Jealousy and Chains Case Sparks Police Probe
A Frenchman named Ouis Parat is summoned by French police to explain why he kept his wife chained to a wall for two years. The piece rails against jealous control, suggests punishment for Parat, and calls for a behavioral examination, citing New York American commentary.
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Ouis Parat
M. Parat
Mr. Parat
Madame Purat
Steen
Boraly
Wewll
New York American
Elective system and competition in college life
A Lesley's Weekly excerpt argues that competition among students has faded due to the elective system, while competition among teachers remains. It suggests four to five honor courses to group studies by mind types, preserving group benefits without the system's evils. The ideal curriculum blends breadth with practical training for future life.
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Honey Cary Cunes
Naults
Joss
Biudenir
Lesle
Modern Home And The Question Of Woman's Role
A discussion counters the claim that a woman's supreme function is the home. It notes the home once supervised industry and production, but the shift to factory work requires reconsidering women's qualifications. The piece argues the question of women's place is in flux as homes adapt.
Forty Acres and the Japanese Population and Farming
The text cites official statistics from 1808 noting Japan’s main islands population around 44 542 736 and cultivated area details. It mentions laboring animals and a firing population, with a farmer describing his family and land use including donkeys cows pigs and forty acre plots as part of a broader agricultural context.
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Japan
Formosa
Karefuto
Aeroplanes in Army Soon Declares Bell
Major General J Franklin Bell former chief of staff will command the Philippines division after a six month leave sailing December 5 from San Francisco He discusses flying machines usefulness for war noting dirigible balloons may carry weight but wind limits progress and that heavier than air craft will improve within years He predicts aircraft will carry several personnel and perhaps limited explosives within a decade Ordnance and ballistic tables will advance to control air craft trajectories while aerial firing remains challenging He weighs reconnaissance value against navigation and notes eventual telephoto lenses for fast photography of enemy mobilization and distribution
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New York City
J. Franklin Bell
United States Army
Philippines
San Francisco
Bell
Protests Catholics Protestants and Jews form nation‑wide league
A new organization named The Individual and Social Justice League of America aims to counter socialism. Its general council includes Protestants Catholics and Jews with bishops college presidents labor leaders and congressmen. The group plans branches in major cities and will spread via field agents libraries and lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hill
League
New Society
Individual and Social Justice League of America
New York City
All Souls
Unitarian Church
Fourth Avenue
Twentieth Street
Congress
Prospectus
America
Btato Railroad Driver Held Responsible After Fatal Wreck
In Paris officials describe the Villeprenx car wreck as abominable. Twenty two people were killed and eighty others injured. The end driver is held responsible for the catastrophe, with authorities pursuing arrest and accountability.
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Btato
Paris
Villeprenx
Milwaukee reorganization places Briggs as Public Works head
Milwaukee Wisconsin inaugurates a restructuring with Harry E B Briggs appointed Commissioner of Public Works replacing the previous four member board. The change elevates the department under a single leader alongside the mayor's office.
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Milwaukee
Practical Advice About Diversified Farming in Georgia
A Georgia farmer writes about the Georgia Experiment Station annual report directed by Director Martin V. Calvin. He highlights co operative dairying and butter making, recommends dairy plant cooperation among farmers, and urges more sheep farming to boost wool and meat markets. He envisions a Richmond meeting to form a Sheep Growers Association and boost regional sheep husbandry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgie
Georgia
Marin V. Calvin
Mit Mt
Calvin
Augusta Herald
Wool Growth and Southern Sheep Industry Opinion
A letter from a leading Eastern wool expert urges expanding wool production in the South. He argues most fine wools can be grown south of Washington and notes industrial progress should boost wool growing. the writer agrees though puzzled by other industry effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tis
How Deep Plowing Affects Plant Feeding
The text explains that shallow soil stirring in the South depletes nutrients near the surface. Roots seek food, while deep plowing releases plant food to deeper layers, encouraging roots to grow downward and support the plant with abundant nourishment.
Enemies of Chickens in Attacks by Hawks
An old account describes how hawks target young chicks or larger birds, noting signs such as a neck wound and skull damage when death results from neck strikes. It explains carcass signs including scattered feathers and possible deep bite marks, distinguishing weneel attacks from other predators.
A Good Home Made Mile Churn
A historical note describes a homemade churn with a barrel and bucket design. It traces the old method where the farmer's wife or a helper stirs milk to make butter, using a paddle and staff. Newer designs feature a changing band and turning wheel for easier operation.
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Provident Halies
Yale + era
By James G. Stevens
Professor F. H. King
Sennen
C. R. Macauley
New York World
General
John Wesley Hill
Meltropolitan Methodist Episcopal Temple
Seventh Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Taft
Middle West
Archbishop Treland
St. Paul
la Ayeh- Wishop
Slicer
Robinson
McCloskey
Moffett
Gross
Costa
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
West Vice Sian
Richmond
Jax
Walderstein
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