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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
5
A Clay Center citizen explains why he declines a hostess invitation by sending a witty note about family attire. He then crafts a second note to his wife about missing dinner. The man accidentally swaps the notes, sending his wife’s message to the hostess and vice versa.
The piece notes a rare practice of inserting mercury in heavy cutting swords by Italian, French, and Spanish makers in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Swords were cast broader at the back with a hollow filled with quicksilver intended to add weight at impact, but the effect proved impractical and the Mercuriale blades remained curiosities rather than effective weaponry.
A Scottish shopkeeper wakes to a night bell and sells nauseating medicine for a ha penny profit. His wife complains but he answers that the one penny will buy a night of wakefulness, and they should thank heaven for both profit and no pain.
A naturalist on Great Sangir in the Celebes finds a time recorder in a rajah’s house. Two bottles lashed together in a frame hold black sand that flows between them in half an hour. Twelve notched sticks hang on a string with a hook to mark the hour, while a sentry strikes the gong to announce each hour.
A chatty exchange from a Chicago Tribune item notes Squibob planning to call on Professor Noett to probe the decay of Darwinism. Tam aims to assist by prompting the professor to defend Darwinism during an evening visit with Noett's daughter.
A comic exchange shows Johnny lamenting parental limits on activities. Johnny wishes his parents could agree on rules, while Tommy asks what happened. Johnny complains his mother prevents standing on his head and his father fusses over his shoes wearing out fast.
A brief exchange quotes Mr Kallow Ly beg pardon and Miss Snappe about smoking. The playful dialogue questions whether smoking should begin, with Miss Snappe replying uncertainty if one has never tried it before.
A terse exchange quoted in the Baltimore American shows Doctor's Little Girl claiming her father owes money to a lawyer's father. The Lawyer's Little Girl retorts that the debt is trivial and notes their father was pleased to escape with a light sentence.
A terse line from the Atchison Globe notes that some men begin poorly and arrive late at every station, suggesting a life of constant delays and missteps rather than swift progress.
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