Unintelligible Epistle Reveals College Letters
Miss Jacqueline Armstrong, a sophomore in X college, writes to her mother about campus life and exams after a party. A second letter to a male student is exchanged. letters get misplaced, a worried mother asks questions, and Jacqueline later graduates and marries Mr Bilison Keane.
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Jacqueline Armstrong
X. College
Mamma—Ti
University Society of Foreign Missions
Spoonie
Miss Armstrong
Jacqueline
Bilison Keane
Germany’s New Civic School at Düsseldorf
Last October Düsseldorf started likely the world first school for comprehensive study of civil administration and city development. Initiated from a university address, it aims to unite city officials in theory and practice with a curriculum spanning legal, economic, social, and engineering facets.
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Dusseldorf
Bohn University
Rhine
Statistical Bureau
Otto Most
Cit
Municipal Farm Plan Aids Seattle Vagrants Near Spokane
Seattle officials propose a 320 acre municipal farm near Spokane Washington to rehabilitate vagrants serving jail sentences by labor. Mayor Hindley supports the project along with two of three other commissioners. Police Judge Stocker endorses the idea saying it could help reform vagrants and free funds for dependents. A similar county facility is urged for reclaiming unfortunates.
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Seattle
Spokane
Wash
Z. E Hayden
Commissioner of Public Safety
William J. Hindley
Hayden
George W. Stocker
Spokane County
Fire prevention day prompt with unclear old text
Fragmentary OCR style note urging a fire prevention day and family activities. The readable bits mention cleanup, gathering the family, and collecting certain items, but the meaning is obscured and many phrases are garbled. No clear events, people, or places are identifiable.
Impractical on the Face of It Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue features Mr Erastus Pinkley and Miss Miawl Brown debating a scheme with inventive mispronunciations. The garbled phrases imply a humorous exchange about money and a yard scene, preserving local flavor and spoken rhythm.
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Erastus Pinkley
Miawl Brown
Laudable Ressive Reflects On Tailor Carpe Style
A fragment praises Mr. Carpe of New York for displaying good taste in dress. The anecdote notes the tailor’s pleased reaction and hints at a class of men who appear refined yet carry a sense of time and place in their attire.
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Carpe
New-York
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