Williston School Column Highlights Civic Spirit and Sports
A Williston school column recounts nearly full halls at a library story hour, notes high interest in phonographs, and reports on a busy term with new teachers Miss Gill and Miss Jones. It covers basketball results, upcoming games, attendance, and student activities, plus junior high exams and class notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
He Yan Tession
Burton
Williston High School
Elizabeth Gill
Miesca Jones
Miss Jones
Coe College
Iowa
University of Chicago
Miss Gill
Cornell Collere
University of Minnesota
Sheldon
Lowland
Austin
Minnesota
Young Women's Christian Association
Minot la
Minot
Gets-It Corn Cure Promotes Quick Corn Removal
The ad touts Gets-It as a fast corn cure that shrivels and removes corns in seconds. It claims 2 drops work in 2 seconds, avoids knives and bleeding, and appeals to mass use with no sticking to stockings. Distributed by E Lawrence & Co Chicago and marketed locally in Williston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Williston
Brick Rather
J. Crosser
Hamlet Study Reflections From Grade Notes In School
In class the students discuss Hamlet with notes on his age, intellect, and character. The piece outlines Hamlet as refined yet unused to action, highlighting his wit, moral sense, and philosophical depth, while noting the play’s depiction of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Brodrick
Neva Morehead
Frances Lunceford
Francis Byrnes
Olive Gates
Luella Garrettson
Mrs. Palmer
Hamlet
Shakespeare
Rosencrantz
Guildenstern
The Last Laugh on Kansas by William Allen White
The Saturday Evening Post piece What's the Matter with Kansas? has been largely discredited. Many of White's statements are inaccurate and his main arguments have been punctured, undermining the piece's credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Mr. White
College of Emporia
A ‘Washurn College
New England
Bill” White
Empory
William Allen White
Sturday Evening Post
Washington News Letter Reflects War Impact and Policy Moves
A Washington News Letter reports a pending reply to a note between governments over detentions and searches of ships, with plans to publish all communications. It notes a Treasury alert to shippers, possible inspectors certifying goods, and rising business optimism led by Redfield and Harrison. It cites a Commerce Department war impact, internal revenue gains from December, and a Supreme Court eight hour law test for a California pupil nurse. Baltimore protests Richmond as regional reserve city, with a legal challenge to exclude Madoo and Williams from the reserve board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Merlits
Treasury Department
Redfield
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway
Department of Commerce
U. S. Supreme Court
California
Baltimore
Richmond
Attaneya
Madoo
John 8. Williams
Reserve Board
Agricultural Books at Library Listed for Community Use
The library has foundational materials for community and historical reference. A list from the agriculture department catalogs numerous titles on irrigation, soils, poultry, fruit growing, and farming methods by authors such as Burkett, Henderson, Jordan, and Widtsoe, plus the 1909 annual report from the U.S. Bureau of Agriculture. A remarkable meteoric floss fall and meteoric debris are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
American Irrigation Farm
Rere Bailey
Manuel
Henderson
Jordan
Buffum
Fon
Dondlinger
Ellis
Hopkins
Widtsoe
Goodrich
Dept. of Agriculture
U. §. Bureau A. Setenal Industry
W C T U Links Poverty to Alcohol in Cook County Report
The Union Signal cites an annual county report showing about 250000 people in Cook County aided by relief, with 7000 saloons and unemployment as major causes. It blames liquor for pauperism, crime, illness, accidents, and social decay, urging action against the alcohol trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Chicago
Board of County Commissioners
Union
Making the Church Do Real Work in The February Woman's Home Companion
The February issue features Rev. Charles Stelzle on the high cost of salvation and church efficiency, plus pieces by Ida Tarbell and Anne Morgan on women and American life. It also includes operatic listening guidance, tobacco anecdotes, ministerial wives, fiction by multiple authors, and departments on fashion, cooking, and housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
February Woman’s Home Companion
Charles Stelzle
Dissussion
Ids M. Tarbell
Anne Morgan
J. Pierpont Mo
Pasquale Amato
Barytone
Rollin Lynde Hartt
Kathleen Norris
Grace
Richmond
Juliet Wilbur Tompkins
Frederick DM. Smith
Mary Taft
Mabel Dill
Evelyn Bill Klahr
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Kenmare
Armory
Ellie Slater
Beatrice Link
Huldah Stewart
Nelga Kelberg
Florence Wingate
Harry Windel
G.G
Washington News
Phillips
Queen Vashti
Guernsey
Yard
Hadne Management
Burkett
Sando
American Poultry
Ceapiel
Bac Canate
Harwood
Hunt
Casaon
Bailey
Seres Calif
Naavens
Woman's Home Companion
Oklahoma
Har Me Keene
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