Bigger Than Bobby The Various Classes Of Privilege In Britain
A London Tit-Bits summary outlines how certain groups escape arrest in Britain. It details royal family, royal servants, MPs, peers, ambassadors, soldiers, sailors, clergy, and civilians on Sundays, plus the rule that police need a warrant to arrest after a fight. It notes immunity varies by role and circumstance.
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Westminster Igland County Court
Royal Household
Bobby
House of Commons
London
Old sport tricked by staged shell game on Canal Street
A Memphis gambler posed as a naïve planter to trap a marksman at a backroom shell game. The setup led the ploy’s target to risk his entire fortune on a single turn, losing $65 after a sham bet, revealing the scam and ending the dupe’s attempts at robbery.
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Canal Street
Memphis
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Driftwood Fire Fuel Draws Nationwide Interest
The New England coast supplies driftwood used as fuel in open fireplaces. When burned it emits brilliant colored flames due to copper and ocean salts. A New Bedford dealer reportedly ships hundreds of barrels yearly to customers across the country and Europe, despite failed imitation efforts. Long sea-water submersion is said to be needed to produce the flames.
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New England
New Bedford
Europe
New York Tribune
Noble Mind and Legacy Quote of King Alfred the Great
A timeless assertion that true nobility rests in thought and deeds rather than birth or appearance. The quote expresses a wish to be remembered for memory and good works after death.
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King Alfred the Great
University of El Aghar Claims World’s Oldest Status
The University of El Aghar in Cairo asserts it is the world’s oldest university with records dating back 1,000 years.
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University of
Catching Smelts in Ice Tent Fishery
The Bangor Commercial reports smelt fishing done from six by five foot tents set on nearby ice. Lines hang into water as tents are heated and lit, with fishermen moving lines to bait hooks. Catches vary from small amounts to hundreds of pounds per tide, with earnings ranging from a few dollars to hundreds in weeks.
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Bangor
Holt
Ancient Roots of Dentistry and Gold Teeth in Antiquity
The passage traces early dentistry across Egypt Greece and Rome. It notes mumified jawbones with false teeth and gold fillings. It cites Roman laws permitting burial or burning of gold fillings with the deceased, reflecting ancient practices.
Local Color of Pennsylvania Mining Town
A literary man returning from the Schuylkill county coal region reports abundant local color and recalls the most ungrammatical sentence heard there. He overheard a miner’s child reply to a caretaker in a dialect saying we, us don’t be long to she.
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Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County
New York Times
Eye Wash For Dogs
For dogs prone to watery eyes, rinse with cold clean rainwater and then apply a lotion made of three grains of Rochelle salts dissolved in four ounces of distilled water. Use a medicine dropper to place about three drops into each eye twice daily.
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New York Tribune
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