Johns Hopkins announces engineering scholarships and exams
The Johns Hopkins University announces engineering scholarships under Maryland law. Entrance exams at McCoy Hall in Baltimore occur June 25 and September 22 25, 1914 starting 9 a.m. Applicants urged to take June exams. County and Baltimore City districts gain scholarships for 1914 15. vacancies also exist for Loyola College and other colleges with an October 1914 allocation.
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Department of Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Maryland
McCoy Hall
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Loyola College
Maryland Agricultural College
Mount St. Mary’s College
Rock Hill College
St. John’s College
Washington College
Western Maryland College
Artist seeks model in Dixie strawberry fields
Neal Whitcomb arrives at a Mississippi farm seeking a pink sunbonnet model for a painting. He meets Sally Bemis, the county’s prettiest young woman, who works with her mother to earn money while Sally pursues domestic talents. The artist and Sally fall in love and plan marriage, with Mrs Bemis approving their match.
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Sally
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Italy
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Mrs. Bemis
Miss Lilly Bemis
Jones the Useful Dunce on Sedgwick’s Staff
The wartime General Sedgwick keeps a dull lieutenant named Jones on his staff. A friend asks why, and the general explains Jones is invaluable because he reads orders aloud before issuance to prevent misinterpretation and ensure clear understanding.
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Sedgwick
Anecdote With a Moral from Seattle Paper
A quip about twin brothers contrasts wealth and happiness. One brother grows discontented as the other remains poor, but the punchline reveals the richer brother bears the frown while the poorer one keeps a cheerful look. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer quotes the anecdote as a wry remark on fortune and contentment.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Historic Bell Tells Tale From Guerriere to Constitution
A bell dated 1263, claimed to have been in an English convent belfry, traveled to America after the War of 1812. It rang from the Constitution during a battle with the Guerriere, then drifted through navy yards to Saylesville's factory and is now in daily use.
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Pain and memory shape animal versus human suffering
The London Chronicle argues animals experience pain differently from humans due to limited memory and imagination. Animals lack social or moral context for pain and live moment to moment, with happiness tied to physical comfort.
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London Chronicle
Business training college cited in mock dialogue
The Lonishire Courier Journal quotes dialogue on a business college for young ladies. It notes a claim that 60 percent of graduates marry their employers in the first year, prompting commentary on practical training.
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Lonishire Courier-Journal
Roads of the Argentine plains shape wagon wheels
The plains of Argentina have dust in summer and mud in winter, making their roads rougher than anywhere else. Wagons on these roads use wheels ranging from six to fifteen feet in diameter due to the extreme terrain.
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Plains
Argentina
Many Are Cold But Few Are Frozen
A Sunday school remark from Judga notes that many are cold but few are frozen, a concise moral about steadfast faith. The line uses a play on words to contrast indifference with unwavering resolve.
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Alaska
Judga
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