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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
4
County teachers' exam content covering geography, literature, physiology, and reading. Items include questions on the Revolution, the Constitution, presidential elections, Roosevelt, and various geography and biological topics. The list cites specific tasks like naming ports, describing mineral resources, and discussing literature figures.
This prompt presents a set of grammar tasks based on a Randall selection featuring Oliver Wendell Holmes lines. It asks for parts of speech, adjectives, verb moods and tenses, independent elements, adverbial phrases and clauses, parsing words, conjunctive adverbs, particles of bid lie and blow, and arguments for and against using diagrams in sentence analysis.
A set of exam prompts covering Henry’s Rational Living, asceticism critique, views on drudgery and human life, Mosse’s experiments and their implications, connection of attention self-control and nervous energy, physical conditions for surplus energy, methods for regular attendance, object of discipline, fostering love of literature in young pupils, teacher duties to the community, and contributions of Mary Lyon and Horace Mann to American education.
A reader’s excerpt lists arithmetic tasks including division, least common multiple, proportions, extracting cube roots, and interest calculations. It asks to prove work by multiplication, identify simple and compound proportions, solve a cattle pricing problem with 14 percent gain, compute interest on 800 dollars for two years at four percent, distinguish numbers, and factor primes to find the greatest common divisor and least common multiple.
An exam prompt asking to define phonetic spelling with two pros and two cons, explain derivative words tri syllable affix, expand abbreviations for St D C Sec and AM M, indicate pronunciation of selected words, compare prepositions among between and other pairs, and detach a slip listing various words for pronunciation by the examiner.
December 1906 notice informs applicants for the elementary certificate that submission must be in the afternoon. The document references United States history and English plan related to colonial government, indicating exam content and framing.
Two year old Russell Lucas of Wellsburg was critically burned playing near a gas stove at the Tucas home at 6 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Dr Harden said the child had a slight chance for recovery. An unknown severely injured man was found along the C P railroad near Pe kin with both legs amputated near the hips. Conductor Frank Sehl reported the discovery and the man is believed to be a tramp.
Harry L. Cooke takes charge as superintendent of the jobbing and sheet department at the Pelle plant in Steubenville Mer. Formerly head of the Rewna Standard plant in Bridgeport, he brings many years of experience and is described as well qualified for the post.
Edward Wagner stands trial after being deferred from prior cases as trustee of Jefferson Supply Co. files with bankruptcy. The trustee claims Wagner was a referred creditor seeking return of goods to add to assets, with P P Lewis representing Wagner.
National Civic Federation gathers hundreds of figures from finance, labor, education, manufacture, and railroads at Park Avenue Hotel in New York to debate wealth regulation, injunctions, and child labor over two days. Speakers include Carnegie, Belmont, Gompers, Mitchell, Low, and others from diverse groups.
About 650 miners in Ohio's coal district join a strike after wage delays at the Conners mine of M A Hanna Coal Co near Rowland. Workers demand two weeks pay per agreement and threaten expansion to two Neff Co mines as leaders claim management broke its contract.
Miners contend coal sticks and requires effort to remove, company to pay. If coal does not stick, miners remove without pay. Leaders Watkins Briggs and local committee represent miners against operators Robby Hornicke and McBryde. A meeting to settle the dispute is planned for this week.
Washington December 10. Army engineers report on Ohio river improvement will push a multiyear plan costing around sixty three million dollars for locks and dams from Pittsburgh to Wheeling. Action hinges on Congress with key figures for Locks 7 8 9 11 12 and 13 and dates for completion estimated at three to six years.
Notice to taxpayers of Jefferson County Ohio announces levies for 1809 on real and personal property. It lists special and general taxes including several named turnpikes such as Warrenton Harewell Ruh Run Pleasant Station Nectar Portland Ditlonvate and Smithfield Portland Turnpikes with specified rates in mills and per cent on the dollar.
The record cites locations on the Ohio River from Marietta to Cincinnati with several sites lacking appropriations. It notes specific sums for No 8 and No 37 and states total river improvements appropriated to date around 18 720,000 with maintenance costs excluded. The Rivers and Harbors Committee calls the Ohio project among the most important and anticipates a large appropriation in the current river and harbor bill.
Death notice for Mrs Martha J Boyd widow of John Boyd who died at her East View avenue home in Cleveland after a heart ailment. Born June 31 1853 in Steubenville she was a daughter of Nancy and the late Oliver King and a Steubenville High School graduate. Her husband Mr Boyd died several years ago.
Mrs Boyd died in Cleveland where the deceased had lived thirty years. Survived by three children, Margaret wife of Dr Raymond Jackson Elyria Ohio Samuel and William at home. Also survived by her mother Mrs Nancy King, two sisters Mrs Fielding and Mrs Gates and brother George J King. Funeral and Riverside cemetery Cleveland. Mrs Gates and Mr and Mrs George A King attended. She had visited relatives here last summer and was mourned by many old friends.
George S Thomas a former Steubenville transfer and grocery businessman died Saturday in Scio Ohio at about 60 years old leaving a widow. He served as a private in Co E with the V L and was a member of Stanton Post. He was a respected citizen whose remains were brought to Steubenville.
Monday afternoon at 1:25 o'clock the funeral proceeded to Hamline M. E. Church with Rev. Dr. Ulman officiating. Interment followed at Union cemetery with Stanton Posy in charge. Pallbearers from the Post included J. C. Ault, Wm. Ruddicks, L. E. Maple, T. C. Hunter, John Welch, and Rev. N. W. Stewart. Grave services were led by Post Chaplain W. F. Ridgley and Post Commander P. Maxwell. M. M. Brown, bugler.
Chauncey Flwood Knowles son of Mr. and Mrs. James Knowles of La Belle View died Sunday at 8 a m after a brief bout with pleuro pneumonia aged 17. He leaves his parents two sisters Mrs Bertha Finigan and Margaret and two brothers James and Emery. He worked as a messenger for the Pan Handle operator and recently night shift. he was loved by co workers and planned to finish his telegraph apprenticeship soon.
W H Matheney of East Liverpool was the guest of friends in the city on Sunday.
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