Commencement Day and true education beyond college
A reflection on education as service and character rather than endowment. It argues graduation begins after diploma, values public spirit, sympathy, honesty, friendship, and daily virtue over elite credentials. It asks whether one can be happy, generous, and ethical in ordinary life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenophon
A. B
Cam
Margarett Evans Morris
Cyrus
Millie Gooley Evans
Piqua County
Ohio
lLemial Evans
Maryland
Jane Sanders Evans
Virginia
A. W. Morris
J. C. Morris
Oaktown
Ind
G. W. Morris
Bertha Hubble
Sherburn
Leona Stafford
J. H. Morris
New Lebanon
J. B. Evans
Sullivan
Mother Morris
Old Camp Ground
Methodist Church
Providence
T. B. Avery
Graysville
Lickskillet Items From The Bloomington Star
A humorous Bloomington Star column recounts small town antics and oddities. Uncle Johnny Spruceby jokes about his wooden leg while Aunt Becky Jones endures frostbite from the cold wave. The piece mixes local characters, quirky remarks, and brief notices, ending with memorial and religious tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Spruceby
Johnny
Becky Jones
Ed Bascomb
Sally Hawkins
Bedett
Sassafras
Eli Perkins
Si Pham
Caleb Fish
Pevitina
Ed Bivins
Zeb Brubbins
Ambrose Hamilton
Adv
Poetic Reflection on Poverty and Vanity
A fragment laments poverty and pretense as a proud mind battles an empty purse. The speaker highlights hollow display that cannot endure and hints at an imminent end to such strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iman
Happiness Through Personal Achievement, Coach Says
The speaker urges self improvement and banding together to pursue worthwhile goals. If one cannot master one art, they can learn another. aim to master an instrument so skilled no one can call it jazz masquerading as Beethoven.
First Atlantic crossing in small boat by Henry May
Henry May made the first crossing of the Atlantic in a small boat after being wrecked near Bermuda in 1522. He built a craft from his ship’s wreck and reached England safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean
Atlantic
Henry May
Bermuda Islands
England
Quotes from Uncle Eben on Altus versus others
A fragment from the Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben debating Altus against unknown rivals. The passage hints at a comparative judgment but lacks context, names, or a clear event, leaving a snapshot of street commentary rather than a full report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Altus
Washington Star
Comprehensive Rebuke. Chef's rude remark aired on the radio
An Atlanta Constitution item reports a quarrel between a head chef and a junior chef after an errand. The head chef, irate at the longer absence, directed a racist remark at the assistant, saying a degrading insult about Black people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A& Giner
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Dodge Brothers
T. J. Dugger & CO
South Court
Carlisle
Indian Prairie Road
Indian Prairie Church
Frank L. Jones
Harrison & Drake
Harry T. Alumbaugh
THE
Ladies OF Indian Prairie Baptist Church
Merom
Poland
China
Farrow
Duroc Jersey
C. E. Watson
W. W. Watson
Ladies Aid of
Big Springs
E. C. Eno
Bloomington Star
Oscar
Terry Gilkison
Grat
Ranan
Ecat
Ene
Harry Dilley
Willard
Swadser
Globe
Clothiers
H. C. Steel
Prop
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