School notes spark community ideas and a pool plan
This week closes half year with exams and report cards. Parents may visit the superintendent to discuss unsatisfactory work and future improvement. Teachers discuss left handedness and stuttering, while planners propose a community sing and a public pool funded by donors. An indoor pool near the high school is valued at about 6000 dollars. the annual declamatory contest is set for February 1 at 7:45 with free admission.
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State Department
Institute For Public Service
Pella
West Market
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Anne de Borst
Fussy Aunt Sally Keeps Late Vigil at Buckram Home
In a Fort Worth area tale, a restless Aunt Sally defies sleep to finish sewing and prep chores after a late visit. She mends trousers, churns through tasks, sprinkles clothes to iron better, covers guests with a quilt, and even checks a wet hen by the barn lamp, ending with a lamp outage and a humorous remark about the hen’s sense.
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Sally
Buckram
Aunt Sally
Visitors to New York Crowd natives from Broadway to side streets
The piece notes that many out of town visitors overwhelm Broadway crowds drawing New Yorkers away from familiar areas. It mentions Seattle and Des Moines as example sources and highlights One Hundred Twenty-fifth Street as an alternate uptown Broadway in the apartment district, stretching from midtown to the Battery.
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Broadway
Denver
New York
Seattle
East Seventy-second Street
Des Moines
Amsterdam Avenue
One
Twenty-fifth Street
Dweller Travels Narrow City Rides Beyond Bronx
A Cleveland Plain Dealer letter notes a New York resident avoids subway and elevated trains. He rides to a distant office in the morning and returns by his side street, seeking amusement on One Hundred Twenty-fifth Street.
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New York
Bronx
Large Power Easily Controlled by Foot Treadle
Oberlin Smith notes in Engineering Magazine that large presses of 1000 to 1500 tons can be controlled by a single finger on the clutch to move in small increments, while more common setups use a foot treadle to stop the ram at the top of each stroke. Continuous running is typical for long slow strokes.
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Oberlin Smith
Engineering Magazine
What happened to Flivver in the звезд voyage
A witty Kansas City Star quip notes Flivver was full of ambition yet failed to achieve much. The joke says he hitched his wagon to a star and forgot to fasten the rear end gate, implying overreaching without securing foundations.
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Flivver
Kansas City Star
All Depends on Whisker Fixing Rates
A boss barber explains pricing for beard grooming in a Louisville Courier Journal quotation. He says some jobs are done for nothing while others are charged at rates comparable to a laundry for lace curtains. The remark highlights variable pricing strategies in barber service.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Umbrella theft sparks surprise confession
A short exchange reveals a man’s gloom over Dawson’s umbrella being stolen from him. The humor centers on the twist that the umbrella’s loss affects the speaker more than the original owner, highlighting misplaced worry.
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Dawson
No Strange Experiments Probed in Dinner Question
A light Baltimore American quip notes Mrs Jimps avoids unusual dishes during a minister visit at dinner. The exchange contrasts a cautious mother with a curious daughter in a homespun exchange.
Best Way to Learn Is Seek Understanding Not Volume
A concise note argues that prioritizing deep grasp over sheer amount of study yields lasting knowledge. It suggests focusing on core concepts, testing understanding, and avoiding rote accumulation of trivia. The piece advocates deliberate practice and reflection to build solid expertise.
Wool Cleaning Conjuring in Aleppo Bazaars
A Blackwood's contributor recalls Syrian wool cleaning as a conjuring act. A man sits cross legged using a wooden bow with strings to vibrate and tap wool, producing a cloud of dust and a mound of clean wool while a hum and rhythm mark the process. The scene repeats in many towns and bazaars.
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Aleppo
Blackwood’s
Syria
Alder Dye Oldest Recorded Dye Used by Northwest Coast Natives
The alder tree was widely used by Indians of the northwest Pacific coast to color fish nets with a reddish dye. Pioneers largely ignored the tree though many barks and roots were employed. Alder dye is said to be the oldest recorded dye, mentioned in Finland's Kalevala dating nearly eight millennia.
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Northwest Pacific Coast
Kalevala
Finland
Good Talker Quip Echoes Self Focus
A witty exchange from London Answers features an impertinent girl flattering a man by saying he talks well on his favored subject. He probes for the compliment as she slyly counters with a rebuff about his focus on himself.
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London
Man Pulls Stinger From Bee Without Stinging
A fnetful man named Lorimer demonstrates uncanny control as he pulls a bee’s stinger without being stung, showcasing an unusual skill or trick observed in a rural setting.
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Lorimer
Object Lesson In Phonetics From Dr Bliss
The Arabic lacks a p sound and confuses p and b. Dr Bliss of the Syrian Protestant College demonstrated the difference by blowing chalk dust away when saying p, while keeping it in place for b, illustrating breath usage to a student.
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Bliss
Syrian Protestant College
Christian Herald
Wealth and creditors in witty quotes from Detroit Free Press
A brief Courier style note highlights cynical lines about riches and creditors from the Detroit Free Press. It contrasts optimism with financial pressure, quoting lines about wings and bills and a nod to belief in the better side of men.
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Detroit Free Press
Maclaren
Bloody Brook Destruction Remembered At South Deerfield Mass
Historic crossing on Bloody Brook recalls the 1675 massacre when Captain Lathrop led eighty men toward Deerfield for grain, disarmed by neglect near a stream and overwhelmed by about seven hundred Iroquois warriors. Only eight survived. a monument marks the site today.
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South Deerfield
Mass
Bloody Brook
King Philip
Connecticut River
Northfield
Deerfield
Lathrop
Hadley
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