Ohio exam questions test teachers in agriculture and reading
Prepared by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the list lists questions for elementary school certificates across subjects such as High School Agriculture Principles of Teaching Reading United States History Grammar Geography Writing and more. It covers soil types, drainage, livestock, milk testing, orchard work, reading basics, civics, and arithmetic including word problems and notation.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ohio
Babcock
United States
North America
The Roosevelts Hunt Large Sheep in Asia Trek
Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit lead an American Scientific Expedition with George Cherrie to Kashmir and the Pamirs to seek the Ovis Poli large sheep. The party travels through Srinagar to high mountain trails at 17,000 feet with natives, yaks, and supplies. The hunt combines sport with arduous expedition work.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Asia
Turkestan
Field Museum of Chicago
Marco Polo
Kermit
Theodore
Cherrie
T. R
Roosevelts
Srinagar
Kashmir
India
Pamir
Exhibition of Perfect Faith by Zulus
A Post article reviews a controversial event where a group of Zulu Christians, in a test of faith, attempted to part floodwaters and drowned fifty participants. It contrasts their early trials with later Christianization led by missionary efforts, noting the brutal history and the provocative nature of faith under pressure.
D A R Leader Advocates Security and Peace Policy
Mrs Anthony Wayne Cook president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, known as The Fighting Daughters, spoke at their Washington congress. She urged readiness to defend the United States while opposing disarmament and urging citizens to support necessary land sea and air forces through Congress.
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Anthony Wayne Cook
The
Fighting Daughters
Washington
President Coolidge
Cook
America
United States
Congress of the
MacMillan to Lead Arctic Expedition Next Summer
Navy plans back the ninth MacMillan Arctic expedition with Boston departure in June. Base at Etah with advance plane base at Axel Heiberg, aims to map 750 miles of shoreline per plane using cameras to chart new lands and reduce unknown areas between the circle and the pole.
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Donald B. MacMillan
President Coolidge
United States
United States Navy
National Geographic Society
Arctic
MacMillan
Boston
Etah
Axel Helberg
Circle
North Pole
Village Mardale Green to be submerged for Manchester reservoir
The village near Haweswater England will be flooded as Manchester city council plans a large reservoir. The project includes an 84 mile aqueduct and 20 million 300 gallons storage over 1000 acres, with completion in ten years at a cost of 50 million dollars.
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Mardale Green
Haweswater
England
Manchester City Council
Philadelphia Public Ledger
New Orleans Harbor Canal Expands Waterfront Access
The inner harbor and industrial canal in New Orleans extend five miles from the Mississippi Valley to Lake Pontchartrain. A concrete ship lock for 20 000 ton vessels will connect to the gulf level, with a plan for a future 30 foot channel. The canal adds about 11 miles of waterfront and was completed in 1923, transforming 96 000 acres of waste land into valuable harbor frontage.
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Inner Harbor
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Lake Pontchartrain
Pontchartrain
Gulf
Pocket Knife Demand Reported At 14 Million Annually
A quoted authority in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times notes annual pocket knife demand at 14 million knives. Replacements form most sales as owners replace lost or broken blades, with an average knife life of two years. About 28 million people are said to carry pocket knives.
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Pittsburgh Gazette- Times
Detroit Lumberman A G Wilson to Wed Dodge Widow
A G Wilson of Detroit a lumberman and deacon in the First Presbyterian church is to marry Mrs. John F Dodge widow of Dodge Brothers founder. The engagement surprised her circle and even her children. Wilson, 42, formerly sales manager for Mason Donaldson in Rhinelander, belongs to several clubs. Mrs Matilda R Dodge inherited most of John F Dodge’s estate with five of six children to share. The Dodge plant sale suggested about 75 million dollars for heirs.
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Alfred G. Wilson
Detroit
John F. Dodge
Dodge Brothers
Dodge
Wilson
First Presbyterian Church
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Wilson Lumber Company
Lighting Costs Drop Over Four Decades
The article notes that electric light has become much cheaper since its development, now costing about one sixteenth of its price from 40 years prior. It cites 1887 figures where ten dollars could buy a certain candlepower, illustrating dramatic price declines in household lighting.
Electric Oil Field At Yenangyoung India
An all electric oil field on the Irawaddy at Yenangyoung employs Hindu, Chinese and Burmese laborers alongside electric well drills and pumps with artificial illumination.
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Yenangyoung
India
Irawaddy
Old-Fashioned German Marriage Ads Preface Candid Courtship
In the Frankfort area German youths advertise for wives while asking that prospects not be too modern. Some use relatives as intermediaries to screen applicants, sparing suitors from awkward rejections. Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills ad promotes a gentle tonic laxative at 372 Pearl St New York.
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Frankfort-on the-Main
Germany
Wright
Pearl St. N.Y. Adv
Tulane Leads Maya Herb Healing Expedition
A Tulane University sponsored scientific expedition seeks Maya herbal remedies used by ancient Maya physicians in South America. Dr. William A. Gates leads the effort inspired by recently studied Maya manuscripts deemed worthy of scientific attention.
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South America
Tulane University
New Orleans
William A. Gates
Chauffeur Runs Down Pedestrians and Uplifts Repair Bills
A chauffeur is described as a man who causes harm to pedestrians and increases repair expenses.
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