Boyhood in the Country Last Day of School Memories
A Kansas City Star reminiscence recalls rural last day of school traditions. The writer describes crowding visits from nearby schools, recitations, favorite poems like The Brook, and a festive dinner with the Squire Rogers blessing the meal. Pupils debate whether Enoch Arden or Evangeline suffered more, then praise the imagined joy of every day being the last day of school.
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Simpkins
Lear
Jimmy Green
Jimmy
Susie Whitty
Susie
Squire Rogers
Johnny Jones
Jackie Schemmerhorn
Jackie
Grace
Jackle
Enoch Arden
Evangeline
Enoch
Equire Rogers
Cnld
Elx
Squire
Kansia City
Feats of Strength by Small Plants
Plants break pots and raise stones by roots and shoots. Maidenhair fern may crack vessels if crowded. Grasses push apart curbed stems, lifting limits briefly. Mangroves on Aldabra churn cliff edges, gnawing rock. waves exploit gaps and may erode the island.
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Aldabra
Madagascar
Premature gray trend shifts hair color norms
The column notes a shift away from peroxide and golden blondes toward pepper and salt grays. It highlights the fading popularity of hennata dyed, overly bright shades and the emergence of early gray tones as fashionable.
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Hennata
Leaks and Loyalty in the Rivers and Harbors Committee
The tale recalls Gen. Grosvenor on the rivers and harbors panel resisting leaks about a bill. Reporters pressured him to reveal items while he defended secrecy, then exposed those who leaked. His stance reshaped committee culture and earned him respect as a “news” man.
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House
Gen
Grove
Committee On
Gen. Grosvenor
Ohio
Navy seeks trained women nurses for the corps
The surgeon general urges hiring women nurses in the naval medical service. The article notes women nurses are suited to medical duties, could teach and train male corps, and might replace men aboard ships during war. The bureau seeks Congress authorization and a superintendent to oversee the nurses.
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Surgeon General
Navy
Naval Medical Service
Washington Evening Star
Army
Haya
Naval Hospitals
Bureau
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Department
Midshipmen’s Banter At Willard Sparks Attention
A group of Annapolis midshipmen vacationing in Washington amused patrons in the Wil lard Hotel palm room by boasting of Navy connections and ridiculing General Miles and the Marine Corps. Their chat drew laughs until a nearby table called for a waiter and a Navy drink sparked curiosity.
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Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Washington
Willard Hotel
Gen. Miles
Marine Corps
Admiral Dewey
Walter
Birrell Faces High Plume and Pressure in Education Reform
The British Education Act places full public control over schools, ends religious tests for teachers, and lets local authorities fund non-provided schools. Non-denominational teaching may occur two mornings weekly, with daily option if four fifths of parents approve. Birrell, a Nonconformist, faces mixed praise and criticism from Nonconformists, churchmen, and Labour.
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Augustine Birrell
Great Britain
Labor Party
Birrell
Baptist Perveasion
Liverpool
Edinburgh
Ain
Carlyle
Spitzka Named Professor of General Anatomy at Jefferson Medical College
Doctor Edward Anthony Spitzka elected professor of general anatomy at Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia. A New York resident and prolific author, he has studied brain anatomy and crime psychology, examined criminal brains, and contributed to multiple scientific associations and medical societies.
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Edward Anthony Spitzka
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
College of the City of
New York
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Horsen
College of Physicians
Spitzkato
Carlos F. MacDonald
Csolgosz
McKinley
Seguin
John W. Powell
George Francis Train
J. B. Pond
Lelby
Spituka
New York State
van Wormer Brothers
Thomas Tobin
Frank Burness
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Association of American Anatomists
American Anthropological Association
Alumni Association of the College of Physicians and Surgeons
Delta Kappa Epsilon Association of New York
Pernerstorfer and the Archdukes Scandal in Austrian Parliament
The radical Austrian socialist Engelbert Pernerstorfer rose from poverty to represent his party in the Reichsrat. In 1888 he recounted two tales about Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduke Otto that stunned Austria, detailing a funeral disruption and a drunken banquet scandal. The stories circulated widely as parliamentary utterances became public.
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Engelbert Pernerstorfer
Radical Party
Vienna University
Reichsrath
Pernerstorfer
Austria
Reicharath
Porneratorfer
Archduke Otto
Franz Ferdinand
Klagenfurt
Otto
Officera
Maria Josepha
Ihe
de Camp
Heinze Seen as Possible Senate Successor in Montana Copper Pact
The piece notes F. Augustus Heinze may win Montana's Senate seat after a peace compact between rival copper magnates. It highlights his rise from a penniless engineer to a major copper financier and questions the ethics of a millionaire entering the senate through corporate agreement and wealth.
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F. Augustus Heinze
Clark
Montana
Congress
Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute
School of Mines
Columbia University
Germany
Senate
Jaw K Bras
Heinze
Tle
Senator Clark
Amalgamated Company
The Secret Revealed in a Speech and a Book
A grand hall crowds in a reveal scene as a famed orator uncovers a hidden secret. He recounts poverty and rise through Carnegie libraries and politics, but the discovery by a woman shows his eloquence was borrowed from a ready made phrases book. Cleveland Leader.
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Andrew Carnegie
Sol
Morit
Cleveland
West Virginian Reports Kidney Pain Relief Story
W L Jackson of Parkersburg West Virginia describes twenty years of kidney trouble with back pain and nightly urination. After using Deans Kidney Pills his urine resumed normally and pain faded. he claims eight years of cure and ongoing activity. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Jackson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dean
Thouga
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
No Kowtowing for Him in Buckeye Hotel Tale
A humorous anecdote about former Ohio Governor George Hoadly during a campaign. At a town hotel the clerk misreads his name as LO and assigns room 10, prompting Hoadly to insist he is the governor. The porter quips that politeness won’t alter the room assignment, ending with a cashing quip about kissing.
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George Hoadly
Ohio
Hoadly
Buckeye
Register
John Hancock
George Hondly
State of
Cure for eczema praised by Oklahoma woman in 1905
Mrs. Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma describes months of intense itching and bleeding from eczema. After using Cuticura Remedies as directed she found great relief and now recommends them to others.
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Mary Metzger
Sweetwater
Okla
Merriment Snatches Wit From Puns And Jests
A collection of humorous quips on dieting cynics undertakers and vegetarian tales. The quips touch on omrettes of self mockery and the absurdities of modern life with wry, period voice. The humor hinges on wordplay about fathers automobiles and Greek shop talk across a spoof dialogue.
Renewing Youthful Joys at the Ballpark
A Philadelphia Press clipping notes Jighey's lifelong baseball joy and a curious habit of peeping through a knot hole in a board he carries to the grandstand. The piece blends nostalgic reminiscence with a playful anecdote about watching games.
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Jighey
Philadelphia Press
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