Ancient gowns and modern pranks mark commencement ceremonies
Read about how Oxford and Cambridge traditions echo in today’s cap and gown. Colleges from Princeton to West Point are noted for parade stunts, class day prizes, and playful competitions. Girls colleges like Barnard Vassar Wellesley Swarthmore Bryn Mawr also show festive observances such as daisies parades ivy planting and tree ceremonies.
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Oxford
Cambridge
United States
Avrale
Barnard
Columbia
Iiriuard
Vassar
Wellesley
Swarthmore
Bryn Mawr
Left Handed Men in the Great National Game
The item discusses famed left handed players in baseball past and present, highlighting pitchers and fielders such as Lefty George and others like Mayr, Lucker, and Vlavik. It notes fan speculation about influence on Pittsburgh’s shortstop, mentions Diets Miller and the Pirates, and includes fringe anecdotes about superstition and fan fervor.
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Johnuuy Kiting
Tostou Nationals
Dauvihert
Brooklyn
Cubs
Piauiger
Linvis
Lefty
George
Mayrquard
Lucker
Vlavik
Firse Dause
Uinus
Dots Miller
Earny
Miller
Pirates
Tragic French Rebellion Trial and Executions
A chaotic scene unfolds in 1789 Paris as nobles seize a wounded peasant girl during a mob incident near Dijen. The Marquis of Pour speaks on an accident while Count Davige and his family flee authorities. Arrests follow, the Countess and her daughter face the guillotine, and aristocrats are hunted as traitors to France.
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Dijen
France
Pours
Bilet
Taarsius
Wei
Phere
Selden Louis
Messieurs
Putchard
Paris
Mead- Cine
Artibedie Guarnder
Hiszitesad
Ain
Davige
Loise
Mone
Perive
Conciergerte
Chiuris
Bette
Aodamo
Jaey
Cuillotine
Mrue
Daum
Vendarnie
Duriace
St. Jacetes
Gaure
Mate
Louise Jeurine
Pirewine
Renile
Headache Season and Household Disarray Reported
Fragments describe a springtime scene with a headache plagued household. A wife endures pain while clutter, open windows, and looming chores create a sense of domestic chaos.
Aggregation of Absurdities and Snippets of Wit
A collage of humorous quips from editorials and society items. Includes jests about philanthropy for clerks, long service rewards, political figures' cost of presence, accidental shootings, misdirected clerks, and social banter from Philadelphia papers.
Miss Jones Advised to Study Music
A lively exchange in the Tatler notes a young man asking why Miss Jones should go abroad to study music claiming she has talent, while an old man mentions he lives next door to her.
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Youngs
Miss Jones
Sebread
Old
Tatler
Getting Her Number in the Lalti Lore
Tinttie quips about fatigue from many callers while Mattie jokes about being a former telephone operator in a Lalti lore scene.
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Tinttie
Mattie
Woman Quizzed Over Marriage Says She Is Not Married
A brief exchange in a Boston transcript captures a girl replying she does not know a man and has not married yet when asked for a last name. The line reflects a moment of social propriety in an era of strict manners.
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Boston Transcript
Mrs Bacon Praises Girl as Best Fly Swatter
Mrs Mybert boasts of her daughter’s competence by declaring she is the best fly swatter they ever had in Yonkers, reflecting a humorous local appraisal in the Statesman.
Charity. A Baltimore American exchange on a big man
A fragment from the Baltimore American questions honesty, noting the man is large in reputation but not wholly condemnable. The overheard exchange uses dialect to describe a public figure and implies scrutiny of his character.
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Charity
Baltimore American
Engagement Ring Tray Brought In By Jeweler Assistant
In a dramatic scene, the jeweler orders his assistant Jobu to fetch a tray of engagement rings as a gargoyle watches. The exchange hints at a key plot moment involving a precious set of rings and a mysterious observer.
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Toa
Jobu
Done With a Purpose and Its Odd Mail Message
A Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote notes a writer uses the word Personal on an envelope so the recipient’s wife reads the letter. The item highlights mail etiquette and social norms of discreet communication.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Mowut
Celestial Empire
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Yale
Yirte
Taft
Yall
Harvard
Johnny Kling
Paradongs
Whitt
York
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Fa Thoyen Labs
Otter liv Rescue Club
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Office Boy
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Dba
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Ottooi
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Pemmucsn
Crascy Ag
N.eb
LSE AL Pan
Louis R. Williamson
Pepi
Thera
Isenmers
Tad Pine
Bee Peat
Ceason
Patnalar
Wofe
Atal
Philanthrophy
Noman
Philadelphia
Miss Ann Yeek
Blunt
Mr. Blunt
Philadelphia Press
Maurin
India
Clebet
Bienes
Wottin
Stenpeckke
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