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Newspaper

The Abilene Reflector

Location

Abilene, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1885

Page

2

Educational column on school boards and staffing

An educational column notes a high demand for first class teachers by county school boards. It mentions on or before July 20 blanks for districts mailed to officers and notes Walker and Chamberlain planning a commercial school in the Berry block. J P Crawford to teach Prairie Union School Ban ner Township. J S Ford chosen as principal of Abilene Southside school.

Walker & Chamberlain Berry Block J. P. Crawford Prairie Union School Banner Township J. P J.S. Ford School Board of Abilene Southside J. S

A Whack at Primary Arithmetic Commentary

Supt. J. M. Greenwood argues in the New York Journal that primary arithmetic books overburden young learners. He contends children six or seven can master the basics in one year using direct counting and simple operations, criticizing long graded curricula and “gimcracks” like pegs and pebbles.

J. MM. Greenwood N. £. Journal

Hodge Bros Offers Mowers Including Walter A Wood Unit

Sickle sections for all kinds of mowers at Hodge Bros for sale at a bargain. One Lewis Header, as new. Inquire at Hodge Bros. We can furnish testimonials from every purchaser of a Walter A. Wood Mower.

Walter A. Wood Hodge Bros Wood Ormack Deerin Empire Ayuga Good Horse Lewis

Millinery Closeout Sale and Local Advertisements

A cluttered page offers a closing out sale at Mrs Porteers with discounts on millinery and goods, plus ads for Bonebrake Rice hardware items and oil barrels, water coolers, money loans, machine oils, abstracts of titles, and stock for sale from Ed Thisler including grade and thoroughbred cattle with prices via inquiry.

Thisler

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