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...rather conventional love story follows, with the merchant Venturewell, as father, Jasper Merrythought, his apprentice, and his daughter Luce, as lovers, and Humphrey, as the worthless but favored suitor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: D. U. Play, Plot and Plans | 3/2/1907 | See Source »

...grocer, Don Quixote, the Knight of the Burning Pestle. His master, the citizen, who directs his performance, furnishes him with various wonderful adventures, in all of which he comes to grief. He attempts to assist Humphrey in his love affairs, but is also unsuccessful in that respect, as Jasper wins Luce by having himself carried as dead to Venturewell, by whom he is immediately sent to his daughter's apartments, in order to get her to accept Humphrey. The lovers change places, and Jasper makes his escape as his own ghost. When Venturewell finds that his daughter has not been...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: D. U. Play, Plot and Plans | 3/2/1907 | See Source »

...very interesting collection of variegated chopped jasper instruments from Grand Lake, Washington Country, Maine, has been received from Dr. S. J. Mixter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Acquisitions to Peabody Museum. | 12/9/1904 | See Source »

Friday night at a meeting of the Boating Committee, it was decided to disband the 'varsity crew. It was also voted that Walter Peet and Jasper T. Goodwin should be sent as a committee to the conference between Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell, and inform them of Columbia's withdrawal from the race. In case they refuse to accept Columbia's retirement, the freshman crew will be entered as the 'varsity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Columbia 'Varsity Crew Disbanded. | 5/14/1890 | See Source »

...Wednesday, with the New Yorks at Oakland park, where much to the surprise of everyone and owing to their opponents inefficient pitcher, Princeton won, 8 to 5. Six of the New Yorks struck out while only one Princeton man failed to hit the ball. On Thursday, Princeton played the Jasper college nine and was again successful, beating them 13 to 9 King and Brown were Princeton's battery. Princeton struck out sixteen men, Jasper only eight. Princeton's work at the bat was very effective. Princeton lost their first game of the trip to Newark 14 to 4. The Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Princeton Nine's Trip. | 4/25/1889 | See Source »

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