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Newspaper

Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1900

Page

7

Principal's Monthly Report and Board of Education Minutes

The Board of Education met in regular session in the school house with President Droll presiding. Auditing Committee reports were presented and accepted. bills and schedules approved. The meeting approved closing schools Friday before Christmas and reopening Monday, Dec 31, 1900, with teachers to make up days. Principal H F Thurston and several teachers named, reports filed. Adjournment followed.

Board of Education Droll H. F. Thurston Mabel Cochran Bertha Osborn Birchie Kremer Mabel D. Rawson Edna Donoho Rhoda Bartlett Kingston J.H. Stienhans Mantle Donoho Cook Shadwick Crrterman Washington Lincoln Rawson Varricu

Principal's November School Report Honored by Board

Troy Int December 7 1900 report to the Board of Education shows 278 pupils enrolled 160 males 118 females 4 days taught 5084 total attendance 230 average daily attendance 58 tardiness 9 corporal punishments. Room 4 teacher Mier Birchie Kremer commended for no tardiness in November and October. Death of Albert Gebaner Room 1 noted with sadness by Principal Thurston.

Genthewen Mier Birchie- Kremer Miurka Saltness Albert Gebaner Thurston

School Roster With Room Listings And Teacher Assignments

A fragmented list shows pupils assigned to rooms 7 through 2M with multiple teachers and numerous student names. The entry reads like a class roster or roll call from a school, including room designations and staff names amid unclear punctuation.

Notable Room Class Ranks and Deportment Awards Listed

A scanned school notice lists students by room and class with top ranks in both "Rank in Class" and "Rank in Deportment" at near century style. Names include Room 7 A young cohort led by Laura Anderson Tillie Hawks Eunice Powell and several from Rooms 8 3 and 5 with detailed lists of pupils and their standings. The text mixes Latin style classroom divisions with stray editorial lines about famous jesters and health remedies, reflecting a period newspaper page fragment.

A Claus Lira Anderson Belus Libbie Avis Mite Norbury Cluss Cleda Hagler Annie Hollis Claus Geril Collins Josephine Ganninger Belasa Ollie Tanne Annie Drott Mamie Hultz Atlas Tillie Schnitze Willie Morgan Clara Sapp Willie McCormick John Dettmar Mamie (Layter Laura Anderson Tillie Hawks Eunice Powell Bichbara Sapp Minnie Wittman Mattie Kinder

Foods for young children should be thoroughly cooked

A dated editorial lists restrictive dietary rules for children emphasizing no greasy or reheated foods, avoiding overripe fruits and canned goods, caution with salt, fats, and refined breads. It condemns hard to digest twice-cooked dishes and stresses removing fruit skins to prevent gastritis and acute illness.

Insanity in U S Army by 1899 by Surgeon General Sternberg

A forthcoming report by Surgeon-General Sternberg details 188 insane soldiers in 1899 across theaters. Of 39,280 in the Philippines 84 cases, 20,056 in Cuba 82 cases, 3,720 in Porto Rico 14 cases, and 42,102 in the United States 438 cases. Some cases from the Philippines later proved melancholia or homesickness after return.

Sternberg Cuba Porto Rico United States

Professors Curbed At Chicago University Talk

Chicago University faculty heard a blunt address from President Harper urging restraint in expression and debate. He criticized provocative rhetoric and warned that incendiary remarks undermine scholarly standards and student discipline.

Landsomest Home in Washington to Be Opened

Standsomest Home by Gifford Michot of New York will soon occupy a newly completed residence at 1 713 Rhode A Avenue Washington. The white stone three and a half story house adjoins General Sheridan’s former home now occupied by his widow and children. It features carved pillars barnsnrades a drawing room suited for large entertainments and about fifty rooms with Washington residents expecting social winter gatherings.

Gifford Michot New York Rhode A Avenue Washington General Sheridan William ©. Whitney Leyi P. Morton

Chicago carte market figure at thirty two

Photograph by Siegel Cooper and Co. Chicago features George M. Phillips, a young and daring broker who has cornered the carte market. At only thirty two, he says they won’t catch him napping after Leiter’s capture, as he boasts of having made about 300000 dollars in this small corner.

Siegel, Cooper & Co Chicago George M. Phillips Chicago Exchange Leiter Admis Iate Bis

Shah of Persia Enjoys Budapest as Incognito Visitor

The Shah of Persia, in disguise, frequented Budapest theatres and mingled with actresses, gifting lavishly. He applauded Hungarian music, attended Lohengrin briefly, then moved to a ballet. He invited many actresses to Teheran and distributed money to the poor, including gifts to a beggar woman and her child.

Persia Budapest Ile Tialf Jim Teheran Shah Wee

Russian cereal crops under national average projection

The Ministry of Agriculture estimates Russia will harvest a cereal crop for the year well below the average. The forecast draws on reports from 7,100 correspondents across the country, indicating a notable shortfall in overall production.

Ministry of Agriculture

Spain's New Navy Plans Eight Ironclads and Cruisers

Spain's government orders eight ironclads of 12 000 tons, four armored cruisers of 8 000 tons, and 100 torpedo boats. The contract is to be fulfilled within ten years.

Prince

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