Notice to Heirs and Creditors in Clark Estate
In the Fountain Circuit Court November term 12 notice is given that The Fountain Trust Company as administrator of the estate of Martin H Clark has filed the final settlement. The examination will be December 1912 at which heirs creditors and devisees must appear and show cause why the account and vouchers should not be approved. Heirs must prove heirship at the same time and place. CFOUNTAIN TRUST COMPANY administrator J M Wilkey secretary and attorneys listed.
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Fountain Trust Companys
Martin V. Clark
Cfountain Trust Company
Despised Schoolmasters in Graeco Roman Times
The piece explains why Greek and Roman teachers faced low pay and social scorn from 400 B C to 200 A D. Lucian’s quip illustrates the harsh view, imagining a deceased teacher in Hades who would rather contend with princes than be mocked beside salt fish hawkers and alphabet teachers.
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Lucian
Earth
Hades
Elephants Sway to Music Off East Africa Vessel
A ship with 40 elephants anchored near Zanzi bar East Africa began rolling as a phonograph played Every body's Doing It. The elephants swayed trunks in unison to the tune causing the ship to roll dangerously until attendants stopped the music and calmed the vessel.
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Zanzibar
East Africa
Ingenious Swindlers Endures Legacy of a Notary Clerk
A French clerk at Quimper who aided a notary in forging wills on dying witnesses died at eighty. He hid under beds and answered in the dictated words, a ventriloquist ruse that forged wills for fraudulent heirs. The notary faced 20 years, the clerk 10 years.
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Quimper
France
Rebuilding the Cheops Pyramid in Modern Times
A contractor estimates that duplicating the Cheops pyramid would cost at least 100 million dollars. With modern machinery and a workforce of 40 000 stonecutters and laborers, it could be erected in two years, though calculations suggest 100 000 men for 30 years. The pyramid covers 127 acres and stands 746 feet tall.
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Cheops Pyramid
Egypt
Largest Colliery Claims World-Record Output
Ashington colliery in Northumberland claims to be the largest in the world with seven winding shafts and an output of 11,000 to 12,000 tons daily, though current average is about 9,000 tons. Royalties cover 25 percent of miles. Wages amount to 125000 to 150000 dollars fort nightly.
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Ashington
Northumberland
England
Where No Flies Exist In Prague Bohemia
The US consul in Prague reports a lack of flies due to no breeding places. He notes brick stone and granite construction, no wooden sidewalks or buildings, no open drains, and daily street cleaning. Breeding grounds for insects are absent, explaining the failure of fly paper traders.
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United States
Prague
Bohemia
Ancient Chinese Bank Note Pages 600 Years Back
A Chinese bank note over 600 years old reached the New York subtreasury. Offered for deposit by local Chinese importers, the Minh dynasty note bears the reign of Emperor Tak-Tsee from 1368 to 1399. Its face value is one kwan, about twelve cents today.
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New York
Tak-Tsee
Trunk Left as Pay Leads to Snake Surprise
A New York farmer and his wife took in a belated traveler for lodging after he could go no farther. He left his trunk as payment, and days later they opened it to find a large decorated snake, a Rock Python, which was then sent to the Bronx for evaluation.
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New York
Bronx
Dr King’s New Discovery Advertised For Pneumonia Colds
An advertisement urges rapid action against pneumonia and bronchial illnesses in winter and spring. It claims Dr King’s New Discovery beats colds coughs and croup and includes a customer testimonial from Mrs George W Place of Rawsonville Vermont. It notes prices 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle free at druggists.
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Dr. King
George W. Place
Rawnonville
CIA
Adv
About Learns Spanish After Napoleon III Quip
At a Tuileries reception Napoleon III asked Edmund About if he knew Spanish. About answered not yet but soon began studying. Months later he told the emperor he could speak Spanish, noting the king asked him to. Napoleon recalled reading Don Quixote in the original and enjoying it.
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Tuileries
Napoleon III
Edmund
Napoleon
Foot-Ease for Small Shoes
If you are a trifle sensitive about shoe size you can wear shoes a size smaller by shaking Allen's Foot-Ease into them. Useful for patent leather and breaking in new shoes. Sold everywhere 25 cents. Sample free. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Lobsters and Crabs Chew With Stomachs Not Teeth
The piece explains lobsters and crabs lack mouth teeth and chew with their claws. They macerate food in their stomachs while seizing other prey, swallowing and finishing the chewing process internally. The narrative emphasizes their relentless predatory appetite and shared digestion mechanism.
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Nature
Post Card Circulation by Nation Revealed
The Postal union at Berne reports Germany leads with 1.5 million post cards annually, followed by Japan with 894 million and Great Britain with 845 million. Austria accounts for 432 million, Russia 290 million, Italy 137 million, Hungary 113 million, while France sends only 30 million due to high postage rates.
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Postal Union
Berne
Switzerland
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
Italy
Hungary
France
Traffic Through Suez Canal in 1911 Record Handling
The Suez Canal carried 4,969 vessels totaling 18,324,794 tons in 1911, up from 4,533 vessels and 16,581,898 tons in 1910. The average net tonnage rose to about 3,690 tons, with British ships making 62.2 percent of vessels and 64 percent of tonnage, while German shares were 13.4 percent of vessels and 16.2 percent of tonnage.
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Suez Canal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
Catarrh is a constitutional disease requiring internal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces, backed by testimonials and a prescription from a noted physician. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, with Hall's Family Pills suggested for constipation.
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C.F. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Hall
Shortest Courtship on Record in London Closes by 2 PM
Counsel recounts the shortest courtship on record in London. A proposal on January 17 led to a license at Doctors' Commons the next day before opening. The couple found a curate and were married by two o clock that day.
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Reard
London
Doctors’ Commons
Behrin Claims World Shorthand Title At NY Court
Nathan Behrin, official stenographer at the New York supreme court, won a recent competition by taking five minutes of dictation at 281 words a minute with only 17 errors. About 20 stenographers competed in the event.
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Nathan Behrin
New York Supreme Court
Behrin
Submarine F-1 Sets Deep Dive Record in San Francisco Bay
The United States submarine F-1 established a new depth record during a six hour submerged run in San Francisco Bay this fall. It reached 283 feet, held that depth for ten minutes at six knots, then rose to nineteen feet and cruised at eight knots. The prior record stood at 256 feet.
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United States
F-1
San Francisco Bay
Grasses for Wet Lands and Reclamation Advice
D McWhinnie of Wearleigh Alberta seeks guidance on starting grass on 100 acre flat with spring flood. Suggests drainage by open ditches or tile, notes wet soil kills tame grasses, recommends red top and fowl meadow grasses with clover, Timothy as fair, seeds per acre 2-3 pounds for red top clean seed or 12-15 pounds mixed with clover, cautions lack of local experience.
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D. McWhinnie
Wearleigh
Alberta
Canada
Timothy
Silage and Home Preservation Traditions Described
The I H C Service Bureau explains silage as green corn preserved in airtight storage, likening it to kraut making and cabbage jars. It argues silage provides nutritious winter feed for livestock, with stock readily eating it and yielding higher milk and meat returns.
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I H
Oils as linseed substitutes and prospects for soybeans and sunflowers
L. O. Miller of Bernardston asks about vegetable oils as linseed substitutes and where soybeans and sunflowers can be profitably grown. The reply says no oil matches linseed for drying quality. adding oils is detrimental. Soybeans and sunflowers can be profitably grown in dry western regions, with potential in the Midwest and West. For information, contact western state colleges or Indian Refining Co. in New York or Union Petroleum Co. in Philadelphia.
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L. O. Miller
Bernardston
Mass
Middle West
West
Colorado
Indian Refining Co
Battery Place
New York
N. Y
Union Petroleum Co
South Second Street
Philadelphia
D C Service Bureau
Land Drainage A Necessity
Reply to J C Tally Stevenson Ala Drainage comes first if the land needs it and tile drainage is modern and sensible. If soil lacks humus elements lime and deep plowing may help but drainage is urgent on wet soils. For complex cases hire an engineer. for simple wet spots follow Canebrake Experiment Station bulletins and tile lands correctly. IH C SERVICE BUREAU.
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J. C. Tally
Stevenson
Ala
Uniontown
Alabama
Canebrake
Vinol touted as stomach aid despite faulty eating habits
John Lind of Oneonta, New York testifies to fifteen years of stomach trouble and weakness. He credits two bottles of Vinci for improved digestion and weight gain, claiming Vinol strengthens tired digestive nerves and is easy to digest. Covington druggist Maoford Doran endorses a money back guarantee if it fails.
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John Lind
Oneonta
N. Y
Vinci
Maoford Doran
Draggist Covington
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