Advertising Class Produces Farm Apple Sale Parody
In a satirical classroom scene at Agricultural Commerce College Professor Agate critiques student ads for Farmer Bumpkin who plans to sell 100 barrels of apples. Students deliver varied styles from canned-soup meter to biographical, promotional and department-store approaches, ending with a playful dismissal.
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Agricultural Commerce College
Agate
Bumpkin
Baldwin
Philadelphis
Timothy
Mr. Timothy
Garden of Eden
Isaac Newton
Bumpkin Farm
Professor Agate
Rye
Mr. Rye
Puck
Mysterious Lane Encounter Recalled by Aunt and Hans
An elderly aunt recounts leaving Hans in a lane after spotting four men. Hans asks if she pursued them, revealing a tense moment with unclear outcome and a hint of danger in the lane memory.
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Hans
Tpieor
Widening Horizon Promises Peaceful Glories Ahead
A quoted line from The Washington Star speaks of a distant time when peace will prevail and human effort will speed progress. The speaker recalls youth's hopeful dream, now tempered by reality as the journey to such peace remains a distant goal.
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Washington Star
Eagle Attack Averts Despoiler On Wyoming Cliff
Arthur Williams of Riverton Wyoming faced a life threatening ascent along a two hundred fifty foot rope to raid a nesting eagle in Lost Well Canyon. The bird struck with fury as Williams clung to the cliff aiming to trap the nest and spare lambs.
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Arthur Williams
Riverton
Wyo
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Cheyenne and
Arapahoe
Lost Well Canyon
Bridge of peril for eagle nest thieves near Riverton
Three young men scale a canyon cliff to steal eaglets. Williams is attacked by the mother eagle as he fights to secure the birds with a rope rescue from the bottom. A rifle shot from above, a rock strike, and a heroic return haul end with Williams safe at Riverton after days of recovery.
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Williams
Riverton
Wide World Magazine
The Man Who Gave Himself Sentiment and Business
A World’s Work tale of two college roommates, one a slow farmhand turned student and the other the doctor’s son, clever and well off. When the farmer's son faces collapse, the doctor’s son funds his path but disappears. The donor later asks whether the educated man gains more in life.
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Leason
Jack
Rabenhnschbag Adend Sy
Japan's Opium Crusade in Formosa
The article reviews Japan's efforts to curb opium use in Formosa after acquiring the island. It notes registration and licensing to limit new smokers and to confine use to impoverished subsistence cases, aiming for a gradual elimination as older users die off.
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Formosa
New York
K. Midzuno
North American Review
Midzuno
Mr. Midzuno
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