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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1907
Page
6
The Dunn & Daly block store of J. M. Sebesta was entered after hours by removing a front door glass. A large quantity of clothing and furnishing goods including shirts hosiery underwear overalls suits pants shoes hats and handkerchiefs were stolen. Officers were assigned to the case.
The Liverpool Post recalls 1844 when the Duke of Wellington, reading Latin in robes, mispronounced Carolus and Jacobus. A don softly corrected him, but the duke insisted on sticking to his own rules, arguing you cannot chop and change.
A Germantown woman questions an Irish girl about her cooking skills as she seeks service. The girl answers modestly that she thinks she can cook if not pressured, in a rustic exchange highlighted by sequential questions and a simple reply.
The tale recounts J M Barrie scolding a page boy for smoking a dirty clay pipe yet later discovering the boy has swapped the cigars in Barrie’s cabinet for the pipe. A note explains the boy agrees not to smoke twist until he finishes Barrie’s cigars.
The article explains that ptarmigan plumage shifts from mottled brown in summer to pure white in winter to blend with snow. Snowy owl and snow buntings also turn whitish, aiding camouflage. The weasel changes from reddish brown to white in winter, with a black tail tip that may distract predators. Some naturalists note the white turn may delay if early snowfall varies. The turning point occurs when most needed.
The article explains that dukes and peers only wear coronets at coronations and funerals, with the crown placed by the primate of England during the sovereign’s anointing. It notes coronets are ornamental and sometimes repurposed, such as a marquis’s half coronet sold in London auction split to hold candlesticks.
The Dundee Advertiser notes that many common flowers such as daffodils and narcissus carry poisonous properties. Workers who pick these blooms suffer skin problems, especially small bleeds under the fingernails. Lime crystals in the stems are blamed, prompting use of oil and tallow under nails. Roman hyacinth bulbs share similar traits.
A rustic tale from Harper's Weekly recounts John Budd’s quiet courtship of Susan Smiley. He remains modest until the wedding when, asked to wed, he blushes and answers Yes with humorous politeness.
A New York Press item quotes Johnnie, on his first visit to grandparents in the country, writing to his anxious family that he is well and sending a quirky tip. He advises that if you want something good, eat a raw red cabbage.
In a Chicago News item Jimmy recalls walking in the woods when he suddenly faced a large rattlesnake. Pa asks how he knew its species and Jim explains his teeth rattled the moment he saw it.
In court the lawyer pressed a woman's age in the witness box. She answered with a sharp retort that she is old enough to have sold milk for the lawyer to drink as a baby and she has not yet been paid.
A concise aphorism notes that true happiness comes from inner contentment rather than external wealth. The quote, attributed to Ford, contrasts fortune’s limits with the value of inner peace.
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