Miss Birdie Wise Wins Oregon University Oratory Prize
Miss Birdie Wise will lecture in Oregon after winning the Falling prize of 150 dollars in the annual university oratorical contest. She belongs to the graduating class and heads the University of Oregon College of Equal Suffrage chapter. Her chosen topic is woman suffrage. The Beekman prize of 100 dollars also went to a woman.
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Birdie Wise
University of Oregon
College of Equal Suffrage
Beekman
WAITER REPARTEE ON MOCK TURTLE SOUP
A brief quip shows a guest asking where mock turtles are eaten and the waiter replying with a joke about a sham rock in London. The exchange captures a playful dining moment and local humor of the time.
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Nes Ear
Sir Tiondon
Mansion of a Dreamer and a Portrait Come Alive
Gladwin buys an old hall and dreams of a wife. A haunted portrait of Rosamond Dilly hints at the past. The portrait steps from the frame, guiding him to love with Rosamond Mallory, Martha, and the grandmother. A family reunion follows in the restored home.
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Gladwin
Samuel Gladwin
Samuel
Tess
Martha
Marie Gladwin
Rosamond Dilly
Miss Rosamond Mallory—grandpee
Missis Jedge Dilly
Mallory
Fairlawn
Rosamond
Miss Rosamond
Mr. Gladwin
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