Panama Strife Over Poet Governor Thychan? Ancon Verses Stir Debate
A protest letter to Congress condemns Governor Maurice E. Thatcher of the Canal Zone for poor poetry and parodies. The missive cites his poem Scene at Ancon and a spoof verse about life at Ancon, noting no move to remove Thatcher despite opposition to his verse.
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Ciovernor
Maurice E. Thatcher
Congress
Canal Zone
Thatcher
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Ancon
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Harvard President Attacks Organized Cheering At Games
A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard denounces the rollingRub Tah Tah Harvard cheers and ragtime style music as signs of declining taste. He criticizes student and faculty attitudes at the music teachers’ convention, calling organized cheering the worst expression of uninspired enthusiasm.
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Harvard
Vlow
Boston
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
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Lowell
Unseen colors and unheard tones beyond human vision
The author muses on colors beyond the rainbow and sounds beyond hearing. He argues light waves longer than violet and shorter than red exist and are beyond perception, while our sense of heat maps color similarly. Humans inhabit a small, imperfect portion of nature's vast spectrum.
Death of the Czar and Other Historical Anecdotes
A column recounts a variant tale of Czar Nicholas I choosing death by his own hand during the Crimean War after a physician’s reluctant duty. It also notes Carlyle’s temperate smoking habits, and a Sabbath-keeping incident where two men discuss a day’s meaning during a winter walk.
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Nicholas I Iere
Mario
Bruvily
Carlyle
Auldarlyle
Savage
Tennyson
Dickens
Tom
Doubtful Vocalism and Crossed Wits Across Papers
A fragmentary two sentence item references differing newspaper voices. It mentions a Chinese cook, a man from the west, and a comment on singing at work versus a burning bag. It also cites phrases about civilization and torture in a satirical context, drawing from Washington Star and Cleveland Leader.
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Washington Star
Barning Tablecloths and Laundering Instructions
The article gives mending guidance for tablecloths and similar pieces before laundering. It emphasizes starting the barn half an inch from the pole on all sides and, if worn thin, beginning from a larger distance around.
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