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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
6
The piece discusses evolving amusements at parks with louder, sharper devices and newer methods to create thrills. It notes riders’ reactions to high energy rides and the constant invention of novel mechanisms to provoke excitement.
The piece surveys parks from New York to the West showing new rides and stunts. It highlights the lure of danger with the human roulette and other jolting devices while noting safety inspections. Coney Island expands with a musical floor and novelty attractions to draw crowds.
The record shows Harvard and William and Mary dominate training presidents with graduates like Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, Jefferson, Monroe, Tyler, Madison, and Taylor. It notes Rutherford B. Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, McKinley, and Roosevelt, with Andrew Jackson's schooling largely informal. James Bryce comments that business leaders rarely reach the presidency, which remains politics’ highest prize.
Sunday school lesson continues Paul and companions in Thessalonica and Berea. It covers teaching methods, the mob action against Jason, and the spread of the early church. Emphasizes Bible study at home and Sunday school as a tool for family learning.
A reflective line notes life as a teacher and science as a discipline that must think after learning. It emphasizes humility before knowledge and the ongoing search for understanding.
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