The Good Old Days Nostalgic Look at 19th Century Youth
George Ade contrasts 1880s college life with today in Cosmopolitan. He recalls Purdue dorms at 50 cents weekly, board at 2.50, club dining two dollars weekly, and Valparaiso Normal meals at 1.65. Evening outings cost 45 cents for theater, supper, and cigar, highlighting far cheaper past pleasures.
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George Ade
Mr. Ade
Sam
Purdue
Valparaiso Normal School
Globe Chop House
Roads Mean National Unity
A Liberty writer argues national roads unite the country beyond state lines and warn that state bond politics hinder progress. He cites Dixie highway and Lincoln highway as symbols of connected commerce and mobility, urging federal action to keep arteries of the nation free and flowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Potomac
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
Georgia
Matrimonially Speaking by Hugh McKay
A humorous column about a husband and wife clashing over investments and money advice. He resists his wife’s ever better tips and pitches about land and gold, while she accuses him of not taking her seriously. References friends, Florida land, Canadian gold wreck, and financial schemes.
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Johnson
Ube
Bebcaies Heights
Florida
Favor Demilitarization Pressure Grows in United Nations
Washington reports the in peace union backed demilitarization efforts yesterday. They advocate creation of non military zones and reductions in world armaments through treaties.
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Washington
Weather and football bring Pitt and world game scene
One year ago today the United States weather report mentions Pittsburgh and a world game event centered around football. The item ties local detail to a broader sports moment without graphic details.
Shade to quit welterweights
New York October 7 Dave Shade of California said he is prepared to drop his three year pursuit of the welterweight title now held by Mickey Walker of Elizabeth New Jersey. Shade forfeited $10 000 posted to bind a championship bout and asked for a middleweight title shot against Harry Greb, saying he would not chase Walker again after their recent fifteen round decision in which Walker prevailed on a referee’s ruling.
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New York
Dave Shade
California
Mickey Alker
Elizabeth
N. J
Shade
Bour
Harry Greb
Ting Walker
Walker
Jimmy Mousie
Donald
Dee
China
Columbia
New York City
Ian
Hannen
Southern Pacific seeks 61 mile line from Cornell to Alturas
The Southern Pacific railroad through the Central Pacific company applied for permission to build 61 miles of new track from Cornell to Alturas California. The line would connect its main system with Oregon construction, linking Klamath Falls to San Francisco and to Ogden Utah. No cost estimates were filed with the application.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Company
Interstemmeree Ecion
Perm
Cornell
Alturas
California
Central Pacific
Oregon
Klamath Falla
San Franciseo
Ogden
Utah
Explosion Kills Worker at Trojan Powder Works
An explosion at the Trojan Powder Works in Oakland Calif instantly killed one worker and injured another. Details on the cause were not released and the blast happened at the mixer.
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Oakland
Calif
Trojan
Here
Daddy Long-tailed Shrew Emerges Beneath Leaf
Donald and Dee discover a tiny Daddy Long-tailed Shrew under a brown leaf. The shrew explains his nocturnal habits, scent defense, and cautious daylight living as he reassures the children he means no harm.
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Donald
Dee
Daddy
Jeo
Orves
What This Day Brings For You By Mary Blake
Adverse planetary aspects early give way to noon calm and later gains. Consider pros and cons before any life changing move. Afternoon offers clear odds of success and a strong emotional turn in the evening for engaged couples. A birth today promises vigor, with caution on potential accidents and strong moral sense.
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Horace White
New York
Eleanor Kirk Ames
Bronson Howard
Kate J. Bateman
Henry Rutgers
William 8S. Johnson
Columbia
The Care of a Child Protecting the Baby Crop
A 1925 health article by Van M. D. compares infant care to agriculture. It argues the baby crop needs deliberate care and statistics, noting high infant mortality and the shift from instinct to studied child health practices.
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American Child Health Association
van M. D
Columbia University
New York
Pin
Children's Service
Bellevue Hospital
N. Y
Amont
Shabbona Teachers Ordered to Spend Weekends In Village
In Shabbona Illinois on October 7 an edict from the schools commissioner requires teachers to stay within the village for at least three weekends each month. The move targets attendance at local community events after many teachers spent weekends out of town.
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Shabbona
Notable events and anniversaries through history
A digest of milestones including Gates victory at Saratoga in 1777, George Mason’s Virginia Declaration death in 1792, Lewis and Clark nearing the Pacific in 1805, Tennessee governor William Bate’s birth in 1826, Napoleon III’s proclamation in 1852, Oliver Wendell Holmes’s death in 1894, the Alexander III bridge cornerstone in 1896, Lloyd George’s 1923 Montreal welcome.
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Gates
Burgoyne
Saratoga
George Mazon
Gunston Hall
Fairfax County
Virginia
Pacific Coast
William B. Bate
Tennessee
United States
Castilian Springs
Tenn
Louis
Czar
Russia
Paris
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Montreal
Dear Girls in Berlin After Hamburg Our Gay Trip Ends
The writer recalls a lively Berlin visit after a dreary Hamburg stay. They describe a balcony dinner near a Coney Island style fair with water chutes, a vaudeville show, a roller coaster ride, and a drunken scramble in a water attraction. A quarrelsome American couple plus a dramatic spill end the outing with a bitter remark from the wife.
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Hamburg
Berlin
America
Ameri
Birth anniversaries of prominent U.S. figures listed
Admiral Clarence 8 Williams commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet is noted as born at Sprit field Ohio sixty two years ago today. Senator Joseph E Ransdell of Louisiana born at Alexandria Louisiana is sixty seven years a today. Senator George P McLean of Connecticut born Simsbury Connecticut is eighty eight years ago. Jodi Welker Cochran professional billiard player born Manson Iowa is twenty nine years ago today.
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Clarence 8. Williams
Asiatic Fleet
Spritfield
Joseph E. Ransdell
United Sta
Louisiana
Alexandria
George P. McLean
Connecticut
Simsbury
Conn
Jodi Welker Cochran
Manson
Iowa
More Truth Than Poetry Ahead Of His Time
A satirical verse on Keats and sales of Grecian urns and nightingales, noting how novelty fads boosted dealer profits while the poet earned nothing, ending with a jab at advertising and modern motives. A second note mocks doctors who favor walking for health, casting doubt on medical motives.
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Associated Press
Woat Center Street
Pocatella
Oho
Daily Tribune
Pocatello
Tribune
Idaho
the Tribune Co., Ltd
William Wallin
Nicholas Ifft
G. Bumner
Hugh McKay
Maost
Real Sport
BY Briggs
Traes
Jimmy Gosh
Mary Blake
Libra
James J. Montague
London
Keata
Merry
England
Keats
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