, a chocolate melting pan, a lighter concrete pumice substitute, and powered pigeons used by the U S army. It also mentions a Nineveh city grid, insulated spun glass cloth, and records of a Babylonian female education in Darna showing early gender equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Europe
United States Army
Japan
Ninevil
Melun
Ensilage
Marshals
Wbrary
Paris
Darna
Dr Sawyer a Horseman in Washington Ride
Brig Gen Charles E Sawyer Harding's personal physician faced a sharp mood after an early morning ride through Potomac Park Washington General Sawyer likely to urge the President to take up horseback riding soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Sawyer
Harding
Potomac Park
Washington
Sawyer
Patriarch of American Banking John Aikman Stewart
John Aikman Stewart, born August 22, prepares to celebrate his ninety ninth birthday and is regarded as the patriarch of American bankers. He has served since 1850 in banking, organized the United States Trust company in 1853, and acted as secretary president and chairman. He also held the post of assistant treasurer of the United States under Lincoln and is noted for educational work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Aikman Stewart
Tle
United States Trust Company
United States
Lincoln
Buried Plan for Fishing Trip Foiled by Time and Funds
A person explains to T that although the proper outfit was bought for a fishing trip, T lacked both time and money to go, dampening the excursion.
Interactions over Wet Paint Notice on Bench
A park attendant asks a woman to stay off a bench marked wet paint. The lady protests, asking who she is to interfere, while the attendant apologizes and explains the notice was to be posted.
Typing Agency Manager Questioned Over Last Typist
A London Answers note records a manager questioning a typist named Flyte about the last hire. The exchange centers on the typist’s care and spelling accuracy as the speaker probes satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Flyte
Plytte
London
Daffy Stuff and Dory Hair Care Tip Cartoon
Comic dialogue from American Legion Weekly jokes about stopping hair from falling with a witty line. Daffy Stuff asks for best stop and Dory replies to catch it before it reaches the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dory
American Legion Weekly
All That Is Necessary Reggie Dialogue
The fragment presents fragmented dialogue between Martha and Reggie about thrift and marriage. It hints at themes of financial prudence and marriage questions without a full narrative context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reggie
Martha
Paradoxical Need in Camera Debate
A dialogue notes a new camera is a positive necessity while also labeling it a negative proposition. The fragment explores conflicting views on adopting a camera system and its implications.
Bee pardon governor asks for a dime for a bed
A humorous exchange features a beggar phrase about a bed and a request for money. The governor responds with a curt, probing remark before deciding. The fragment hints at a regional dialect and informal political banter.
Iowa News Roundup of Accidents Deaths and Local Politics
Creston teen Claude Abel 16 dies after being struck by a Burlington train in Corning. Glenwood farmer F Lambert dies after a brief illness. A 24 hour old baby left at Walter Waterman’s doorstep in Sidney. Clarence Herman of Atlantic breaks forearm playing baseball. L H Henry named acting postmaster in Charles City after Fitzgerald resigns. Otumwa miner Kelly Charlton’s arrest linked to bank blowing plot. Ignatius Durning found dead in Melrose hotel. Iowa enforcers assemble at Council Bluffs under new crime bureau. Pacific Junction dubbed meanest town as a kerosene abuse case shocks residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Abel
Creston
Burlington
Corning
F. Lambert
Glenwood
Walter W. Waterman
Fremont County
Daily Press
Charles City
T. M. Fitzgerald
Henry Dixon
Ottumwa
Guy Hennett
Gilman
Clarense Horman
Atlantic
Ignatious
Paul Durning
Melrose
Iowa
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Council Bluffs
Ben J. Gibson
Pacific Junction
Frank Payne
Kelly Charleston
FF. E. Marsh
Dows
Marsh
Charleston
Caroline Beenblossom
Washington
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Glen Garrett
Hamburg
Garrett
Catherine Fridgren
Francis Stimson
Lake Oelwein
Leonard Hymer
Roy Reed
Stimpson
Stimson
Clayton Wright
Montrose
R. S. McNutt
Muscatine
Dean Raymond
Engineering School
University of Iowa
McNitt
Samuel Wise
Pleasant Township
Deecorah
Venango County
Winneshiek County
Wise
Elvin D. Fox
Fred Fox
Dallas Center
Fourth Division
Camp Lewis
Wash
American Lake
Tacoma
Missouri Valley
J. O
Yorktown
Vincent Hamlin
Drake Law
F. L. Hamlin
Perry
Country Club
Hamlin
Young Hamlin
L. H. Henry
Henry
Roosevelt
Taft
Elmer Schuttler
Ogden
Loyal Friendship Shown by Readiness to Bear and Forbear
A saying underscores that true friendship is proven by willingness to endure and restrain oneself for a friend. The adage highlights patience and restraint as marks of loyal bonds.
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F. A. Walker
Serviss
Hind
Charles Darwin
Herbert Spencer
Thomas Henry Hanley
University of London
John Tyndall
Madame Curle
Bennie Bean
Brunetta
Blondine
Phillips Brooks
Western Newspaper Union
Hall
Mark
Wight
Esavlers
By Jessie Roberts
Fortune
Dominion of Canada
HE Was Right
Bobbie
Imine
of Elks
Jackson, Michigan
the Elks
Los Angeles
Jackson
Mich
Chicago
Central West
Grant Park
Lake Front
Jamie Bradley
Congress
House Committee
District of Columbia
Jimmie
American Forestry Association
Underhill
Katherine Sellers
Representative Focht
DR. Sawyer
Patriarch OF Bankers
Sport
Bellans
Talcom
FACTC
Elite Trunk Factory
Spring Valley
Daddy
Maxine
Molly
Kobe
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
C. J. Broughton
W. Adams St
M. Maclachlan
Jefferson Avenue
Detroit
Michigan
Agate
Holland
Magic Valley
California of Texas
C. W. Wilson
Wichita Falls
Salar Mer
Sherman el Boston
Chigago
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