Shakespeare studies and ghosts in Tinker talk
A Yale speaker, discussing Professor Tinker and Shakespeare, explains how ghostly and fairy elements reveal character development across plays. The talk notes Shakespeare’s method of developing traits through dramatic crisis and repeated motifs, enjoyed by about 150 graduates.
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Tinker
Yale
Associa
Frank Hunt
Shakelier
Ali'an
Winker
Ota
Bhekeapearen
Graduates’ Association
Start of a Big Fire and Mosquitoes in Snowbanks
A account recounts a New York tenement fire caused by a milk bottle lamp and a frightened tabby cat. It notes the blaze started from a lamp explosion after a window draft and a spinster’s alarmed actions. Also included are lines on mosquitoes amid snowbanks in Colorado and Alaska from Popular Science Monthly.
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New York
Charles T. Hill
St. Nicholas
Rocky Mountains
Alaska
United States Geological Survey
Colorado
Popular Science Monthly
Old Postal Rates Sparked High Costs For Parcels
London Chronicle recalls 32 ounce packets from Deajs to London costing over £6 under early century rates, four times a coach fare for inside places. A Dublin to Irish town parcel to Sir John Burgoyne paid £11 when treated as a letter, enough to hire a mail coach for seven passengers.
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Deajs
London
Eleanor Smyth
Sir Rowland Hill
Dublin
John Burgoyne
London Chronicle
Canteen Etymology Sparks Simple Soldier Theory
The piece playfully contrasts learned philology with a barrack room tale about the word canteen. A Tommy Atkins story claims cantine derives from cantina and that canteen is tin can said backward, inviting readers to peek around for supporting signs.
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Tommy Atkins
Antiquities and Tin Dominate Everyday Utensils
Tin figures prominently in the Utensils and furnishing of the average canteen with drinking vessels counters and even tables often tin plated. The piece notes the long history of stockings from Roman times to the 12th century and mentions Silk and large stockings in Spain and Italy. It also includes brief humorous snippets, a piano joke exchange, and a short guide to renovating oil paintings with dust removal washing, soap rub, benzine, olive oil, and varnish.
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Tommy
Manchester Guardian
Pompeii
Edward II
Spain
Italy
St. Paul Pioneer. Press
Uncertain Credit for U S Minister to Greece
The editorial mocks the ambiguity of credit for Garrett Droppers, U.S. minister to Greece, noting he may be aligned with King Constantine's government or the Venizelos faction. Droppers, a Williams College political economy professor, is urged by Hellenes to keep Greece out of war and is described as a respected educator and authority.
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Constantine
Venizelos
Athens
Garrett Droppers
Droppers
Williams College
Hempel charms with multilingual recital at club
Miss Frieda Hempel delighted the Wednesday Musical club at the High School auditorium with a program half in English and German folk songs. Encores included Annie Laurie and The Last Rose of Summer, and pianist Paul Eisler provided a refined accompaniment to her lyrical voice.
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Annie Laurie
Miss Hempel
Organ Recital at St John’s Church Monday Evening
Under the Connecticut council of the National Association of Organists a public organ recital will be held at St. John’s Church Park and held avenues at 7 30 next Monday evening by Richard G Apple organist of the Episcopal Theological Seminary Cambridge Mass and head of the Cambridge Summer school of church music. After the recital city organists and visiting organists from across the state will attend guild rooms for addresses and refreshments. The committee in charge is Alvin C Breul Mrs Elmer Beardsley and William E Davenport.
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Connecticut Council
National Association of Organists
St. John’s Church
Park
Richard G. Appel
Episcopal Theological Seminary
Cambridge
Mass
Cambridge Summer School of Church Music
Alvin C. Breul
Elmer Beardsley
William E. Davenport
Samuel H Harris Lodge Birthday Celebration Plans
Forty years as an Odd Fellows lodge will be celebrated Monday night at Samuel H Harris lodge hall 1089 Main Street. George Zink oldest surviving member will be honored. Lodge organized October 27 1876 with five charter members including Zink. The hall once at Barrs block Steuben and East Main grew to 748 members and wealth around 40000 making it the third largest lodge in the state.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Samuel H. Harris
Main Street
George Zink
Mr. Zink
Barr's Block
Steuben
East Main Streets
Opening Of Art League Season With New Members
The Bridgeport Art League started its 1916 1917 season with 90 new members. The meeting moved to Universalist church due to renovations in Staples building. Mrs C Lincoln Banks, Miss Ophelia Foley, and Miss Clarice Pierremont highlighted table and costume design from Mr Marshall Fry's Southampton school.
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Staples Building
Universalist Church
C. Lincoln Banks
Ophelia Foley
Clarice Pierremont
Marshall Fry
School of
Fry
China
Dedham
Java
League
Anna Hatheway
Labor Tide Flows to Wilson in Union Indorsements
Organized workers from Michigan and Illinois rally behind Woodrow Wilson. Labor leaders from across the U.S. pledge support, signaling a widening shift from Republicans and socialists to the Democratic candidate. Andrew Furuseth and John H. Walker headline endorsements praising Wilson and the Sea men’s law, Clayton Act, and labor equality. Saginaw federation delegates, historically Republican, vow unanimous support for Wilson’s rights and privileges agenda.
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New York
Democratic
United States
Wilson
Republican Party
John H. Walker
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Hughes
Labor
Andrew Furuseth
Seamen's Union
Woodrow Wilson
A. B. Garretson
Order of
Garretson
Organized Workers of
Michigan
Saginaw
State Federation of Labor
Lincoln
Shoes to complete costume in fine leather fashions
Shoes that complete costume offer life, beauty, and contrast to attire. They include motor boots in fire black kid for $12, novel top shoes $10, black Russia calf with suede tops $8, pearl ivory browns $7, patent leather and kid high heels $6, gray topped kid shoes $6, 8 to 9 inch high-top heels $6, and various patent or gunmetal pairs $5 to $3.50 on the main floor rear.
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