Awake O Sleeper Discourse Funds Harvard German Museum
A dramatic performance titled Awake O Sleeper was staged by Harvard's German Department with John W. Alexander Maude Adams and Charles Frohman directing. All financial proceeds will go to the Harvard Germanic Museum, honoring the late President Charles Eliot. The event drew extensive media and artistic collaboration.
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Carte Blanche
TV Technics
Germanic Museum
Harvard University
Charles Eliot
Harvard
John W. Alexander
Life and color of Mexico City in heat and shade
The fragment paints Mexico City at siesta and after, noting barred casemates and sly character, cattle hands and vaqueros, sunlit streets, and the city waking to life. It contrasts the city of sleep with open doors and guarded windows, then shifts to sports and legal anecdotes and figures like Nourse and jockey Walter Miller abroad.
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Mexico
Tsiesta
Lava
Frank H. Shaw
Chambers’ Journal
Miller
Walter Miller
James R. Keene
Colin
Anyother
Duritte Tessesessen Atde
Oxford School Board names two professors for next year
The Oxford school board has contracted Professors M. Williams and F. B. Williams for the upcoming school year. Assistants to be chosen later. Both men bring high testimonials and aim to restore the district's prestige and boost attendance. They will relocate families to Oxford and begin work before September.
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Oxford
Oxford School Board
M. Williams
F. B. Williams
Oxford Graded
Hick’s CapucinteCold Reliever Promises Fast Relief
An ad promotes Hick’s Capucinte as a remedy for colds and grip, claiming rapid relief from ache and fever and restoration of normal condition. Available as a liquid with price points of 10, 25, and 50 cents at dry goods stores.
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Hick
Women's suffrage in Norway described by delegate Guia Krog
Guia Krog notes Norwegian women have municipal suffrage and vote rights under similar terms to pre 1898 men. Women already serve on juries, with foreman roles, and may influence child welfare via mixed-gender offices. She cites political party strength and expectant parity in future parliament elections. A spice cabinet with labeled drawers follows.
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Guia Krog
National Council of Women
Toronto
New York Sun
Norway
Cost of living falls says Congress cuts tariffs
The humorous note from The Optimist and Puck cites Congress reducing tariffs on air ships nutmegs teakwood tables and Japanese kites, implying lower living costs. The exchange mocks protectionist policies with playful reference to items.
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Mary
Congress
Puck
Double Hanging Set for July 9 in Ensley Murder Case
In Birmingham on June 22 the county jail plans a July 9 double hanging for Joe Rogers and Jim Powell convicted of murder and robbery at Ensley last October. They allegedly shot W. G. Simms during a failed robbery and rifled the cash drawer. Both inmates confessed, one on the stand, and no appeals were filed. Ropes are to be stretched for the execution.
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Birmingham
Joe Rogers
Jim Powell
Ensley
Rogers
Powell
W. G. Simms
Simms
Fair Grounds
John Wren
Higdon
Hospital Door Bell Brings Worry Over Child
A mother rushes a four year old to the hospital claiming danger though the doctor finds no medical fault. The frightened parent fears poison or harm as the father grieves and the tea time scene turns to a tense medical scene from Cornhill Magazine.
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Missis
Lucy
Cornhill Magazine
Blake's Livery Service Featured at Apl3-Tf Tables
Apl3-Tf hosts a feature on Blake's Livery Service highlighting its operations and offerings. The piece notes vehicle reliability and client reach, with comments from a company representative and proof of service variety.
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Blake
Health and Beauty Remedies From Old Time Lore
A guide recommends drinking a cup of cold water at night and hot water in the morning to aid digestion. Almond meal is favored by some, acting as a skin cleanser and soap substitute. Simple home recipes outline washes using oatmeal, borax, rose water, and alcohol to soften and whiten skin, plus a cream bath technique to reduce wrinkles.
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Elder Tower
Virginia Cabbage Stuffed Cabbage Recipe
A Philadelphia style recipe from the Chicago Record-Herald describes selecting a small pointed cabbage, hollowing, and filling with ground ham and veal, onion, green pepper, crackers, eggs, milk, butter, celery salt, salt, white pepper, and cayenne. Boil in salted water, slice, and serve with cream sauce. Includes potato croquettes on the same platter.
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Virginia
Chicago Record-Herald
Fatherly Advice From a Country Stage Dream
A district school graduate seeks parental permission to pursue acting but the father redirects him to farm labor. The exchange ends with the elder noting all the world is a stage and suggesting the man reenact the farm life at home. The Chicago News tone frames a rural coming of age moment.
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Cubs
Chance
Brown University
Nourse
Chicago
Harvard
Evers
Williams
Why Men Wear Trousers Opinion from the Providence Journal
The piece claims men never choose trousers, stating women forced early clothing on boys with bands and dresses. It argues men conform to later dress at women's insistence, fearing social sensation if they resist. The excerpt reflects gendered satire on fashion.
Delicately Put On A Turbulent Sea Day
A fragment quotes a young woman home from abroad praising a calm first day at sea and a rough second day. The garbled ending hints at further dialogue or narrative about voyage impressions.
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