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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1910
Page
9
The article reflects on the Boy Scouts lores and critics, noting its roots with Lord Baden-Powell, and contrasting wartime attitudes with ideals of patriotism, morality, and character building. It references leaders like General Baden-Powell and historical figures associated with military virtue.
A long piece extols the Boy Scout movement in the United States, tracing roots to Baden-Powell and Seton, and urging American youths to join. It highlights discipline, outdoor skills, moral codes, and the aim to keep boys off streets, with early programs in New York, Chicago, Boston, and other cities, and calls for community organizers to lead camps and training.
A fragmentary account recalls Voltaire’s distressed attempts to duel among literary men, detailing lashings of the chevalier and a dramatic pursuit. The scene includes threats, one duel called off, and Voltaire later being arrested by a faction of the Rohan family after shaming the theater crowd.
A Cincinnati businessman's wife, Mrs. J Rechan, promotes a "Kiss Not" campaign as president of a health group. The plan involves a white badge urging readers to resist kissing, citing health concerns. The campaign targets social occasions and suggests avoiding indiscriminate affection to curb bacterial spread. A separate humorous exchange features a farmer's remark about a boy’s future as a lawyer.
An old Scotishwoman advised by her minister to stay awake during the sermon replied with a witty remark about adding the sink to the sermon. The exchange shows folk humor and quick wit in religious settings.
Fragmented OCR text shows Woodrow Wilson and others discussing a short ballot approach to restore government by the people. It cites Princeton borough voting practices, familiarity gaps with candidates, and the idea that voters follow required procedures rather than full knowledge of all nominees.
The text discusses the Short Ballot movement, arguing for limited elective offices and consolidated voting to restore democratic control. It critiques current U S governance as distant from the people and promotes reducing elected offices to those truly necessary and ensuring public scrutiny. The piece cites benefits seen in Britain and certain American cities under commissions and advocates extending these principles widely.
A humorous meditation on the English language as a global puzzle. The piece notes travelers meet English speakers, from Smyrna to Cairo, including bedouins and dragomans, and laments the persistence of bores and ill trained locals offering rudimentary explanations. The tone is observational and mildly satirical about language barriers.
Mrs Frank C Lowden wife of a congressman from Illinois finds a novel use for picture postcards. Her daughters collect cards from abroad and arrange them in a scrap book with each card describing the origin city or country. The method trains geography awareness and memory, and the volumes are later donated to hospitals or homes for the aged.
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