Rockefeller Gift Boosts Chicago University Salaries
Chicago University trustees approved a substantial salary increase for the next academic year starting July 1. The boost covers administrative and standard professors, with salaries rising from 89,000 to 3,500 for certain chairmen and from 22:80 to 8000 for others, plus standard professors up to 2,000 to 2., noting the gift by Mr. Rockefeller and quoted by Dr. Goodspest.
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Woodstock Spirit on Hyde Park Savings Bank Debut
In Hyde Park the Spirit of the Age notes the bank’s strong public interest and confidence with deposits near a quarter of a million dollars in the last six months. The piece highlights the bank as a safe, substantial institution with a well known calfskin business and tank, reflecting local reader regard.
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Hyde Park Savings Bank
Hyde Park
Cromwell's Body Disputed In Wake of Death Rumors
The London Lancet reports conflicting tales of Oliver Cromwell's burial fate with claims of hurried interment, possible exhumations, and a decapitated head displayed at Tyburn. Alleged beneficiaries include Mary Fauconberg and the Duke of York, while Yorkshire marks a marble tomb still shown.
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Library Thieves Classified by Librarian Expert
Cincinnati Enquirer reports a librarian’s four theft classes among patrons. The umbrella class targets magazines and newspapers, the two men steal weeklys wrapped in sleeves, the installment thief bits pages over time, and the bold pair walks out with a stolen book under their arm. The editor notes about two books per hundred are stolen.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
A Born Trader Turned Luck Into Constant Trades
A humorous recounting from Youths Companion shows a man who keeps trading up from an automobile to a suburban lot to a horse and wagon, a gold watch, a bicycle, and finally a secondhand typewriter, with each swap costing or gaining him varying sums and mishaps along the way. The tale highlights a restless pursue of better bargains and the oddities of rapid exchanges.
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Thor
Quotable Quips From The Detroit Free Press Snippet
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press quotes a reader remark about a tefl husband and dinner suggestions. The garbled text hints at a lighthearted exchange and a photo caption style aside. The source reads as a casual, humorous snippet without full context.
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Detroit Fron Press
Neve Tutrete Pest Pie Rer Ss Ell Perkere
Fragmentary OCR text yields no clear persons organizations places dates or events. The readable portion offers only garbled words lacking factual content to summarize into a proper news item.
State News Snippet From Vermont and Nearby Areas
Turbulent local notes from Lincoln Center and Fair Haven describe a village bandstand incident and a wedding, with mentions of Strafford, Brattleboro, and Burlington. Other items report a North Adlans court case, florist disputes, ship certificates for a young Burlington native, and political chatter on Vermont gubernatorial prospects involving ex‑Governor Bell and Lieutenant Governor Party.
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Drop Case Against Doctor Indicted For Criminal Operation
Prosecution of Stackpole, indicted for criminal operation, has been dropped. Fragments reference Levert and alleged death. unclear notes mention February and jetty details amid a review of the case.
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Rede
Lombard Soldier Speech Sparks Heroic Moment
A Lombard suburb crowd gathered as a local literary woman read a parade speech urging soldiers to carry the flag with honor. When nerves faltered, the speaker rallied, delivering the line here’s your dag and the crowd cheered as the speaker was raised on shoulders and tears filled many eyes.
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Chicago
Es Lombard Company & Silk Fag
Ister
Lowhard
St. Louis
The Art of Gargling Instruction in a Medical Guide
A historical medical guide details gargling technique under physician supervision. It describes seating, water intake, head position, tongue projection, controlled swallowing, exhalation, and repeated cycles to cleanse the throat and relieve symptoms, noting learning is required and some patients report relief.
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Fragmentary State Talks and Riots in Early Meeting
A garbled 19th or early 20th century snippet references Michigan production, Pennsylvania inspectors, and a Rhode Island gathering at East Providence. The text mentions a “Great Man” and a dialogue about leadership, blame, and credit with disjointed phrases and unclear context.
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England
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East Providence
Please Notice Leta Sires Detra Sa Er Te
A compressed OCR fragment references an individual named Leta Sires and a list of unclear phrases. The readable portion indicates a notice or alert but lacks verifiable context, dates, or organization. Further readable facts are required for a concise, accurate card.
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Removing dandruff with Herpicide per label claim
An ad text promotes Herpicide as a dandruff treatment using ingredients like vaseline glycerine and solvents to attack the germ that feeds on hair roots. It asserts the product is a permicide concentrate and lists Renfl Meth cane and Herpicide Co as sources or distributors.
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