DePauw elects Jack Foote 1916 captain for football
Jack Foote was elected captain of DePauw's 1916 football squad by the D men, winning over Woodruff Dunn Northway and Meredith. With 13 lettermen returning, DePauw eyes strong 1916 schedule including Wabash in Indianapolis on November 11, and unofficial games with Indiana and Purdue.
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John M
Jack” Foote
DePaw
Foote
Woodruff
Dunn
Northway
Meredith
Indianapolis
DePauw
Washington Park
Guernsey VanRiper
DePauw Athletic Board
VanRiper
Indiana
Purdue
Rowan
Ray Orr
Paul Meredith
Norris Biggs
Tucker Describes How Big Paper Covers News
Glenn I. Tucker of the New York World spoke to the advanced journalism class, recounting experiences from life as a reporter for a major New York newspaper. He outlined newsroom routines, deadlines, and the craft of gathering and presenting city and world news.
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Middle College
Tucker
Becker
Eastland
Mr. Tucker
New York
New York World
Glenn I. Tucker
The
Dimes for Red Cross Sale Promises Funds
University campaigners urge students to spend a dime at the Red Cross stamp booth near the library. Volunteers under red candles and Christmas trees expect every person on campus to buy ten stamps, aiming to raise a hundred dollars for the anti tuberculosis drive as the week progresses.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
DePauw to Choose Basketball Captain by Jan Twenty One
The DePauw basketball squad for 1916 awaits a captain. An upcoming plan calls for selecting the captain immediately before the Franklin game, after the squad has been trimmed to twenty players.
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Franklin
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Greencastle Barber
Greencastle resident Wm Sillery testifies to rapid relief from back pain using Doan's Kidney Pills from Jones Stevens Co Drug Store. He confirms continued benefit and notes family members' similar positive results. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises.
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Greencastle
Wm. Sillery
Liberty St
Dean
Jones, Stevens Co
DePauw Names New Basketball Captain
The article states that the men of greatest ability and knowledge will be eligible for candidacy and that varsity squad members may vote. This merit based method is viewed as fair and should yield an able captain. January 21 will see DePauw's new basketball captain.
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DePauw
Sibly
Alumni Association Formed in Wabash
Last Saturday night thirty DePauw alumni met at Rev O B Morris's home in Wabash Indiana to form the Wabash DePauw Alumni Association Dr Gro Who spoke at the Methodist Church next day and joined the old grads in pledging a closer union A reunion in the near future was planned inviting all DePauw graduates to attend.
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DePauw
Wabash
Indiana
O. B. Morris
Wabash Deauw
Gro
Feasibility of Two-Year Laying Flocks in Poultry
A farmer argues against yearly replacement, citing Buff Orpingtons and White Leghorns. A 200 pullets start with 188 hens and $203 profit after one year, then again after a second year with the same care. The second year yields 468 more eggs than the first, despite equal feed.
Bacteria Link Life and Death in Plant Nutrient Cycle
A Missouri agriculture lecturer explains that bacteria break down plant and animal remains, releasing nutrients for new crops. The process connects life and death, sustaining fertility and preventing accumulation of dead matter.
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LB. P. Smoot
Missour State
Earth
Sun
Five Rules for Disinfecting Stables and Premises
The text outlines thorough disinfection methods to prevent disease spread in animal settings. It covers cleaning surfaces, replacing decayed materials, deep earth removal, proper manure handling, and using disinfectants such as cresol or bichlorid of mercury under veterinary supervision. It warns about odors, sun exposure, and proper ventilation to deter bacterial growth.
A Wife’s Hat and a Ride Spark Housekeeping Debate
Goggles argues a wife must keep the house neat before an outing for fear burglars or guests might see disorder. Vollager fears accidents, doctors, and curious neighbors. both sides insist on keeping the house as is for the ride.
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Goggles
Vollager
Wollager
Uncle Henry Martin dies longtime UVA janitor and bell ringer
The last ex slave of Thomas Jefferson and longtime University of Virginia janitor Henry Martin known as Uncle Henry died on campus after 71 years of service. He rang the bell for 48 consecutive years and was beloved by about 15 000 alumni. He left a legacy including a gold watch from law students and a portrait with Latin inscription in the university’s main office.
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Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Henry Martin
Henry
University
Jefferson
United States
Uncle Henry
Yale
Virginia
Duncan Smith
Board of Visitors
Charcoal Use Aids Bowel Health In Farm Diets
An 19th century farming note explains charcoal and charred wood aid bowel complaints in poultry and mentions hens benefiting from parched grain. It reports experiments with turkeys showing one pint charcoal in feed increased weight by about one and a half pounds and improved meat quality. It also cites U.S. timber data, estimating 250 billion feet of saw timber and 11 % billion cords of cordwood in farmers’ holdings.
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United States
Boy Leads Visitor To Misidentified Tenement Resident
A man seeking social work contact follows a boy to a doorstep in a tenement district. The boy guides him to Mr Schmidtowitz’s supposed flat but finds the man sitting on the front step instead, revealing misdirection and a case of mistaken residence.
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Schmidtowitz
Two Louisville pals in contrasting sizes draw street laughter
Two well known Louisville men walk together drawing jokes from their size difference. The big man often complains of illness while the smaller friend needles him about being half sick, sparking crowd laughter and a wry exchange about health. The quip ends with a pun on optimism and pessimism.
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Louisville
Ages of great writers and scholars through history
The account lists famous figures and the ages at which they produced notable works or achievements. It references poets, playwrights, philosophers, and authors from Homer to Poe and Dante, noting milestones from age six to sixty in a compact, catalog like sequence.
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David
Shelley
Mendelssohn
Bryant
Disraeli
Vivian Gray
Alexander Dumas
Voltaire
Keats
Madymion
Horace
Heine
Schiller
Shakespeare
Sheridan
Racine
Andromache
Hannah More
Addison
Owen Meredith
Lucille
Confucius
Pliny
Luther
Baxter
Thomas A Kempis
Mohammed
Poe
Thackaray
Bunyan
Dante
Homer
Two Agents that Melt Stone and a Telegraphic Type Writer
The text explains that rain contains nitric and carbonic acids capable of slowly dissolving granite. It also notes an invention: a typewriter device enabling eight messages to be telegraphed over a wire and reproduced in typewriting.
Kitchen and Pantry Recipes: Pudding Candies and Crackers
Teed Fig Pudding uses rice cooked in milk then pureed with egg yolks sugar vanilla and whipped cream folded in figs served as croquettes on sponge cake. Cocoa Leopard Cake layers light and dark with cocoa vanilla and baked in a two‑tone pattern. Cheese Custards bake custard in cups with bread dice and grated cheese garnished with parsley. Cornmeal Crackers form stiff dough with cornmeal fat sugar and milk then shaped and fried as shells served on a napkin.
Household hacks for pans and dolls and nails
The text offers pan seasoning with salt to prevent sticking, a rag doll face replacement idea from magazine pictures, and a lemon finger soak plus nail care to keep nail beds clean. It suggests pushing the nail skin back after washing and using a bone instrument for guidance.
Remedies For Sleeplessness From An Old Bulletin
For soothing the nerves a light supper before bed helps. A glass of milk by the bed, sipped slowly if awake. Ensure good ventilation without direct air on the bed and avoid facing light while sleeping. A hot bath for fifteen minutes before sleep is advised for a nervous person.
Cake baking tips from a vintage kitchen note
A concise set of baking hints including salt in cake batter lighter texture with half water, mid rise indicates thick dough, collapse implies rich dough, excess baking powder causes holes, flour on greased pans prevents sticking, water in the oven base protects the bottom, and paper covers the tin to prevent top burning.
What a Tint Does in Hair Color Perceptions
Light blue dulls blonde tones making complexions appear ashen while dark blue provides contrast that highlights a blonde's features. Blue suits brunettes only with florid cheeks. it can make a pale brunette look tawny for contrast. Red enhances pale brunette beauty and yellow flatters pale brunettes, softening olive skin to a creamy tint.
Piccalilli Clarifies Water Draining Process
A kitchen note explains rinsing and draining piccalilli vegetables overnight before final vinegar and spice addition. The step improves clarity and texture for the sauce.
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Pulitzer School of Journalism
Columbia
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Atlantic Monthly
Maine
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Jartoreof University
Piccalilli
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