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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1918
Page
7
Prepared by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction the document lists questions for the county examination held October 5 to test the mental qualifications of candidates for public school teaching positions.
A compiled list of eight questions covering Reading Circle books and school management, plus nine arithmetic and practical problems on freight, markup, travel time, concrete weight, land area, mortgage payoff, rainfall, pricing, and coffee blends. Each item tests planning, budget, and measurement skills for teachers and students.
A set of nine questions covering promoting nitrate development hot beds potato pests drought protection corn planting gasoline and petroleum use on farms keeping milk sweet wheat enemies weed cover and personal successful garden vegetables with practical farming guidance.
The item lists nine historical prompts covering Washington’s military movements open to maneuvers, early funding of the United States government, funding under the Confederation, the acquisition of California, Union troop totals vs current U.S. troops in France, fifty years of prohibition, the origin and growth of the postal service, arbitration as a policy in international disputes, U.S. demographic diversification, and the lead-up to the 1846 Mexican War.
A set of five tasks asks to use irregular verb parts in sentences and explain parts of speech. It includes questions on noun and verb identification, conjugation of a regular verb in multiple tenses, adjective and adverb use after verbs, and definitions of participle with tense coverage. It also asks to parse the sentence The hat cost five dollars and to verify parsing.
A list of English grammar prompts asking about pronouns usage after weigh and verbs, contraction equivalents for ain t, and five methods to form plural nouns. The questions request exercises for personal pronouns, proper replacement forms, and diverse pluralization patterns.
A set of geography prompts asks to locate four U.S. fishing regions and note disturbed grounds by submarines. It asks where most cattle are raised and why, list natural barriers protecting Germany and Austria, identify northern African countries and European influence, and describe Finland Vladivostok Baku Albania. It also requests South American trade totals, Yellowstone highlights, compare China Japan manufacturing, and explain tidal formation near half moon.
The passage asks about dictionary use in class and spelling instruction, plus a dictation exercise titled REMOVING THE CAUSE. It cites an Austrian statesman pressing peace terms and claims the Allies seek abolition of Hohenzollernism and destruction of the Prussian dynasty to end the war.
A set of nine agriculture study prompts covering soy bean cultivation, sugar beet evolution, fertilizer sources, subsoiling and hard pan, clover types and seeding, Percheron traits, corn cultivation and neglect consequences, tree and shrub spraying, and criteria for planting an orchard tract.
A study guide questions how neglecting brushing affects teeth and oral health, the risks of over-exercise, benefits of regular meals, drinking with meals, bone hardening materials, slow bone healing in elders, spinal marrow composition, effects of cleanliness on health, control differences between hand muscles and cardiac muscle, tendon importance, and the mechanics of swallowing.
The text asks about aims for a progressive teacher presenting writing tasks, weighing knowledge versus skill as core to efficient instruction, and suggests a development exercise for writing with capital letters and motion to stimulate rhythm. It also inquires which phase of health removal relates to technique in writing.
A set of questions asks to name child poets and poems, prefer tragedies or comedies, summarize James Whitcomb Riley, list humorous works, discuss slavery and Civil War impacts on American literature, name ten essential poems with brief quotations, identify eight early Shakespeare figures, explain Washington Irving's popularity, name familiar works, and suggest ten recent books.
The examination in reading is oral. The examiner will conduct the examination following any plan desired.
A roundup of Ohio items: Charles T. Lewis dies at Toledo home. L M Phillips dies after eating toadstools. War influenza and pneumonia strike Camp Sherman. quarantine and closures reported. Public health orders curb vice in Youngstown. Political shifts include Cox appointing Wall and Crane to state accountancy board. Diphtheria warnings issued. Roosevelt urges universal service. Liberty loan triumphs, rail accidents, and dairy price tensions feature amid wartime Ohio.
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a quick, cleansing cure for backache and kidney bladder ailments. It claims relief from lumbago rheumatism and related disorders, urging readers to buy from their druggist with a money back guarantee.
A luncheon by a mutual admiration group featured toasts praising leaders from Germany and Ukraine. The remarks, including calls to cheer Kaiser Wilhelm and the Ukrainian hetman, amused observers and may amuse President Wilson.
An old circular claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous membranes and Eustachian tube impairment. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy and offers free circulars from F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio with a money back guarantee.
A brief gag exchanges between Private Buller and Private Leggett in a Buffalo Express item with playful banter about slipping two on the aisle for Monday night.
Edward, just before bed, wished each family member good night. He then clarified to his mother that he had said “good night me” instead of good night to everyone.
The Numismatic Society in New York received what may be its rarest coin the Confederate half dollar. Only four pieces were struck using a Confederate reverse die on an 1861 US half dollar obverse, likely shown to Richmond officials. No more coins were minted due to bullion shortages.
A humorous line ponders how a man tests for rain by extending his hand and then grows irritated when a drop falls on it. The speaker, labeled as an almost philosopher, uses a playful analogy to human impatience and expectation.
The article notes that many individuals survive on a tight financial edge despite broad global abundance. It highlights income disparity, cost of living pressures, and how small shocks can push families into hardship.
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