Lansing School Notes Paints a Busy Semester Update
The column reports on student health and substitute staffing as Miss Fieldhouse takes over the eighth grade. It notes semester exams, Home Project work forming the Lansing Achievement Club, and a Thornton competition with braided rug making by Emma Barth and teammates. Delegates Annie Oster elle, Bennie Fieldhouse, Irving Lange, Myrtle Steinbach observed future reports. Weather delays and a box social on Valentines Eve are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gambie
Lansing
Thornton
Emma Barth
Dorothy Fieldhouse
Ethel Burgeson
Hazel Lange
Bielfeldt
Annie Osterelle
Bennie Fieldhouse
Irving Lange
Myrtle Steinbach
Tribune
George Washington
Olive Johnson
Maternity Bill Becomes Law Across Nation
Public Health column reports the Maternity Bill signed by President Harding on November 25, 1921, with $1,480,000 annual federal and state support. Five states have signaled intent to use the appropriation for mother and child care, plus Cook County posts public health nurse eligibility list and notes staffing changes. Children in Cook County are writing milk stories to be published. teachers urged to start a pest er contest with entries due May 1, 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Cook County Civil Service Commission
Bernice Bishop
Public Health Division
Bureau of Social Service
Will County
Cook County
County
Radiating Happiness Quote from Stevenson
A concise reflection on happiness stating a happy person brings more value than money. The opening line compares a cheerful individual to a lit candle, signaling warmth and good will upon entering a room. The passage emphasizes positivity over material wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevenson
Obituary: Mrs Johanna Miehlke Miehlke Dies In Aurora
Mrs Johanna Miehlke died January 21 in Aurora after living in Sandridge and Aurora. She was once married to Rev S F Fritz of Blue Island and later to Mr Miehlke of Chicago. The Rev Fritz died while serving at the Cerman ME church. Burial was in Rosehill cemetery with Rev Jacob Schott, formerly of Blue Island, reading the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Miehlke
Aurora
Mienlke
Lyne Island
S. F. Fritz
Cerman ME
Fritz
Blue Island
Blue Gland
Blue Island Sun-Standard
The Egyptian Sistrum and Cat Imagery
A fragment describing the sistrum as bronze or brass with three or four metal bars that jingled when shaken. The top is often decorated with a cat figure and rings may be added to bars to enhance sound. Carl Van Vechten notes the motif linked to reverent feline associations in temple decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ea Thousard
Carl van Vechten
Pramal
Strange Trade In London Nutmegs At Hackney
A group of women in Hackney, London, repairs worm eaten nutmegs by filling holes with a paste of nutmeg dust and gum. They are paid four cents per gross, and the finished nuts appear unaltered on casual inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackney
London
England
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Harriet Fulmer
R. N
Auspices
International Bible Students Assn
Magra Motion Pictures
Delton Theatre
Delton, Ill
C. H. Swingle
Chicago
South
Michigan Ave
Bethig & Goenenwein Tire and Gas Station
Michigan Avenue
New State Theater
Calumet Concrete Construction Co
West
115Th ST
Michigan
World Tire
Tichi
South Holland
The
Great Tire Company
United States
World WM
Roberts
Carnes
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