College athletics need uniform rules for fair play
The Lexington Herald argues that college sports have grown to dominate student life, calling for a universal eligibility standard and a final arbiter to prevent disputes. It warns that without a controlled system, athletics may surpass academics and trigger widespread turmoil.
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Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
State University
Lexington
Lexington Herald
Can Babies Be Sent By Parcel Post Route
A 1913 letter to Postmaster General Hitchcock asks about shipping a baby by parcel post. The note, dated January 16 at Fort McPherson Georgia, seeks packaging specs to allow shipment and appeals to the postmaster general’s sympathy.
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Hitchcock
Ft. McPherson, Ga
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania
Express Co
For Sale Angebote Piano and Ford Touring Car
Classified notice advertises a first class mahogany Meister piano and a 1912 Ford Touring Car under one year of use. Items are offered as worth the money and available through this office.
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Meister
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Mt. Sterling Woman
A Mt. Sterling resident Mrs. Laura Willoughby testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her back and kidney pain along with dizziness and nervous restlessness. She bought from Duerson's Drug Store and reports feeling better in every way. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Laura Willoughby
Strother Street
Mt. Sterling
Doan
Duerson
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Initial Stationery Offer from Advocate Pub Co
A beautiful line of initial paper in stock offered by Advocate Pub Co. Includes assorted letterheads and monogram options suitable for personal or professional use. Limited selection announced with emphasis on quality and classic design.
Transportation and carriage service advertises train connections
A local notice advertises transfer and carriage wagons meeting all trains with contact numbers 21 and 337. It also promotes Huyler's candies available at Geiger's Pharmacy as the sole agent.
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Huyler
Tf Geiger’s
Walnut Wardrobe For Sale In Good Condition
Solid walnut wardrobe in good condition offered for sale. Apply at this office, ut.
Old Polish Custom Revived Atop Dining Tables
Paris faces a revival of a Polish custom where guests dine at a table devoid of plates or cutlery, with servants bringing in each place setting after guests are seated. The article mocks the spectacle as impractical and uneven against the elegance of carefully prepared table arrangements.
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Paris
Poland
Staging a Play Dialogue Sparks Social Drama Benches
A stage scene spotlighted the exchange where a butler and a socialite spar over a minor role. The dialogue hints at class tension and wit as the butler and guest volley epigrams.
Lesser Evil Irish Humor On Cruelty To Animals
An Irish country road scene contrasts a man with a peasant and his overburdened donkey. The peasant quips that without the heavy load he would be charged with cruelty to a wife and six children, delivering a flat, biting joke on hardship and humor.
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Begorra
Weekly Telegraph
London
Fashion's Change Rebuffs Old Cure Talk
A humorous exchange quotes a patient insisting the doctor apply a familiar cure from twelve years ago. The doctor counters that medical advances since then render that treatment obsolete, highlighting progress in the field.
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Puck
Poverty in Servia Despite Dynasties Prospers Peasantry
Report notes Servia faces slow progress due to two native dynasties, yet poverty is nearly unknown as most peasants are small landowners and financially secure.
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Servia
Tommy Pop Financial Circumstances Explain Court Cases
The note discusses how a defendant's financial situation can influence legal outcomes. It explains that earnings, assets, and debt may affect bail, settlement offers, and eligibility for certain programs or relief. The emphasis is on practical effects rather than theory, with examples implied.
Trade of Reputation Reveals Hard Bargain
A dialogue tone shows Gibbs arguing that selling reputation for money is easy while Dibbs warns the buyer faces a tough trade back, highlighting the risky barter between image value and financial gain.
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Gibbs
Dibbs
Patience and Patrice Discuss Work and Dance
In a brief exchange at work Patience asks if he ever tried working to music Patrice confirms and notes he is a dancing teacher, highlighting their colleagues and a shared interest in rhythm and movement.
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Patrice
The Parcel Post and The Express Companies
Opinion piece criticizing express companies for high rates and lobbying against parcel post. The author argues government purchase is unnecessary and warns of public costs, noting stock declines and the shift of express business toward public control. The piece condemns government funding to aid private firms.
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T Te
Washington
Hitchcock
Parcel Post
Local Mayor Praises Dean's Ointment for Pile Relief
Honorable John R. Garrett mayor of Girard Alabama credits Dean's Ointment with permanent relief from persistent itching piles after prior treatments failed. He endorses the remedy based on his personal experience.
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Dean
John R. Garrett
Girard, Ala Lm
Our Job Printing Stresses Different Service Offerings
A brief ad note touts custom printing options and customer satisfaction for the next order. It highlights Huyler's Chocolate at the fountain and mentions Geiger's Pharmacy in a fragmentary fashion.
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Huyler
Geiger
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