Sandy's Scruples and the Locha Loch Sailboat Trick
Tourists near a Scottish loch ask a village boatman to row they meet a Sunday elder of the kirk who resists them. He plots to scare the tourists with a hidden boat and rushes off with the promise of payment Monday. The exchange ends with threats of tying and swearing. London duns.
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London Dens
Crowned Himself Impromptu Coronation of King William IV
London Chronicle recounts an improvised episode where King William IV joined a prorogation of parliament in person. The king declared he would wear the crown himself, remarking that no one else should place it on his head, and proclaimed the coronation finished as Lord Grey looked on.
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Walter Prichard Eatun
Soup Served In Cup Presses Hygienic Comfort
The piece advocates a broad shallow soup plate is unnecessary and warns deep vessels lose delicate flavors. It favors serving soup in a low teacup to avoid air exposure and enhance hygienic dining.
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Ruined by Jesting and Persian Destruction of Antioch
A San Francisco Chronicle item recounts how Antiochenes’ mockery of the Persians during the 518 invasion led to Persian revenge that razed the city. A separate anecdote describes a British man at a cigar counter replying to a clerk with a biting quip about biting the cigar himself.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Beacons of man as luminous centers of influence
Quotation reflects Amiel on men as perpetual radiators of influence. Each man is a beacon guiding or misguiding others, a center of attraction whose power can draw ships to safety or ruin unless properly directed.
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Speci al Packing Number and oil future visions in press notes
The Canadian Horticultrist issue highlights precooling fruit to extend shipping range and improve prices, with articles by J A Ruddick Robt Thonpon and RM Winslow plus BC and Nova Scotia horticultural notes. It also reports G M Oilfields chairman George Macdonald predicting rapid adoption of liquid fuel trains and ships, and notes publicity through the Free Press.
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