Freshmen Night Opens Oberlin College Year With Bonfire
Observers recount Freshmen Night on the Oberlin campus where a bear bonfire formed from a weed and 55 gallons of oil lit the center. Freshmen guard the blaze as a torch parade and snake dance unfold, with the crowd singing college songs and a band leading the event. The piece praises the enthusiasm and future potential of new students as they begin four years of study and face world challenges.
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Oberlin
Anor
Tie Pabst
League in Session and Fire Prevention Week noted
The League of Nations faces major debates on the Saar plebiscite and Turkey’s council seat while broader global tensions loom. Separately, Fire Prevention Week begins Oct 7, with proclamations by leaders and a call for citizens to learn and practice fire safety to reduce losses and protect lives.
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Geneva
WATS
Saar
France
Germany
Atlantic
Feague
Bolivia
Paraguay
League
Turkey
China
Poland
Upper
Siesta
Iraq
Brazil
Jeagie
Ivaot
Japan
League Council
Assembly
Relief pressure in New York grows with relief demands
The New York City public relief system remains strained as Commissioner William Hodson reports about 40,000 families in the city receive aid. He warns by year’s end roughly half a million families, about 2,000,000 people, may be on public relief. Nationally, Richverg estimates 5,000,000 families will rely on relief by February 1, 1935.
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Richberg
William Hodson
Department of Public Welfare
New York City
Hudson
Hodson
Richverg
Cities face mounting relief costs this coming winter
The text notes that total projected outlay for public relief could reach 201 million across all forms in the city and warns that New York reflects a broader national need. It urges communities and states to do their utmost in supporting the humane program as relief demands rise during winter.
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New York
The Silent Observer Column Oddities and Poems
A humorous early 20th century reflection mixes scenes of weary Willie at a door with aphorisms about morality and temptation. It notes moral detours after misdeeds, couples at county fairs, and a classroom riddle about space argued amid a joke about cabbage smell.
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A compact reflection on everyday heroes who act without medals while duty calls. The speaker notes frequent overlooked acts of courage and proposes a hero code to recognize such individuals.
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Kryp
Subtraction Puzzles and Everyday Sums in Old Paper
A playful, clipped set of arithmetic fragments appears, listing daily hours for sleep rest and lunch, Sundays and holidays, plus stray figures. It trails into a short dialogue about adding numbers and ends with a brief marriage notice from Danbury Connecticut.
Rewarding deeds and oddities from a distant era
A 140 year old applicant sought CWA work to care for a 110 year old brother who had “kinda petered out,” while another item notes a Western town widower marrying a woman with twelve children, after which the couple faced a tough family road ahead.
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CWA
Acts of Stewardship in Early Christian Sharing
The piece interprets Acts 5 and 2 to argue early Christians practiced voluntary stewardship rather than communism. It cites Barnabas, Ananias, and Sapphira, noting possessions were kept or sold as needed. It urges Christians to align deed with creed, urging action and right living.
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Barnabas
Ananiags
Sapphira
Anniversaries of Explorers and Actors
TODAY S ANNIVERSARIES note Mungo Park born in Scotland and died January. 1806. Charles Melton Walcot born in England died in Philadelphia May 10 1865. 1820 James P Holcombe described as a romance of 50 years.
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Mungo Park
Africa
Scotland
Charles Melton Walcot
England
Philadelphia
James P. Holcombe
Notable 19th Century Figures and Death Dates
A compact roll of notable figures with lifespans and birthplaces: Xin ia professor of law born near Lynchburg Virginia and died August 22 1873. Albert J Myer born Newburgh and died Buffalo August 24 1880. David R Locke Ohio journalist and humorist born Vestal New York died February 15 1851. Henry Arthur Jones English playwright died January 7 1929. Hobart A Hare Philadelphia physician born Philadelphia died June 15 1931.
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Xinia
Camida
Lynchburg
Albert J. Myer
US Os
Weather Bureau
Newburgh
Novy
Buffalo
N.Y
David R. Locke
Ohio
Nasby
Vestal
S&s
Henry Arthur Jones
Hobart A. Hare
Philadelphia
Notable Nineteenth Century Conflicts and Events
Events span 1793 to 1918 include Battle of Paoli where Wayne repelled British forces, Boston launch of the Constitution in 1797, Italian unification progress with Ca dorna leading troops into Rome, 1799 Dreyfus released from Devil's Island after four years, 1918 Meuse Argonne Battle beginning, and France selling two million lottery tickets in 1903.
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Paoli
Wayne
Boston
Cadorna
Rome
Italy
Capt. Dreyfus
France
Devil's Island
Meuse-Argonne
Librarian Herbert Putnam Born in New York City
Herbert Putnam, librarian of the Library of Congress, was born in New York City 78 years ago. The note mentions Charles Phelps Taft as the son of the 27th President and references national labor matters.
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Herbert Putnam
Library of Congress
New York City
Charles Phelps Taft
National Labor
Notable births and career notes from early 20th century figures
The snippet lists birthdays and origins for figures such as Upton Sinclair, George Bird Grinnell, T Wayland Vaughan, Charles A. Prosser, Eva Gauthier and others. It notes ages and birthplaces, highlighting a commentary on an alert mind but awkward bearing, urging the native to cultivate practical executive ability.
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Cincinnati
Upton Sinclair
California
Baltimore
George Bird Grinnell
New York
T. Wayland Vaughan
Jonesville
Tex
Charles A. Prosser
Minneapolis
New Albany
Ind
Eva Gauthier
Soprato
Ottawa
Canada
Englishwoman Introduces Cricket Among West Africans
An Englishwoman attempted to introduce her native English cricket to West African natives but met with indifferent success. The article notes the African green or related curiosity as part of the scene.
Arabian ball game and Abbasid poet Abu l Atahiya
A description mentions a ball used in a game that never turned yellow and the practice of replacing lost balls by climbing trees to fetch new ones. It also notes Abu l Atahiya as a leading Arabic poet of the Abbasid period.
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Ange
Abu'l Atahiya
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Audit Bureau
Second Street
Elyria
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company, Publishers
A. Hudnutt
J. Clare George
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Snore
Nlo
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Michigan Ave
Fifth Ave
Detroit
General Motors, Sidg
Willie
Bobbys
Bobby
Hen. M. Siemon
Effie M. Wimarth
Danbury
Aten
Sallys
Golden Legion Bible Study
Ient
W. J. Farewell
Equity ‘Corporation
Pierre R. Smith
O. B.S. Bldg
Tanai
O’donnell’s
W. LL. Williams, Mer
C. J. Miller
Elyria Savings and Trust Building
The
American Tobacco Company
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