Rule High School Alumni Form a Local Association
The Rule high school alumni met May 23 in the school room and organized an Alumni Association. Officers were elected: President James Hosford, Vice President Rose Plante, Treasurer Malvena Horan, Secretary Ella Carpenter. About 85 attended. a program and refreshments followed. A big dinner for 44 visitors marked the last day, with a student program in the afternoon. The district has a 60 volume library. 30 books and a dictionary were added this year.
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Rule High School
James Hosford
Rose Plante
Malvena Horan
Ella Carpenter
Vesta Williams
Germany’s Black Letter Criticized by Jerome Hart
Jerome Hart of the New Orleans Times-Democrat argues that German print with black letter is ugly and hard to decipher on small type. He says alphabets should convey ideas quickly and clearly, noting that German text often fails this test. He cites advertisers and financial pages favoring Latin type for readability.
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Bismarck
Jerome Hart
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Missouri Governor Discusses Alum in Baking Powder
Governor Folk of Missouri weighs a bill to ban alum in baking powder while a New York Tribune report notes two opposing views on the issue. Folk remarks about a Tennesseean named George Jones from Brownsville, describing red hair as fashionable yet once disgraceful.
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Gov. Folk
Missouri
New York Tribune
George Jones
George
Brownsville
Zebra the Convict Mule in the Circus Tale
A northern child visiting a southern state sees a zebra for the first time and likens the striped animal to a convict mule, recalling public labor scenes described in Lippincott's Magazine.
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North
Lippincott’s Magazine
Engagement Ends Shaped by Dublin Duke and London Cable
Reader Magazine recalls how Ethel’s London cable to her father announcing engagement to the Duke of Manchester drew a simple: Congratulations. A week later when the engagement ended the father again sent: Congratulations, preserving a wry family chorus.
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Ethel
London
Duke of Manchester
Reader Magazine
Going Up and Following a Nose Joke
A Yonkers Statesman quip recalls a man with a turned up nose asking in a New York office building for someone on the 15th floor. The friend jokes that he should follow his nose to find them.
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New York
Yonkers Statesman
Circumstances: A Dog Named by His Owner
A Detroit Free Press humorous note explains a dog nicknamed Circumstances because the owner claims to have no control over him. The quip highlights the playful view of pet behavior and human excuses.
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Detroit
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