Yes and No in Everyday Life: A Child’s Learning
The article explores how people respond to yes and no prompts, noting the impact of framing on agreement. It discusses parenting tactics, children’s school experiences, and the balance between study and play, emphasizing tact, patience, and appropriate encouragement.
U S Trees Healing Scars of Last War
The 1920 seed shipment from Boston common to Britain France Italy and Belgium aimed to heal war scars. Douglas fir and Sitka spruce now thrive in Scotland England Wales and Ireland with stands 15 to 20 feet tall, exceeding many European species in growth.
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Washington
Boston Common
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Charles Lathrop Pack
American Tree Association
Pack
British Forestry Commission
Lake Country
Scotland
Forest of Dean
England
North Wales
King George Jubilee
Wales
Aboyne
Glengarry
South Laggan
Loch Katrine
John Munro
Inverness
James Fraser
Commission
Onich
Northern Ireland
Pacific Northwest
Cascade Range
Acrobat Proves His Vocation to Judge
In Frankfort on the Main a 57 year old Romanian orderly accused in police court pleads his trade as acrobat. The magistrate questions the claim and the man demonstrates by lifting his body into a handstand, drawing applause from the public bench.
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Frankfort-on-Main
Smash Standards Oppose Liberty Under Law
The piece argues that true liberty requires adherence to standard time and social rules rather than rejecting all standards. It contrasts freedom to do as one pleases with liberty to do what one ought, and urges conformity to lawful norms despite personal impatience or resistance.
Purdue Tackle Forrest Burmeister Star Boilermaker Lineman
Purdue football star Forrest Burmeister, a 212 pound tackle, is famed for demolishing opponents and smearing ball carriers as he leads the Boilermakers’ line.
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Forrest
Burmeister
Purdue
Smashing Standards Versus Safety and Moral Norms
A Western Newspaper Union piece argues against ignoring red signals and smashing moral norms. It warns that reckless action brings penalties and that true freedom lies in complying with established rules and time tested standards.
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Western Newspaper Union
Old Autos Sold to Museum of Lumberman in Duluth
George A. Sloan of Duluth reports two automobiles long in storage have been sold to a Los Angeles museum being developed by a California lumber firm. One car is a five passenger inter international model and the other a sporty model from an Ohio manufacturer. The cars had been stored for 15 or 20 years.
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Duluth
Minnar
George A. Sloan
Los Angeles
Museur
California
Ohio
Sloan Sald
Eskimo Belle Looks in Paris Style Outfit
A Paris girl is styled with a baby seal skirt and jacket in brown tweed, fastened with gilded bears claws. Accessories include a trapper's cap and elbow-length gloves in baby seal, and a vest with bright wool gros point embroidery.
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Schiaparelli
Paris
Easy to Make Pajamas Pattern 2362 for all sizes
Adorable self sewing project Pattern 2362 offers cotton or flannel week night pajamas and dress up silk accessories. Includes tailored shirtwaist top and bell bottom trousers with triangular yoke and elastic, sizes 12 to 40, size 16 requires 4 yards of 36 inch fabric, order and pay 15 cents to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Seventeenth St
New York City
Would you marry my daughter for a thousand dollars
A terse exchange over a proposed marriage hinges on a lender’s demand. The father scorns the suitor’s request for a year of uncharged interest and ends with a firm, humorous rejection.
Diner Requests Orchestra to Play Dominoes Tune
A diner asks the orchestra to play a specific number during dinner. The orchestra leader confirms they take requests and say they perform request tunes at nearly every medium meal.
Keep Your Distance Jim My and Jane Exchange
A quirky exchange hints at flirtation with playful lines about looks and boundaries, featuring a man named Jim and a woman named Jane in a social vignette.
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Jim
Jane
No Chance He Do you think your father would object to my marrying you
A dialogue snippet shows a couple debating parental consent with humor about shared traits and possible objections from the father figure. The exchange hints at family dynamics and romantic resolve in a domestic scene.
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