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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
3
A torn OCR passage discusses the term commencement, its evolving meaning in academia, and contrasts historical practices with modern rites. It notes that diplomas were once granted in September and that term beginnings influenced ceremonial language and university oversight.
In a bungalow in India Wes a tangalow a colony of white ants swarmed from a wall fountaining onto ceiling and cloth, furniture, and belongings. The incident left the house coated with insects and prompted clean up the next day.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt recalls how Commodore Vanderbilt faced his directors who would ratify his plans or adjourn. He warned that his board were obstinate, often rejecting schemes while he claimed to have done the best he could. The tale shifts to Harold De Vere and Ephleam Newrich in London networking absurdities through visiting cards.
A fragmentary collage recounts Pepys describing kissing a queen’s upper body in Henry VII’s chapel area and notes from 1650 London visitors. It blends snippets about two feverish boys, a watching onlooker, a query about a bit of pain, and assorted humorous or curious lines from later columns.
A fragmented text hints at a plea or plea change connected to Change at Cramerille and Del Manto. The readable fragments mention a clerk and timing for action, with a sense of awaiting a right to change. Names appear garbled, but the sense is of procedural change awaiting confirmation.
In Kart Groom's The Play of Animals, young chamois are observed at play in summer and winter. They leap and tumble on snow, sliding from a perch to the ground and back up, covering themselves in powder as they revel in motion and safe escape from predators.
A fragmented recounting blends biblical echoes with urban imagery of New Yorks skyline. The passage references Ananias, a prophet, and a critique of modern architecture, contrasting ancient moral tales with contemporary city life and the harbor’s edge to the sea.
A damaged OCR fragment suggests a story about a Burmese girl entering society, choosing a husband, and moving to a home that becomes her own. The text shows garbled names and phrases, with references to marriage and social expectations, but lacks coherent details for full context.
A jagged text fragment surveys tobacco use and social attitudes, noting women preferring large black cigars, street observations of village life, and dated verbal exchanges about honesty, deceit, and passion. It includes a dialogue about love, temper, and wartime service.
A string of humorous anecdotes and quips on marriage courtship and social expectations. Bits include a husband praising a wife’s cooking, a narrator noting excitement over plots and novels, and stray lines about economy and fashion from various papers.
A fragment from a London Express style note describes Crusoe finding human footprints on an island and a knoll with a bibourd inscription. The text meanders through quirky names and excerpts, mentioning a Mary, a cow, and a jokey exchange about Mary standing for the cow. The passage mixes dialog with garbled lines about fortune and receivers, ending in a proverb-like miscue.
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