Traveling agents prey on public schools in Minnesota
A Foley district criticism exposes traveling agents posing as state superintendent of public instruction selling costly charts to school boards. The piece warns boards to consult experienced teachers and the county superintendent before buying, urges funds to go to qualified teachers and proper facilities, and condemns misleading sales tactics.
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Minnesota
Foley
Sandstone
P Plane
Blandenship
Biotter
Clay County
Moorhea
Toéen
The Supreme Folly of the World
An excerpt argues atheism is mankind’s supreme folly. The author contends that disbelief stems from incomplete understanding, urging faith in God through nature and daily miracles. The passage cites sunrises, seasons, birds, flowers, and universal law as proof of the Creator.
Abstinence Urged by Pastor on Drink Abuse
The Rev Dr David J Burrell of Marble Collegiate Church argues both poor and rich are affected by alcohol. He cites slum missionaries and city physicians noting widespread drinking among all classes and urges total abstinence led by husbands and fathers to curb the problem referencing the rule touch not taste not handle not.
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New York American
David J. Burrell
Marble Collegiate Church
Fifth Avenue
New York
Ether Drinking to Rusia Causes Fatal Accident
The piece describes ether drinking in parts of Russia and East Prussia, noting authorities struggle to curb the habit. It cites a Russian report of a farmer’s wedding celebration where ether was consumed, an explosion occurred during decanting, killing six children and injuring one adult and fourteen others.
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Rusia
Russia
East Prussia
Trossno
Local Option Bill Comes to New Jersey Legislature
A local option bill would require at least one fourth of legal voters to trigger a court review by the supreme court or circuit judge and order a community election to decide whether licensed saloons may operate.
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New Jersey
Supreme Court of the Circuit
Indianapolis crusade targets city waste and liquor adverts
A group in Indianapolis campaigns against public waste and alcohol advertising. They press the city council to close liquor outlets earlier and enforce strict closing hours, aiming to end wine rooms.
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Indianapolis
Air Castles and the Value of Doing Not Dreaming
The piece argues that lofty future plans without action yield empty air castles. True worth comes from daily deeds, steady effort, and building on solid foundations rather than chasing endless promises. Time, not wealth, is humanity’s valuable possession.
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Mao
Tuler
An Air Castle Of Self That Hinders Progress
The text warns against clinging to past glory and wealth as an air castle that distracts from living one’s best present life. It argues true renewal comes from new hope and determination rather than dwelling on faded fame or fortune.
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British Museum
de- Tusion
Alr
Cheerful lines on love and shared burdens in verse
Fragmented text presents a poetic meditation on joy love and fellowship. It contrasts crying with gladness and suggests enduring hearts fueled by song and generous sharing of friends sorrows and happiness under a higher guidance.
Social engineering and European movements shape worker welfare
A discussion of social engineering as a new profession aims to improve wage earners' conditions. It cites William Lever's Sunlight village and Cadbury projects, featuring worker housing, education, eight hour days, and cooperative enterprises as models influencing industrial welfare.
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Europe
New York News
William Lever
Port Sunlight
England
Lever
Cadburys
Birmingham
Cadbury
Borneville Village
Bars Chile Aims To Become A Second London
The Bars municipality in Chile plans to make its town resemble London with streets laid out and named after London streets. Over the past decade substantial funds have been directed to this replication effort.
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London
Bars
Chile
Vote Looms Over Great Northern Strike Fate
Announcement centers on a pending Great Northern trainmen strike with vote results due by Saturday. Officials warn that double-header plans threaten jobs and increase risk, while union leaders push for better conditions. If workers oppose, leaders anticipate swift action and possible nationwide recruitment to replace strikers.
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Great Northern
Willmarties
Minnsapplie Tribune
Employes
The
Road
Newman
Order of Railway
Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
St. Paul
Garreteon
Rick
Grea Northern
Inet
Ward
The World's Need of Tolerance
An essay arguing for tolerance, against judging others by one’s own standards. It compares preferences in art and taste to broader acts of impartial understanding, urging acceptance of diverse natures and life choices to reduce harm and improve human relations.
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Wagner
Melos
Ife
Bren‘tano
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Bing
Jong
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Anzin
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Grisia
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