Stories About Girls And The Dignified Young Women Gossip
A group of women share flirtation anecdotes and cautions about interactions on trains and in society. The Girl with Brown Eyes narrates a Washington trip encounter with a nonflirt, while another recalls a Detroit to Chicago episode ending in a tense reunion. The group critiques flirtation as a test of propriety and recalls a boarding school episode ending in supervision and mild punishment.
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Weill
Washington
B. & O. Railroad
Cincinnati
Gilbert Parker
Wasteful stamp practices cost government millions yearly
A New York Times piece quotes a stamp clerk estimating governments lose about a million dollars annually from careless stamp use. In Greater New York the waste could total hundreds of thousands, as stamps are discarded, unused, or misapplied. Factors include melted gum, unsolicited mail, unused postal cards, and overposted envelopes.
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New York Times
Uncle Sam
New York
Greater
Post Office Department
The Andean Railway World Work and Peru’s Steel Conquest
A Virginian engineer Archer Harman leads a bold Ecuador railway project from coast to high plateau, blazing through Chan-Chan valley to 12 000 foot passes. The line opens 67 miles then 48 more to Palmira Pass, with Quito reachable by July. Cocoa, sugar, coffee and tobacco await growth as the coast farm belt expands.
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Peru
Andes
Coriilleras
Ecuador
Chan-Chan
Harman
Palmira Pass
Palmtra Pass
Quito
Benign microbes and their mighty deeds across history
A Washington Times piece extols microbes as both destroyers and helpers, noting their role in butter, cheese, wine, bread, vinegar, saltpeter, fertilizer, mortar, and chalk formation. It traces vaccination from Lady Montague to Pasteur, highlighting hydrophobia work and the rescue of Joseph Meister after a mad dog bite in 1885, with only five in a thousand Pasteur cases dying.
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Washington Times
Humanity
Roquefort
Gruyere
Colonel North
Mary Wortley Montague
England
Belgrade
Jenner
Pasteur
Joseph Meister
Even Mansfield Smiled on a Friday at Water loo Battle
Richard Mansfield, famed for his stern reserve, broke into laughter when a Philadelphia gallery patron interrupted Napoleon’s soliloquy with “To-morrow is Friday.” The moment lightened the crowd at Chestnut Street Opera House as the scene approached Waterloo.
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Philadelphia
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
Napoleon Bonaparte
Chestnut-street
Waterloo
Napoleon
Who Was the Father of His Country?
A juvenile history class prompt ends in a cheeky exchange. The teacher asks who was the Father of His Country and a student answers George Washington, with a quick correction that Car vel that licked the British. The humor hinges on phonetic mispronunciation and classroom chatter.
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Chicago Tribune
George Washin'ton
Tommy Tucker
Carvel
West
Billi Nye
Unclear Prompt Fragment About a Shopman and Gift
A disjointed fragment describes an obliging shopman presenting a cheap gift to appear costly. It mentions a price mark and hints at printing issues, leaving the exact events and participants ambiguous.
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Sean
Week of Social Gayety at Shortridge High School
Social clubs and individuals at Shortridge High School plan a busy week of banquets dances and parties. The junior hop for the class of 13 includes a New Year Eve banquet and dance with no tickets at the door. Several clubs host open houses and card or hearts parties through Christmas week and into New Year.
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Shortridge High School
Shortridge
Delta Phi
Denison
Lento Fulwell
Ruth Patterson
Gamma Gamma Upsilon
Sans Souci
Florence Olsen
Romaika
Brenneke Academy
Freda Green
Green
Stella Hahn
Gladys H. Nehrbas
Kate and
Agnes Lane
Nora Lacy
Necie Searle
Irma Jean Wober
Elinor Posey
Roe Roberts
May Bliss
Hazel Spellman
Stella Alig
Edna Randall
Frank Abbott
Fred Appel
Hugh Donnan
Ed Biid
Hugh Jones
Ford Kahn
Robert Scott
Forrest Tolin
John White
Class news from 1908 school page features dances and clubs
Barigritchard and Senator Proctor see efforts for class pins and songs. The January 1908 class forms a committee for a class song. The Mirror Christmas edition delayed after vacation. Alma Rech hosts Scotch Lassies meeting. Foy entertains Sheiks. Watt machine demos at a Science Club talk. Sheiks of Adjman attend a holiday dance. Carl Monniger hosts. E H McComb chaperones. Kittle hosts Denison banquet. Yale Glee Club trip for football squad members. June 1402 class discusses a graduation reception. cost to be considered. Basketball buzz as Irvington loses to Butler, with Shortridge next.
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the Mirror
Alma Rech
Scotch Lassies
Glen Heather
Miss Foy
Louis Breuninger
Adjman
Carl Monniger
Brenneke Academy
E. H. McComb
Johns. Kittle
Butler
Irvington
Little Journey to Home of BU Nye A J Russell
A biographical sketch of Willam Edgar Nye tracing his Maine birth to Wisconsin fame as a humorist and postmaster at Laramie Boomerang. It notes his injuries, stage work, and famous quips, ending with a reflective poem and memory of Nye.
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BU Nye
A. J. Russell
Minneapolis Journal
Willam Edgar Nye
Maine
Piscatequis County
Wisconsin
Nye
Wyoming
Laramie
North Carolina
Mr. Nye
Artemus Ward
England
Punch
Fashion Notes or Royal Robe Deception in Baltimore
A fragmented Baltimore American column ponders ruching pleats and fol de rois, leaving readers unsure if it is a light fashion note or a sly dig at King Edward's coronation robe. The piece blends whimsy with courtly attire, hinting at broader themes of display and power.
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Baltimore
Edward
Beaten Track Saloon Opens by Defeated Pugilist
A boxer who lost a bout took a less glamorous path opening a saloon. He spoke with quiet resolve that this venture marks a new phase after defeat, insisting the project is the beaten track he now follows.
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Chicago Tribune
We bought 6000 items at five cents each
A promoter offers 6000 units at 0.05 dollars per item with mail delivery to any address and prompts buyers to specify calendar type and quantities when ordering.
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Mr. Hooster
Ecuator
South America
Ambato
Guayaquil
THE
Andean Railway
M. T. H. S. Notes
Neil van Winkle
Delta Phil
Randolph Prelat
Friday Echo
Albert Coffin
Alex. Taggart
Debating Society
Noblesville
Ruth Moorhead
Leroy Ramsey
Coriolanus
Grace Omis
Volumnia
Caius Marcius
Rome
Kentucky
de Boe
Charles Christian
Pritchard
Barigritchard
Proctor Herbert Agner
Fairbanks
Bacon
Frank Doudican
He Conforms
Edith
Papa
Alaska
Indianapolis
Louisville
Excelsior
Merrittt
Washington Street
Ind
the Journal
Maude Adams
Maxine Elliott
Annie Russell
Julia Marlowe
Mary Mannering
Viola Allen
Indianapolis Journal
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