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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1908

Page

4

Girls Do Queer Stunts at Wellesley Initiation

A group of upper class students at Wellesley College, tied to Greek letter society candidates Alpha Kanon Chi Tau Vela Episilon and Phi Sigma, staged public hazing stunts around the Washington Street area. A timid candidate was urged to propose to a police officer on a leap year joke while others paraded on campus, eliciting reactions from onlookers and campus authorities.

Pele Washington -Atreet College Galt Alpha Kanon Chi Tau Vela Epstton Phi Sigma Bey Giac Tiage Ther di Taner

Professor Postel Plans Regional Visits This Spring

Notice states Prof. Postel will tour several towns over the coming weeks and will be reachable by his name after five days in ten. The exact dates will be announced after the seventh day.

Prof. Postel

Water From A Jarrel Gactus In A Harsh Desert Thirst

An account describes extracting drinkable water from a Jarrel Gactus by cutting the top of the trunk and pounding the pale inner pulp. The process yields two to three quarts of water, mildly salty and bitter, used later for cooking and drinking in extreme drought.

Mystery in Literature Inspires Exotic Tale of Satan Sanderson

A curious tale links the creation of Satan Sanderson to Japanese stories and Miss Rives, who after writing the novel married George Post Wheeler and lived in Tokyo. A screen bought in a dealer’s shop bore a portrait background of a famed Japanese figure, sparking speculation about hidden influences on the manuscript.

Satan Sanderson Beta Sanderson Miss Rives Vista O Litterature East George Post Wheeler Japan Tokio Hichigawa Kichibei

Japanese Woman Novelist Miss Rives Emerges From Screen Mystery

A 1907 newspaper note recounts the fading and returning portrait of Murasaki on screen, ending August 10 when the image vanished entirely, coinciding with Miss Rives’s emergence as a celebrated Japanese woman novelist and the eerie parallel to Satan Sanderson.

Murasaki Miss Rives Wai Miss Bives Satan Sanderson

Spelling Success With A EB Leads To Feisty Ad Hustle

A fragmentary dispatch claims an impresario touts Van Y Texas as a health resort land offer. Mentioned names include Eugene M Fitch and Fitch & Sons. The note hints at land prices and peculiar spelling tricks amid curious promotional chatter.

van Y Texas Eithier Eugene M. Fitch Garth Dept Fitch & Sons Agena

Excursion to Dalhart Texas by local firm

A local firm advertises an excursion to the rich farming district in the Panhandle, Texas, setting out on Tuesday February 18. The notice invites readers to join the trip and mentions Ruley and Beerbower and their shop at No 6 Arcade as organizers with contact details.

Pan Handled Texas Ruley & Beerbower No. 6 Arcade Dalhart Lone Star Druley & Beerbower

Predominating Mens Styles Set By Tailors Exchange Edict

Tallons from across the country return home after a three day session of the Merchant Tailors National Exchange where spring summer styles for manswear were adopted. The meeting favors quiet waistcoats and modest color while trousers favor easy fit and restrained cuffs. A notice warns of unpaid bills and invites payers to settle. Dalhart Texas trip promotion included. DRULEY & BEERBOWER, 4 Arcade.

Paris The Exchange

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