Times are tough. We’re facing a lot of important issues in the United States and instead of thoughtful, serious …
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Granny Rhoda: She Can Bring Home the Bacon and Fry It Up in a Pan
Meet Granny Rhoda, who could be the “poster child” for the self-reliant frontier woman. She was beautiful, accomplished, …
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Who’s your gran-daddy? The Origin of the Grandfather Clause
Most of us are familiar with the term “grandfathered in” that indicates an exemption from some new rule or law that has …
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Battles That Have Two Names: It’s a Matter of Perspective
This article was written in 1914, at the beginning of World War I.News dispatches were describing battles taking …
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What do you mean, Culture?
What do you think of when someone says they are going to talk about the “culture” of a country?Do you think of art, …
When You Are Lost in the Woods
Boys’ Page for October: “When You Are Lost in the Woods” The Youth’s Companion October 1, 1914, p. 512Few persons …