Rutgers University Women Celebrate Fifth Annual Commencement
Ninety apree degrees in arts letters and science were awarded at Rutgers University Fifth Annual Commencement in New Brunswick. Mary Tolico of Plainfield led with highest honors. thirty graduates earned bachelor degrees including Henrietta Brown Old Bridge Grace Lawrence Metuchen Anne Martigan New Brunswick Mildred Stephenson South Amboy and Mildred Tunison New Brunswick among others. Prizes awarded include Moncure Carpenter prize in mathematics Ruth Pennington Rutger Alumnae Association Prize and Lydia Kern.
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New Jersey Caflere
Rutgers University
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Dons- Jase
Jon Thomas
Mary
Nancy. Tolico
Plainfrid
Alan
Middlesex County
Henrietta C. Brown
Old Bridge
Grace V. Lawrence
Metuchen
Anne D. Martigan
New Brunswick
Mildred K. Stephenson
South Amboy
Anna D Morrison
Ruth L. Pennington
Eliza Song
Mra
Moncure Carpenter
Ruth Pennington
Rutgera Alumnae Association
Lydia Kern
Campaign to Prevent Deaths at Childbirth
The United States Public Health Service announced a drive on June 5 to cut maternal and infant deaths. It cites 15,000 maternal deaths yearly and nearly 250,000 infant deaths under one year, with 100,000 in the first month, all largely avoidable with proper pre birth care and education.
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United States Public Health Service
Navy
Garden and Poultry Notes From Middlesex County Agent
Garden guidance emphasizes leafy vegetables and tomatoes for health and cost savings. Poultry notes preview June field day at New Jersey Agricultural Station with demonstrations on worm control and feeding, plus expert roundtable on marketing and brooding challenges.
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New Brunswick
Interact
New Jersey
Ural
It AE Co Patent
Butterflies and Stars in a Poem Recited Long Ago
A reader recalls hearing a poem titled Butterflies by John Davidson, noting its shifting imagery of butterflies white blue gold and black as a young woman’s heart unfolds. The piece prompts praise for Theodosia Garrison as a strong American poet with authentic tone and humor, while lamenting her five-year silence.
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America
Seat hogs and park swine in city life critique
A columnist laments rude passenger behavior and public park vandalism. He contrasts a seat hog on a crowded car with a mother guiding a selfish son. The piece condemns disorderly humans, urging self restraint and respect for others in shared spaces.
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Womah
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Olbown
Sympathy and the Balm of Friends in Tender Verse
A reflective poem on sympathy as the essential life force sustaining humanity. It celebrates how shared sorrow, kindness, and the care of friends soften pain, unite people, and give life meaning in hardship. The verse likens sympathy to a rose, jewel, and balm guiding us through sorrow.
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Rutgers Summer School offers play production and debate courses
The Rutgers Summer Session opens June 28 with courses in play production direction and acting theory. Richard C. Reager leads play production while a unit on argumentation and debate targets high school speech teachers and debate coaches.
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School of Speech
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National Collegiate Players
Teachers of Speech
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Rutgers Hunteracholastic Debating League
Fragments from a 19th Century Penny Tone Page
Readable lines describe children playing at the park and a bank scene with a teller and a customer, mentioning a child wanting to be home by four and a girl asking to open an account. A stray phrase suggests a deposit of forty dollars and a reference to “Frenzied Finange.”
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Tatler
Bittiest Giant and a Dwarf of the World Referenced
A fragmentary clipping recalls a downsized man shown at a circun aid show described as five feet tall and billed as a dwarf. The proprietor's reply notes the dwarf is perceived as a world figure. Also included is a garbled job ad for Kam, a 35 year old married man with sales experience and limited schooling seeking varied shifts.
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Evyenings
Am Adiena
A Human Volcano and Odd Local Snippets
A fragment from Central Mexico reports a shower of stones, while a jokey note imagines a golfer escaping a sand trap. A fond farewell notes Mr and Mrs moving to Mr Thomas’s, hoping to stay long. A shopkeeper offers seed guarantees and a buyer replies with a hammock purchase.
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Mexico
Thomas
Wyoming Paper
Breakfast Haken Rhubarb Eggs and Creamed Carrots Menu
Menu hints list breakfast items like Haken Rhubarb Eggs poached in milk on toast, creamed carrots and peas with whole wheat bread, biscuits and jelly. It also suggests after school candy substitutes, dates and pecans as a covered snack, and a dated serving format for child nutrition.
Whole Wheat Biscuits and Related Dishes
Recipes describe making whole wheat biscuits using only whole wheat flour and baking powder. They note difficulty shaping and suggest dropping them from a spoon rather than rolling. Also included are methods for coddled steak and apple squares with gelatine and tart apple sauce, served with cream.
Nutrition guidance for underfed child with meal plan discussion
The text outlines what constitutes proper nourishment for a thin child, emphasizing blood-building foods and balanced meals. It lists specific breakfast lunch and dinner ideas plus snacks and mentions milk, cream, crackers, and fruit to aid digestion and overall intake.
Dried Toothpaste Instructions For Repacking Tubes
A reader explains how to recover toothpaste from a dried tube. Warm water softens the paste allowing it to be squeezed out from the top. The method aims to prevent waste by reusing the remaining contents.
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Fragmented Courtroom Banter in Blue Serge Suit
In a humorous exchange a magistrate questions a witness about appearing in a suit, the witness confirms with a pun on blue serge. Nearby dialogue shows a distracted patrol, a waiter query about cereal spots, and a local joke about a large fence intended to “keep the public out,” while the cook remains inside.
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