Colonial era humor and modern urban blunders mix in brief vignettes
A San Francisco Argonaut anecdote shows a speeding citizen bribing a peace officer with a five dollar gold piece to avoid a citation. Other bits recount a southern whitewasher’s wry exchange with a judge, a child’s mistaken talk of Paddy and Daddy, a Scottish war tale and a lord mayor's dinner outburst. The column ends with a man buying land sight unseen and seeking a loan to fuel his car.
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San Francisco
Siren
Percival's Dance Night Sparks Wishful Matchmaking
A dance leads Percival Claude to meet a bright young woman from a neighboring town. He flirts and offers ice cream and cake as they chat. When asked if he will marry, he says he will only wed a woman who is his direct opposite. The girl grins and suggests there are plenty of intelligent girls nearby.
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Percival Claude
Percival
Thoreau on integrity and public service
The passage expresses that a wise man cannot be bribed and will work for the common good without pay. It condemns inefficiency that seeks highest bidders and office, noting that truly valuable people act as they see fit regardless of compensation.
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Thoreau
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Remedy Endorsed
An old time home remedy uses garden sage tea with sulphur to darken gray or faded hair. A ready made Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound, 10 cents, offers a simpler method applied to small strands to darken hair by morning and over repeated use.
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Wyeth
Early mention of sugar cane in ancient India
In ancient texts related to Alexander the Great's campaigns observers noted sugar cane grown in India. The passage describes a reed yielding honey without bees and cites 30 B.C. as a period when sugar cane was evidently known in that region.
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Alexander
Asiat
India
Bethany Chautauqua Promises Largest Event Yet in 1916
The Bethany Chautauqua launches June 29 with 18 sessions for two adults and one child. Noted speakers Clinton N. Howard Belle Kearney Wick ersham deliver from war front, plus Kitties Band entertainment. Junior Chautauqua mornings led by child expert aims to engage parents in wholesome childhood education. Rhown T. F. Whiston presides. Followed by rental notice for J W Thomas and a note on aluminum as a common earth metal.
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Bethany Chautauua
The
Christian Reporter
Bethany
Chautauqua
Standard Bureau
Standard
Clinton N. Howard
Wickersham
Sui Generis
Belle Kearney
Kitties
Bethany Chautauqua
Rhown
T. F. Whiston
Pres
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Scott
Scott'Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N
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