Mocking the middle ages and the faith in freedom in early America
The passage argues against satire of religion and sacred beliefs, praising religious liberty and free thought as foundations of democracy. It cites Mary Washington's will detailing bequests including enslaved people and property, and notes Augustine Washington’s family with Mary Bell.
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Wesl
Marywell Washington
George Washington
George
Accokeek Run
Stafford
Britain Survives Historic Pessimism Amid Current Pride
The piece surveys past British crises and dire forecasts from Pitt Wilberforce Gray Wellington Shaftesbury and others. It notes that despite repeated gloom Britain has endured and today’s leaders remain hopeful that the nation will endure and survive the current struggle.
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William Pitt
William Wilberforce
Charles Gray
Duke of Wellington
Lord Shaftesbury
British
Britain
A Window on Power From Alexander to Brooklyn Gangs
The piece contrasts ancient rulers with modern life, noting Alexander the Great rode in a chair while kingship and empire gave way to cars and quick curbside scrutiny by Brooklyn gang members. It jokes about bath tub usage and the speed of modern transit and violence.
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Alexander the Great
Alexander
Caesar
Gare
Brooklyn
Fragmented comic snippets and salacious lines in a chaotic clipping
A tangled collection of jokes and quips from a newspaper page. It includes a drinking tale with exaggerated injuries, a kitchen humor aside, a jailer and prisoner exchange, a nosy wife and orchestra gag, a fatigued infantry joke, a tale of a tired soldier, a sketching artist and sky reverie, and a stray medical query about pyorrhea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid
Snake Survives Interior Attack Larger Snake Eats Head
Williamson County officials report odd animal incident as two snakes battled. A five foot snake swallowed the head of the other, then the smaller snake crawled back out unharmed after rocks killed the larger. Nearby thefts include a bridge span, boat dock, and a lawn mower.
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Williamson County
Marion
Tfl
Crab Orchard Lake
Restocking Program of Game Dept To Be Expanded
The Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission plans a larger restocking effort this year with expanded trapping of deer, turkey and antelope using new traps. Funds will support quail muskrat raccoon as well. Last year 257 antelope 420 deer and 1 turkey were replanted, with hopes to double deer turkey and antelope releases this season.
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Austin
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Lone Star
Game Department
Pittman-Robertson
Tex- Vas
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Norah
Johnson
Sentara
Pontforces Ste Toons
Emil Petsch
Pete Weber
Harold Puhl
Tesknles
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Mae M. Ament
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Mobiloil
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Town of Marfa Highway
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