08 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1915
Page
1
A man recalls his visit to the city office for a marriage license where clerks showed cold indifference. He felt humiliated as no one acknowledged him despite his dramatic name and the act of inquiry, leaving him to wonder if he appeared ridiculous.
In a Tudor tale, Duke of Gloucester orders the murder of two princes. Robert Percy, aided by Lady Gwendolen Bickford and attorney Roger Moore, avoids execution via a King Edward IV edict. Percy is spared at Tyburn and later fights with Richmond, who defeats Richard III and makes Percy an ally.
The first U S geological survey in America was led by Elisha Mitchell born in Washington Connecticut around 1704. A Yale graduate and UNC professor he mapped North Carolina geology and died in 1857 while ascending mountains to settle an altitude dispute. The U S survey followed to map lands and assess resources.
A compact warning on guaranteeing others debts. Raleigh argues that promising to cover another’s obligations harms both borrower and guarantor, especially for strangers and merchants. The best outcome is to let the debtor bear the cost, avoiding enmity and ruin.
Wealthy writer Charles Reade, wary of deception, as lessee of a theater, tested box office integrity by disguising himself as a patron. He slipped a coin to the box office clerk and whispered that he did not want a ticket. The astonished clerk seized him before recognizing the familiar figure.
The term automobile derives from auto meaning self and mobile from Latin mobilis. Mobilis comes from moveo movēre motus meaning to move. The true origin of who first proposed the name for self propelled vehicles remains unknown.
In a quip from the Philadelphia Ledger a bachelor inventor declares his fortune lies in an alarm clock with a phonograph attachment that will reason with a man when it arouses him. The remark adds a humorous glimpse of early gadget ideas.
A reflective remark notes people focus on the first name in a subscription list before signing. The author questions whether this is a human trait or an idiosyncrasy.
A brief quote attributed to Ali Ben Abu about friendship and abundance of social ties.
In antebellum Charleston a love triangle leads to a planned duel between Robert Fitz Hugh and Percy Bryce over Miss Cary Randolph. She interrupts the encounter by choosing Fitz Hugh, walking away with him to end the fatal contest.
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