Amusing school blunders about soldiers and Bible lore
A collection of student howlers references soldiers long ago versus today with misread mottoes and historic facts. It includes jokes about Julius Caesar in Britain and Danes, misdated accounts of Grecian historians, and humorous takes on the Bible and social questions in Liverpool slums.
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Jehovah
John Baliol
Julius Caesar
Britain
B. C
Italy
Familcar
Curzon Hall
Birmingham
Clcvero
Xenophon
Liverpool
Lot
City of Refuge
Amos
Burning a Diamond Experiment by Davy and Faraday
The article recalls the 1814 experiment in Florence where Sir Humphry Davy and Michael Faraday used a burning glass to ignite a diamond. A platinum rod with a cup held the diamond under two convex lenses spaced three and a half feet apart to permit gas flow in a controlled blaze.
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Sir Humphry Davy
Michael Faraday
Florence
Tuscany
Diamond Burned in Sunlit Glass Globe
A glass globe of twenty two cubic inches held pure hydrogen and exposed a diamond to intense sun heat. Over about an hour the diamond darkened, burst into flame, burned with a scarlet purple glow for minutes, then was consumed after repeated heating. This is cited as the first observed case of a diamond burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
How to Test a Restaurant
A man praises a new restaurant saying everything is first class and it is the best he has eaten in months. His friend cautions that hunger skews taste and warns against trusting recommendations from someone very hungry when eating there.
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New York Press
Cool Congressman Survives D Train Wreck
A congressman aboard a wrecked D train recalls the shock and a passenger being pitched forward just as a water cooler toppled, soaking him with ice water. He dubs himself the coolest man in the car after two buckets were dumped down his back.
Its Origin in a Chicago News Quip About Luck and Wealth
A young widow ponders who first spoke of luck versus wealth and a wise bachelor suggests an old fool whose wife married for money. The remark echoes a newspaper quip from Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Man Chaster Union on Cats Black and White
A compact note notes the mystery of what creates a cat's black and white coloration in a colorful quotation from Man chester Union.
Weading the one who eats least is the britie
The fragment frames a playful line about a wedding phrase in Spanish. It mentions a Briton in a humorous context, focusing on eating least at a gathering. No clear event, names, or organizations are identified.
Stuart Portrait Payment and Carroll Family Pledge
The Columbian Historical Society holds papers on the U S payment for Gilbert Stuart’s 1795 Washington portrait. Daniel Carroll urged the claim, paid 8 percent promissory notes, and Carroll heirs eventually received $800. The portrait hangs in the White House blue room with Martha Washington, while the East Room housed it for seven decades.
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Stuart
George Washington
Columbian Historical Society
Carroll
United States
Washington
Gilbert Stuart
Dolly Madison
Philadelphia
London
George IV
Prince of Wales
Siddons
Congress
Sclons
Daniel Carroll
Duddington
White House
Martha Washington
Throne
New York Press
The Creative Power
Lord Kelvin argues that science affirms a God and rejects ether as atomic. He contends ether has no structure and that science asserts a creative power rather than neutrality on God.
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Lord Kelvin
Wanted His Tip In Astoria Tale From Washington Official
A Washington state official recalls an old Astoria fisherman who brought a monthly salmon and a tip he never received. Busy at his desk the official forgot the tip and the fisherman asked to have it written down to avoid his wife thinking he spent it on rum.
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Astoria
Washington State
Los Angeles Times
Fresh Water Fish In Germany In Window Tanks On Rails
German law bans selling fresh water fish except alive so restaurants display tanks in windows. Fish are hauled by Prussian railways over long distances with shipments from Lyons in France and from as far south as Romania.
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Germany
Berlin
Lyons
France
Rormania
The Wrong Word
A dialogue between Mrs A I and Mr A I recalls a moment when a single word would have brought lasting happiness. The pair debate the impact of miscommunications and choices in a brief, reflective exchange.
Vivian Beach Leaves Town In Sudden Flight
The newly married blacksmith Vivian V Beach fled Vivian Beach on Tuesday after failing to settle several thousand dollars in debts. Local Coronas mourn his departure as creditors seek payment while his wife, only a month into marriage, reportedly received a note that he would be far away. His shop accounts were attached by his assistant, leaving the business in his helper’s control. Beach’s friends cite cash collection troubles and lack of nerve to face creditors as the reason for the desertion.
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Vivian V. Beach
Corona
Vulcan
Beach
Public Advertising ORDINANCE 144 Regulates Skating Rinks
Coronado city board enacts ordinance to regulate roller skating rinks within limits prohibiting disorderly or noisy conduct and restricting operating hours to prevent nuisance to nearby residents. The measure targets firms or corporations managing rinks and seeks to curb offensive noise and disturbances.
Ordinance Regulating Roller Skating in Corona City
The ordinance forbids keeping roller skating rinks open during late hours on weekends and certain weekdays. Violations carry a misdemeanor charge with fines up to ten dollars and possible imprisonment up to five days. The City Clerk must publish the act in Corona Independent and it becomes effective thereafter.
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Corona
Referendum Ordinance Passes With Trustee Votes Recorded
The ordinance passed by vote with Trustees Collier Kidder Gillet and Holmes voting in favor while Trustee Tuthill was absent. Dated July 1, 1908, the document bears H. H. Holmes as President of the Board and A. Wood as City Clerk.
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Collier
Kidder
Gillet
Holmes
Tuthill
H. H. Holmes
A.wood
Board of Trustees
City of
Corona
Ordinance Forbids Flower and Ornament Disturbance in Cemeteries
Corona city ordinance prohibits cutting breaking injuring destroying or removing flowers and cemetery ornaments within city limits or grounds of public cemeteries and sets penalties for violations. The measure specifies unlawful acts against graves and grave markers and outlines enforcement by local authorities.
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Board of Trustees
City of
Corona
Corona City Ordinance Prohibits Cemetery Decorations
The Corona Board of Trustees enacted an ordinance prohibiting flowers wreaths flags or ornaments in cemeteries with penalties up to 25 and 10 days in jail. The measure passed July 1 1908 and requires publication in a general circulation newspaper. City Clerk H A Wood attested the passage.
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City of
Corona
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MLS
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California
Polla
E. Ee Sandford
Geo. B. Cliff
W. Chester
A. Birdsall Newton
Browning Board of Trustees
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