Walter Camp Memorial Moves Forward At Yale
National colleges raise 800000 for a memorial gateway to Yale athletic fields in New Haven honoring Walter Camp the Father of American Football. E K Hall Alonzo Stagg and Robert Zuppke on the committee as Yale Cross designed plans approved by the Yale corporation.
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Walter Camp
Yale
Camp
Footaall
Yale Athletics
Fred Daly
Ted Coy
New Haven
Boston Globe
Wizard
E. K. Hall
Dartmouth
Alonzo A. Stagg
University of Chicago
Robert C. Zupp
Albert Barclay
Boston’ Globe
Yule
Deland
Yale Field Association
Discovery of Bacteria and the Rise of Modern Hospitality
A historical note traces van Leeuwenhoek’s mid seventeenth century observations of bacteria in the mouth and intestines and links these to the development of germ theory. It contrasts the intimate tavern world with modern American hotels offering broader social contact and economic change.
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Anthony van
Esting
Doctor Johnson
Demand for Wide Roads Grows in Chicago Highway Region
Chicago Tribune reports surprise backing from two major road agencies for widening main highways in Illinois and cites Pennsylvania as a model. William H. Connell of the Pennsylvania highway department says Lincoln highway in that state will be widened to 40 feet minimum. Dr. L. I. Hewes of the US Bureau of Public Roads agrees that narrow pavements hinder Westbound traffic and congestion.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
J. L. Jenkins
Chicago Tribune
William H. Connell
Pennsylvania Highway Department
Lincoln Highway Association
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Connell
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Making Brick Pavements Noiseless With Filler
Engineering knowledge and experience have developed modern brick pavement from clay brick on natural soil to vitrified brick with asphalt filler on a concrete foundation. The system absorbs shocks from heavy trucks, provides a smooth noiseless surface, and corrects each step to reduce defects.
Tire Expense Savings Highlighted by Local Dealer
A Salt River valley tire dealer notes concrete highways cost nearly 10 million dollars but auto owners have saved much of that already. He claims road improvements have doubled tire life with some tires reaching 20 000 miles, warning against jerky starts and stops.
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Salt River Valley
Fort Wayne plans model highway as Mrs Gene Stratton-Porter memorial
A Fort Wayne movement aims to build a model highway from Limberlost cabin on Sylva lake to Luberlost cabin near Lake Geneva as a memorial to Mrs Gene Stratton Porter. The article notes rough roads damage autos and that in France roads are well signposted with class letters N D GO and TC for main, secondary, and byways.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Limberlost Cabin
Sylva Lake
Luberlost Cabin
Lake Geneva
Gene Stratton-Porter
France
Hach
As the World Moves Wyoming Leads Women Franchise Mention
A clipped passage notes Wyoming as a pioneer state in female franchise rights and remarks on global steel shares. It also mentions tides reaching up to 50 feet in some bays and a pocket-sized motion picture camera using over 60 feet of film, plus pine pulp twine from a southern paper company.
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Wyoming
United States
Southern Paper Company
Silent farmer escapes loss by leaving wife safely in mind
A Mobile Alabama Register item recalls a quiet farmer in town for lunch with his son. He speaks softly and finishes a simple meal, then forgets a small package and jokes that his wife is the one thing he cannot misplace.
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Ala
Funny misadventure with a hunting gun in town tale
A Lum Dumm yarn from Slippery Slap recounts a hunting trip in which a town man crawls through brush with his gun trailing muzzle first. The gun fails to fire, providing a humorous note about not knowing to hire a loaded gun. The anecdote appears in the Kansas City Times.
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Slippery Slap
Kansas City Times
Red Cross Ball Blue Laundry Ad Boosts Cotton Service
Wartime prices for cotton and Mnen have doubled while laundry uses Red Cross Ball Blue to lengthen their service. Air grocers advertise.
Early Theater Roots and Medieval Stage Developments
The theater began with Greek temple spaces near Dionysius and evolved with stage seating. In the Middle Ages plays emerged within church services at Christmas and Easter, later moving to vernacular forms depicting sacred stories. Notable notes include ancient admissions and experiments by Professor Smits on transmuting lead into mercury.
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Dionysius
Amsterdam
Smits
Dialogue Moment Sets Domestic Dream in Vintage Script
Right at home exchanges about marriage and a future home, confirming plans with affectionate banter. The scene centers on a couple, Richard and Ruby-Oh, imagining stability and a shared life in an enviable dwelling.
Titled Woman Lawyer Aspirant among Carlisle kin gains notice
Lady Ankaret Howard sister of the Earl of Carlisle is named among successful students qualifying in Roman law. Born in 1900 and linked to the Trier temple, she becomes the second daughter of the eleventh earl to reach legal honors joining Baroness Clifton as the only titled woman called to the bar.
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Ankaret Howard
Earl of Carlisle
Howard
Trier Temple
Baroness Clifton
Leighton Bromswold
Old Folks Need Regular Bowels Says Dr Caldwell
A health ad urges older adults to aid digestion with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to prevent constipation and related ailments. It promotes a gentle, natural bowel movement without upsetting the system and suggests a 60 cent bottle in stores.
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Samuel Johnson
Wide Road Drive
Fletcher
Ruby
Richard
Darling
Bel NS
Bellans
Phd’s
Burns
Bono
Mitchell
Hall & & Ruceel
Waverly Pl
New York
Hiscox
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Haarlem
Claremont
N. H
Ball Park
W. 5. Caldwell
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