Farmers' Day at Maryland College Park Highlights Rich Program
University of Maryland College Park hosts Farmers Day on May 26 with Governor Ritchie delivering the main address at 2 PM and a corner stone laying for a new armory and gymnasium. Highlights include Forestry demonstration, Military drill, moving pictures, a free luncheon, and a Maryland vs Johns Hopkins baseball game. Guides and information booths will assist visitors with department details and demonstrations across campus.
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University of Maryland At
College Park
H. J. Patterson
Agricultural Experiment Station
Farmers’ Day Committee
Ritchie
Johns Hopkins
University of Maryland
Military
Ritchin
Maryland
Cruel Deception and Trust Question in Boston Talk
A Boston Transcript excerpt portrays a woman recounting betrayal by Jack. Her friend questions why she trusted him as she admits recognizing his deceit but notes this time he told the truth.
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Jack
Boston Transcripter
Fought Over The Trousers In Swaziland War Of Corduroys
In Swaziland a pair of corduroys sparks a bitter dispute among Kafirs over who wears them. Sibijaan and I swap trousers, leading to pride, conflict, and injuries with the claim that the possession of the trousers outweighs death or wounds. The narrator ends with the line I kept the trousers after a stabbing eye injury.
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Swaziland
Sibijaan
Owen R. O'Nell
Sibljana
Sibijuaan
Sibljnan
No Occasion For Heroics In Inland Town Flood Tale
An inland town newspaper highlights a former city curbside resident who rose to modest heroism during a distant flood. After years away pursuing opportunity, observers credited him with rescuing three women, but he insists he merely hauled out three small maidens and returned them.
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Curbstone
Kansug City
California Gold Nuggets of Remarkable Size and Wealth
John L Considine recounts early California gold finds. The first nugget discovered by Marshall yielded 50 cents, the second 5 dollars. A larger nugget weighing 20 to 25 pounds was found by a Stevenson regiment soldier. Four miners later uncovered a far more valuable specimen, guarded during transit to San Francisco. Exhibition sparked disputes and lawsuits over proceeds.
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Marshall
California
Stevenson
San Francisco
John L. Considine
Adventure Magazine
Jonathan Goble and the jinrikisha pioneer in Japan
Jonathan Goble, American marine and pioneer Christian missionary to Japan, taught leather shoe making to locals in 1860 while self-supporting during Civil War era, and introduced a non-power carriage inspired by a Godeys Lady's Book illustration. He collaborated with a Japanese blacksmith to produce a native carriage as an alternative to horse drawn or steam powered vehicles.
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Jonathan Goble
Commodore Perry
Japan
St. Crispin
Godey
Aquamarine Found in North Carolina Gem Deposits Statewide
The National Museum showcases aquamarine, a beryl family gem growing in popularity for its color. Connecticut Maine and Massachusetts also produce aquamarines though quantities are undecided. Some regional stones rival Brazilian and Sri Lankan specimens, with Pink and golden beryls noted in New England sources.
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North Carolina
National Museum
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
Isaac Sea
Brazil
Ceylon
Russia
New England
Picts Scots and the Saxon settlement in Britain
The Picts and Scots, Celtic tribes once inhabiting Scotland, made destructive incursions into southern Britain causing alarm to inhabitants during the late Roman era. After Roman withdrawal, northern barbarians renewed attacks and Britains then allied with Saxons, Angles, and Jutes to defend and ultimately establish Teutonic control in the land.
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Scotland
Britain
Britains
Diligence and the value of purposeful living
The quoted reflection urges men to abandon idle wandering from youth. It argues that if they shed this sauntering humor, they would reclaim time to develop dexterity and skill in many diverse tasks. Such pursuits, though not their primary calling, would not hinder their main duties.
There Was A Bridesmaid
Miss Susan Sears plays the unlikely bridesmaid role in a Boston wedding plot as Bob Rayner seeks a substitute for the other bridesmaid. The office romance and festive ceremony unfold with Susan posing as Daisy Brook and finally accepting marriage vows, dreaming of a fairy tale that lingers beyond the day.
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Miss Venn
Bob Rayner
Bob
Miss Boyd
Rayners
Pansy O'Grady
Susan Sears
Pansy O’grady
Miss Brook
Rayner
Rob
Miss Sears
Susan
Daisy Brook
Mother
Siafra
Maid of Honor
Boston
Daisy
Rayner House
Mann
Photographer's Everest Quest Sparks Judge Quip
A bold plan urges a photographer crew to tackle Mount Everest despite doubters. The judge quips that the cameramen must make the ascent, turning skepticism into a daring adventure.
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Mount
Everest
Disease Threatens Giant White Pines in Switzerland
Dr. Perley Spaulding of the U S Department of Agriculture reports white pine blister rust is killing giant Swiss pines over 180 feet tall after 118 years of growth. He found the disease has spread rapidly in the last decade and calls for urgent U S cooperation with lumbermen to curb its spread.
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Switzerland
Perley Spaulding
United States Department of Agriculture
Europe
Spaulding
United States
A Child’s Play Reveals A Mother's Rules
In Farm Life the narrator recalls May staging a family scene with dolls and toys to imitate parenting. She commands the unbreakable doll with a broken hose and spanks the elephant before comforting it, then grants a gentle kiss and forgiveness, leaving the narrator feeling humiliated yet content at the end.
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May
Mamama
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U. OF M. Preparing For Farmers Day
Hopkins
By E. R. Peyser
Ruskin
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Jinrikishi
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
America
Usco
Denton Auto Company
C. Leslie Walls
The
Goldsboro Bank
OUR Savings Department
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, JR
J. Virgil Moore
Ceme
Tery
Star Cars
Caroline County
A. P. Whitby
W. P. Carroll
Denton
Walter Sparks
New York
Life Man
Box
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Denton, Maryland
Cooper, Wright & Cooper
Owspa
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