School Code sets up central board of education and new standards
Governor sign expected soon will make the school code law creating a central board of education with six assistants, three educators, all unpaid. It increases textbook controls, modernizes sinking fund rules, requires building plan review, and raises teacher standards with health certificates. Compulsory attendance remains 8 to 16, with exemptions for certain English-speaking teens in work.
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Stuart
Central Board of Education
Commissioner of Education
Pennsylvania
State Board of Education
Board of School
State Board of Health
School Vaccination Reform in New State Code
The new code moves vaccination and health duties from teachers to medical inspectors in all townships. Unvaccinated children may attend school with a three fourths board vote, but epidemics require exclusion. Inspectors certify fitness for one year, parental consent is needed, and teachers must attend institutes or face penalties.
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Board of
Rural Mail Boxes Must Be Properly Placed
Circular from the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General directs postmasters to report patrons whose rural boxes hindered by road conditions or obstructions. Boxes should be on safe posts, within road limits, not attached to poles or fences, and accessible to carriers without leaving vehicles. Officials must cooperate to improve roads and ensure prompt service.
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Washington, D. C
The Horse Still Lives Belief vs Progress in 1908-09
An essay argues horses remain vital despite cars and air travel. It cites U S horse numbers 19 992 000 in 1908 and 20 640 000 in 1909 with values rising to 1 974 052 000 and averages around 93 41 and 95 64 per head. It notes mules cows and ranch cattle trends, and portrays farmers as overworked yet economically significant.
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United States
Dismal Hats Dominate Women’s Fashion Says Kane Leader
The Kane Leader laments the grotesque trend in women’s headgear praising comfort and common sense of past fashions. It argues current season hats are repulsive and monstrous, mocking the extreme styles seen in fashion magazines. It closes with a practical note to pay bills and appear agreeable.
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Funny Papers
Kane Leader
Candidacy List For Auditor General Of Pennsylvania
A group of announced candidates includes John F. Cox James F. Woodard John W. Crawford from Allegheny Edward F. James from Luzerne Andrew A. Dunsmore from Tioga Edward E. Beidleman from Dauphin Gabriel H. Moyer from Lebanon Edward R. Kiess from Lycoming W C Miller from Bedford and William E. Crow from Fayette. The State Convention should select a strong nominee from this field.
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Auditor General of
Pennsylvania
John F. Cox
James F. Woodard
John W. Crawford
Allegheny County
Edward F. James
Luzerne
Andrew A. Dunsmore
Tioga
Edward E. Beidleman
Dauphin
Gabriel H. Moyer
Lebanon
Edward R. Kiess
Lycoming
W. C. Miller
Bedford
William E. Crow
Fayette
Trout Fishing Act Rules Strike Limits and Seasons
Open season for lake trout runs April 15 to July 31. Brook or speckled trout must exceed six inches or be kept under strict limits. No more than fifty brook or speckled trout may be caught per day. Violations incur a ten dollar fine per fish beyond permitted amount.
Farm wealth and mortgage rates in early 1900s figures
The article analyzes farm values and mortgage interest, noting 1900 farm counts and value growth by 1900 to about 30 billion dollars, with six percent as the average mortgage rate cited in a suit by New York Gas Trust. it compares broad national totals to individual income concepts.
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Wilson
United States
New York Gas Trust
Governor Signs 39 Bills in Harrisburg Action
Governor Stuart signed 39 bills in Harrisburg pa listing department measures and provisions for bonds for state officials and a new legislative journal. Other laws update magistrate fees forfeiture of bank charters and penalties for false fertilizer ads. Economic reports note tariff progress, improved weather and crop conditions, and mixed retail activity with rail earnings up.
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Harrisburg
Stuart
State Board of Public Buildings and Grounds
Legislative Record
Senate
House
Legislative Journal
Congressional Record
Department of Public Printing and Binding
General State
Benking House
New York
United States
Canada
Dun
Election dates set for spring and fall ballots
Chief Clerk Thorn in Harrisburg releases a year guidance pamphlet listing key dates for spring primary on June 5 and general election on November 2. It covers registration, assessment, tax deadlines, expense filings, and nomination paper deadlines with state and county offices.
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Thorn
State Department
Harrisburg
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Trade Outlook Gains Confidence After Tariff Debate
The article notes growing belief that once tariff issues are settled and main crops for the year are secured, the trade will advance. Optimism appears stronger than current conditions as a sign of improving economic prospects.
Sherman Letters Describe Strategic Delays and Atlanta Plans
General Sherman explains delaying attacks to protect supply lines and prevent Johnston from detaching against Grant. He notes rail shortages, aims to cross the Chattahoochee, circle Atlanta, and break enemy roads while avoiding costly assaults.
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Grant
Atlanta
Johnston
Heaven and Earth
Chattahoochee
Joe Johnston
Richmond
Why Children Break Down
The author argues that child breakdown stems from overall care and training, not just school. Citing H Irving Hancock in New Idea Woman's Magazine, the piece contends ideal juvenile training develops body and mind in harmony and is attainable, based on the writer's observations.
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H. Irving Hancock
New Idea Woman’s Magazine
Ventilation and feeding rules for healthy schoolchildren
A period guidance on child health urges constant house ventilation to provide fresh air, open sleeping windows, and warns against excess meals and beverages at meals. It advocates chewing meals thoroughly, swallowing before next bite, and drinking fluids between meals to prevent overeating and promote well being.
Women as unpaid workers and the value of domestic labor
The piece argues that recognizing the money value of women’s home labor could boost family incomes and comfort. It contrasts attitudes to women’s paid work outside the home with the unseen labor inside, noting husbands hire other workers but do not pay their wives, treating domestic work as unpaid and cheap.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
New Idea Woman’s Magazine
Germany
Holland
Japan
India
Patient Rebuilt After Surgeries End With Button Question
A dramatic New York Times anecdote describes surgeons who repeatedly opened a patient for a sponge, then a forgotten knife, and later a large wad of cotton. After the final closure the patient awoke and asked if they would “put buttons on me.”
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New York Times
Economic agitators press for public listening powers
Some activists seek not only free speech but compulsory audience response, advocating tools to compel people to listen. The remark highlights tensions between expression rights and perceived civic duties in public discourse.
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