Alumni notes and sports commentary across Iowa colleges
The Newton Daily News reports on graduation orations from Central College and Penn College by alumni editor Elizabeth Graham and H. C. Nycum. It notes Penn’s baseball struggles after Beach’s departure, Central College’s 4 to 1 win over Iowa Wesleyan, and critiques Roosevelt’s alcohol views while cautioning about public perception.
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The
Newton Daily News
Central Bay
Central College
Elizabeth Graham
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H. C. Nycum
Cntral College
Beach
Iowa Wesleyan
Penn
Towa Wesleyan
Parsons College
Penn College
Tomb of Confucius Cemetery At K'ufu Enclosing Wall
The piece describes Confucius burial at K'ufu in 478 B C with seventy five generations of descendants on a large estate. It notes a wall eight to ten miles around the family cemetery, a vast interior grove planted over twenty five centuries, and nearby the Confucian temple and ancestral hall. The only surviving descendant, Duke King, lives in a small princely domain nearby.
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Confuciie
Confucius
K’ufu
Yenchowfu
China
Duke King
Smoking Rooms Renamed Bathrooms At Windsor
The Windsor smoking rooms, once numerous enough to astonish Queen Victoria, were relegated to distant areas. Guests were warned not to smoke in their rooms, and Sandringham caused alarm over her reaction to many smoking spaces. The Pall Mall Gazette notes the ruse of labeling rooms as bathrooms to fool the queen.
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Windsor Castle
Victoria
Sandringham
Edward
Pall Mall Gazette
Caustic Repartee and Goose Pits in Russia’s Past
The piece recalls a fashionable suburb quarrel where a wealthy newcomer faced insults and snubs, ending with the witty line about being out of home or head. It then notes goose pits once common in Russia sixty years ago, shaping the fighting geese like Arsamas and Tula varieties showing ancestral traits.
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Russia
Unusual Bill Structure Lets Geese Grip Antagonists
A description notes a bill forming a special structure that enables the goose to seize firmly on the neck or back of its opponent. The text contrasts this with forms seen in geese elsewhere. The observation highlights a distinctive anatomical adaptation and its potential combat use.
These Animals Are Dangerous Notice Provokes Laughter
A London letter recounts a mother and her son at the zoo where the boy insists the animals are dangerous. The mother corrects him, yet he guides her to a cage bearing the sign These Animals Are Danger ous, prompting amusement.
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Khangiroos
London
A Good Pair Names Mora and Fauna
A mother asks her housekeeper for a boy name to pair with Mora. The housekeeper suggests Fauna, noting the two names go together. A humorous exchange then follows between a waiter and a guest about a spilled meal and soup.
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Mora
Fauna
Mum
New York
His Awful Threat Megsendorfer Blatter
A fragment portrays a mother and daughter discussing a frightening threat by Hans. The daughter recalls his warning that if she screamed, he would never kiss her again, revealing coercive pressure in a tense exchange.
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Hans
Foreign Polish Judge Quotes On Education And Hair Fixes
A judge notes comments about a woman who went abroad to finish her education and claims she learned little. she also mentioned new ways to fix her hair. The exchange hints at cultural or personal judgments regarding self-improvement and appearance.
Sharp Boy Note Quiz Reveals Keyboard Confusion
A music teacher asks what note is above Fy and below BY, prompting confusion as a student answers Fy as F sharp and BY as EF blunt. The exchange highlights challenges in identifying sharps and letter notation in a classroom exercise.
A Modern Liner Story and a 1908 Democratic Trip
An early 20th century vignette set aboard a liner with a passenger choosing a moving picture while another plans a taxicab ride. A New York reporter covers the 1908 Denver Democratic convention aboard a special train for the New York delegation. A diner encounter reveals a district leader remarking on life as the train crosses Illinois.
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Pittsburgh Post
Ultima Thule
New York
Denver
New York City
Green
East Side
Illinois
Eventog Post
Bargains in Fine Iowa Farms 240 to 600 acres listed
A catalog of numerous Iowa farms near Prairie City Mitchellville Burch Nobleton Altoona Eddyville and Eddyville. Farms range from 80 to 600 acres with tiling improvements barns and houses. Notable mentions include the John E Brown estate 240 acres near Prairie City and a 600 acre second bottom land parcel with railroad access.
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Prairie City
Mitchellville
Fairmount
Great White Way
John E. Brown
White Pole Road
Nobleton
Bondurant
Altoona
Interurban
Eddyville
Shipping Point
Pella
Jasper County
Newton
Jasper Co
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Mr. Roosevelt
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Pittsburgh Press
Allen
Allen S, Olmsted
le Ray
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Trimmer
Chicago
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Knoxville
Tade
Altis Iyalelans
Madis
F. M. Trimmer
Oakwood Boulevard
X Bank
Iowa Farms
Otley
Thia
J Court House
Albia
Colfax
JELSMA @ HOLLEBRANDS
Pella, Iowa
Perry Davis
W. Hines & Co
Pharmecitts
Phetix
Moses Fuhr
Fairbank
Mother Gray
Les Free
Mowlier Gray Co
Leroy, N
Meyon
Pugrim Mfg, CO
East 28Th St
Red River Valley
North Dakota
C. Lankelma
Main St
NEW York Family Story
Family Story
Vandewater St
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