Apt Questions for Teachers Examination 1911
Questions prepared by the State School Commissioner test the mental qualifications of candidates for elementary school certificates. Items include laws affecting schools, rural grading difficulties, use of reviews and examinations, incentives and praise, study methods from How to Study, teaching politics from a citizen viewpoint, classroom lighting and ventilation, and value and risks of thoroughness.
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State Commissioner of Public Schools
Arithmetic Test Questions From an Early 20th Century Exam
A set of math problems asks to compute percentages of different bases, discuss the purpose of work in mathematics with tangible objects, solve income and expense scenarios, assess gains on dual house sales, calculate promissory note interest, determine cistern capacity, convert a field’s dimensions to acres, and infer Chicago time from a GMT reference.
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Chicago
Greenwich
Questions on Congress and civic education in a reading class
A set of discussion prompts asking students to evaluate the recent session of Congress, the role of pupil input in teaching reading, benefits of class reading aloud, the invention and uses of the flying machine, the meaning of nominating candidates at primaries and constitutional conventions, and a brief note on a recent Supreme Court decision.
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Congress
Supreme Court of the United
History study prompts on explorers and leaders
The text lists questions on major historical topics. It asks to name explorers from France England and Spain and describe their results, identify five American statesmen who never became president and their notable roles, define legal terms ex post facto tariff internal revenue felony rebellion, outline Andrew Jackson’s career and effects, note Monroe’s administration highlights and a second-term event, discuss benefits of great expositions and the next proposed, and write a paragraph on one topic among Reciprocity Reconstruction Island possessions or the Ordinance of 1787.
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Andrew Jackson
Monroe
Celebate
Primary grade dental and habit formation questions
A set of seven education prompts covering how to teach children good dental care walking and sitting habits, digestion of bread, effects of exercise and overexertion, bacteria and disinfection, skeleton use and care, fracture repair, and methods to break or prevent bad habits among boys, along with glands.
Unclear text prompts questions on medical processes
The fragment asks about affecting four or one processes and mentions objections and moderate use of alcohol and tobacco, but the meaning is incomplete and unspecified.
Geography exam prompts about lines, climates, and rivers
A set of geography questions covering the international date line isotherms isogons and definitions. It asks about England as a manufacturing nation desert Africa wet regions river systems and major railroad routes across the United States with example cities and products.
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England
Africa
South America
Europe
Asiat
Ohio
Japan
New York
Asiatic
United States
Cape Horn
Rome
Italy
China
Literature Questions and Classic Authors Review
A series of prompts on literary analysis and authors. Topics include strategies for reading fiction, sketches of Robert Burns, and notes on authors like Burns, Washington Irving, and Restoration writers. Questions invite quotes, teaching outlines, and reflections on favorites and epics and dramas read.
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Robert Burns
of the Restoration
Washington Irving
Wycliffe
John Mandeville
Writing Lessons And Penmanship Principles For Pupils
The writer outlines when to start pen and ink use, reasons for early practice, and how to conduct a writing class with balanced teacher assistance. It then lists core principles of the system and provides two or more lines as a penmanship sample to illustrate style and technique.
Language and grammar exercise prompts
A set of language tasks covering plural forms and usage of reef cherub bureau banjo knight templar Jewess German halo bandit round functions conjugation synopsis infinitives gerunds difference between noun predicates and objects plus a long prose sentence rewrite passive voice transitive and intransitive verbs and a poetic parsing exercise of italicized lines.
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Reef
Cherub
Bureau
Banjo
Halo
Bandit
Pronunciation and suffix usage in early language study
The notes define censor and related terms, mark pronunciation hints for common words, outline suffix definitions with usage rules, and discuss when to teach correct pronunciation, plus a list of spellings to master including Gauge cymbal acquaint and rhythm.
Quote from Albert Shaw on industry turmoil and reform
The passage notes that current sensational industry unrest exposes wealth and corporate control, yet urges a forward-looking view. It argues exposure precedes relief and that reform can be disturbing but necessary for American life.
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Albert Shaw
Wellsville Faces Financial Crisis From Bank Wreck Loss
The city of Wellsville reels after the Silver Bank wreck wiped out about 15000 in municipal surplus cash. Mayor P D Beam warns the one cent tax plan will require strict economy and budget pruning to avoid overruns as the Finance Committee prepares the second half year budget and council debates future expenditures. A prominent taxpayer hails the one cent measure as a safeguard forcing municipalities to live within their means.
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Wellsville
Silver Bankie Company
P. D. Beam
Board of Health
Finance Committee
Bec
Six Osage and Steubenville Residents Named
Clyde W. Wiles aged 22 of Osage and Lillian G. Cochran aged 19 of Toronto along with Carl F. Boyd 23 and Lillie M. Thompson 22 of Steubenville and Diniter Polovina 28 with Mila Radonile 23 of Steubenville are listed as residents with ages.
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Clyde W. Wiles
Osage
Lillian G. Cochran
Toronto
Carl F. Boyd
Lillie M. Thompson
Steubenville
Diniter Polovina
Mila Radonile
Real Estate Transfers in Jefferson County and Vicinity
A series of realty transfers across Adena Mt. Pleasant Smithfield Harmony and other townships shows numerous lot and parcel sales, ranging from small fractions to several thousand dollars, involving individuals, couples, and banks. Notable entries include McLaughlin’s addition Adena lot 52 4000? and Pleasant Heights city lots. A concluding medical ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea and Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil with testimonial claims.
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Henry Warner
McLaughlin
Adena
Harry E. Armstrong
Alfred Warner
Beatty
City
Paul Loretto
Tony Tonsky
L. Angles
People’s National Bank
Daniel Dean
Lupton
Mt. Pleasant
la Belle View Land Co
Emma M. Boedecker
la Pelle View
Nicola Oltian
Antonio Ferrari
Logan
Smithfield
John F. Bumpus
John McClave
Anderson & Donaldson
Martha J. Carnes
Nira M. Helms
Orr
Hannah Bray
Henry Charles Bray
Steubenville
Verda Jane Hock
Bailey
Harmony
Thomas A. Thompson
Elenora Fell
New Alexandria
Joseph W. Jordan
Ida M. Watt
Jefferson County
Buckeye Savings & Loan Co
Harwell Place
Mingo
James D. McKee
F. M
Stringer
Brilliant
Elvin L. Bendure
John W. Bendure
Pleasant Heights
Moore
Charles A. Holmes
C. S. Ferguson
Thos. E. Ferguson
John Fisher
M. Etna J. Mattern
James C. Kilbreath
Unionport
Greer Boyd
Charles R. Wells
Mary J. Wells
The
Dr King’s New Life Pills Offer Quick Fire Results
Promote health benefits and quick relief after taking Dr King’s New Life Pills. Claims include improved digestion, appetite, and energy, with regulation of stomach, liver, and bowels. Selling at Beall & Steele Drug Co for 25 cents.
G Raham Co Inte Depicted For Home Coming Week
Have your storefront building or dwelling decorated by G Raham Co Inte for Home Coming Week September 3 to 10. All work to be done in first class manner. Represented by S M Bickerstaff Pittsburgh Dispatch office 407 Market Street second floor. Stune6th
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Grahan Co
S. M. Bickerstaff
Pittsbore Dispatch
Market Street
Leading California druggist endorses Foley's Honey and Tar
A Pasadena druggist Foley and Co recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an efficient expectorant without opiates. It can be given to children without nausea and does not disturb digestion. Letter signed by C. H. Ward Drug Co and C. L. Parsons. Get the original in the yellow package from Beall and Steele.
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Pasadena
Cal
Foley and Co
Foley
C. H. Ward
Treas
Foley's
Beall & Steele
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Rocky Mountain
Beall & Steele Drug Co
Thomas
California
Oxford Rag Rugs
Smyrna
Batiste
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