Fortune Built by Seizing Opportunity in Early NYC Tale
A man who refused a small job lets opportunity pass then rises to head of a great midwestern retail house. Over twenty two years he builds a million and a half fortune while his friend, who chased every chance, remains jobless in New York. The tale from the New York Sun reflects on ambition and timing.
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New York
Potter’s Field
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Superstitious Third Wife Mandate From Lahore
An Indian tale from Lahore recounts a Badaon resident who endured two wives dying and was urged to marry a dog for his third. He complied, buried the “dog,” then wed his fourth wife. A Scottish anecdote about a man who claimed a dry shower by using a cistern and colander ends with a quip about not standing under the water without an umbrella.
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Badaon
Upper Burma
Mary
Leandon
Lincoln in Springfield Strolls Unchanged by Fame
The excerpt recalls Carl Schurz recounting an 1860 Springfield open air meeting with Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln marched behind a brass band, wearing a linen duster and a worn stovepipe hat, greeting neighbors with quiet humor. He remained unassuming amid spectators who cheered the future president.
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Carl Schurz
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Schurz
United States
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