Short Stories and Mirth in Regency Manners
A collection of quips and anecdotes on dress conduct and social ritual from historical notes. It cites a Bath ceremony at the Tower of London, fashion’s influence on behavior, and humorous exchanges about meals and everyday life.
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Charles II
Tower of London
London Strand
Addison
London Chronicle
The Innocent Bystander Quotation Exchange
A quoted exchange from The Innocent Bystander features a prodding question about the prodigal son tale and Farmer Corntessel’s tearful sympathy for the fatted calf. The Washington Star and Cervantes provide reflective lines on sleep as blessing and nourishment, contrasted with a cloak of rest.
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Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Wales Area Land Under Cultivation Surpasses Half
In Wales the land area reaches 4,749,651 acres with more than half devoted to cultivation. The figure highlights extensive agricultural use across the region and underscores farming activity within the country.
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Wales
Moles and Mole Crickets Share Burrowing Traits
The article notes that moles and mole crickets face similar challenges when digging underground. Both creatures use shovel like forelimbs with clawed claws to cut passages through soil, revealing convergent adaptations in their digging tools.
Parsee Burial Customs Describe Dog Stare at Death
A Bombay correspondent details Pursee burial rites during death. Relatives depart as the priest whispers Zend Avesti prayers, then a dog enters to glare at the dying person to terrify evil spirits. No human shadows may intervene to preserve the dog's protective gaze.
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Earth
Notice of Assessment for California-Nevada Exploration Co
Board levied assessment No 11 of one half of one cent per share payable immediately to Wilkie P Garrison treasurer at 39 South Raymond Ave Pasadena. Unpaid stock by February 10 1915 becomes delinquent and may be sold March 1 1913 at 2 PM to cover the amount plus costs.
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Dangers of Trespassing on Railroads Highlighted by Officials
An Interstate Commerce Commission summary and N L Howard letter emphasize that over half of last year’s railroad fatalities were trespassers. Adults and children used tracks as shortcuts, with 70 percent being respectable pedestrians and 20 percent under 14 years old.
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N. L. Uoward
Burlington Town
Complete soft ore crushing plant and related mining equipment
Includes crusher, ore feed, filtering and agitator tanks two large 18 ft. units propelled by a 20 hp gas engine air compressor 14000 ft of 16 lb new steel rail with fish plates spikes and ties. Two 5 ton center dump steel cars two boilers steam engine 40 ft of 24 in stack shafting belts 1000 ft of new 12 in steel rails mine or surface track ore car end dump two deep well power pumps one light spring wagon timber fence lumber and scantling for sale at half price. Mills boilers tanks engines etc can be bought separately.
Diplomat Lars Anderson Hosts Emperors in Tokio Luncheon
New U S ambassador to Japan Lars Anderson and Mrs Anderson attended a luncheon with the Emperor and Empress in Tokyo after presenting credentials. The report notes global suffrage unrest and other world events of the era.
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Japan
Lars Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Tokio
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