Harvard President Eliot Turns 70 in Historic Union
Harvard University marks President Eliot's 70th birthday with a grand reception at Harvard Union. Distinguished alumni and faculty greet Eliot as he receives a memorial volume signed by 9300 graduates. The event features a singing of Fair Harvard and a proud tribute to Eliot’s decades of leadership and reform.
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Birthday Gifts Pile Up For President Eliot At 70
Secretary Greene withheld a full list of gifts to President Eliot as a personal matter. Harvard Union housed several items including a central loving cup from the faculty of arts and sciences, a silver tankard from the faculty of medicine dated 1696, and inkstands from the law and divinity faculties. A portrait by Sargent is planned as the grand gift, with $5000 already subscribed by graduates and undergraduates.
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Summer boarder and the moonlit escape
In a rural town Mrs Dean’s summer boarder walks to the post office at night. A masked attack is thwarted when she produces a shining pistol. The pistol proves to be a box of five cent pepsin gum, prompting Joe to declare her grit and laugh at the courage she showed.
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Birthday honors pour in for President Eliot from wide academia
A flood of congratulations poured in on President Eliot's 70th birthday from Harvard faculties and alumni, Yale and Princeton leaders, MIT and Brown scholars, college presidents, and numerous academic clubs. Messages came from universities, libraries, and national associations, including foreign diplomats and city officials, signaling broad esteem across higher education and civic circles.
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Lowney's Always Ready Chocolate Powder Ad
A vintage ad touts Lowney's Always Ready Sweet Chocolate Powder as a versatile product perfect for quick drinks chocolate icing and flavoring ice cream with full chocolate quality and purity.
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