The Government as an Educator in a Measured Push
The piece reviews a Senate agriculture committee bill proposing a major federal role in education, extending agricultural and technical instruction to public schools. It outlines a 2,000,000 annual grant to states for teachers in agriculture trades and homemaking, with cooperation among the Bureau of Education and the Departments of Agriculture and Labor to upgrade secondary instruction. The plan aims to raise living standards by boosting farm productivity and keeping workers in agriculture and trades.
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Labor
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Derby Victory for Minoru and Neil Gow Triumph at Stakes
Lord Rosebery saddles Minoru to win the Derby after an earlier Two Thousand Guineas race where Neil Gow defeated Lemberg. American jockey Danny Maher rode Neil Gow with jockey W. L. Luner guiding him to victory. American owner Whitney’s Whisk broom involved in international intrigue as the sport’s top owners clash.
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Whitney
Skeeta” Martin
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Eysom
A Bishop and Battle Hymns on Domestic Peace and Power
A essay contrasts a London bishop's advice on separation in marriage with romantic recollections of military valor and national duty. It links sentimental separation to resilience, cites Branca, Guenelin, Nelson, and Napoleonic echoes, and argues for robust national leadership while critiquing current political candidates and armament debates. It ends by lamenting federal judges' pay, urging substantial raises.
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Praise for Southern Mills and the mill town uplift tale
The article defends Southern mills as a boon to women and children transplanted from farms. It cites mills in North and South Carolina, Alabama City, and Pelser support from the Young Women’s Christian Association, arguing improved health, education, and social life, while acknowledging a few harsh cases. It challenges muckrakers and Northern critics, urging belief in widespread evidence of uplift.
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Woman Progress and Protests Stir 19th Century Wits
In a scrambled clipping, Elsa Weland mocks antisuffragists as celery while praising suffrage support at the Equality League meeting. News notes applaud Clara Foltz’s Los Angeles deputy district attorney appointment and Bates College coeds secretly practicing baseball. Dr Laura B. Gitl urges Wellesley women to farming and reports on dogs as a college girl occupation. Barefoot nuns are mentioned as a final curiosity.
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Farquhar and Redesdale Gardens in English Nobility
A historical account traces the Farquhar lineage from Mauritius to Lord Redesdale and the baronetcy, detailing Bulwer-Lytton era connections, the gardens at Batsford Park, and the transfer of estates. It notes Sir John Dickson-Poynder’s appointment as governor of New Zealand, his family ties, and his political shift from Conservative to Liberal amid party tensions.
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The Lament of a Bachelor in Verse and Prose
A humorous chronicle of a lifelong single man recounting repeated rejections from numerous women named Miss in a Boston Transcript piece. The poem traces a string of would be brides and final bachelorhood with a light, affectionate tone and references to a Women’s Home Companion poem by Alice Reid.
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Smuggler Heroine From Geneva Narrative
A dramatic report from Geneva tells how Mile Paretti, 18, and her brother, 2, crossed from Swiss territory into Italy with contraband goods. Struck by a snowstorm on Baldisco Pass, the sister held her brother by a rope for thirteen hours as he died from injuries. She was rescued but traumatized, bloodied, and nearly unconscious, with the tale ending after their perilous ordeal amid freezing conditions and a perilous crevasse.
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Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of witty and pointed remarks on self improvement love money and social life. It questions friends ambitions elevator etiquette and the chase for attention with humorous barbs and social commentary.
Reflections on a bachelor and public life
A lengthy miscellany notes debates on rail deep waterways, Arkansas fruit losses from a midwest cold, and Mark Twain memorial plans. It covers suffrage hopes in New York, Atlanta seeking old post office as city hall, and Cuba's looming intervention with unrest and revolutionary tensions. Names include A M Runcie, J H Watson, W S Martin, Robert J Maddox, and George Baker.
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Waiter Quip Sparks Opera Piccolo Jest
Success Magazine recounts Jack Barrymore joking with a Broad Way waiter called solid ivory from the chin up after the server failed to deliver his order. Barrymore asks him to switch careers to piccolo playing at the opera and quips about incompetence in one place.
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