Wisconsin University diploma speech lauds liberal arts and growth
James Bryce, British ambassador, addressed 500 graduates at the University of Wisconsin commencement in Madison. He praised the state university for offering broad study across liberal arts and sciences, warned against narrowing curricula to practical fields, and urged continued public support to keep education wide and free. He stressed the value of abstract inquiry as the source of practical progress and the need for universities to train thinking citizens.
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Wisconsin
James Bryce
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College of Liberal Arts
Deaths of George Siler and Captain Henry Lemb
George Siler, a noted boxing writer and former lightweight, died in Chicago at 62 from heart disease. He later refereed famous bouts including Corbett vs Fitzsimmons and Jeffries vs Sharkey. Capt Henry Lemb, an optical instruments maker, died in Pittsford at 80. born in Burghausen, Germany, and immigrated to America in 1849.
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Chicago
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George ‘Ser
Siler
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Sharkey
Gars
Nelson
Henry Lomb
Rochester
Henry Lemb
Pittsford
Captain Lemb
Burghaum
Germany
America
Prague Coin Sorting Machine Breaks Ground in Europe
A Prague inventor unveils a device that sorts mixed metal coins by denomination using a funnel, spiral track and stepped slots that guide coins into separate baskets. Reported tested successfully by firms handling large sums, with similar sizing concepts used in Florida and California.
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Prague
Florida
California
Harper's Weekly
Split Log Drag For Road Grading A Practical Guide
A July 1900 era article promotes the split log drag as an inexpensive method to maintain and improve vast U S earth roads. It gives construction steps from selecting dry cedar or suitable woods to hole placement for cross stakes, spine alignment, and braking via a trace chain. It also details use timing, hitching, and seasonal guidance for best results.
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Washington
D. C
United Sriculture
United States
Remember the Name Procter & Gamble Naphtha Soap
An advertisement emphasizes the Procter & Gamble Naphtha Soap as the best white laundry soap. It highlights a blue and white wrapper, urges readers to recall the name and request the product from grocers, and describes the soap as a time saver and labor saver.
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P.& G. Naphtha
Procter & Gamble
Split-log drag proves economical road aid across counties
Historical notes detail use of the split-log drag for improving earth roads. Instructions vary by location but suggest positioning the drag near ditch ends, with the driver at the front. Tests cite large savings in six Kansas counties and anecdotes from F.F. Sanborn and R.H. Alshton about annual costs per mile and smoother roads despite extreme weather. A Wisconsin survey pamphlet is available.
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Kansas
W. C. Hoad
University of Kansas
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Alsahton
Wisconsin
State Geological Survey
H. C. Stevens
The Victoria Coat and a Woman’s Struggle
A well paid saleswoman at a department store watches a woman in a victoria carriage, while the latter contemplates selling her goatskin coat due to impending auction. The piece argues that poor mothers and working daughters face similar hardship to men, urging self reliance and viewing women as part of everyday labor.
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Victoria
Ida
Thier
Setting Explosives and Case of a Groom’s Approach
A discussion contrasts burning versus detonative explosions in explosives used for mining and military purposes. It notes gunpowder burns progressively, while high explosives explode instantly, with examples like guncotton and nitroglycerine. The excerpt also includes a humorous aside about a country youth with a girl on his arm signaling marriage.
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