Astor limit on Harvard allowance sparks debates
Cambridge story notes Vincent Astor, heir to Col. John Jacob Astor, entering Harvard with an estimated 5000 dollar annual allowance for spending, while his father covers bills. It recalls a prior anecdote of a Japanese count offering 20000 yearly, Eliot limiting Harvard allowances to 5000.
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Cambridge
Mass
Lionel de Jersey
Harvard
Vincent Astor
Col
John Jacob Astor
Young Astor
Claverly Hall
Gold Coast
Claverly
Euot
Eliot
America
Crow Meat Debunked as Dangerous Delicacy in Topeka
In Topeka a State fish and game warden says crow flesh is good to eat and compares it to guinea fowl. He notes the meat is a little dark but flavorful with a fine texture, challenging the long held belief that crow was unfit for food except in dire need or election bets.
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Topeka
Kan
L. L. Dyuche
State Fish and Game Warden
Russian General's Son Writes Plays for Rich Class Draws
James J. Grain, son of a Russian general, waits tables at a St Louis cafe as he pursues material for plays. He plans to observe and depict the weaknesses of the rich and climbers, hoping to be published someday. He works ten hours daily, spends remaining time reading and writing, and seeks a path to print through persistence.
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St. Louis
Louis
Clyde Fitch
Planters
James J. Grain
Lfe
Walks Street in Her Sleep on Nostrand Avenue
Barefoot in nightclothes, Sophie Michaels twenty two of 206 Lee Avenue wandered Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn in rain and mud. A streetcar passengers watched as she was found by a policeman. she woke frightened after her parents and home were located.
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New York
Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn
Sophie Michaels
Lee ‘Avenue
Handling flax under snow advice from Prof Bolley
Farmers ask how to treat flax buried by early snow in Saskatoon district. Prof H L Bolley advises options: shake out dry straw and thresh in cold weather if ice is limited, or stock and thresh later in spring if flax was green or wet. Notes storage, drying, and weather impact.
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Rosetown
Sask
Pure Seed Laboratory
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Argyle
Kelly Ave
Dania Hall
Devils Lake
6Th Street
Second Street
J. Halliday
Richman
Bolley
H. L. Bolley
North, Dakota
Robert Miskell
Washington
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