German student dueling customs and Kaiser's stance explored
The article surveys Bonn and other German university corps where duels test endurance and temper. It notes the Kaiser's limited role, the ritual of swords and scars, drinking ceremonies, and the social aim of camaraderie among students, with bell-like songs and beer as central elements.
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Bonn University
Borussia
Borusaia
Kaiser
Horuggia
Bonn
Heidelberg
Lelpaic
Freiburg
Corpa
Handmannschaft
Namie
Berlin's New Brew Draws Crowds to Hallensee Terraces
Berlin correspondents describe the Terraces at Hallensee near Berlin as a vast restaurant and a famed spring beer festival site. Bavarian beer lovers, dancers in traditional dress, Tyrolean bands, and revelers from across northern Germany crowd the venue, creating a festive, nonobscene celebration of new beer.
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Berlin
Hallensee
Potsdam
Germany
New York Times
Asaya
Dreamland
Luna Park
Thu
A. FP. Lange
Atmoapters
Empire
Cold neglected ends in tragedy and a home remedy pitch
A short verse notes how a small cold proved fatal and neighbors mourn. An advertising almanac tone then promotes a home remedy mix of glycerine Virgin olive oil pine compound and whisky with dosing instructions sold at drug stores.
Instruction about tuberculosis education in U S schools
A National Association bulletin notes fewer than six percent of public school children receive tuberculosis prevention instruction. Only nine cities use textbooks or lectures. Michigan Massachusetts North Carolina and Porto Rico pass laws mandating instruction. Tennessee requests it. New Jersey and West Virginia place wall cards in every classroom.
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United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Washington
Dallas
Tex
Richmond
Poughkeepale
N. Y
Detroit
Mich
Malden
Mass
Salem
Saginaw, Mich
Knoxville
A Pause In Devotions And A Butcher At The Opera
A father interrupts Mabel as she kneels in prayer asking why she cannot finish before resuming. She rebukes him with a sharp quip then resumes devotion. The second vignette describes a woman at Wagner who notes her butcher attends the opera and chats with her during market days.
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Mabel
Daddy
Opera
New York Sun
What it Meant History Joke From Pioneer Days
A school mistress asks what history means about pioneer days with settlers lacking roofs. Robbie replies that in those days women could not afford merry widow hats.
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Robbie
A Change of Food Reverses Illness in a Mobos Couple
A Mobos couple improved health by abandoning coffee and certain foods for Postum and Grape-Nuts. The wife explains four years of stomach and bowel trouble eased after switching foods, gaining flesh and strength, with nervous issues disappearing. The husband also stopped coffee and slept better, with cramps gone. The note ends mentioning a brother in California using Postum.
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Mobos
Corea
California
Opening Scene Sparks Harsh Self-Doubt in Lovers
A man speaks of never marrying due to shyness while the woman, Rita, challenges his self view and prods him toward connection amid tense dialogue. The exchange hints at themes of identity, attraction, and social expectations in a dramatic urban setting.
He Was Elected Politician-Congratulations
A brief exchange reports a politician declaring victory with a congratulatory note to Sarah. The St. Louis Times notes the election moment and the reaction of the speaker.
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Sarah
St. Louis Times
Prehensile Meaning and A Prodigal Son Parable
A dialogue on the term prehensile with a mother and Tommy includes a misused sentence from the Chicago Tribune. A Chicago line about a ship misusing the word appears alongside a Kansas City Times note about the prodigal son returning and a satirical exchange over butchering meat amid a union boycott.
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Tommy
Timenna
Chicago Tribune
Tarry
Kansas City Times
The Way With Purkins And Gyer Exchange Jabs
In a comic exchange Gyer remarks Purkins is like a ball of twine wrapped up in himself. Myer asks for the answer and Gyer delivers the quip about Purkins being self contained.
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Pufkins
Gyer
Purkins
Myer
Chicago News
The Pleasure Was Mutual Between Celebrities
Friends arranged a meeting between two American stars, one a stutterer and the other nearly deaf, amid much maneuvering and public amusement. A later interview elicited a faltering exchange as the stutterer struggled to speak and the other could not bear him. Wyoming stock growers push for a new brand law to require new branding standards.
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Lippincott
Wyoming
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