Normal University graduates give eloquent exercises on campus
Nine graduates and two male students presented a capstone program at the University chapel. A two piano duet opened the event, with various orations and essays from each participant reflecting strong character and polished delivery.
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Chapel Hall
Miss Baker
Paul Brown
Mr. Brown
Nellie Stoughton
Horace Mann
Blanche Phillips
Margaret Marso
Harvey Est
Belle Waugh
St.Paul
June Taylor
Exhibition Opens At University Under Miss Starr
The university opened a new art exhibit directed by Miss Florence Starr for public inspection. It features the largest collection yet shown with life paintings in one room and copy work in the adjacent hall. Grace White and Charlotte Freitag, graduates of the department, display notable skill in their paintings.
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Florence Starr
Grace White
Charlotte Freitag
Miss Starr
Elopement in Chicago Paper Sparks Gossip
Dr. A J Dix and wife featured in The Chicago American with sensational writeup. The marriage described as an elopement with the bride titled heiress to Sickler millions of Colorado, vacationing at a Mitchell summer home. News alarmed friends in New York Chicago and Denver as Dix sent copies home.
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Chicago American
A. J. Dix
The
Colorado
Mitchell
New York
Chicago
Denver
Dix
Puzzles and a Word That Almost Was
A clergyman recalls spelling righteous as ritdeous due to a mental quirk and a misread dictionary page. The tale highlights how even scholars can stumble over letters and definitions. A New York hotel story notes daily demand for vast napkins towels sheets plates and utensils for a 3000 guest capacity plus 1500 staff.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Too Much Ambition Sparks Early Office Clash
A Baltimore News item quotes a dispatcher railing at a boss over firing a promising junior employee. The speaker contends the boy’s ambition led to rapid clashes, claiming he had his feet on the desk and smoked cigars within days of starting.
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Baltimore News
Amusing Remark in Little Chronicle About Copper Teeth
In a playful moment Adelaide watches her aunt’s gold filling and exclaims she wishes for copper teeth like hers, a lighthearted anecdote from the Little Chronicle.
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Adelaide
Little Chronicle
Poor Relation Professor and Student Triangle Joke
A Columbia Jester quote plays on geometry as a student asks about a relation between triangles and the professor notes the middle triangle is a poor one. The line delivers a campus humor moment with a pun on triangles and relations.
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Columbia
Marvelous Escape from Death and Paine's Celery Compound
An ad extols Paine's Celery Compound as a universal cure for rheumatism neuralgia and sciatica. It cites testimonials including Margaret Bethel of Brainerd Minnesota who says decades of pain subsided after using the remedy and she now enjoys life and greater energy.
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Paine
Margaret Bethel
Brainerd
Minn
Elocution Recital Highlights Dakota University Event
Dakota University held its elocution recital in the chapel crowded beyond capacity. Students displayed varied pieces from Blank Margaret to Blaine's trilogy on Garfield and a piano quartet closed the program. Miss Greattrax and Miss Ferris performances stood out. Levis Tillotson and Miss Davis drew praise for skill and polish.
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Dakota University
der Barbier Serville
Rossini
Richard, Scott and Noble
Leo. M. Doyle
Blaine
Garfield
Doyle
Blanche Davis
Margaret
Tillotson
Walter A. Seaman
Watertown
Co. D
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Ad Promotes Stomach Health
An old advertisement promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as essential for digestion and overall strength. It claims the product cures appetite loss headaches indigestion and stomach troubles when taken, sold by L. O. Gale.
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L. O. Gale
Cause For Alarm In Courtship Letters Spared Sanity
An excited man bursts into a doctor's dispensary asking for a sanity exam. He says he might be a candidate for the padded cell after finding a bundle of letters he wrote to his wife during their courtship. The doctor asks for the reason, and the man cites the letters as the trigger.
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M. D
Chicago News
Hidden Rose Prize Confession in North England Show
A cottage gardener Sandy wins a cut rose class in a local show but learns Briggs would have beaten him. The prize stems from Briggs unknowingly gifting Sandy the best blooms after secretly entering the competition, revealing the confession to a show committee member.
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England
Sandy
Briggs
London
Bread and chemist in camp teachable moments in Temagamie reserve
A clerk from a New York court visits a Temagamie reserve camp in Canada where two young men, one an assistant professor of chemistry at Yale, are camping. The exchange touches on bread baking and chemistry while the pair seek backwood experience. The article also recounts the origin of throwing rice at weddings via a Chinese legend involving Chao Peachblossom and a spirit bird.
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Temagamie Reserve
Canada
New York Court of Special Sessions
New York Tribune
Yale
Charles Lamb
Chao
Peachblossom
George C Advised to Remain Silent in Quaker Meeting
In Whittier’s quip about Quakers, George C. grew wearisome in exhortations and the meeting resolved that he be advised to stay silent until the Lord speaks through him more to the meeting’s satisfaction and profit.
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John G. Whittier
George C
Ginseng as a Remedy in Chinaman’s Belief
The article describes gin seng as a universal remedy in Chinese practice. It claims ginseng cures various ailments from drunkenness to stomach issues, opium use, and aging concerns, praising trust in remedies and digestion aid.
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