Boys Town: Nebraska town run by a boy mayor
West of Omaha, a community for boys under sixteen operates as a self government with a mayor and six commissioners led by Father Flanagan. From a charity shelter, it grew into a full village with a 320 acre farm, print shop and gymnasium, educating youths from 38 states and Canada into trades and sports while promoting dignity and a hopeful American future.
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Omaha
Neb
Boys Town
Dan Karopan
Edward J. Flanagan
Omaha City
Father Flanagan
States
District of Columbia
Canada
Alaska
China
Mexico
Middle West
Dan
Dan Kampan
Ous
United States
Acco Iraush
Flanagen
Macaroni Maker's Son Becomes the Pearl King
A Tokamachi macaroni maker Moto Mikimoto’s eldest son Kokichi pursued wealth, then turned to cultured pearls after a Tokyo expo lecture in 1900. He founded pearl farming, faced scoffs from dealers, and proved cultivation could rival natural pearls. Now a multi millionaire with plantations in Japan and the Pacific, Mikimoto remains a simple, unglamorous figure in old age.
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Tokamachi
Moto Mikimoto
Kokichi
Toba
Tokyo
Japan
Kakichi Mitsukuri
Mikimoto
Tatokaima
Ago Bay
Miye Prefecture
Christendom
Scientista
Bi Ca
America
Land
France
Germany
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Paly Island
South Pacific
Dress Dilemma of Sherman Whipple in Hatched Farce
In a tallgrass settlement two miles from Jumping Place a young man Sherman Whipple pursues vaudeville glamour. He commissions an extravagant dress suit, attends a Twelfth Ward event, but fashion wrecks his budget. the tale ends with his costly, illfitting ensemble and a moral about royal robes.
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NCE
Wimpusville
Sherman Whipple
Sherman
Pienire Palace
Henry
Wiotavitle
Mopes
Chiddera
Mary
Wwlauly
Alys
Alya Montagne
Geoffrey Durante
Geoffrey
Gladys
Marston
Geoffre
Sheroune Whipple
Johng
Conservatory
Helresa
Carp Fielda
Sweeney
Whimple
Twelfth Ward
Camplor
Wripple
Lavlley
Sparkiing
Sivlew
Sherwin
Bright Side Reflections From Phil Gere 2
A reflective piece urges finding the bright side amid a tough world and valuing quiet moments. It argues the best approach is trying, resisting constant entertainment, and warns against lingering with evil. It notes a lack of confidence in others mirrors self-doubt.
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Europe
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Nebraska Town
Boys’Town
William C. Utley
Godline
Smahs
New Haven
Boys Tae
Help Boys Town
Build Boys Town
Ots
Anacias
Tetley
Pianegan
Letic
Yas
L Womtere Menapater Union
George Ade Ade
Varr Bor
MR. Whipple
Phil “Gere
Mufti
Borties Bae
NASA Lty
Milnesia
Pee Pune
Sean
Danish Knitting Wi
Minneapolis
Wineussin
Chotuwshos
West Salem
Wily
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