School Dunc es Value of Averages in Education
A cautious view argues that school standards are unattainable and that 60 to 75 percent should be accepted as sufficient. Noting famous figures labeled dull in youth, the piece claims schooling is artificial, not life, and stresses that marks do not measure real brain progress. It urges calm if a child shows only average school performance.
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William McAndrew
Beecher
Linnaeus
Darwins
Seward
Wordsworth
Sheridan
Humboldt
Helne
Rov
Seuiier
Lowell
A Tiger In Wales Story Sparks Wild Fear
A traveling menagerie tiger allegedly escaped near Brecon and roamed toward Llandrindod Wells causing school closures, armed hunts, and rumor across Butith Brecoin Tenybont Llanmarrach. The panic ends when a remote Welsh schoolmaster’s joke misled children into believing a tiger lurked nearby.
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Wales
Brecon
Llandrindod Wells
Butith
Brecoin
Tenybont
Llanmarrach
Eberedw
Delayed Japan Shipment Delayed by Diplomatic Plot Warning
An English firm learns from its Japanese agent of a dubious plan to dodge nondelivery penalties. The agent suggests fabricating a factory clash to excuse the delay and hints at forging signatures while portraying the signer as virtuous. The firm remains aware of the delay but unsettled by the proposal.
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Japan
Yokohama
The World's Greatest Orator Sets Bound Volume Debunk
A sleek agent pitches a 70 volume speeches set for 680 dollars with 1 down and 1 per month. The meek man studies the index then retorts that the greatest talker is not in the list, naming a local intelligence quip about true eloquence.
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Chicago Post
When the Dog Was Dressed
A child explains to his mother that their dog Tige is dressed only after running, noting the dog wears a collar and pants. The humor hinges on the child’s clever reframing of what constitutes a dog’s clothing. The scene captures a quaint domestic moment with a playful misunderstanding.
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Jacky
Tige
Mamma
Jack
Farmer Kills Brother-in-Law Then Self Near Chickasha
S V Mc Donald, a Oklahoma farmer, shot and killed his brother-in-law J A Thompson near Chickasha during a fit of temporary insanity. He then shot himself. his wife escaped when she fled during the attack.
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Chickasha
Okla
S. V. McDonald
Here
J. A. Thompson
Bridges Swept Out by Flood in Rome, Georgia
Six bridges were washed away when Silver creek surged after five days of nearly nonstop rain near Rome Georgia. The flood devastated crossings, isolating areas and prompting emergency responses as residents assessed damage.
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Rome
Silver Creek
Here
Cattle Dying From Strange Disease Reported
Fort Worth reports cattle dying by scores around Midland due to a peculiar epidemic. Authorities seek confirmation as dispatches describe rapid livestock losses and unknown illness affecting herds in the region.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Midland
By These Articles and Frustrations Must Not Be Reprinted
Notices warn that these articles and frustrations require special permission before reprinting. The message emphasizes copyright restrictions and restricted redistribution.
Flatjack Melody Described In Rustic Limerick Taste
A playful rustic observer prefers the sizzle of flapjacks and chicken sauce over high flown poetry. The speaker revels in cooking sounds and the joy of breakfast at the griddle, promising to watch Mariar turning flapjacks and singing to the simple, savory scene.
The Specialist Poultry Fancier Emerges
A mid-century exhortation extols single-minded focus in poultry culture and beyond. It argues multi specialization yields higher returns, citing top fanciers earning substantial sums by dedicating twenty years to one breed. It frames science, practicality, and pushing effort as path to wealth.
Chicken Care Warnings From a Rural Advice Column
A farmer style guide warns against cholera in poultry, urges cooling henhouses, clean water, and deep water vessels for ducks. It notes risks from mold, mites, red sores, canker, gape worm, and overheating incubators, urging sanitation, whitewash, and humane culling. It ends by condemning tainted ground and dead chicks as wasteful and sinful.
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Chicken Heaven
Don’t Let Poultry Habits Hurt the Farm
Advice urges farmers not to loaf or become conceited, warning that idle rust and arrogance harm welfare. It cautions against overestimating one’s knowledge, urges timely advertising of surplus breeders, and recommends maintaining bright quarters to attract buyers and improve profits.
How to Shape Fowls for V-shaped Carcasses in Markets
A brief how to on pressing fowls into compact V shaped carcasses for market appeal. It describes fasting, killing, singeing, breastbone pressing, leg tying, wing folding, and stacking in a V trough with a weighted board to keep birds cold and rigid, boosting uniform appearance and perceived value.
Poultry shows and rural wisdom in a single item
The piece notes Cornell poultry class with 206 entries and interest, mentions ministers overseeing large church farms, Russian poultry study in the U S, a Pennsylvania boy pulled from a train, and advice on rats and disease myths, ending with pigeon show concerns and judge costs.
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Cornell University
Zionsville
Street curb line ordinance for Washington Iowa 1909
The city council of Washington Iowa approves an ordinance establishing street curb lines at fifteen feet from street centers where no pavement exists and using existing outer curbs where present. Parking is permitted to the curblines under street committee control with curb construction specified as five inches top six inches bottom and eighteen inches deep.
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B. F. Dixon
Washington
Iowa
Farmers Plan Big Picnic at Marshalltown This Year
Marshalltown Iowa August 5 The Marshall county farmers annual picnic will be held Thursday August 26 United States Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson will deliver the address A county experiment station demonstration will exhibit eight varieties of oats planted and cultivated differently to educate farmers about oat production and handling in the field
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James Wilson
Marshalltown
Marshall County
United States Secretary of Agriculture
Torpedo Boat Paul Jones Strikes Reef Near Alaska
The torpedo boat destroyer Paul Jones, departing Seattle July 26 for an Alaska cruise, reportedly struck a reef several miles from Skagway and reached port in a sinking condition.
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Seattle
Wash
Paul Jones
Alaskan
Skagway
Alaska
Cholera Infantum Cured By Remedy At Home
A two year old baby sick with lera infantum was treated after a failed doctor visit. Elder and Carter's store recommended Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A dose was given and the infant recovered within fifteen minutes, fully recovering thereafter. Sold by B. L. and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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J. F. Dempsey Dempsey
Ala
Elder & Carter
Elder
Chamberlain
B. L. and Lemmon
North Pacific Coast Travel Book Offer by Rail
Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Ry advertises a free North Pacific Coast book for Pacific Northwest trips and the Alaska Yukon Expo in Seattle. Mailed for four cents. travel to Seattle Tacoma Spokane Port Victoria Vancouver Butte and other points daily through Sept 30 with stop-one return by Oct 31. W Parker division page agent Ottumwa Iowa 5 10 19 24.
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Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Port Victoria
Vancouver
Butte
W. Parker
Ottumwa
Iowa
Delta Colorado Fruit Boom Tied to Gunnison Tunnel
Visiting in Delta Colorado Mr and Mrs C C Starr of Washington are visiting relatives near Delta and touring the area. Delta County expects to ship at least 410 carloads of fruit this year, with growth expected after the Gunnison tunnel opens September 24. The government built the tunnel at 25 million dollars to water 150000 acres and aid 10000 families with homes and goods. reclaiming land largely irrigable and fertile.
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Delta
Colo
C.C. Starr
Washingtonn
J. B. Pat
Archa
Gunnison Tunne
del County
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eBool
Edwin A. Nye
GAS & Electric Co
C.m.barnitz
Martar
Bill
Cc, M. B
V Shaping Board
Canada
Uncle Sam
Russia
Pennsylvania
Abe Lincoln
George Washington
England
City of
Jno
H. Steck
Oxfords
J. A. Harwood
Shade
Nicola
Harmon
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Delta, Colo
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