Did the Elegant Fail to Impress Binning at the Theatre
A tale by W. Bert Foster recounts Jack Binning’s comic downfall after attempting to “do the elegant” on nine dollars a week. While dining with a mother and three sisters, he racks up six drinks costing more than his pay, devises a hurried escape, and ends by returning to his seat after a dramatic cab-rush and a recovered bill, concluding he’ll never againPlay the Elegant on meager wages.
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Man Offers Money to “Buy Them Some Parents” After Begging Plea
A theater passerby is approached by a young girl begging for her hungry siblings. He recognizes the sob story as a familiar ruse but gives a dollar, joking that she should "buy them some parents." The incident is recounted from the New York Times account.
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Missouri Campaign Sighting Ends With Candy Bribe Story
In northern Missouri, two candidates stumped a town almost simultaneously. A late-arriving candidate paused at a house for water, paid a little girl 5 cents after she said the prior visitor gave her candy and 10 cents, and then kissed her when she said the other candidate kissed her too.
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Editors as murderers. Reckless papers kill celebrities
A collection of anecdotes on premature obituaries and libel suits from 19th century journalism, noting Captain Mayne Reid and Robert Louis Stevenson among others. The piece cites English papers misreporting deaths, libel actions over misidentified train fatalities, Clarriet Martineau’s self written obituary, and various editorials warning against sensational notices.
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Fat and lean juries in English court packed in jest
A jocular English sheriff assembled a jury of the twelve fattest men, only nine fit in the box, then rearranged to crowd a packed jury in the most literal sense. He later gathered a lean, a barber, and a twelve man squinting jury to amuse the court, as recorded in Green Bag.
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Grotesque Costumes in Bosnia and Herzegovina Cities
The traveler notes the striking attire in Mostar and Sarajevo with veiled Mohammedan women, red fez men, oversized blue trousers, translucent garments, and elaborate headgear. Despite Austrian rule, the people remain predominantly oriental in appearance and customs.
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Earth Shape Theories From Thales To Copernicus
Thales first argued the earth is round while Anaximander claimed it moves on its axis and the moon shines by solar light. Pythagoras ahead of his time placed the sun at the center, yet the geocentric cosmology prevailed until Copernicus in the 16th century revived the Pythagorean view with modern support.
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For Sale Yellow Jersey Sweet Potato Plants
Levi Biaford lists yellow Jersey sweet potato plants for sale. Item includes ready starter plants with potential for home gardens and small farm plots. Contact details not provided in the snippet.
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