Origins and antics of the college commencement garb
The article traces the history of academic dress from Oxford to Cambridge and the United States, detailing gown colors and hood meanings for degrees, then contrasts stern medieval formality with modern campus frolics. It highlights alumni stunts at Columbia, Princeton, Yale, and West Point, plus notable women’s college celebrations at Barnard, Vassar, Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, and others.
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Oxford
Cambridge
United States
Princeton
Yale
Princeton Tiger
Ville
West Point
Wen
Harvard
Columbia
Warnard
Wellesley
Bryn Mawr
Left Handed Men in the Great National Game
Baseball fans read of left handed stars like Daubert, Marquard, Rucker and Plank shaping the game. Pirates chase a superstition bite as Dots Miller proves reliable, while clubs debate costs to rig a major league team and the heat of pennant races under new leadership.
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Johnny King
Boston Nationals
Kling
Daubert
Brooklyn
Cube
Harry Davis
Cleveland Blues
Lefty George
Davis
Lefty
George
Marquard
Rucker
Plank
Pittsburgh
Folke
Hans Wagner
Dots Miller
Kearny
N. J
Miller
Pirates
Dots
Thomas G. Davia
The
News York Armericat
Boston Americans
Noble duel ends in mercy and escape to England
A shooting party in Dijon provokes a stricken girl wounded by a bullet. A young Paris student, Henri Durtac, saves her life and tends her wound as nobles threaten the commoners. Decades later, during the terror, the Duriac family is persecuted. a mercy-led escape to England is orchestrated by a mysterious noble rescuer who saved the girl years before.
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Peer Dijon
France
Tours
Ton 4
Messieurs
Messienrs
Ant
Paris
Lixette
Essely
Garnier
Henri Duriac
Count Durlac
Merons
Count Duriac
Louise
Mme
Duriac
Mime
Larine
Sam the Marquis of
Jodie
Prine
Jacques
Rue St. Jacques
Joule Duriac
Cath
Caneral
Mar
England
Darine
Dana
Quotations and Jests From Early Humorous Columns
Aggregated quips from Tit-Bits Punch Tatler and Philadelphia Record in which jesters discuss philanthropy a medal sleeve for long service ovations costs and social misdirections. The snippets reveal wit about charity career recognition romantic aims and mistaken department humor.
An Occasion For Cowardice
A fragment from a newspaper page features dialogue exchanges with Miss Ann Teek and Mr Blunt in a humorous tone. It juxtaposes social pretensions and aging, reflecting light, satirical domestic humor typical of early 20th century prose.
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Miss Ann Teek
Mr. Blunt
Philadelphia Press
Charity and a Man's Character Echo in Local Folklore
Local chatter riffs on a man’s reputation, quipping that charity reveals more about him than scandal. The dialogue hints at urban legend style judgments, contrasting harsh gossip with a claim of heightened Americanism centered on a single figure.
Springtime Headache Tale From Detroit Free Press
A damaged OCR passage from the Detroit Free Press describes a chaotic domestic scene with a headache, springtime imagery, and disjointed lines. The fragment hints at a household in disarray with characters Ted Fred Ami and a wife suffering a headache amid furniture, air, and paint.
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Mui
Ted
Fred
Ami
Characles
Mara
Abd Seorethy
Detroit
Absurdities and Verbal Wit in Old Time Wisdom
The brief reads humorous quips about romance and talkativeness from 19th or early 20th century columns. It contrasts the idea that some people attract attention without saying much with a jokey exchange about engagement and money. Noted are pithy lines from Tit Bits and Philadelphia Record snippets.
A Fish Story and a Jewelry Tray Demand
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a jeweler instructing an assistant to bring a tray of engagement rings. The scene features the expressions Understood Him and Afflicted Studo-Um-uah-er-er-ord Ho, hinting at a quirky, possibly mistaken transcription.
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John
Done With a Purpose in Cleveland Dealer note
A Cleveland main dealer quotes a terse exchange about labeling letters Personal on an envelope to ensure the recipient, the wife, reads the missive. The remark illustrates conventions of discreet mailing and social attitudes in the period.
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Cleveland Main Dealer
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Onstate
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Office Boy
Grandma
Grandpa
N. B
I. M.A
Louis R. Williamson
Philanthrophy
Eletis
Miss Jones
Tatler
Tiattie
Mattie
Baltimore American
Marriage Bureau
Philadelphia Record
Boston ‘Transcript
Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Charity
Battimore
Maria
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