Women taught to board and alight street cars in gymnasium
Miss Trowbridge develops a platform device at a school gym to curb injuries from boarding and alighting street cars. Twelve girls per class push a moving platform while others practice getting on and off under instruction. Each platform has three stanchions with grips and a mid platform "ping board" to train correct exit orientation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girie
Miss Trowbridge
Mea Trowbridge
Dea
Board of Education
Australia to Advertise for Prospective Citizens
The commonwealth of Australia plans to advertise for emigrants in UK press. A government migration department or bureaus will screen applicants, with examinations and acceptance rules. The move aims to attract settlers for a vast continent, though specifics remain under debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Board of Trade Watertabxes
Commonwealth of Australia
United Kingdom
Fragmented Fringe on Labor and Welfare Across Nations
The fragment discusses unemployment in England and Australia with references to wage levels and idle labor. It mentions unemployed people relying on family support, a daily “counter lunch” provided with ale, and men idling away listening to agitators, framing a debate on labor and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Australia
Domestic Science Fund Backed by Women Veto for $15,000
At the State Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Williamsport Pennsylvani a resolution to create a $15 000 domestic science memorial fund to benefit State College was approved without dissent The fund titled the Kate Cassatt McKnight memorial will support home management education for wives and mothers, highlighting duties in the home and practical skills. A fad note adds that a housewife has adapted an old baby buggy into a wheeled cart for kitchen tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien
Titusville
State Federation of Women's Clubs Iiluisburg
Indies
Staite College
State College of Pennsylvania
Kate Casgatt McKnaight
Pittsburg
Waeless Inn
The Swordfish Overlord of the Sea and Feeder Supreme
A fragmentary ode extols the swordfish as marine overlord and premier feeder. It touts its speed and hunting prowess, contrasts it with whales and sharks, and notes fishermen’ s peril and skill in pursuing or avoiding this elusive prize as part of weekly reporting.
Farm land set aside as forest reservation in Morrisville
A large tract owned by the company at Morrisville, Pennsylvania, near Trenton, has been designated for a forest reservation. The move aims to address shortages and promote travel safety, marking a new departure in regional land use policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cilread
Morrisville
Trenton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Swordfish
Beli
Kred
Freder
Ruth
Thos. Kemp
Doll Bros
Market Street
Maryland
Frederick
Jas. E. Doll
Woth Puouse
Frederick, Md
Besant & Knott
Guy Hotel
Cetial Howe, CO
France
LaFrance
H. R. Flautt, Citt Opera House Shoe Store
Insurance
Patrick Street
Devilbiss & Urner, Insurance
Doll & Albaugh
N. Market Oe
Fumes
Furrre
Mision
Gettingla Globe
Carty’s
Gity Hall
O. P. Bennett
Lowenstein & Wertheimer, Iwad-To
Foot Outfit BB
B. Rosenour & Sons
Market and
Patrick Streets
E. S. Mobley & Bro
West Patrick Street
Footer’s
Footer’s Dye Works
Cumberland, MD
C. Thomas Kemp
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!