Nation study tracks expanding one room schools decline
A presidential committee released a nationwide survey showing 39,061 one teacher schools remain, down from 148,711 in 1929–30. The report details district reductions since 1931–32 and notes eight Midwest states supply most districts. Copies are available from the U. S. Government Printing Office. In captivity the python is fed once in two weeks with chicken or rabbit.
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White House
Subcommittee
H. Grant West
Colorado State Commissioner of Education
Howard Dawson
Rural Education Service
National Education Association
United States
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Michigan
Iowa
U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
Venomous Worm lesson from McGuffey Readers
The Venomous Worm story from McGuffey's Fifth Reader is cited to warn about a deadly metaphorical poison. The piece compares a worm’s bite to social ills like alcohol abuse, detailing symptoms, victims, and the danger to families, urging readers to recognize moral threats.
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America
McGuffey
American Book Company
Hawthorne
Whittier
Longfellow
Alcott
Irving
Webster
Cowper
Johnson
Dickens
Thackery
Warfarin Rat Bait Endorsed for Broad Rodent Control
Warfarin bait, developed by Karl Paul Link and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin, is recommended for controlling common United States rats and mice. It is a slow killer, usable in any climate, with options for ready-mixed bait, concentrate, or water soluble form, and should be available at all times with bait stations inspected every 48 hours.
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Karl Paul Link
Biochemistry
University of Wisconsin
Mark A. Liahmann
Miyoshi Ikawa
Link
United States
Print, truth, and the power of the printed word
The piece traces trust in print from Bible scripture to early distortions in earthly matters and geographies. It notes how print’s authority persists in modern media, especially in newspapers and magazines as champions of advertising.
Ticketeers speed ticket sales with new machines
A Midwestern railroad speeds up sales using ticket printing and vending machines dubbed ticketeers. Coach and suburban tickets are ready in two to three seconds while Pullman space tickets take about a minute to print. Kentucky has 3,569 miles of railroad.
Still Alive by Edgar A. Guest
The verse reflects relief at being alive despite toil and fear. It contrasts ongoing daily struggles with a calm peace that only comes while life endures, urging gratitude for being alive despite pain and burden.
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Edgar A. Guest
Frantic humor and life ironies in a montage of jokes
A collection of dated jokes and anecdotes spans relationships money and work. A widow wants a tombstone altered a trucker confuses pills and begonias a mountaineer dodges tastes and other vignettes feature a beguiling father son banter tramps and a minister’s marriage job qualifier.
Boy Learns Parents Took Mummy to Work for Family
A young boy views wedding photos and hears his father describe the ceremony. He suddenly realizes the meaning and exclaims that his mother came to work for the family. The moment hints at family dynamics behind the photos.
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Junior
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National Education
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