Miscellaneous Items of General Interest
A long list of curiosities and facts from 1901 covering world demographics, industry, transport, science, and culture. Notable items include Maine natives called Foxes, a New York police note, Shanghai opium trade, and assorted statistics on railways, weather, and literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Hamburg
Australia
India
Baltic Sea
Warsaw
Warwick
Great Britain
Scilly Islands
Klondike
United
St Marys Academy and Practical Household Tips
The page highlights St Marys Academy Notre Dame Indiana praising its curriculum and devout teaching staff, then shares practical advice on ironing shirt waists with Defiance starch, plus notes on longevity of zoo animals like swans and eagles, Lady Curzon's American visit, Red Cross Ball Blue, Capri vault inscriptions, and a 16 ounce starch offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
John Lover
Lover
Philadelphia
Frayed Fagin Declares Rest After Ping-Pong Wrist
Dialogue from the strip shows Mrs Handout asking about wood while Frayed Fagin admits a ping-pong wrist requiring absolute rest per his physician. The Philadelphia Record note adds a line about a singing voice and Defiance Starch ads.
Notre Dame University Promotes Free Catalogue and Courses
The advertisement highlights Notre Dame University in Notre Dame Indiana offering free catalogues and details on terms and courses. It notes a thorough preparatory school, a Commercial Course for business training, and St Edward's Hall for younger boys. It emphasizes thoroughness, care, and fifty eight years of educational work.
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Blanchard
Christ
Chicago
New York
Southern Presbyterian Church
Austin
Tex
Europe
Canada
Guatemala
New Orleans
Paris Figaro
Jules Cambon
Washington
Berlin
West Virginia
Duke of Northumberland
England
Ireland
Marquis Conyngham
Wales
Watkin Williams Wynn
South America
Globe
Asia
Africa
North America
Australia
China
Andover Theological School
St. Mary's
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Notre Dame University
West
ST. Edward's Hall
EV. A. Morrissey
Conservatory of Music
Gymnasium Uater
Boston Normal School of Gymnastics
Reney
Make-up of College Class At Princeton
The Princeton graduating class includes 258 men with 69 bound for law 48 for business 23 for medical study and 10 entering the ministry. Political and religious breakdown shows 185 Republicans 30 Democrats three anarchists and several professing various faiths. The favorite author is Scott with Dickens closely after. Longfellow is the favorite poet with Burns behind. History is the favored subject baseball the favored sport and Vassar the preferred women’s college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Scott
Dickens
Longfellow
Burns
Vasser
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maine
Edward
France
la Terre
London
Samuel Day
Wesley
Prussia
General Electrical Co
Seattle
Wash
Congress
Japan
Lakes
New York City
Bethlehem
Shanghai
Henry I
Richard III
New South Wales
Dundee
Scotland
Newport
ST. Mary's Academy
Lady Curzon
America
Capri
Tiberius
Empror Commodus
Philadelphia Record
Hamlin’s Wizard Oil
John L. Short
Oklahoma City
Slee Okshoma Drug Co
Oklahoma
O. T
Defiance
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
Nad
Libby
U. S. Government
Academy, & Mary's Academy, Notre Dame P. O
Capital City Business College
Guthrie
Okla
Cate, BO
Brown’s Business College
12Th St
Kansas
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