Be a Patron of Home Industry Says DM Carr
The article argues for spending locally to boost community wealth. It notes that dollars sent to distant firms leave local circulation, harming the town and its workers. It cites examples of how home buying could grow business, raise wages, and benefit laborers, farmers, and professionals alike.
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DM. Carr
How Schemers Work in Cooperative Promises and Robber Ideals
The piece explains how promoters use the label system to lure masses into schemes meshing trust with profit promises. It warns against alleged cooperative stores in large cities, noting such plans often funnel money to a few, aiming to build monopolies and personal gain rather than genuine cooperation.
Misuse of the Mails Section 5480 Statute Quoted
The text delivers the Section 5480 revised statutes outlining penalties for mail fraud. It defines a scheme to defraud involving mail communication, and imposes fines up to 500 dollars and imprisonment up to 18 months, or both, for persons who place or receive deceptive mail within the United States.
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The
United States
Unsound Cooperative Concerns
A warning against following quack doctors in cures and heedless self harm through bad investments. The piece laments voluntary death by action and financial ruin via schemes promoted by flashy promises, urging farmers to ignore flashy cooperative mercantile ventures and support local town businesses instead.
Rapid Growth of Child Playgrounds Across 24 Cities
Statistics from 24 mid sized cities show playgrounds expanding quickly. Over two years school playgrounds rise 94 percent while parks and municipal playgrounds increase 48 percent. Overall playground capacity grows 54 percent in that period.
Lumber Boom at Williamsport to be Abandoned
The Susquehanna boom at Williamsport will be shut down after two more annual drives. Lumber companies will close out stock and then build a sawmill to process boom timber raft platforms and crib timbers. A stone crusher will make marketable the stones in the cribs.
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Susquehanna
Williamsport
West Branch
Philadelphia
Ice houses and cold storage for farm produce
The article notes small towns often have an ice house and proposes adding a cold storage plant large enough to store fruit eggs and other produce for surrounding farmers. It suggests this could save farmers money by allowing storage for favorable market conditions.
Model School by a Woman's Club in Georgia Reform Effort
Mrs Fenton Ottley prominent Georgia reformer and Atlanta Woman's Club figure is highlighted for leading educational advances. The article frames a southern educational renaissance with model country schools as a centerpiece, noting Georgia rural school conditions, teacher pay, and the Southern Educational Board’s push for longer terms and better instruction.
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Woman's Club
Fenton Ottley
South
Atlanta Woman's Club
General Federation of Woman's Clubs
State of Georgia
State Industrial Commission
State Commission On Arts and Crafts
Georgia
Ottley
Atlanta
Southern Educational Board
Cooperation Between Women Club Leaders and Educators
The article highlights the potential outcomes of active cooperation between representative women from state clubs and regional educators and educational experts. It notes President Branson of Georgia as part of the discussion and underscores the promising implications for education.
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Branson
Georgia
Model county schools funded by federation push
A letter to Mrs Lindsay Johnson led the State Federation of Women’s Clubs to back a $1,000 five month model school plan. Two counties, Danielsville and Watters district, won bids of $700 and $650, with barriers from $500 and $450 bids modulo, proving women’s clubs can drive rural educational reform.
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State Normal School
Lindsay Johnson
State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Branson
Georgia Federation
Danielsville
Madison County
Watters
Floyd County
Bartow County
Rabun County
Georgia
County Board of Education
Southern Railroad
Rome
South
Not a Merger Jonah Explains Absorption Not Consolidation
Jonah clarifies the deal as absorption not consolidation. He says he was just one of the whale's assets and plans to avoid similar ventures, departing in good shape for Nineveh. Chicago Tribune.
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Jonah
Ninevyeh
Chicago Tribune
Modest men avoid self praise in public
Some men gain credit for modesty by not talking about themselves, fearing they cannot adequately discuss the subject.
Samuel Called by God in Youth at Ramah
A compact study of the boy Samuel in Ramah, son of Elkanah and Hannah, consecrated to God from birth. The tale covers his temple duties under Eli, the divine call, and Samuel’s brave obedience in delivering God’s message to a venerable priest, highlighting early piety and the burdens of prophetic service.
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Samuel
Ruth
Samson
Ramah
Hill
Ramathaim
Jerusalem
Shiloh
Israel
Bethel
Shechem
Eli
Jesse
David
Elkanah
Hannah
Levi
Merivale
Rome
Hannibal
Hamilecar
Carthage
Mark
Timothy
Paul
God
Josephus
Jesus
Temple
Jesus Christ
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