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Newspaper
Chilliwack Free Press
Location
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1912
Page
9
In a series of vivid anecdotes a judge recalls scams aimed at eliciting leniency in a bustling night court. From fake mothers to reformist doctors and playwrights, convicts exploit sympathy, while magistrates wrestle between mercy and the need to uphold justice. The piece exposes both clever deceptions and genuine acts of compassion, ending with a note on jury influence.
A member of the Society of Psychical Research demonstrates how crystal gazing can unlock forgotten memories. A vivid hallucination of a handwriting clue led a woman to rediscover a long-lost medical prescription folded in a friend’s letter, illustrating memory persistence and subconscious cues.
The annual prize of 1,000 francs awarded in Paris this year goes to M. Louis de Roberts for Roman d un Malado while Mlle Au foux’s Marie Claire had previously won the award. The report notes the transfer of the prize and the curious circumstance surrounding the selections.
A poultry expert explains that feeding animals flavors boosts taste and market value. Pineapple fed Kongo chickens yield premium meat. celery fed ducks guide market trends. chestnuts and celery seed fattening adds nine to twelve cents per pound. The principle promises cheaper luxury for moderate families.
An Illinois physician recalls a man he met who later died in a Chicago saloon brawl, matching his clothes and facial injuries. In San Francisco a choir master sees a vanished figure claimed to be Edwin Russell, who died hours earlier. Other accounts include a boyhood vision of a grandfather and a foreign legend of Norse artisans ending with a fatal iron shield myth.
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