Non-Smokers Outperform Smokers in High School Work
Superintendent F E Ellsworth tabulated sixty boys in the first semester finding eighteen smokers and forty-two non-smokers. Smokers tested in 66 subjects with 28 passes and 28 fails. non-smokers 169 subjects with 141 passes and 27 fails. Non-smokers averaged over 3 5 fourteenths subjects per pupil versus smokers at 2 1/9. Smokers started with 3 2/3 subjects per pupil while non-smokers averaged four. Failures per smoker were 1 5/9 vs 9/14 per non-smoker. Smokers tended older. best workers among smokers were older and repeating work. Country-district non-smokers largely failed due to unfamiliarity. Overall argument against tobacco use by high school students. C H Smith, West Superior St baker, spent weekend at Reed City.
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F. E. Ellsworth
High Schoor
C.H. Smith
West Superior St. Baker
Reed City
Keep Girls on the Farm and Problem Solved, Says Farm Expert
A Berrien County Farmers Institute report quotes Mrs. Dora Stockman of Lansing arguing the farm population declines because girls leave the farms. She says keeping girls on the farm will solve the problem, noting women waste 20 percent of food and spend 90 percent of what men earn.
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Adam
Berrien Farmers’ Institute
Berton Harbor
Banner Register
Berrien County
The
Baptist Church
Dora H. Stockman
Lansing
Mrs. Stockman
Garden of Eden
Gifford Pinchot Opposed to Turning National Forests
Gifford Pinchot argues against transferring National Forests and public lands to Western states. He warns that private ownership would consolidate vast timber, coal, water power, and mineral resources, risking loss of access for the public and inviting political mismanagement. The Forest Service is portrayed as nonpartisan, essential, and better steward of resources under federal control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinchot
National Conservation Association
Congress
United States Forest Service
United States
Forest Service
Pinchot warns on Western land grants and monopolies
Gifford Pinchot asserts Western states wasted lands granted to them and created monopolies, noting similar eastern state records. He cautions that if the attack succeeds public ranges and other resources will be endangered and forwards the facts for review.
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Gifford Pinchot
Hospital project urged by Dr Bruske in Holland
Dr A F Bruske of Alma College and Hope church preached on this church and the sick urging Holland to build a hospital. He proposed Hope Hospital as the ideal name and suggested Hope church donate a site facing Tenth street for the facility. He urged Hope church members to take the initiative.
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A. F. Bruske
Alma College
Hope Church
Holland
Ble
Tenth Street
aMope Church
Bruske
Hope Hospital
Hope
Hope Chures
Publicity as a Cure for Social Ills by Talcott Williams
Talcott Williams of Columbia University argues publicity is the sole cure for social ills. He says newspapers are human agencies shaped by readers and that independence grows with size, while noting reporters’ sacrifices for truth. He praises publicity for revealing evils and urging civic duty, condemning hidden practices of secrecy.
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Talcott Williams
School of Journalism
Columbia University
Lori
Williams
Tammany Hall
Ius
Reform Drive After Twenty Five Years of Traffic Disclosure
A former Philadelphia Press editor recalls avoiding coverage of a London traffic scandal exposed by a Titanic casualty journalist. He admits the city was deeply involved, regrets the delay, and notes the reform push now gaining momentum as public discussion spreads.
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England
Philadelphia Press
Stead
London
Philadelphia
Thomas Clyde Raycraft dies at 20 in Gratiot County
Thomas Clyde Raycraft born June 8 1888 in Pine River Township Gratiot County Michigan died February 15 aged 20 years 8 months and 7 days He leaves a wife a widowed mother seven brothers and three sisters Funeral held at the home of Mr and Mrs Alt Wiley with relatives from Lansing Clare St Louis Wayne and other areas noted as present
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Clyde Raycraft
Thomas C Raycraft
Thomas Raycraft
Mary Raycraft
Pine River Township
Gratiot County
Michigan
Minnesota
Detroit
Michigan Central Railroad
Alt Wiley
J. M. Delmarter
Lansing
John Beadle
Clare
Ernest Madden
St. Louis
Ben Greet Players to Perform at Alma Lyceum Friday
The Ben Greet Players will appear at the Opera House Friday evening February 21 as the next number on the Alma Lyceum Course. Single admission with reserved seat is 50 cents, on sale at Wheaton and Sona drug store.
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Ben Greet
Alma Lyceum
Wil
Opera House
Wheaton & Sona
New Industry Begins Hoops and Lath Manufacture
M. J. Butterfield starts elm hoop production in the old Nelson machine building. A 16 horsepower engine and log-cutting hoops machinery are installed, with about six workers. If timber is available locally, hoop and lath production will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Butterfield
Nelson
Post Office Closure Saturday on Washington's Birthday
Post office to close Saturday for Washington's Birthday with only morning delivery 10 to 11 am. City carriers will perform regular service. rural routes will not be served. A note from Mrs. Ezra Smith says she and her son Gerald visited Rey Wolfe and family in Chattanooga Tennessee last week. Wolfe is a former Alma pastor.
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Washington
Ezra Smith
Gerald
Rey, Wolfe
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wolfe
Alma
Foods to Avoid in Catarrh by Dr J J Allen
Foods that tend to produce catarrh include cane sugar cooked cereals fine white bread rice and whole wheat bread Apples help correct the catarrhal condition A person prone to catarrh should avoid those foods and eat an apple daily A pint or more of hot water in the morning followed by a brisk walk and no food for an hour or more afterward.
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Fligh
N. B. Waterman
National Forests
DR. Bruske
Church
N. E. Saai
Fulline
Cushing & Benedict
J. J. Allen
Olds
Alma. Elevator CO
Alma, Michigan
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