Reading courses aim to elevate the nation through classics
The text describes a U S government program led by Dr Claxton to offered reading courses for all people. Courses include the great literary Bibles and world classics, plus specialized lists for parents boys and girls, with certificates of merit awarded after completing the series within three years.
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Congress Lise
Reading
Claxton
Education
Seanenus
Eeatentis
Ferrow
Eratey
Anil
Aera
Shake- Speare
Bureau of Education
Washington
Moliere
Milton
Ellen C. Lombard
Home Educational Division
Department of Agriculture
Hans Brinker
Lincoln
Lee
Franklin
Cleveland Moffett
Bulfinch
Helen Keller
Government Selects Classic Works for Reading List
Officials recommended a range of enduring literature including Dostoevsky Vanity Fair The Scarlet Letter The Last of the Mohicans Treasure Island and Tom Sawyer as core texts. The list also features Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet and Dickens collected novels for broad student exposure.
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Vanity Fair
Vicar of Wakefield
Treasure Island
Sulphur Mining Process Described Near Freeport Tex
The article explains Texas sulphur mining near Freeport where ore lies about 1000 feet deep. Superheated water at 336 degrees Fahrenheit under high pressure melts the sulphur in place. The melted sulphur is drawn to the surface by air lift and flows into wooden bins that rise as the mass grows, reaching thirty to thirty five feet.
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Texas
Freeport
Tex
Testimony From One Who Knows by Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Dix argues that girls should know what their beaux will provide. She suggests modern times still leave girls with only partial knowledge before marriage and little after. The quote reflects social advice column tone of the Houston Post.
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Dorothy Dix
Houston Post
Mixed historical notes on farming, industry and science
The excerpt discusses farm ownership of automobiles, farming share of 1915 production, a meteor near Prescott Michigan, knitting history, legal charges in Georgia, wolf catching by Hick Colgan, Nile river rice imports for Egypt, tall Jarrah and Kari trees in Australia, Greenwich timeball replacement, and TB infection rates in livestock.
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United States
Charles Salmon
Prescott
Mich
Salmon
Hick Colgan
Atchison, Kan
Cairo
Manchester Guardian
Nile
Egypt
Greenwich
White Russia: A Portrait of the Purest Slav Region
A National Geographic statement outlines White Russia or Belorussia, covering the four governments Vitebsk Smolensk Moghileff and Minsk. It notes the population of about seven and a half million and describes the peasant dress color a lack of advancement, swamps forested lands and backward living conditions. It contrasts White Russian physique with Great and Little Russians and mentions harsh economic life and emigration history.
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Russia
National Geographic Society
Vitebsk
Smolensk
Moghileff
Minsk
Pripet River
Duna
Dvina
Ussia
Europe
Lithuania
Poland
Great
India
Nitrogen in Pacific kelp as fertilizer explored by UC scientist
Guy R. Stewart of the UC agricultural experiment station analyzes kelp species for nitrogen release in soil. Nereocystis luet hiana acts quickly but is of minor commercial value while Macrocystis pyferia changes slowly but benefits from fresh use. Hoagland discusses organic kelp constituents and economic uses with limited feeding value for humans or animals.
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Journal of Agricultural Research
Guy R. Stewart
University of California Agricultural Experiment Station
Pacific Coast
California
D. R. Hoagland
Queen Victoria's Wedding Shoes and Relic Auction
The Dundee Advertiser recalls a November 1899 sale where Queen Victoria, a noted relic collector, had a walking stick carved to symbolize Wisdom and Folly sold for £160 to her agent. It contrasts with the dirk of the young pretender, £3 15s, and Rob Roy's claymore at £37 16s, noting these items once drew from her collection at a London Stuart exhibition.
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Victoria
Prince Charles Edward
Rob Roy
Andrea Ferrara
London
Queen Victoria
Dundee
Densmore’s Sioux Music Field Work Nears Completion
The Smithsonian reports Miss Frances Densmore has finished field work for a major Sioux music volume, with 98 transcriptions. Composers are now using her material, adapting four songs for orchestra and others for voices and violin. One composer is incorporating these themes into an Indian opera.
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Smithsonian Institution
Frances Densmore
Scientific American
The Thief and the House-Dog
A thief enters at night to steal a house and offers meat to the house dog. The dog warns that such kindness will not quiet him and may hide the thief’s true aims, prompting greater vigilance for the master.
Good Times Praised by Henry Ford in New York
Henry Ford extols the nation’s good times in New York, claiming prosperity reaches every spot. A humorous anecdote about a bookkeeper’s wife and a dinner joke follows, contrasting optimism with everyday appetite and dyspepsia.
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Henry Ford
New York
John
Angry man demands water shutoff at local office
An irate man stormed into an eastern city water office and insisted the clerk fetch his old gas meter. After clarification the man asked for immediate service and threatened to pay nothing for a long walk to his house.
Minister Credits Kidney Pills For Saving Life
Rev. W. H. Warner of Frederick Maryland says Dodd's Kidney Pills saved his life after a bout with sciatica back pain lumbago neuralgia cramps and kidney trouble. Advertises Dodd's Kidney Pills 50 cents per box and other Dodd's products with free household hints music and recipes.
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W. H. Warner
Frederick, Md
Dodd
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Washboard confrontation lands "colored mammy" in court
A court case recounts a confrontation where a heavyset African American woman from the old school was accused of striking a neighbor's husband with a washboard. The judge questioned the provocation as the pair argued over race and nationalism amid a heated exchange.
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John
Love Makes a Way Narrows an Electric Bill
The dialogue notes that despite lacking funds, Charlie trusts love to provide a solution, while the father acknowledges the result: about twenty eight dollars of electricity has been diverted or used. The exchange hints at a personal matter involving cost and affection.
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Love
Charlie
Lost and Found Quip Over Temper
A light exchange portrays a husband losing his temper yesterday and his spouse joking he likely found it this morning. The snippet hints at domestic humor without further context or names.
Quotable Rejoinders on Marriage and Leadership
A terse exchange notes that girls may value dogs over men before marriage and sometimes afterward. The speaker adds a wry judgment that a capable cook belongs at the head of any provisional government, reflecting ironic social commentary.
Harrowing Great Lakes Ordeal Amid Vacation
Gadrpur recalls an extended forty eight hour voyage in a disabled launch on a Great Lake during a summer vacation. He was rescued after a tense period at sea. The anecdote contrasts peril with a switch to stock market ignorance during the ordeal.
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Gadrpur
Great Lakes
Cause of Trouble
A compact wry fragment notes several odd observations about nature and speech. It mentions creatures like fish flies and caterpillars that may freeze yet live, jokes about ice cream causing discomfort, a man’s maiden speech making him feel girlish, and a fact about Abyssinia experiencing over four hundred thunderstorms annually.
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Patrice
Father’s bottle echoes in infant talk joke
A baby finishes milk and fails to utter words. The mother calls it wonderful while the uncle quips that the baby’s manner of talking recalls the father when drinking from a bottle.
Personal Exchange Between Sadie and Pauline
The dialogue shows Sadie and Pauline discussing Maggie. Maggie is described as kind and well-intentioned, though both express reservations. The exchange centers on Maggie's character and potential reminds.
Fitting Reception at Candy Lectures Provokes Laughs
A light exchange about women in candy making draws smiles as the speaker notes female audiences eagerly devour the lectures. The playful banter highlights audience engagement and local interest in confectionery demonstrations.
Has His Own Cage Now
Prof L Watts Ingersoll told Cleveland Antidivorce league the frequent cause of divorce is quarrels and fighting. A man cited a nonsupport case before a Cleveland magistrate and the judge recalled a bizarre marriage in a cage with wild beasts. The man admitted, Yes, I am the man. The judge quipped that it seemed exciting then but not now.
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L. Watts Ingersoll
Cleveland Antidivorce League
Cleveland
Jacky
Jack
Classic Schoolyard Marble Tale
A schoolteacher asks James about a math problem with Wil’s marbles. James explains he took ten marbles from fifteen to show the subtraction, and now Wil wants them back. James adds that giving them back would risk Wil forgetting the remaining count.
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James
Willie
If you are going to be anything be a professional
A brief maxim urging steady craft and discipline, promoting professional conduct over flashy amateurism. It emphasizes consistency, integrity, and focused effort as paths to gaining respect and attention in any field.
City Farmers Spread Wild Oats Sowing Method
City farmers adopt a special sowing approach experimenting with wild oats across fields. The move signals a shift in traditional planting practices as crews test new seedings under varied soil conditions.
Your wife as well as your sing will find you out
A terse proverb-like line warns that both spouse and song reveal a hidden truth, implying consequences in both personal life and public performance.
Thought He Could Fix Goat Delivers A Lesson
A playful exchange shows a boy asking for a goat and a father warning of trouble. The boy insists, hinting he would cut the horns if needed, revealing a childlike resolve and humorous parental caution.
Tax on cars over 60 HP set at 40 guineas in England
A 40 guinea tax is imposed on motor cars rated above 60 horsepower in England, targeting high powered vehicles. The levy applies to owners seeking to register or own such cars under the new fiscal provision.
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England
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