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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1897
Page
4
This is a fragmented poem from the New Orleans Times-Democrat lamenting a cyclist’s life through seven stages. It references aging and folly, a trainer, prison, a bike in disarray, and a longing for a future of love on a tandem. The piece is stylized and not a straightforward narrative.
In 1563 Jacob Starr of Montgomery Alabama kept a local diary of wartime events. He read it to neighbors and two young women who shared it with beaus provoking mockery. Townspeople urged punishment and Starr was hanged by the river after a dawn discovery of his diary during Sherman’s advance.
The piece describes craps as a central pastime among Savannah Black communities and city laborers, played openly from country shade to wharfside corners. It notes police raids, rimshots of phrases like New dress for de baby, and compares craps to policy in allure and danger. It cites New Orleans’ recent law banning craps and mentions Harper’s origin theories on the game’s history.
The Paris Bon Marche Louvre and Printemps employ about 3,000 staff each with lodging meals and high salaries. New hires get 400 francs salary plus meals and commissions, while a head of department can earn 2 500 to over 5 000 francs yearly. Lodging is provided or optional, strict rules bar social mixing, and extensive health pension and savings funds support workers.
A hunter recalls wolf wisdom and tricks from youth. Wolves fear traps but attack armed men. a lame wolf ambushes a deer, while Carlo the dog defends Fan the pet deer and mauls the intruder with bravura aid from John Park.
The Creole colony leader Bernard Marigny, called the Marquis, popularized craps and laid out a plantation near New Orleans naming a main street Craps. He said it came from losing money on the lots there in the game. The name persisted until protests over a disreputable label for a quiet church area led to its change.
The ancient court of hustings derives from Saxon terms for house and matter. It was established in major cities and serves as London’s supreme court of appeal from the sheriffs' court. Once held weekly, it now sits only as needed, with its last session 14 years ago. deeds and wills are registered there.
The British Medical Journal reports that personnel handling X rays may develop diverse skin conditions resembling sunburn, highlighting occupational health risks for radiology workers.
James Bryce commends Kruger for his early frontier origins and long years in military and civil service. The essay notes his shrewdness, calmness under pressure, and decisive leadership. Bryce argues Kruger embodies Boer temperament and wields authority with influence beyond constitutional powers.
The queen through her husband then in her own right has wielded major influence on affairs for fifty years, shaping foreign policy and ministerial choices, acting as the confidant of premiers, and using royal authority to demand ministers explain their plans. Also notes weather lore about moon position and travel times between New York and Adelaide, plus a measurement conversion and nail quantity.
Early in 1760 a lithophagus was brought to Avignon who swallowed flints and stones chewed them to powder with his teeth and yielded a paste. His saliva was highly corrosive, staining iron floors where he spat.
A humorous compilation notes a doctor joking about post mortem insanity a lawy er questions testimony and a bachelor asserts a delusion about charitable bequests. The column also cites Whitley Court church Italy quinine prices and a rural yew tree anecdote with a Western Australia population stat.
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