A Fair Opportunity and the Malice of Enemies
The remark recounts Tasso facing a bitter foe and choosing to take from him not his life but his malice and ill will. The idea is that love acts as a weapon, turning hostility into a moral victory by kindled consequences.
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We had been digging a drain to our warehouse in Mobile
A northern major recalls ordering a red lantern for public warning as a porter notes no red lanterns can be found due to a shortage of red candles in Mobile grocers. The tale segues into a historical note about Sulu pearl taxes.
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His Idea of It. Caller-Why, I'm Irish, Bobby
A brief dialogue notes an Irish identity boast and disguise as a playful interjection. The exchange ends with a quip about independence tied to personal restraint within one’s means. The Philadelphia Press cites the remark as a reflection on self controlling desires.
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List of Claims Allowed by the Board of Supervisors
The Sept session of 1904 records approved claims against the county as presented by the Board of Supervisors. The list names each claimant and the amount allowed, with totals and dates of approval, reflecting orderly audit of public expenditures.
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Zuni Family Life A village hive of clay on a sandy knoll
Maria Brace Kimball describes a visit to the Zuni on a forty mile trek from Fort Wingate. The stone hive like village holds 300 single rooms with open ladders between levels. Children cluster on roofs while adults peer from doorways and ovens. The piece notes lack of inns shops and streets.
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Japanese Lacquer Its Uses and Craft From Japan
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War Correspondents and the Endurance of News
A summary of Holt White and Archibald Forbes as famed war correspondents. White covered the Franco Prussian war witnessing Sedan and facing postal censorship in Brussels Calais and London before filing a long dispatch. Forbes rode 120 miles to Semlin after Servian battles, drank once, then wrote a four column telegraphic report and slept twenty hours.
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Wild Bill's First Fight Kills McKandlas Gang Leader
James Hickok known as Wild Bill fought at Robbers Roost near Rock Creek station. He shot McKandlas in the heart and killed his nephew as attackers fired from doors. Hickok killed three indoors and wounded another who died later on the prairie.
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Just Like Americans A Train Etiquette Observation
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Wealthy man balks at coat of arms advice
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A Real Hero in a Fight to the Finish
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Nonsense Quote Sparks Laughter in Chicago Record-Herald
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Liberty Must Be Won By People Not Descent
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Discovering the Kangaroo s 1770 Botany Bay arrival
Captain Cook and the En deavor reach Botany Bay in 1770 where a foraging party brings news of a new marsupial the kangaroo. Gore shoots one on July 14 and a kangaroo feast is noted on July 16 while a Dutch traveler had earlier captured the creature.
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By and by and bye in everyday usage explained
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Red Hair and Sunstroke
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Rice pudding reveals newlyweds at first hotel
The Groom laments exposure of their marriage as the Bride questions the attention while a waiter serves rice pudding at the first hotel. The scene centers on a discreet wedding now public.
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Dining Question Amid Ocean Liner Gloom
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Politeness as a Core Asset in Business
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