Graduation Orations and Alumni Notes Across Region
The Pella Chronicle and Newton Daily News publish graduation orations and alumni letters from Central College and Penn College. Alumni editor Elizabeth Graham leads the alumni issue, with notes on commencement week and press work by H C Nycum. Roosevelt’s drink issue is discussed with caution toward national image and influence.
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Central Bay
Central College
Elizabeth Graham
The
Ray
H. C. Nycum
Tomb of Confucius and Ancient Family Cemetery
The text describes Confucius buried in 478 B C at Kufu near Yenchowfu with the seventy fifth lineal descendant living on a large estate. The family cemetery, enclosed by an eight to ten mile wall, forms a grove with trees planted since burial. Nearby are the Confucian temple, ancestral hall, and the surviving descendant Duke King living in a late principality.
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Confucius
K’ufu
Yenchowfu
K'ufu
China
Smoking rooms spread at Windsor and Sandringham
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Windsor carries many smoking rooms, a practice Queen Victoria tolerated reluctantly. Guests faced warnings not to smoke in their rooms, and Sandringham’s renovation raised fears her reaction. A labeling trick as bathrooms supposedly placated her majesty.
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Windsor Castle
Victoria
Bo Great
Sandringham
Edward
Pall Mall Gazette
Caustic Repartee and Goose Pit Traditions in Russia
A story from Popular Magazine recalls a fashionable suburb feud where a moneyed woman is snubbed by locals who avoid her calls. The clash ends with a quip about being out of head or home. It mentions Russian cock fighting pits and the spread of goose fighting culture across the Arsamas and Tula varieties, shaping fighting geese today.
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Popular Magazine
Russia
Dangerous Animals at the Zoo Prompt Boy's Warning
A boy informs his mother at the zoo that some creatures are dangerous, pointing to a cage notice reading These Animals Are Dangerous. The exchange highlights a child's awareness of risk and a correction by the parent as they view the animals.
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Kangiroos
London
Flora and Fauna Inspire Gentle Name Debate
A new mother jokes with her housekeeper about naming the baby Flora while considering a matching boy name Fauna. In a separate vignette a tense dining-room moment unfolds as a waiter asks if the guest covered the last meal, while the guest quips about only the soup spilling on his trousers.
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Flora
Fauna
New York
Garcon
Pittsburgh Press
His Awful Threat. Mother and Daughter Dialog
A humorous Meggendorfer Blatter caption portrays a mother asking why the daughter did not scream after a kiss. The daughter explains the man threatened she would never be kissed again, highlighting a playful, exaggerated moral clash.
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Hans
Education Abroad Mention Sparks Judicial Comment
A judge hears remarks about a woman who went abroad for schooling and the claim she learned new methods. The exchange hints at behind the scenes thoughts on her education and appearance.
Sharp Boy and the Note Above FP
A music classroom exchange has a teacher asking for the note above FP and receiving F sharp. The student answers F sharp, then the note below is described as F blunt in a humorous or clipped dialogue.
A Modern Liner and a Political Train Encounter
A New York newspaper man travels to the 1908 Democratic convention in Denver aboard a special train with the New York delegation. Green sits across from an east side district leader who notes “No, matter how far you go, there’s human life” as the journey passes through Illinois’ fertile towns and farms.
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Pittsburgh Post
Ultima Thule
New York
Denver
New York City
Green
East Side
Illinois
Saturday Evening Post
Bargains in Fine Iowa Farms Near Prairie City
A long list of expanding farm offerings around Prairie City Mitchellville and surrounding towns. Properties range from 80 to 600 acres with utilities tiling houses barns and improvements, many near interurban lines and schools. Prices and terms vary, with several bargains noted and railroad access highlighted.
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Prairie City
Mitchellville
A. J
Fairmount
John E. Brown
White Pole Road
Nobleton
Bondurant
Altoona
Interurban
Eddyville
Shipping Point
Pella
Jasper County
Newton
Jasper Co
Colfax
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Keokuk
Japan
Europe
Penn College
Beach
Attas Post Office
Iowa
Marion County
Cntral College
Iowa Wesleyan
Penn
Parsons College
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Pella’s Fineat
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Trimmer
Chicago
Knoxville
Bright
Budu
F. M. Trimmer
Oakwood Boulevard
Yp Petes Security
Pilgrim Mfg, CO
East 26Th St
Iowa Farms
New House
Otley
Lourt House
Albia
JELSMA @ HOLLEBRANDS
Pella, Iowa
Perry Davis
S. W. Hines & Co
Phetix
Moses Fuhr
Fairbank
Mother Gray
Meader
Mott Iby CO
Loroy, N
North Dakota
P. C. Lankelma
Main St
NEW York Family
Family Story Paper
Vandewater St
N. Y
Fonus Abe
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