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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
5
Gertrude Black notes home church and school mold the future citizen. She urges parental responsibility, safe play spaces, and juvenile reform to curb crime. She advocates industrial and classical education, foreign languages, math, science, literature, and history to build capable leaders.
The article argues rapid national progress requires organized work and educated people entering business. It cites Noah Webster on education as discipline of intellect and heart, and urges forceful character, ability, and wisdom as essential for business success.
An advertisement proclaims motherhood as a woman’s highest sphere and credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and enabling childbirth. Testimonials from Mrs. A. B. Martinez of San Antonio and Mrs. J. J. Stewart of Brooklyn praise the remedy and invite women to seek confidential advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
An account traces exploration from La Salle in 1669 to French and Indian rivalry, the 1748 Ohio Company, and lead plates, leading to English control after the French Indian War. It highlights Daniel Boone’s Wilderness Road and the rise of settlements like Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.
The piece argues for a balanced education for girls combining domestic science with scholarship. It questions college limits on home duties, urges mothers’ guidance or domestic courses, and promotes practical knowledge in money matters, law, and literature to expand horizons and usefulness. It ends urging gradual self-improvement and unique excellence.
An exhortation on kindness as a universal virtue. It urges warm actions toward others, noting how small deeds foster happiness, friendship, and respect. The piece appeals to speaking kindly to children and the elderly to spread comfort and healing in daily life.
Oliver Wendell Holmes uses the chambered nautilus as a metaphor for gradual, continuous self-improvement. He argues real success comes from minds and lives that expand year by year through slow, steady effort, reflecting on freedom earned by forefathers amid turmoil.
A essay on theatre as an educational force arguing plays should educate and morally uplift audiences. It highlights New York groups like the New Theatre and Drama League of America and notes children’s and immigrant audiences, urging public responsibility to raise standards.
An essay argues that eminent women seek equal suffrage to aid state management while preserving the home. It asserts equal suffrage benefits the home built by women as makers of the household and questions whether government, under current franchise rules, truly knits society or breeds discontent.
The author argues that voting rights for women are essential yet contested. They claim trials remain male-dominated and question why men would tolerate a jury of women condemning a man. They cite Sweden Australia and New Zealand as examples of global suffrage progress and urge women to use political power for home and state governance.
A biographical sketch praises Madame Roland as a symbol of the French Revolution. It recounts her Girondist stance, her mock trial during the Reign of Terror, and her execution beside Lamarche. Her defiant words at the guillotine and before liberty’s statue are highlighted.
A remarkable woman with vast learning and self sacrifice dies. Madame de la Platte Roland inspired the Girondists and was dubbed the soul of the Girondists whose liberty loving spirit and eloquence are celebrated in the obituary.
The article discusses Chicago's 1899 juvenile court and its goals to aid children while avoiding stigma. It describes classification as delinquents, incorrigibles, and dependents and highlights probation and social group support. It also brands alcohol as a dangerous force, causing economic and social harm, urging church, school, and political action to resist.
A fragment recounts the ancient tale of Grendel haunting the Spear Danes. The monster attacks Meadhall at night, slays warriors, and drags them to a lair beneath the sea, illustrating a legendary twentieth century reimagining.
A humorous note on house cleaning contrasts male jokes with the female burden of cleaning. It extols Easy Task soap made from coconut oil borax naphtha and tallow praising its versatility for woodwork floors curtains rugs lace china and glass while claiming it cuts cleaning time in half.
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