Edison Letter Reveals Humor in Bill Request
A Kansas City Star note recounts a November 11, 1975 letter from Thomas A. Edison to Albert B. Chandler. Edison lightly crossed out parts and jests about paying one of his smallest bills tomorrow under the influence of “comely greenbacks” as new wonders of the world would become apparent to him.
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Thomas A. Edison
Albert B. Chandler
A. B
Edison
Chandler
B. C
Kansas City Star
Training Pedagogues and the Rise of Normal Schools
The world saw its first professional teacher training by Jean Baptiste de La Salle at Rheims in 1681. By the early 1800s Prussia established a firm normal school system, and in America the push to prepare public school teachers gained attention.
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Jean Baptiste de la Salle
Rheims
Sro
America
Merry Heart Wins Give
Quotations from Carlyle on living with a cheerful spirit and diligent work are presented as a reflective aside in this clipped newspaper fragment. The emphasis remains on perseverance and personal virtue across occupations.
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Thomas Carlyle
Heavies Edge Orioles 50 to 39 in Sunday Showdown
Lincoln heavies defeated the Chicago Orioles 50 to 39 in the feature game last Sunday. Lincoln girls beat D A Girls 25 to 6, and St Paul Lutheran Lights topped Lincoln 21 to 15. Mary Phillips eyes toward return, referee Ed Fedosky defends officiating amid crowd remarks.
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Heavies
Chicago Orioles
St. Paul Boys
Lincoln Heavies
Oroles
Ferney Boosters
D. and R
Lincoln Girls
St. Paul Lutheran Lights
Lincoln Lights
St. Paul
Lincolns
Mary Phillips
Ed Fedosky
Fedosky
Dalton 939
Schug
Buda A. A. Basketball Tournament Summary
The Buda A. A. clubhouse hosted three games on Sunday February 23. Elliott Boosters defeated Illinois Steel 88 to 4 while Warren Cong. church beat W. P. Conkeys 38 to 19. Lindsays Auto Laundry beat Buda A. A. 22 to 16. Next Sunday March 2 two games are listed with start times and matchups.
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Buda A. A
Elliott Boosters
Illinois Steel
W. P. Conkeys
Warren Cong.church
Lindsays Auto Laundry
Harvey Flashes
Homewood A. C. American Legion
Mulderink Aces
Harvey K. C
Hedgwich Blues
Forestry in Europe Drives Reforestation Efforts
European forests were rebuilt after extensive destruction and floods. The American Tree Association notes that Germany began forestry due to long severe winters and fuel wood needs, making wood almost as essential as food itself.
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Europe
France
American Tree Association
Switzerland Leads in Inventive Thought Says Scientific American
The Scientific American reports Switzerland tops the list for a high share of residents with inventive minds, highlighting a culture that fosters innovation and problem solving. The article notes distinctive educational and research ecosystems contributing to this trend.
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Switzerland
Scientific American
Chicago World News Highlights Major Civic Ventures
Public subscription raised over 3 million for a medical training and health center to aid negro patients. Chicago schools graduated over 21 thousand pupils including 3,688 seniors and 3,272 juniors. Illinois Central switches to electric freight yards with new switching locomotives. Chicago Boy Scout Council drive nets 1.25 million from 45 groups. Over 20 thousand delegates attend business conventions. 10 thousand food industry leaders and 8 thousand retailers among them. Plans for nine weeks of light opera and a proposed 40 to 50 million dollar steel mill south of Chicago. Aviation leaders map 30 landing fields to boost regional air transport and freight to the Western Hemisphere.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago Boy Scout Council
Hemisphere
Bathing science: skin acts as germ killer when clean
Dr. Lloyd Arnold shows live clean skin rapidly destroys bacteria, unlike dirty skin or other objects. Rubbing enhances this bactericidal activity, suggesting baths help prepare skin to repel disease-causing germs.
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Lloyd Arnold
Medical College of the Univesity of Illinois
Chicago
State Department of Public Health
Dr. Arnold
Arnold
Power and crime fears spark a public call for reform
Arthur Brisbane surveys a nation dazzled by General Electric advances like the thyratron and wireless power while warning that organized crime and corrupt officials threaten democracy. He notes vast car scrapping plans, charitable bequests, and Ford's education ambitions, urging prudence and reform.
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Arthur
Brisbane Big Corporation
General Electric Company
Ideas of Worship in the Roman World
The passage reflects on Roman religious practice as viewed by society and law. It notes that common people deem all modes equally true while philosophers deem them equally false and magistrates consider them equally useful.
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Edward Gibbon
Tragedy Deepens as Device Turns Sound to Light
The Charleston Daily Mall notes that new devices transforming sound into light heighten tragedy, with some alleged music appearing as a horrifying sight through the visible tones of light.
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Charleston
Dally Mall
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