A Galaxy of Jests About Wealth and Warnings
Short humorous exchanges feature Mrs Spender noting wealth including a race horse a yacht and a balloon Golde Bonds quips about rising status Mr Hixson jokes on a stopped watch and a charm Their marriage is described as nearly two months and not jealous The couple jokes about a crowded flat and suspicion She was extravagant and money is a common joke about spending and coins
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Fresh water lakes are river expansions not endorser
Fresh water lakes arise as extensions of rivers due to valley topography. They receive water from streams whose chemical makeup stays constant with the region. Salt lakes are closed basins where water leaves only by evaporation, leading to salinity buildup in the ocean via a universal solvent process.
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Ocean
Old Virginia Law and Odd Nesting Habits Described
An old Virginia law from James City in March 1562 aimed to curb women’s speech by ducking after defamation judgments, with harsher penalties for damages over 500 pounds of tobacco. The piece also notes robins nesting in unusual places such as pots, bags, kettles, and even a cow’s tail at a slaughterhouse in England.
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Grand Assembly
James City
England
Judge at Dinner Declines Yet Praises Biscuits
A Philadelphia Ledger note says a judge, dining in a new household, was asked by the young house keeper if he had tried her biscuits. He replied that he never did but doubts they deserve it, in a light humorous exchange.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Steamer Makes First Voyage Amid Big Sea Hope
A marine reporter notes the new steamer on its maiden trip with many landlubbers aboard. The captain praises the vessel’s handling in heavy seas saying it behaves beautifully, describing it as much better than past efforts.
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Chicaca Tribuna
Roy Dodgen Loses Foot In Pressed Steel Accident
Roy Dodgen a switchman for the Pressed Steel Company slipped from a locomotive running board between 4 and 5 PM yesterday and fell under a moving pig iron freight car. His right foot was crushed above the ankle and had to be amputated above the ankle. he was taken to his father's Roger Hill home for rest.
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Roy Dodgen
Pressed Steel Company
Roger Hill
Ayers Named Night Ticket Agent at Union Depot
Mr. Ernest Ayers, longtime yard clerk for the Southern railway here, has been appointed night ticket agent at the Union depot. Ayers has been with the Southern for several years and received multiple promotions.
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Southern
Union Depot
Ernest Ayers
Southern Railway
Union
Young Ayers
Vatican Displays World’s Largest Topaz Carved by Neapolitan Artisans
In Rome the Vatican houses the largest topaz in the world weighing seven pounds. It bears intricate carvings executed by three Neapolitan lapidaries over a span of 61 years.
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Vatican
Rome
Fever Placard Warns Against Gambling in Chicago
A Chicago bookmaker displayed a fever placard at his business, prompting police discovery that it referred to gambling fever and owed the authorities.
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Chicago
Good Manners and the Rules of Civility
Chesterfield argues good breeding emerges from sense and charity, shaped by observation and experience. He compares manners to morals, saying civility acts as social glue and rules to enforce them, while laws curb the harms of bad conduct.
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Chesterfield
Vision and values in a growing republic
An essay condemns overreliance on future debts via municipal bonds for railroads and warns of material excess. It praises John Hay and the Monroe Doctrine, contrasts naval expansion with peaceful diplomacy, and urges a universal, honest patriotism while criticizing imperial reach and the Panama Canal project.
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John Hay
America
Coal Trust
Standard Oil
England
House Committee On Appropriations
Panama Canal
Japan
Russia
Portsmouth
Colombia
Republic of
Panama
Asia
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