Government to Offer Public Course in Literature for All
The U S Bureau of Education unveils a nationwide literature program led by Dr P P Claxton. Ten main courses include The Great Literary Bibles, World Masterpieces, American and Biography readings, plus courses for parents, boys, and girls. Certificates of merit are awarded after three years of study.
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Mone
University of the Common People
United States
Bureau of Education
Lterature
P. P. Claxton
Claxton
Congress
Washington
Virgil
Dervamice
Guy Guisino
Sumie
Mollere
Milton
Government Lists Literature Classics for Readers
A government list names varied works including The Divine Comedy Odyssey and Pride and Prejudice along with The Scarlet Letter The Last of the Mohicans Two Years Before the Mast and Treasure Island among others as recommended American literature titles appear in the catalog with authors and placeholders garbled. The compilation cites major novels poems and plays across eras as suggested reading selections.
Damage to American Crops and Farm Vehicle Ownership Rise
The report notes insects cause annual crop losses estimated at 580 million dollars. Paris Observatory clocks sit 90 feet underground with minimal temperature variation. It is estimated that 50 percent of the 1,750,900 U S automobiles are owned by farmers, with the share rising yearly. About 60 percent of the 1915 output is slated for farming communities. The Salmon struggled to serve water at a shallow depth.
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Paris Observatory
Atte
United States
Sulphur Mining in Texas Near Fresport
Sulphur is produced from beds about 1000 feet underground near Fresport Texas. The mineral is melted in place and raised using air lift machinery. Superheated water at 336 degrees Fahrenheit under high pressure melts the deposit and forces it up through a pipe to bins that rise as the mass grows. The material congeals into the familiar sulphur yellow after a few hours. Dorothy Dix column included.
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Texas
Fresport
Tex
Cabbage Recipes and School Lunches From Old Text
A mix of cabbage dish instructions and school lunch tips appears, detailing boiled cabbage with buttered crumbs and Russian cabbage bake, plus methods for salads and sides. It also includes notes on lunch-box packing, including cracker boxes and sandwiches, and a brief moral piece on optimism and education.
Good Things For Table From Odd Food Combos
A hardware of home cook ideas describes unusual pairings that yield tasty dishes. Bacon and apples fried crisp, then browned, serve with bacon on the bottom. Ham filling made from leftover meat with sour pickles and salad dressing. Creamed baked beans served on toast with white sauce. French mustard recipe with vinegar water calamus root and flour. Apples cured with brown sugar and curry powder baked as meat accompaniment.
Witty Quotations on Time and Ailments From Voltaire
A fragmentary clipping reflects on brevity in letters, citing Voltaire’s two brief lines “Alas” and “Bravo.” It muses that many cures for human ailments are imaginary, while a witty Frenchman might have shortened the letter even more.
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Voltaire
Relishes for Winter from the Thrifty Housewife
Instructions for making cucumber relishes and pickles to stock shelves for winter. Recipes include cucumber catchup with grated cucumber onions salt pepper and vinegar, cucumber pickles with mustard and vinegar, and a brined cucumber pickle process with multiple brine changes and spices. Includes steps to seal jars and use alum and brown sugar with cinnamon and cloves.
Good Reason First Motorist Beat The Advantage
The record presents a brief, fragmented exchange between two motorists. One voices concern over a terrible beat while the other insists on memory and scorching conditions. It hints at tension on a road or racecourse with implied conflict and division over handling the matter.
That's Different French Quip Sparks Witty Exchange
A humorous exchange features a remark about using French when English falls short and a counterpoint about what the French might dare not say in their own language. The dialogue hints at language pride and playful cultural stereotypes.
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Paris
Castoria signature line mirrors honest product claim
Fragmentary ad copy notes a familiar line about genuine Castoria and its signature, suggesting a longstanding marketing claim. The text implies a trusted remedy message tied to a branded signature, typical of historic ads.
Marriage a Failure or Not A Man’s View
Fragmentary musings on marriage and singleness contrast old axioms with modern views. A critic notes men and women face missteps in life choices, while humorous asides poke at self made men and religious habits. Irregular lines and stray phrases reflect a humorous column fragment.
Best Medicine Ad and Light Humor Snippets
A collage of era advertisements tout Swamp Root with purity claims alongside quips and jokes. The piece blends humorous exchanges about medicine conclusions, marriage, moving pictures, and social manners, highlighting everyday concerns and witty one liners from the period.
I Evidently Not an Artist and Other Oddities
A miscellany of quips and observations from a newspaper humor page. It includes a note on a local amateur photographer Bilkins and his family portraits, a Pepper remark on changing warfare methods, a chasseur joke about swords and gas, a defense line joke about family life, and a paw and son cartoon caption about a bookworm.
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Bilkins
Birkins
Graduating by Post and Mottoes Poke Fun at Law
A humorous note from a humorous column contrasts a question about postgraduate life with a quip about a lawyer’s motto Twill. The piece then jokes about a trait preserver who brags it is easy to outmaneuver anyone you can see through.
Grape-Nuts Celebrated As A Success Food
The article touts Grape-Nuts as a success food claiming it is made of sinew brain and nerves, presenting bold dietary claims about its composition and benefits.
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Sam “Iptenannet
Ellen C. Lombard
Home Educational Division
Department of Agriculture
Hans Brinker
Lincoln
Lee
Franklin
Cleveland Moffett
Bulfinch
Helen Keller
Richard Feveret
Pride and Prejudice
Vanity Fair
Vicar of Wakefield
Romola
Last of the Mohicans
Iby Aarnprnd
Nntnme McEreend
Siant
Dorothy Dix
Houston Post
W. Gilder
Seti
Wee
Marweil
Castoria
Allence
Louisville Courier Journal
Dachshund
Art
Long
Photography
George Wharton Pepper
Plattsburg
Argonne
Navy
Lemuel
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