Lottery in Italy Drawn in Public Amid Turbulent Crowd
A public Italian lottery drawing in Naples draws a frenzied crowd as a child draws the winning numbers from a sealed box while onlookers chant and scrutinize the process. Officials explain the rules and prize structure. the spectacle ends with mixed reactions of hope and disappointment.
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Humbert
Italy
Naples
Santa Chiara
Timpresa
Mainy
Thor
Gralla
Wwery Tran
Wibir
Ayiuur
Caiting
Marlo von Vorst
Hare Pers
Wrorthe
Rules for wives and husbands spark feminist rebuttal
A Paris Car London Telegraph piece contrasts a bawdy list of commandments for wives with a feminist reply. It mocks male supremacy rules while highlighting women’s rights and equality as feminism advances. The dialogue riffs on prerogatives of sex, whims, and superiority, ending with a cheeky boast that man is only a rough draft.
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Switzerland
Paris
London Telegraph
Rose between two thorns or tongue sandwich remark
A humorous Life magazine quip compares a woman named Miss Neverstop to a rose between two thorns. The scene features her seated between two engrossed senators as a witty exchange unfolds with a comical retort from an irate elder gentleman describing it as a tongue sandwich.
Illustrated Bits Quote On Idleness And Antidote
Exchange from Illustrated Bits quotes a dialogue about discouragement and advice to find an antidote. Franklin notes trouble comes from idleness and costly results from needless ease. The source presents a moral vignette in concise, period voice.
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Franklin
Organist heroics end as blower quits mid Hallelujah
A festival eve mishap leads a deputy organist to replace the ailing church musician. During the Hallelujah Chorus the wind runs out as the blower prepares to leave. The deputy confronts him and the blower retorts about puff counts needed to blow the Alleluia Chorus.
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St. James
Notice of Final Account in Oregon Estate
In Umatilla County Oregon final accounts filed for the estates of John G Tharp and B C Kidder. Hearings set March 6 1911 at 10 a m in Pendleton County Court House for objections to the accounts. Administrators B D Tharp and Geo B Kidder urge all claimants to present verified claims within six months.
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State of
Oregon
Umatilla Cunty
John G. Tharp
B. D. Tharp
Jobn G. Tharp
Pendleton
Peterson & Wilson
Umatilla
B. C. Kidder
Geo. B. Kidder
Han Doly
Geo. W. Coutts
John Schmidt Block
Athens
Geo, B. Kidder
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