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Newspaper
Cottonwood Chronicle
Location
Cottonwood, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
6
Philadelphia court examined what counts as lawful money. A streetcar conductor rejected a penny offer hidden in a boot toe, with the judge ruling no obligation to accept abnormal payment. U S law limits legal tender to 25 cents for pennies and nickels. silver coins and larger sums up to 10 dollars are tender, but above that amount creditors may refuse.
Strange note on anchor making argues that anchors are crafted by humans not machines. In the 19th century, Britain resisted German efforts to hire Britons to shape anchors for Hamburg liners, preserving local industry along the North Sea. Anchor forging is an intense, hazardous craft with very heavy hammer work and white hot metal.
A Lewiston girl recalls her father who habitually smokes a pipe. During a neighborhood fire in the night he rushes out in nightwear, scans the blaze, then lamentably asks for his pipe, exclaiming and exposing his distraction amid the alarm.
In Berkshire and Hampshire England the old custom Wetting the Block is kept alive by Crispins who meet on the first Monday in March to mark their shift work by caddleight. A supper might be provided and a small drink circulated before the shop candle is extinguished by pouring the contents of an aged hand’s glass over it.
A business manager posts an ad seeking an experienced fireman for office duties. An efficiency expert questions the need, and she explains she cannot discharge anyone and would rather hire an experienced man for office work.
A fragmented report notes a confrontation where officers scolded a dealer for not parking within four inches of the curb. The garbled text suggests a surreal or satirical tone with unclear context and entities.
New York historic Mouguin's restaurant on Sixth Avenue near Twenty Eighth Street will shut at month end. The old wooden building, over a century old, stands where Varian farm lay, once cut by a public road and stage coach line.
A Popular Mechanics feature describes a club built with a steel shaft replacing wood. The shaft remains as flexible as wood and adds useful advantages. The tee shaft tapers toward the end and uses hickory for strength. A thin layer reduces air friction to boost power during swing.
A garbled report describes a wedding scene with an old man, a deaf bride, and a pastor tallying expenses while onlookers argue about money and propriety. The text contains fragmented dialogue and unclear names, suggesting a damaged public notice or clipped anecdote from a local paper.
An anecdote from John Spencer Clark's life of John Fiske recounts a Harvard professor famed for his serious study approach and impatience with some students. A backward pupil pleads for leniency, and the professor tasks him with reading passages to locate them, illustrating the tutor's exacting but instructive method.
In a Dublin museum display a giant angler fish shows a stomach packed with baitfish. Cod hold two herrings each with sprats and tiny crustaceans, while a froglike behemoth with a massive mouth lurks. Various sea creatures like pollack and mackerel prey on smaller fish.
A column from the Ohio State Journal extols self reliance as the core of manhood. It urges individuals to be their own masters, endure independence, and direct their own destiny despite societal pressures and rivalries. It argues time will demand personal enterprise across industries and preserves hope of personal ownership.
Pearls are scarce as demand soars and fisheries exhaust the supply. A truly fine pearl, when it surfaces, draws bids from rajahs princes and European dynasties and remains beyond reach of the wealthiest buyers.
The passage muses on Nat ré and Soret figures noting slips and fades in work. It questions Dalmatian geography as a hidden Adriatic defense and contrasts Italy’s exposed seaboard with a fortified interior. It reflects on awakening Italian pride and Roman heritage.
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