Greek Student Richard Derring Seeks College Triumph
Richard Derring returns to his mother's farm and learns Greek from hermit Seth Kinney. His aim to enter college grows after a visit from his uncle and Aunt Jerusha. Emily Hutton's engagement to Edwards prompts resolve to study hard and win approval from professors and peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Derring
Jerusha
Emilly Hutton
Richard
Edwards
Derring
Seth Kinney
Kinney
Derrin
Beth Kinney
Tom Bishop
Emily
Ant Jerusha
Greek Echoes and Ambition Shape a College Rogue
Richard endures ridicule on campus while his Greek inflection provokes mockery and attention. He leverages the notoriety to gain tutoring, football duties, and a clear path to journalism, aided by a supportive English professor who sends him toward Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Emily
Cupid
College
Chicago
Reception Day at the Art Institute Sees Mysterious Artist
Derring enters the Chicago Art Institute for an interview and encounters a gray cloaked artist in the elevator. He rescues a wind blown page, learns she is one of the artists he sought, and plans to approach her after a short wait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Kinney
Wood-Road
Derring
Tom
Gordon
Chicago
Art Institute
Michigan Avenue
Institute
Gray Veil
Interesting Relic of Prince Charlie Star Passed Through Families
A Paris ball before Charles Edward's English expedition featured Lady Mary Touchet who received the prince's breast star. She died young, and the star then passed to her sister, who married Philip Thicknesse. The star and a portrait later went to his nieces, and may now be in a family collection as a curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edward
England
Paris
Mary Touchet
Mary
Prince Charlie
Philip Thicknesse
Woman’s bold whistle saves car from fleeing driver
In Louisville on Fourth Avenue a young woman startled onlookers with a sharp whistle that halted a racing driver trying to snag a passing car. The grateful runner thanked the Lucky stranger as the car stopped and he boarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Fourth Avenue
Peter Pan
Dan
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Earp
Aurora
Ashton Pond
Wes
Mr. Ad
Mr. Herewad
Dodds
Guare
Lyndonville, Vt
Nature
Sterling Remedy Co
Ill
Polk Miller
St. Folk Miller Drug CO
Main Street
Richmond
Gitleitte
Gulf Coast OF Texas
Texas
Gulf Coast
Theo. F. Koch & Co
Binz
Houston
Tez
Brown
John S. Brown & Son
Boston
Mass
SSO
Ichigan
Closterhouse & Wilson
Grand Rapids
Inten
Virginia Farms and Homes
R. B. Chaffin & Co., Inc
Richmond, Wa
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