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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1916
Page
3
The document lists arithmetic problems and civics questions from a September elementary teacher certification exam. It includes practical math tasks such as unit conversions and ratios, plus questions about government structure, war powers, and historical settlements. The items reflect a broad test of math, history, and political knowledge for teachers.
A collection of questions on sun direction in summer, earth zone widths with a 35 degree axial tilt, land area estimates for Asia Africa and North America, locating mining regions for multiple minerals, optimal sourcing of goods worldwide, and map tasks including Ohio outlines, county mapping, and U.S. island groups.
Group A asks how Herbert added to Pestalozzi in education, compares per pupil costs over 75 years, tracks school reading texts, outlines secularization of Prussian schools and its timing, and contrasts secularization bases with other countries. Group B requests a systematic, least-to-most-severe plan for handling inattentive or disorderly pupils in class.
Defines grammar and subjunctive mood, outlines verb phrases and adverb classifications with examples. Explains gerunds and compares adjectives including degrees. Distinguishes personal and relative pronouns, states four possessive rules, lists genders and sex distinctions, and analyzes tense voice for a poetic excerpt. Diagrams the phrase Scooping the dew that lay in the flowers.
Describes emergency bleeding in a forearm and tracing blood through a full circuit with organ passage, time for circulation, and the effects of various diseases on tissues. It also asks for details on ear and throat structures, spleen, iris, cornea, cardiac orifice, thoracic duct, salivary glands, mumps, burn pain relief, nosebleed treatment, bee sting pain relief, digestion effects of alcohol and tobacco, and names the organs of digestion with uses.
Root hairs increase surface area to absorb water and dissolved nutrients. they take up sugars and minerals produced by leaves and from soil solutions, aided by active transport and thin cell membranes. Deep plowing improves root growth and soil aeration, but can bring up weed seeds and reduce structure if abused.
The text asks what training a teacher needs to become competent in teaching writing, which exercises train movement, and the relative importance of form versus movement. It requests which skill should be acquired first, the grade at which penmanship style is fixed, and why, followed by a specimen of penmanship featuring a quoted verse.
The prompt asks for purpose of accent shift without spelling alteration and requests three illustrations. It also asks for definitions of synonyms, homonyms, antonyms, syllables, and words, plus meaning of phonic spelling with examples. It then lists many words to spell and discuss, plus count elementary sounds.
Proposes an engaging plan for an eighth year English class centered on George Eliot. Outlines ways to spark interest, leverage discussion, and integrate literary analysis with practical classroom activities to boost understanding and profitability of the curriculum.
The Cleveland Leader notes Charles E Hughes as a strong labor ally during his three years and nine months of executive leadership. It cites 56 labor laws enacted, including top quality measures, and claims one third of New York’s labor statutes since 1777 arose in his term.
Mr Hughes urges a disciplined campaign focusing on solid preparation for national issues. He argues resources should not be wasted on partisan district favors or rewarded Democrats. He warns against political influence weakening diplomacy tariffs industry and defense.
The piece notes President Wilson being renominated by his party while Democrats, historically strict constructionists, may vote in November to signal support for the 1912 platform which declared a single presidential term and pledged the convention’s candidate to that principle.
Charles B Hughes shows he can perform a wide range of tasks using a compact write. He aims to prove capability across multiple activities with minimal words and clear focus.
Democratic national committee chairman McCormick predicted Wilson would carry New York, a forecast dismissed as premature and unlikely by party insiders. The piece notes the Empire State’s rough state and argues that Hughes will win New York and crucial states to become president.
The speaker argues for keeping the American market for Americans, then using law to leverage domestic strength to win foreign markets. The aim is to ensure Americans compete at home but unite against foreign competition abroad to avoid disaster in a coming trade war.
The passage notes President Wilson credited the new banking and currency law with saving the nation from European war related financial trouble. It cites the Aldrich Vreeland emergency currency law as the measure preventing stringency and mentions the Aldrich banking and currency package later praised by Wilson despite Democratic opposition.
The New York World rails at Mr Hughes for not backing Wilsons Mexican policy and accuses Republicans of withholding a Wilson nomination. The World mocks the campaign as diverting and notes Democrats push taxes, testing a fatigued nation.
The narrator recounts a clairvoyant reading where a beautiful woman is promised travel, royal courts, riches, and a tall aristocratic husband. She then asks how to rid herself of her current spouse. An ad for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills on 372 Pearl Street, New York, closes the piece.
A primer class reads Dick Whittington and the bells ring to turn back. A student misreads the line as “Turn again Whittington, Mayor Bell of London,” causing surprise at the classroom reading.
Advertisement suggests bathing with hot water and Cuticura Soap for irritated baby skin and anointing with Cuticura Ointment. Claims calming rest for fretful babies, praises emollients, offers free samples by mail with a book from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston, sold everywhere.
A department store buyer asks how to mark returned ladies' hosiery. The manager grumbles that the stock is too thick and unused, noting no one wears such items even in winter. An aside suggests marking as rejected for low visibility.
Jinks claimed six months ago to be developing an explosive safe from accidental firing. He now asserts a further breakthrough, having created an explosive that cannot be fired at all.
A man contemplates entering the moving picture business, noting good profits but stressing that his motivation is not money. He hopes the venture would allow him to see his wife and children occasionally.
In terse exchanges Singleton recalls a cooler reception after a late return, while Wedleigh counters with dismissal of heat, noting the night’s chill as the dominant mood and small talk.
Women describe relief from menopausal and nervous symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonies from Philadelphia and Beverly praise reduced headaches back ache heat flashes and dizziness. The company offers free advice from women and confidential responses through Lynn Massachusetts.
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