Fortune Built From Fifty Cents and Missed by Friend
A tale told of two travelers on one day. One man, penniless, accepted a $2.50-a-week job while the other, who had 50 cents, passed it up. Years later the former rose to head salesman and then partnered in a major midwest retail house, while the benefactor remained job-hunting. The story ends with the man who refused opportunity still seeking work. A second anecdote recalls Archbishop Tait using a sermon to stop a runaway horse.
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Middle West
New York
Man Married Doll to Bypass Death Risk in Third Marriage
An Indian resident from Badaon faced a superstition that a man with two deceased wives risks dying on a third. He was urged by bride’s relatives to wed a doll first, then marry their daughter as his fourth wife. He followed the plan, announced the doll’s death, buried her, and wed the fourth wife.
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Lahore
Badaon
Burma
A Dry Bath Joke From London Answers
A Scottish man builds a shower with a cistern and colander and jokes about staying dry. He explains he used an umbrella to stay dry while enjoying the bath. The tale reflects a humorous misunderstanding of a shower setup.
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London
Catskin Rug Compiled From Fourteen Cats Near London
A London area woman preserves a hearth rug made from the black skins of fourteen deceased cats. Each skin bears on its reverse the name of the former owner and the period the cat belonged to the lady, creating a unique, memorial textile.
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London
Trouble In the Choir and Other Items
The soprano Hycee loses her solo titled Angels Wings amid choir fuss. London reports on an effective smoke consumer using a tubular brick screen to flash gases and prevent carbon. Birds work hard, with martins making about 1,000 trips a day to feed their young and wrens making 110 trips in 430 minutes with varied prey.
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Miss Hycee
Chicago Tribune
London
Professional Cards Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Attorney and counsellor at law offering expertise in US court matters and patent law with focus on professional services and legal guidance. Specializes in intellectual property, litigation strategy, and client advocacy.
Law Firm Announces Trial Practice Across State Courts
The firm states readiness to practice in all state courts with emphasis on land title investigations and law administration, highlighting broad clerical and legal expertise.
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Attorneys-At-Law
Bainbridge and Brinson
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Bainbridge, Georgia
Gemipiete
Millan Bros
Price and
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Tait
Canterbury
Holloway Hill
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Etochelle Salis - Anise
Bears
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M. E. O’neal
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E. J. Morgan
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Willis Drug Store
Talbert
J. W
Donalson & Donalson
Shingler Building
Wallace D. Sheffield
Officea
Hamil
J. C. Neely
Clark and
Broughton Streets
Ee Mallary Bros. Machinery Co
Waltham
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Lee Cean
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