Ohio Universities and the State's College Heritage
Ohio ranks second among states in number of colleges, with 36 institutions led by Ohio University in Athens. The largest campus is Oberlin with about 700 students, while several state-supported schools include Ohio State, Miami, and Ohio universities.
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Ohio
Ohio University At
Athens
Ohio State
Miami
Oberlin
Hiramboasia
Garfield
Kenyon
Hayes
Jamaica Earthquake Aid Sparks US Sympathy and History
The article recalls Jamaica’s geography and colonial past, noting US aid after the recent earthquake and fire, led by Rear Admiral Evans and Davis. It traces Jamaica from discovery by Columbus in 1494, through Spanish and English rule, emancipation, and a 1782 naval battle where Rodney defeated De Grasse, earning peerage and a monument in Spanish Town.
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United States
Robley D Evans
Cuban
Charles H. Davis
Kingston
Cuba
West Indian Islands
Columbus
Refige
England
Scotland
Ireland
Minorca
oDf
Port Royal
Greca
Port Antonio
George Brydges Rodney
de Grasse
Rodney
France
Spain
Baron Rodney
Spanish Town
Pensions Voted for the Soldiers
Washington January first at a joint meeting of the house committees on pensions and invalid pensions the senate service pension bill was unanimously reported to the house. The bill grants veterans of Mexican and Civil War pensions of 12 dollars monthly for those over 62 15 dollars for those over 85 and 20 dollars for those over 70 years.
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Washington
House
Senate
Arbor Day magazine to be published for Ohio schools
Columbus January 30. State school commissioner's office is gathering material for the annual Arbor Day magazine to be distributed in early April to public schools. Last year about 16 000 copies were issued, with demand exceeding supply due to limited funding. The magazine features artistic, nature filled illustrations and guidance on observing Arbor Day, while the governor sets the celebration date usually in late April for optimal tree planting.
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Columbus
National Banks 10 Make Reports
Notices sent from Washington by the controller of currency ask all national banks in the United States to file a statement of their condition at the close of business on January 31. Many banks have already forwarded the statements to the official.
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Washington
United States
China Famine Worse Than Any in Forty Years
Washington reports consular dispatches state the Chinese famine is ten times worse than any similar affliction in four decades. Officials claim helplessness but attempt relief by advancing two taels per farmer for work cattle and keeping the animals for spring planting.
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Washington
Empire
State Department
Seventy Five People Ate Of One Big Meat Pudding
An article recounts Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eady of this city visiting the London cattle show. They journeyed from Cottesbrooke to Northampton and London, saw markets, a football match, and celebrated dining at Cheshire Cheese. They witnessed meat pudding at the Cheshire Cheese dining room.
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Henry Eady
London
England
Lantsberry
la Porte
Brixworth
Cottesbrooke
Northampton
Corn Exchange
Leicester
Dr. Johnson Hnd
Oliver Goldsmith
America
Cheapside
Ludgate Hill
Tattersall’s
Bank of England
Old Bailey
Jack Shepard
Ernest Everard
Elsha
St. Albans
Circular drawers for varied waist sizes with flexible trim
The article details circular drawers sized 4 to 34 waist offering smooth hip support and free movement. Describes materials, trims like lace or embroidery, and construction of circular or gathered leg portions with under-faced upper edges. Provides yardage for medium sizes and patterns for multiple waist measurements.
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Nainsock
Ribbon roses brighten suburban table décor display
Mrs Satterlee and the Girls' Friends Society featured a novel ribbon rose centerpiece for a luncheon in East Maryland. The table showcased pale pink ribbon roses on dark green straw with honeysuckle sprays, then revealed ribbon souvenir roses for toilet or cushion use. B and O schedules show Elytia trains departing 6:45 am daily and 4:17 pm except Sunday.
A Fashionable Word In Shopper Speak
A new term surfaces among fashionable shoppers as critics label goods with a vague restraint. The article notes, with irony, how sales staff repeatedly call items “good” from soft negligees to hats, coats, and blouses, signaling approval without nuance.
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Éat
Not Sweet at All Pretty Girls and Dom
Winsted Connecticut January story with Hayward of Great Barrington and Wass in a social scene. They met in a hotel parlor and drew crowds that required police presence. Hayward attended a theater wearing a bright tie and received attention as photos from would be brides flooded his post office box.
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Dom
Matalda Valser
Nora
Hayward
Barvinston
Heaisaid
Oberlin Students in Demand by Local Firms
Ralph Brombach of Brumbach Commission Co Cleveland and A J Roberts of Dean Electric Co Fitrid visited Oberlin last week to recruit Oberlin Business College graduates for bookkeeping and stenographic roles. See R J Hill for all jewelry repairs and prompt service.
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Oberlin
Ralph Brombach
Brumbach Commission Co
Cleveland
A. J. Roberts
Dean Electric Co
Fitrid
Oberline Business College
Cupid Barred Down at Ada
Ada Ohio January 39 No more will Ohio Northern University men call upon their female classmates The count men form a club named The Knights of the Marble Heart to eschew women entirely They vow to force rescission of the order by obedience and promise a 10 course banquet for any man seen with a woman student The article notes concerns about attendance and college conditions
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Uates
Ohio
Oberlin College
Ada
Ohio Northern University
Knights of the Marble Heart
Disease still rages in Chicago records surge
Chicago health department reports 472 contagious disease cases in 24 hours, the highest since the epidemic began. Of the new cases 407 are scarlet fever, 29 diphtheria, 27 measles, and nine other diseases.
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Chicago
Aged Democrat in Norwalk Dies at 95
Norwalk Ohio January 30 David Vail died Monday in his 96th year He was a prominent figure at the Jackson Day banquet recently having cast his first vote for Democracy s patron saint He is survived by several children including a son aged 17
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Norwalk
David Vail
Markets and prices on farm staples and meats
A dense column lists butter and cheese prices, eggs, potatoes, vegetables, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, celery, lettuce, squash, smoked meats, pork, dry salted meats, sausage, lard, fresh pork, wheat, corn, oats, wool prices, with varied lots and tracks. Health note promotes Kodol for Indigestion, urging use after meals.
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Virginia
California
Windsor Hotel Philadelphia Average Rates and Location Card
Windsor Hotel at 1217 1229 Filbert Street Philadelphia offers modern accommodations at moderate rates. Located a square from the two principal railroad stations in the center of the shopping and theatre district. American plan priced at 2 to 2.50 dollars per day European plan at 1 to 2.59 dollars per day.
B and O Through Trains East From Elyria
B and O runs daily from Elyria at 1 24 p m toward Medina Akron Youngstown Butler Pittsburg McKeesport Cumberland Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York Sleeper available from Akron Low rates call G BE Dachtler agent at phone 49 for details
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Elyria
Medina
Akron
Youngstown
Butler
Pittsburg
McKeesport
Cumberland
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
G. BE. Dachtler
Pile cure promises relief with mail order option
A drugstore ad from Elyria promotes a pile cure claiming instant relief from itching and burning and offers external and internal applications. It urges purchase via mail if unable to visit the store and backs the product with a personal guarantee from Druggist C. Bowers to satisfy customers and mail a package for fifty cents.
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Co. C. Bowers
Elyria
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