Notable College Paths and a Mariana Law Firm Visit
The chapter follows Merriam and Pollock near Tippecanoe as Merriam recalls a war's end and mentors at a local club. Morris Letchton, freshly connected with Knecht Kilieldge and Cart, navigates a city law office, with Jack Balcomb pressing him about his future and ambitions in real estate and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriam
Congrieve
Tippeccoa Club
Pollock
Rodney Merriam
Himsell
Fen
Morris Letchton
Ardor
Suevers
Knecht, Kiliedge
Mariana
Marlena Eireline
DLN
Jack Daleamh
J. Arthur Pekuanh
Leighton
Morris
Ilei
Malormh
Murrig
Murrin
Thomas Jefferson
Maleumi
Jack
Morria
Booth High Street
Chicago
Seth
Morrin
Blu
Jend
Calles
Deceivers Ever rehearsals unfold in Carr library
In the Carr library the Dramatic Club readies the comic opera Deceivers Ever with Zelda poised for a lead role and Clive Merriam set for a part. Leighton manages the show as Mrs. Carr guides rehearsals while Talcomb and Halcomb mingle with theater circle members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Carr
Bris
Mrs Carr
Thomas Ros
Leighton
Mom Carr
Halcomb
Carr
Duresters
Mariana
The Iron Maiden of Nuremberg and Other Oddities
A fragmentary recount discusses the Iron Maiden of Nuremberg and grim medieval torture devices in the Burg fortress. It blends travel notes from Nuremberg with literary asides and assorted quotes, ending with a tersely muted nod to 1907 1908 trade figures and a proverb on counting change.
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Europe
Nuremberg
Germany
Rothenberg
Rleen
Burg
Bemun
Rotmanthes
Frederick Darberoma
Aber Leitor
Rome
Nurembergere
Women win presidency of national teachers group in Boston
Mrs Ella Plage Young of Chicago was elected president of the National Education Association amid charges of funds use. She had steered Chicago schools through chaos and proposed a pupil safety plan. Young praised by teachers and plans to spread the plan to country schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mis
Ella Plage Young
Chicago
Young
Board of Education of
Clase
Mmeh
Mra. Young
Great
Teachers’ Organization
Haying in Rainy Weather and Drying Techniques
Guidance on cutting hay in wet conditions emphasizes delaying mowing, using afternoon sun to dry, turning hay to speed drying, and using windrows. It covers handling wet hay, stacking in barns, using salt to absorb moisture, and using equipment like wide delivery rakes to aid curing, with notes on timothy and clover timing.
Jordan Attacks Football as Brutal Sport
David Starr Jordan, president of Leland Stanford University, denounced college football as brutal and harmful to American youth. He urged the school leaders to end the dangers of the sport and favored replacing football with rugby as a safer alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irles Johnson
Beld
Education
David Starr Jordan
Leland Branford University
California
National Educational Association
Boston
Nevada
Jordan
Tener a Former Baseball Star Faces Governorship Battle
The Irish born candidate John Tener, once a major league pitcher for the Chicago White Stockings, seeks Pennsylvania governorship with Republican support. His baseball fame and party unity boost his bid as he plans to resign Congress to campaign.
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John K. Tenor
Ackat
Pennsylvania
Taner
Ole Anson
Chicago
Tener
Bieathe
Triefrat
White Stockings
Mr. Tener
Uhewlee Te Pretty
Eure
County Tyrone
Ireland
Miteburg
Mt Charierol
Congress
Ames Starts Hard Fight to Win Lodge's Toga
Ames, a wealthy Boston media figure and Harvard educated scholar, launches a bid to unseat Henry Cabot Lodge as U S senator from Massachusetts. Lodge, in office since 1883, is seen as seasoned and loyal to Roosevelt era policies, while Ames vows aggressive campaigning to break Lodge's hold on the seat amid party tension and insurgent currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Lodge
Toga
Butier Ames
Botedan
Congress
Jnion
United States
Mansaehwtote
Henry Cabot Laden
Senate
Harvard
Pote
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Rae
Lotsw
Hels
West Point
American Apples in Europe Aims for Market Growth
Orlando Harrison of Harrison's Nurseries suggests developing a European market for American winter apples. He urges growing and packing only good fruit, forming an apple league, and sending more fruit to Europe to lower prices and boost consumption among working people. He notes Europeans buy bananas readily and urges price accessibility.
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Orlando Harrison
Harrison's Nurseries
Bertin
Ammarican Association of Nurserymen
Peninsula Horticultural Society
Wilmington
Del
Harrison
Europe
America
Ant Control for a Healthier Garden and Poultry
A wartime style advisory notes methods to destroy ants by locating nest centers and using carbon and carton products. It mentions venting fumes through tunnels with a blanket, causing explosions to drive fumes underground. The piece cites a letter praising nationwide improvements in chicken rearing and poultry knowledge.
The Neat Lawn Attracts Attention Around Town
A well kept lawn and its surrounding area draw frequent attention from passersby and spark community interest. Residents praise the tidy appearance and pleasant curb appeal.
Mark Twain prank at Halstead interview turns joke on Cincinnati man
In a World office prank, a reporter posed as Halstead with Mark Twain and a false interview spread. Halstead later repudiated the piece while John Hay and others weighed in, turning the incident into a nationally shared joke about political lines and printing mishaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Hrevoort House
Mark Twat
Halstead
Avery
North Carolina
Ohio
Old North State
Cincinnati
Tabie T
Mark ‘Twain
Nest
Halatend
Bis
The
Tribune
Jeary Watterson
My Kentucky Home Song Causes School Fare
Teachers at a western edge school heard a disturbance as pupils and parents protested misheard lyrics. An interpreter revealed the song played was My Kentucky Home with the line The day goes by the shadow on the heart, causing offense despite no intent to offend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallen
Puptie
Paper Teeth and Other Straw Inventions Across Europe
Odd notes report Germany manufacturing artificial teeth from paper with color finishing and durability claims. Then Austrian paper yields an engineer’s seal yacht design twenty feet long from recycled sheet. Reports mention paper used for barrels, ship rudders, and street paving experiments hindered by high costs.
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Germany
Grewom
Census Tensions Rise in Hoochow South of Bovehow
Two magistrates in Hoochow face unrest as residents complain about census procedures. North China Herald notes disturbances linked to railway construction and cross-tie naming, with five deaths reported after names were recorded and a village guard stamped protection against future deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hoochow
Bovehow
North
Gnee
In the Presence of Death Poem Note on Mortality
A fragmentary reflection on dying and the stripping of disguise as consciousness fades. The speaker asserts that pride and sacred ideals are no longer hidden when death nears, revealing the true self.
Potatoes Smuggled to Camp Amid Alaskan Prospecting
A fragment shows a dialogue where an Alaskan prospector asks how potatoes were moved safely into camp and the partner answers with a cryptic plan involving gilding the cargo, while claiming the others were only bugs.
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I Zelda Cameron
Redith Nicholson
Mrt Co
Mouse Wan
Joke
Fife
Berlin
Ratcomb
Airte
Legislature
Chile
Smateur Theatriente
Tye
Adame
Echeme
Thal
Comb
Central States Trust Company
Talcomb
Walcomb
Athletic Fund
Wae & Twininer
Yall
Mra Carr
Zelda
Clive Merriam
Schmidt
Hagdah
Selde
Wang
Divantia
Olite
Marioni
Tippecanoe Club
Wittereld
Tut Pollock
Batur
Jack Halecomb
Laning
Erand
Pretty
Morelia
Pletares
Petes
Carlyle
Turkey
Sor FM
Mrs. Young
Common Council
Lowell
Mass
Cow Keens
Praia
Roumania
Maria Liege
Joseph Syles
Marla
Iraila
Jonee—Howe
Smith
Hayrich
Corncrib
Eblckens
Henry Watstergon
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