Minnesota University plans statewide extension network
The University of Minnesota outlines a statewide education plan linking the university with women and men’s clubs, church groups, and workingmen. Initial steps use correspondence, followed by weekly or biweekly lectures, then a traveling library and local superintendents to tailor regional needs. Dentistry remains on campus, but most courses will open to rural citizens as the system grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Board of Regents
Wisconsin
The Polite Foreign Husband Opinion Column Insight
St Paul Daily News discusses Mrs Emily Post on American women and foreign nobility in marriage. It argues Americans seek practical, comforting partners while foreign nobles may pursue wealth without labor and face social exile, noting few international marriages succeed and urging caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Post
Mrs. Post
Americas
Post
St. Paul
Star of Bethlehem appears after five hundred years
The Star of Bethlehem is visible for the first time in about five hundred years and will appear near the eastern horizon around midnight in 1909. It is described as very bright and distinct from other stars and should be observable from most of the globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Bethlehem
Sherburn
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Christiana Clusen and Others
Real estate transfer items reference Christiana Clusen to Lorenz Alten- Bak in subdivision 1 Am S 3 T 110 R31 and John H P Hoy to ear P nets 40 Alo 8 T 110 R33. Additional entries mention Bermoo J Schweppes in Fred me Bebweppe, sublet No 4, and a tonnid aa 10 AmS 12 T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiana Clusen
Lorenz Alten- Bak
John H. P. Hoy
Ear P. Nets
Bermoo J. Schweppes
Fred
Critics Rail At Government and Coin Changes
The piece criticizes Secretary Loeb for breaking a habit of silence and promising no kowtowing to the rich at New York customs. It also denounces new coins and the Lincoln cent as unnecessary changes harming appearance and value, while praising Springfield Farmers' and Citizens' Mutual Telephone Co. for strong local patronage and service growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loeb
New York
Lincoln
Atchison Globe
Springfield
Farmers’ and
Citizens’ Mutual Telephone Co
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertising Notice
An old promotional note offers one hundred dollars for catarrh cures and cites endorsements by Hall's Catarrh Cure makers J Cheney Co and Toledo druggists Alding Kinnan and Marvin. The pitch claims internal blood action and teems with testimonials and a constipation remedy suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Fr. Sheney
Alding, Kinnan É& Marvin
Northwestern Line Excursion Tickets to East Coast Resorts
Low rates offer fast travel on the Northwestern Line to New York City Boston Toronto Montreal Quebec Niagara Falls Atlantic City and seaside and mountain resorts. See the picked agent for full particulars and rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Boston
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec
Niagara Falls
Atlantic City
North Western Line
Alarmed Him by One Midnight Snack Scare
Tjarks groaned he would not have Welsh rarebits again after a late night sample left him snoozing until almost noon. His awakening revealed a street scene with a vacuum cleaner and a fire engine nearby, prompting a startled jump from the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tjarks
Seattle Exposition Travel Guide by the Nor Western Line
The Nor Western Line promotes low rates to a Seattle Exposition with varied routes covering Yellowstone Yosemite Colorado and the Pacific coast. An illustrated folder with maps and booklets is free on application at any ticket agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Yosemite
Colorado
Grab
Pacific Coast
Time of the Nation How It Is Kept at the Naval Observatory
Washington cor. Chicago Inter Ocean describes the Naval Observatory in Washington where a lone operator signals the time to across 900000 miles of telegraph wires. Finely adjusted clocks and chronographs record sidereal time from star transits, with errors rarely more than five to ten hundredths of a second. The time signal reaches Havana, Panama, Callao and the Pacific coast, keeping mean time in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Observatory
Washington
District of Columbia
New York
Buffalo
Cleveland
Newport
Baltimore
Newport News
Norfolk
Savannah
New Orleans
Key West
Galveston
Chicago
Observatory
United States
Havana
Panama
Callao
Penu
Rockies
Mare Island Navy Yard
Pacific Coast
Greenwich
England
Washington Cor
Inter Ocean
The Mustache Arrives in English Fashion History
A historical note traces the mustache from France under Louis Philippe to England after 1815 and the Crimean War. It recounts a Horace Mayhew incident in an English town and jokes by Leech in Punch about bearded guards, reflecting social reactions to facial hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Fijen
France
Louis Philippe
Huasare
Horace Mayhew
Leech
Punch
Westminster Gazette
The Intelligent Censor and a St. Petersburg Suicide
A man named Ivan Fedowaski quarreled with his sweetheart and fled abroad. He later urged her to reconcile via a personal in a St. Petersburg paper before a deadline. The censor initially blocked the notice, then allowed it four days late. Soon after, the lover learned his message would not be printed on time and he shot himself two days before publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Ivan Fedowaski
Cenger
Stern
Dave Tate
A Chronic Grumbler at Whist Card Joke
Charles Tamb recounts a chronic whist grumbler who, with few trumps, is dealt the entire thirteen cards by artful teammates hoping for praise. He still laments, replying that he has no other cards beyond the trump suit, as Lamb asks if he has enough trumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tamb
Tom
Lamb
Woman Declines Fourth Dimension Claim in Satirical Note
In a comical gibe, a woman declares she has no fourth dimension to mine, a line echoed by reports and cartoons. Puck notes the quip as a humorous take on metaphysical pursuits and feminism of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Precedent Question From House Holds Homeward Hope
In a tense moment the head of the house asks if the young man will ever go home. The reply from the matterfileas suggests he always has gone, reflecting a long standing pattern cited by Washington Gerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyness
Washington Gerald
A South Sea Romance The Mutiny Long Ago on the Bounty
The Mutiny on the Bounty tale endures from the Pacific to the world. British sailors faced harsh abuse under Blythe, while mutineers and their Tahitian wives formed a mixed community. Fletcher Christian led the escape, reaching Pitcairn Island after vast ocean crossings. Adams, sole pure Briton, taught and kept faith until a pardon arrived, ending with the survivors on Tahiti before returning to the rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Blythe
Fletcher Christian
Tahiti
Nate
Pitcairn
Tone Rock
Adams
Bible
England
Isle
Ita
New Idea Magazine
How Attraction Acts on the Moon and Planets
The text discusses how gravity varies with planetary mass. It suggests a man could leap over a three story house on the moon due to weaker attraction, while an elephant would be light. It also notes Jupiter and Saturn would produce opposite effects, hindering movement and crushing large beings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupiter
Saturn
Wearth
Jocomorjon Lat Pagma
Hospitality in Dutch homes and dining customs
Eva Madden notes Dutch hospitality on first visits, with heavy silverware and carved guest ware at the table. She recalls guests eating later from everyday dishes, pondering what silver would mean for descendants and whether guests would always be welcomed in Dutch households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Madden
Harper's Bazar
Windfall Row Aims at Breezy Crime Tales
A Baltimore American brief notes a windfall theme in a breezy line about a roommate and a father. The item hints at a combative, humorous tone within a domestic scene. It cites a familiar newspaper phrase and reflects the period’s informal style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drett
A Case of Hedging by George Herbert Bohn
A medical student recounts exchanging satchels with a whist partner and discovering a burglars bag containing a foot. Years later a chain of confrontations on a train leads to mutual threats of murder charges, revealing the danger of unreported actions and mistaken identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Herbert Bohn
American Prose Association
Satchela
Also Mentioned on This Page
University Extension
Minnesota
Seattle Exposition
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!