Ancient Oxford Garb Inspires Modern Commencement Pageantry
The piece traces the origin and meaning of graduation attire from medieval robes to modern gowns with caps. It notes Oxford’s historic dress standards, evolving color codes for each faculty, and lively college customs seen at Yale Princeton andWest Point, including baby pranks and rival school rites.
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Oxford
Osford
Catbridge
Academie
Eniteet Staten
Hy Eeaklet
Peerpie
Selene Hye
Princeton
Yale
Princeton Tiger
Vale
ISM
Alaweter
AL Bnst
West Point
Alten
Left Handed Men in the Great National Game
A sprawling piece on left handed players in baseball cites Johnny King of the Boston Nationals, Kit King, and Dawbert of Brooklyn, with notes on Marquard Rucker and Plank. It discusses superstition, leadership changes, and the cost of rigging a major league team. It ends with a baseball joke and a nod to fans.
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Johnny King
Bostom Nationals
Dawemint
Cortin
Kitng
Dawbert
Brooklyn
Larry Davis
Mereland Hives
Letty Orge
Brown
Davie T Hat
Omeone
Lefty
Charge
Tilih
Marquard
Rucker
Plank
Thomas G. Tmills
New York Americans Uswers
Tad Ters
BSI
Hielt
Aristocrats in Revolt and Trial in Napoleonic France
A fragmented tale follows a noble faction fleeing Paris during the French Revolution era. A noblewoman is wounded by gunfire and a healer student saves her life. Years later, during the Reign of Terror, the Marquis of Touraine and Countess Duriae face trial for noble birth, with the fate of many aristocrats sealed by tribunal judgment.
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Henri Durie
Mount Duriae
Court Duriae
Louise
Dorrie
Cod
Paris
Mme
Durine
Teutse
France
Headache and Springtime Scene Fragments in Erratic Verse
A damaged poem fragment describes domestic scenes with cluttered rooms and a restless, headache plagued narrator. Images feature air through windows, furniture, stairs, and a wife amid springtime, capturing a disturbed domestic mood.
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Nimet
Abstruse Philanthropy and Corporate Loyalty
An odd column mocks grand gestures by big corporations toward old clerks. It imagines a man with twenty two years of service receiving a gold stripe on his sleeve as a token. The piece ridicules politicians and quips on duty, loyalty, and modest honors.
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Philanthrophy
Lin
Mixed Page Text Shows Snippets and Quotes from Philadelphia Record
A collage of clipped phrases and dialogue lines from the Philadelphia Record includes snatches about study, romance, marriages, and social queries. It features scattered names and humorous asides, presenting a mosaic of era dialogue and literary references without a single coherent narrative.
An Occasion For Cowardica Miss Au Teek You Don't Think
A garbled dialogue from a newspaper page features fragmented chatter with names like Mr Blunt and Mrs Eghert. The text shows exaggerated phonetics and seems to capture a satirical or dramatic exchange, with references to a seasonable asset and a fictional setting.
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Miss Au Teek
Mr Blunt
Bivot
Philadelphia
A Fish Story Detects a Tangle of Names and Phrases
A garbled fragment presents a Fisherman tale with quirky names like Maude, Joweler, Shargoyle, and Pista Dealer. The text appears as stray lines about engagement, a jewelry context, and a stated aim to write here, mentioning a wife and motive. The passage is fragmentary and lacks clear events.
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Dentistry
Forestry
Russet Brown
Moder
Sears
Nanally
Twin University
Elkew Denner
Jamal
James
Halle
Poe
Columalus
Kareird
Valsar
Werheely Wall
Wellesley
RTH
Harvard Ctas
Johnny Kling
Midsburgh
Orst
Hans Wagner
Bar Dots Miller
Kearny
Ned
Miller
Cirates
Dote
Office Boy
King
Grandma
Grandpa
Pax
Louis R. Williamson
Panty
Vijan
Messieurs
Voiy
Sam
Paria School of Medicine
Dean
Antoine Garnier
Lizette
Garnier
Doetor
Imarqins
Duriae
Abe
Darige
Maton
Tate
Becton
Iehieen Sears
Ming Janes
Misa Juhes
Tatler
Hattie
Mattie Ab
Elegbone
Leluse
Thalllyere Akerla
Marriage Bureau
Philadelphia Record
Maria
Meyer
Jones
Philadelpha Record
Eghert
Onkers Statesman
Maude-Lm
Joweler
Pista
Weil Weil
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