Cost of Public Schools in New York City
The New York City education budget runs about 6 million dollars this year excluding state payments, with roughly 4.5 million for teacher salaries. About 5,000 teachers earn from 504 to 3,000 dollars annually, averaging around 675 dollars per year, and the cost per child is near 25 dollars. Comparisons note Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Rochester per capita costs, while NYC funds other cities' schools and higher education institutions. The piece also surveys broader U S education data including numbers of colleges, seminaries, and professional schools, and remarks on disparities in expenditures across cities and states.
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Emancipated Woman Receives Affection and Dinner Offer
A New York World excerpt shows a devoted husband welcoming his weary wife. He praises her, promises dinner with a favorite dish, and notes he has arranged a new silk hat as a token of affection. The couple shares a tender exchange highlighting mutual attachment.
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Arctic sunset jellyfish of a banquet anecdote
The following anecdote from Short Stories recalls Doctor Elisha Kane after his Arctic expedition. An after dinner speaker in New York drew an extended talk, and Kane quipped that the speech was like an Arctic sunset: bright and interesting yet overly long in operation.
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Ice Houses Destroyed at Lake Geneva Williams Bay Wis
Fire roars through the Lake Geneva Ice Company complex at Williams Bay destroying the ice houses engine house and slides. Large piles of ice remain like icebergs as smoke drifts low over the ruins giving an Arctic scene.
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Land money cannot buy Trinity property on Broadway
Trinity Corporation in New York holds St Pauls churchyard opposite Wall Street, valued about 4 million by city assessors, with total unproductive property near 6 million. Despite offers from stock exchanges and a railroad, Rev Dr Morgan Dix says Trinity will not sell while current officers live, citing reverence and love as factors. Trinity funds aid to over sixty Episcopal churches, often via interest-free mortgages and annual annuities from its approx 500 thousand dollar annual income. The Church Investor notes clergy debate whether selling could expand Trinity’s church-building mission.
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Nighttime at Clark Street Store Ends in Embarrassing Moment
In a pleasant evening scene at the Clark Street shop, a young man chats with a new cashier while three newsboys tease him about kissing her. Laughter from passersby follows as the boys press the question and the cashier and clerk blush heavily. The young man finally leaves, the store closing after a string of lurid remarks.
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Progressive farmer uses portable fence to uproot stump
A Caribou farmer clears land by encircling a stump with a movable fence and placing two large hogs inside. He digs holes around the base and fills them with corn or oats. The hogs root dirt away, making stump removal easy within days. Source cites Kennebec Journal.
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Kennebec Journal
Sealskin Coat Found Safe in Paradise Spot
In a brief Detroit News verse like note readers are told a sealskin coat remains secure in a location described as paradise where moth damage is unlikely. The playful line hints at careful storage to preserve the fur despite years.
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Detroit News
The Bicycle Scare Rumor at Matthews
In a quip from The Cleveland Leader the question is asked what ails Matthews. The reply says he suffers not from St. Vitus dance but from a bicycle scare connecting local concerns to unusual antics.
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