Local notices and classifieds from the Herald
A collage of small ads and notices lists dog rewards for finding Duke the brown English pointer, dress and wardrobe items for sale, room for rent, comic cockerel for sale, sheet music specials, furniture and stove parts, cigar and tobacco products, holiday gifts, travel notes, and various local updates. Several residents and visitors are mentioned with movements and plans, plus upcoming meetings and job postings.
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al Wingert
Your Own Face Says How We Never See Ourselves
A philosopher notes that people rarely recognize themselves when meeting a duplicate. We study our features daily yet cannot conjure our own image from memory. Photographs and mirrors fail. the mind’s eye misses the exact look as we smile or frown. The visitor finds the reflection talk uncanny.
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New York Press
Laws in China and the law of the empire
The Atlantic essay argues China imposes universal punishment for debt and crime. It cites debtor liabilities to kin, perpetual imprisonment for fugitives, and capital penalties for surrendered fortresses. Historical cases include Ting Weihaiwei and Canton riots. The law is described as absolute and unbending.
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China
Silosea B. Morse
Atlantic
Ting
Weihaiwei
Canton
Ancient Fragments of Texts Survive in Odd Ways
The article notes how ancient works largely survive in a single manuscript. Tacitus, Livy, Cicero copies, and the Magna Charta show miraculous preservation. It recounts tales of monastic copies in Westphalia, a Livy page found on a battledoor, Petrarch’s stolen Cicero papers, and Magna Charta mutilations spotted by Sir Richard Cotton.
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Westphalia
Tacitus
Cicero
Petrarch
Petrus Aleron
England
Richard Cotton
Tjaan
The Three Spined Stickleback in Courtship Battle
The Dundee Advertiser describes the three spined stickleback as a bold be loved fish. The female builds a nest and guards eggs while the male patrols fiercely. Males fight rivals with spines and a swift bite before the victor sports green and gold armor. the loser retreats in gray.
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Dundee Advertiser
Nicknames Reflect Popularity In American Public Life
A Pittsburg Gazette observation notes that Americans often nickname admired public figures while preserving full titles for those who seek dignity. The piece discusses how affection inspires friendly abbreviations like Abe Lincoln and contrasts with more formal forms for esteemed leaders.
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America
Bill
Joe
Abe’ Lincoln
Pittsburg
Newman Converts to Catholic Faith on October 8 1845
The note recalls John Henry Newman’s entrance into the Roman Catholic Church on October 8 1845 with his conversion to the Passionist Father Dominic at Littlemore and cites Ernest Renan leaving the seminary of St Sulpice on the same date as reported by the London Standard.
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Newman
Dominic
Littlemore
Ernest Renan
St. Sulpice
London Standard
Almanac Maker Punished With Bastille Imprisonment
A 1717 incident shows Laurence of Henry being sent to the Bastille by order of the Duke of Orleans for disrespect to King George I by omitting him as king of Great Britain in his almanac. Length of imprisonment is unknown and Bastille records offer no clarity.
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Bastille
Duke of Orleans
Louis V
France
Laurence
Henry
George I
Great Britain
Always Growin g Binks and the halo remark
A New York Times quotation notes Always Growtin g Binks complains justice is denied and jokes that a halo will not make it a square thing.
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New York Times
Beards on the Battlefield: Ancient Commands on Shaving
The text notes that Alexander the Great ordered Macedonians shaved to avoid beards serving as handles for foes. It also cites Teter the Great who mandated universal shaving and authorized officers to forcibly cut off offenders' beards.
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Alexander
Teter the Great
Widower's Second Love Worth More Than First
A Philadelphia Press snippet notes a widower’s second love is portrayed as more valuable and more lucrative than his first, reflecting a satirical view of romantic outcomes and material worth in relationships.
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Philadelphia Press
Womanly Woman Questioned By Man In Quirky Exchange
A reader exchange in the Chicago Record-Herald riffs on womanly virtue with a playful line about a woman adjusting her back hair. The column then notes mica in powder form serves as a high speed machinery lubricant for dust control and moisture resistance.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Line about cook leaves wife expert in broils and stews
Quote from Baltimore American shows a man lamenting his cook’s departure while another character recalls his wife’s cooking skills in broils roasts and stews. The exchange highlights domestic humor over culinary abilities.
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Baltimore American
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Bucklin
Orpington Cockerele
Rood
P. H. Zender
Cressey’s Furniture Store
HUB
Christ
Fred Williams Cigar Store
Fred Williams
Lowney
Ole Dalager
Jin Sacred Heart
Corning
Austin
Lefayette French
Albert Lea
Albert Toon
Matt Smith
E. L. Niely
Prescott
Wis
Nie v
Niely
Smith
the Herald
Mabel Brown
Hoquiam
Wash
Seattle
Winnie Burnham
Los Angeles
Cala
Crawford
Srgator
Austin Dye Works
East Mill Street
Lady Maccabees
Woodman Mall
Joseph Keenan
Fies Farnsworth
Decorah
A. W. Edson
John H. Anderson
Chicago
Milwaukee
Racine
B. Oyrane
Minneapolis
E. J. van Beenkhorst
Wells
Engineer’s Hall
Bb. G. Cummings
Lowa Falls
T. F. Cumings
Mainstreet
Willie
Crocker
St Austin
Edie
the Rochford Land Co. Register
Bidg
Auvatin, Minos
Clark St
First St
City Water
West Park Addition
Winona Street
Wine Street
West Park
Eas Water Street
Alfords Shoe Shop
Woodlawn Park
South Main Street
5Th Street
Lindale Avenue
Elkton
Minnesota
Hix
W. W. Ran
Opera House Palace Music Hall
Sol Smith
Russell
Gream
Fiji
Court House
Percup and
the Fair
E. Joseph
Quick Meal Steel Ranges
Gem Food Choppers
Stransky Enamel Ware
Foot Balls
Moore's
Hard Coal
Steves
Air Rifles
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