Vertical penmanship and race theories in a fragmented article
A mixed excerpt discusses vertical penmanship’s advantages and origins in Germany, praising legibility and uniform posture. It then surveys human racial classification debates and myths about Japanese ancestry, followed by notes on gas wastage and anarchist ideas, quoting Victor Hugo and mentioning 7,000 banks in the country.
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Snow and stage misadventure in a village opera tale
A Philadelphia Call item recalls Eugene Jepson and his brother seeking snow for a touring show in a small Ohio town. The grocer’s son serves as stage manager, borrowing props through neighbors. Another Detroit Free Press vignette shows a lighted cigar moment with a coracle old woman and beads. A New York girl teases a lunchbox remark from a seven year old.
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