Amherst Student Henry Lane Sets Total Strength Record
Keene New Hampshire born Henry W Lane 95 of Amherst College achieves the college total strength record by combining back legs chest arms and lungs in a two hour daily gym routine under Dr Hitchcock and Instructor Nelligan. Lane 150 pounds five seven and a half inches tall graduates Phi Beta Kappa and previously held records for dip and back strength while improving lung capacity to 553 liters.
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Henry W. Lane
Keene
N. H
Edward Hitchcock
Nelligan
Department of Physical Culture
Lane
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Hitchcock
Springfield Republican
Pratt Gymnasium
Seetye
Sargent
Harvard
Anderson
Yale
American Association For the Advancement of Physical Education
FE Klein
L. Foster
H. & Nash
Tufts
Klein
H. H. Seelye
Edward Hanlon
Keene, N
Connecticut River Railroad
A Woman's Bible Aims to Prove Sex Equality in Bible
The article outlines the formation of an English American committee led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton to revise the Bible’s Pentateuch and other books. It argues mistranslations diminish women's status and highlights key participants like Frances Lord Mary Livermore Olympia Brown and Sarah Underwood. Stanton defends the project amid opposition and notes her personal resolve at age 80.
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New Committee of Women
Revision Committee
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
New York
Stanton
Frances Willard
Henry Somerset
Miss Lord
Mary Livermore
Olympia Brown
Phoebe Hanaford
Sarah A. Underwood
The
Open Court
Index
John Bright
Frances Ellen Burr
Hartford Times
Helen Gardner
Lord
Olympia Hanaford
Frances Lord
London
England
Tenafly
N. J
James Verybon
Atlanta
Baltimore Club Faces Labor Dispute Over Stand Contract
Federation of Labor representatives urge union work on the new grand stand. They threaten a boycott if William G O'Brien does not hire union labor, while manager Hanlon notes the club cannot control employment since the contract is awarded to O'Brien.
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Baltimore
Federation of Labor
William G O'Brien
Federation
Hanlon
O'Brien
Window cleaner brush with water reservoir novelty
The item describes a window cleaning brush with an attached water reservoir that feeds water to the brushing surface. Parisian restaurant keepers mix honey with butter claiming improved flavor. The intercollegiate YMCA, founded in 1877, now includes over 500 American institutions and 72,000 student members.
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Intercollegiate Young Men's Christian Association
A Terrible Arraign ment And The Secret Of Longevity
A poem in Truth by Arthur Grissom portraits a wealthy society figure in Blacktown. It mocks indulgence and idle luxury while contrasting a simpler life with modest pleasures like a pipe ale cheese and a garret. The verse references buncker hill ancestry and elite social rounds.
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Blacktown
Secret of Longevity
Arthur Grissom
A Reliable Guest Breach Suit Noted in Joke Dialog
In a witty exchange at a hotel, a proprietor scolds for giving the best room to a stranger. The clerk defends the guest as “worth a million” as a defendant in a breach of promise case seeking $200,000 in damages for an injured heart.
New Woman and Female Lawyers in Politics Debate
A humorous quip questions why women cannot be lawyers congressmen or senators arguing that only objections arise from calls for female gentlemen in public roles. The exchange highlights gender role tensions in public life.
Off Day Chats at New Woman Club Prompted by Baby Visit
In a light exchange at the New Woman International Progressive club, Miss Newage notes nothing notable happened. Mrs. Sweetie arrives with her baby, prompting a round of affectionate kisses before adjournment. Ilia Motto quips about a man whose motto is pay as you go.
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Miss Newage
New Woman International Progressive Club
Bachelor Girl
Sweetie
Ilia
The Right Thing in the Right Place and Elsewhere
A fragmentary humorous dialogue features nicknames and quips about New York, tickets, editors, peaches, dogs, and inventors. Characters include Mr Oldcoon, Space r, Liner, and Uncle Mose with jokes on theft, vanity, and misprint in a comic strip style.
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