The Gay and Festive Varsity Student at Toronto University
A vivid sketch of Residence life at Toronto University portrays unshaven, fashionably disheveled students in gowns lounging on campus. It details their rooms with elaborate décor, smoking, outside reading, and a blend of literary and social pursuits, highlighting finances, journals, clubs, and the cult of appearance.
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Paul Pangloss
Toronto University
Varsity
Parnassus
School of Practical Science
Technical School
Wycliffe College
Les Convenances
Lions and alligators plus Old Ben the Matabele King
Two English pioneers recount a perilous 18 month journey from Kimberley to Mashonaland chasing Ophir gold. They describe Lobengula as a tall strict ruler with 60 wives, the Matabele laziness, Mashona labor, and dangers from lions, snakes, and fever along rivers teeming with alligators. They warn their voyage cost £900, ending after failed gold searches and a return home.
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Job
Matabeleland
Old Country
Kimberley
Ophir
Queen of
Sheba
Jerusalem
Solomon
Mashonaland
Zambesi
Queen of Sheba
William Job
Bulawayo
Old Ben
Ben
Lobengula
England
Matabele
Ivory sources and historical use across species
The chief ivory sources are African and Asian elephants with distinct cuts and colors. African ivory polishes better, Asiatic less so. Other medieval carvers used walrus, narwhal, and hippopotamus ivory. Mammoth ivory from Siberian fossils fueled much Russian turned work, with extinct elephants roaming western Europe in prehistoric times. King Ohtere’s 899 A.D. walrus hunt linked to ivory.
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Africa
Asia
Ohtere
Norway
Alfred the Great
North Sea
Mark of a Bloody Thumb Convicts Man on Circumstantial Evidence
A New York Recorder account recalls a case where an Ohio drover’s killer was convicted on a single, flawless chain of circumstantial proof. Blood on a torn wrapper, thumb marks on bank notes, and a trail of purchases led to the murderer, who was hanged after a four-month police watch and a Minnesota conclusion.
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New York Recorder
Ohio
Minnesota
Diamonds and Disclosures in Denver Bank Heist Tale
A Denver cashier named Arthur J. Holman is linked to a diamond theft case from the Park National Bank vaults. Detective Malon of Denver recounts tracking Holman from Denver to Montreal and London, with Holman admitting business ties and a wealth of diamonds found missing after Hodgson’s wife borrowed pieces. The narrative unfolds aboard a Chicago sleeper as Holman and Malon discuss the arrest and extradition.
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Chicago
C.P. R
Windsor
Arthur J. Holman
Patrick Malon
Denver
Malon
Carpenter
Montreal
Holman
Mason
Park National Bank
Europe
Park National Bank of Denver
Mr. Holman
London
Eng
New York
Mortifying the Flesh Lent Dilemma Comic Exchange
Gladys wonders if she should observe Lent but doubts it because sober gowns from her dressmaker make her look too lovely. Elien asks why and Gladys explains the self denial would make her appearance less flattering.
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Gladys
Wis
Elien
An Irish Ball Speaker Warns of Long Evening
The evening's final speaker, an Irishman, urged the audience to stay seated, warning that if they left he might speak for an hour or two and keep them there all night. The remark drew laughter as many attendees began to depart.
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Ben
Bulawayo
Britain’s Eastern Fleet Compared With French Russian Squads
A Hong Kong special notes Britain’s eastern naval power with nineteen warships totaling 39 000 tons and 135 large guns against a French and Russian squadron of twenty one ships, 4 000 men, and similar armament. It also cites Abor expedition delays and a Gibraltar siege note about red hot shot.
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Hong Kong
Great Britain
Calcutta
Dumbak
Lord Aberdeen Addresses Guelph Agricultural College
The Governor General attends a luncheon at Guelph Agricultural College where Lord Aberdeen extols practical farming, science in agriculture, and Dominion experiments. He praises the college’s experimental department, references Brandon and Agassiz stations, and commends government support for agricultural education and exhibits in Ontario.
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Ontario
Guelph Agricultural College
Charactr
Guelph Agricultu
Gue
Guelph College
England
Deat
Zavitz
Dominion
Brandon
Agassiz
Province of
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Caer Howell
Collins
King
A * Ny
Colonies
Toronto
West End
Tris
Corps du Ballet
Nicotine
Fountain Head
Sir Oliver
Mr. Blank
Blank
Brown
Mr. Brown
Napoleon
East End
Land OF the
Wilson
Story OF
Britain
Gibraltar
Lord Aberdeen
MOD
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