Peddie Founders Day Programs Include Oration and Basketball
Founders Day events at Peddie School center on February 11 with exhibits in Longstreet Library supervised by Miss MacCarnes and Miss Robbins, an afternoon address by Hamilton Holt on Armaments, and a 2:30 PM concert in Wilson Hall. At 4:00 PM the Peddie team faces Pennington in Alumni Gym. Winters Prize contest precedes activities with notable speakers and judges.
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Longstreet Library
Mabel F MacCarnes
Anna Robbins
Wilson Hall
Hamilton Holt, LLC
the Independent
Holt
R. W. Swetland
Peddie
Pennington School
Saa
Pennington
Byram L Winters
Smithboro
N. Y
Albert C. Griscom
Camden
N. J
Little Theatre
Hugh Hamilton
Washington, DC
Frank P. Winegar
Grand Rapids
Mich
Branton Wallace
East Orange
Leighton Johnson
Milwaukee
Wis
Ireland
Albert L Vreeland
R H. Rivenburg
Bertha Gramm
Krespach
Hightstown High School
William H. Franklin
Mary Thomasson
Jane Donnell
A. H. Albert
Peddie New York Alumni Association
McAlpin
New York City
William N. Runyon
New Jersey
Frank H. Lamb
Hoquiam
Washington
R W Swetland
Ane Orchestra
Syd Bent
Glee Club
W. K Frederick
Frederick
Milton Koos
Biggest Sucker in the U. S.
Dick Winfield earnestly believes everything told to him until a scam ruins his career and money. He later returns to Sylvia Carrick, hoping to regain faith and his soul, after reinventing himself and facing consequences of gullibility.
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Dick Winfield
Ao Mber
Sylvia Carrick
Sylvia
Barrens
Maine
Mexico
Alfred Smith
Smith
al Smith
United States
Mr. Smith
Winfield
Snaith
Tf TS
Freak editions of the Bible auctioned in London
A set of ten freak Bible editions sold at auction in London. Highlights include the Big Bible with Ninety five Psalm misprint about nightmares, the Real cle Bible with altered Jeremiah text, the Murderers Bible from Jude misprint, and a Beatitudes misprint creating the Place-makers edition, among other curious errors of considerable value.
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London
Right or Left Eyed? A Folk Eye Dominance Test
The article explains a simple self test to determine if a person is right or left eyed. By fixating on a distant object, then closing each eye in turn while keeping the finger aligned, the dominant eye is inferred from where the finger appears relative to the object. It notes right-handed people are often right-eyed due to brain hemisphere development.
Chamberlain's Tablets Promoted for Digestion Aid
The advert cites Melard F. Craig of Middle Grove New York praising Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion and constipation. It claims the tablets are pleasant to take, work effectively, and do not cause griping or unpleasant aftereffects.
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Chamberlain
Melard F. Craig
Middle Grove
Ny Y
Chant of the Motor Boat
A nostalgic log entry laments buying a motor boat years ago, now worn and leaking funds verse by Bayliss Y. C. The writer recalls joy and pride in the boat, but cites repairs, illness, and depleted bankroll. A wish to buy again if funds return ends the note.
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Oceanside
Bayliss Y. C
Laws Against Profanity in England and Scotland
The article explains English law punishes swearing with fines by a justice of the peace, scaling by social rank from one shilling to five shillings per oath and doubling or tripling on repeat offenses. A constable can arrest swearers and present them to a justice, with examples of repeated swearing leading to multiple fines. A similar law exists in Scotland.
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Scotland
Colors of flowers tied to seasons studied in Canada
A Canadian professor reports on 539 flowering plants in Quebec and Ontario showing about one third with white flowers, one quarter yellow, and purple and blue making up about one ninth. White blooms peak in April and June, while yellow ones are common in July to September.
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Quebec
Ontario
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the Granbury Press
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Cranbury
U. S
Dorothy Whitcomb
Western Newspaper Union
Trenton
Donnellys
Fred’k W. Donnelly
South Broad Street
Trenton, N. Jd
Peppler
Hoover Potato Planters
Hoover Potato
Eureka
Aspinwall
Thomas Peppler
the Sun Optical Co
F. C. Leaming, Pres
West State Street
Trenton, N. J
Warren and
Willow Street
Stacy-Trent
State and
Warren Streets
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