TWO TERRIBLE CASES OF RINGWORM CURED
Chicago Ill June 5 1912 My little daughter had a running sore on the back of her head and another from hip to hip. Itched continually and she slept poorly. After using Resinol Soap and Ointment she was well and hearty in about two weeks. Signed Mrs Emery Skelnik 2953 Gresham Ave Nessville Pa May 11 1912 I suffered from ringworms for about five weeks until Resinol cured the many sores on my face and neck. Signed E S Gilliland Your druggist sells Resinol Soap Ointment samples available Dept 9 K Resinol Chem Co Baltimore Md
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Chicago
Ill
Emery Skelnik
Gresham Ave
Nessville
Gilliland
Miss Dunningham Mama Hears Harold Plans Aerial Call
The child asks if papa knows Harold will summon her in his aeroplane. The mother confirms Harold has lingered by the skylight with a club all afternoon.
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Miss Dunningham
Mamma
Papa
Harold
Porch baby neglect noted by West End couple
A West End woman points out a baby sleeping on bare porch boards across the street. The husband comments the scene lacks a rug and even paint on the boards, highlighting the harsh sight.
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West End
Youngstown
Why Isn't He In It The Immortals Question
A remark likens public interest in office to the immortals club in France. A distinguished figure explains he would prefer scrutiny over his candidacy rather than being asked why he is not in the academy, reflecting on recognition and inclusion.
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Academy
Truthful Arthur and the monkey eye prank
On Arthur's birthday he got a large furry monkey. Two days later the father finds the monkey with its eyes missing. Arthur insists he did not pull them out and then confesses he pushed them in.
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Arthur
Father
Little Arthur
Uniform exam questions for Ohio teachers' certification
Prepared by the State School Commissioner to assess mental qualifications for public school teaching. Includes county teachers' exam items for elementary certificates, river and lake geography, river tributaries, state industries, Great Lakes, Lake Erie area, Niagara Falls location and height, intercity distances, bodies of water touching the British Isles, and the five largest cities of the British Isles.
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Ohio River
Colorado
California
Alabama
Massachusetts
Texas
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Niagara Falls
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Baltimore
British Isles
What though on homely fare we dine
The quotation echoes Burns on humble living and equality, praising the honest man who is king of men for a' that though he wears hodden-grey. It contrasts fools and knaves with virtue, asserting character over wealth and show.
Human Brain Structure and Circulation Overview
This piece outlines averages and basics: adult brain weight, primary divisions the cerebrum cerebellum brainstem and limbic system, and each division's general functions. It covers arterial and venous wall differences, lists the five senses with a note on which may be considered most important, and mentions the pharynx seven openings. It references recent liquor laws and explains systemic circulation and near sightedness due to eye lens shape while outlining retina structure.
Theory and Practice in Rural School Education
Questions explore enumeration of school youth timing leadership and purpose. They ask how tardiness harms learning and effective ways to curb it and emphasize a definite method in teaching reading. The piece seeks Cosgrove’s views on normal training for teachers self government in elementary schools and defines pedagogy. It also asks for the best rural teacher qualifications and whether teachers should supervise intermissions.
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Cosgrove
Agricultural knowledge questions for school grounds and farming
A list of classroom and farm topics covering suitable tree and shrub varieties for school grounds, cover and smothering crops with examples, autumn study themes for the Third Division, divisions and terms in agriculture, seed treatment for smut and seed potatoes, silo use and ensilage crops, land improvement steps from swamp to farmland, and ways to improve rural social life.
Coffee Breakdown Prompted Health Turnaround Letter
A Kansas man, labeled the runt of a large family, credits stopping coffee and switching to Postum with restored health. He details prior stomach trouble, headaches, and low weight, then notes improvement after adopting Postum. a cousin also improves after giving up coffee. The notice cites Postum Co. and promotes reading “The Road to Wellville.”
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wollville
Parts of speech and verb forms in old style questions
Explains which parts of speech admit inflection with examples using mine thine his hers their theirs. Distinguishes finite and infinite verbs by definition and classification. Provides a first person synopsis of teach in active and passive. Analyzes the quoted declaration for syntax and verb forms.
Settlement of New York and notable historical figures
The article surveys the settlement of New York naming origins honoring the colony, Madison era advisers and supporters in the War of 1812, methods for tried federal judges, a current case of public notice, George Rogers Clark and his major achievement, Amendment XI detailing presidential election procedures, McKinley's assassination details and tenure, and profiles of B Whitney John Paul Jones Horace Mann and S F Morse, plus the Compromise of 1850 provisions and author.
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New York
Madison
United States
George Rogers Clark
McKinley
B. Whitney
John Paul Jones
Horace Mann
F. B. Morse
Sounds of a and word parsing exercise
Six sounds of the letter a are a, as in cat, a as in call, ay as in say, ah as in father, ae as in have, and a silent as in, followed by the long a. The word newspaper yields n e w s p a p e r with vowels a e a e. mutes include silent e, aspirates none, vocals are a e a e. Ce and g produce soft or hard sounds, s is voiceless, ni forms ny as in onion phonetics. A diphthong is a glide between two vowels within a syllable, a trigraph is three letters making one sound, a digraph is two letters making one sound, a monosyllable is a single syllable word.
Land area comparison between circle and square gardens
A circular garden and a square garden each have perimeters of 64 rods. The problem asks which shape encloses more area and by how much, requiring comparison of areas given equal perimeter.
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Chicago
Calcutta
Life sketch of Francis Parkman and related literary figures
Francis Parkman rose as a famed American historian, noted for The Oregon Trail and France and England in North America. He pressed European travel writers like Cooper, Emerson and Thoreau, shaping 19th century American letters. The sketch surveys his life and cites his influential works alongside noted poems and editors of major magazines.
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Francis Parkman
Parkman
Ichabod
Maud Muller
Barbara Frietchie
Cooper
America
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Columbia
Gray
Thomas Carlyle
John Ruskin
Matthew Arnold
George Bancroft
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