Cart Tail Flogging in England Through 14th Century
A fragmentary historical note describes the cart tail punishment used in England until 1356. It recounts instances where robbers were paraded with crude flogging, sometimes mocked as a farce when officials avoided real harm. The tale cites Cowper’s line about a youth in Olney whipped for ironwork theft and details a chaotic scene with beadle, constable, and a masked crowd observing the ordeal.
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England
Uri
Saltash
Cowper
Olney
Stone House
Hinschcomb
Beadie
St. James
Gratifying Showing Made in the State's Financial Transactions
A state financial report highlights steady revenue gains and reduced deficits. Officials note improved cash flow and prudent spending measures across departments.
Indiana Auditor Reports No Deficit in State Finances
Special Correspondence from Indianapolis notes that at the close of the last fiscal year September 30 no Indiana state institution or department ran a deficit under Republican control. The article praises tighter budgeting, minimal overdraws, and the role of the auditor's office as a central clearinghouse handling about $65 million with only a 50 cent overdraft in four years. It also describes prison improvements and the appointment of Harvey C. Cheney as executive accountant to standardize bookkeeping across state offices. Cheney's role, location, and the Ascai year funding are outlined.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Auditor of State
Indiana
Auditor’s Department
Lake Hills
Lake Station
Hanly
Harvey C. Cheney
Lafayette
Cheney
Tippecanoe County
State House
Ascai
Nilmer
Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bing
Craved Wealth and Golden Fever in Victoria's Gold Rush
The article recalls Victoria's gold rush era with immense wealth and reckless excess. It notes vast earnings and oddities such as bottles of champagne used in games, banknotes given to actresses, and a general moral decline amid rapid riches. It also cites a psychology of aging describing youth to old age in three stages.
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Golden Point
Klondike
Melbourne
Caligula
Victoria
Pall Mall Gazette
New York American
Autobiography writers and painters mingle at Merit lunch
At a Bohemia club Merit lunch in New Orleans, two men converse about specialties. One aims to write autobiographies of great men, the other boasts painting Raphaels.
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the Bohemia
Raphaels
New Orleans Times-Democrat
A Financial Difference
A quip about art and craft contrasts an artist with an artisan. The father explains that an artisan earns six or seven dollars daily and gets paid without delay, highlighting a pragmatic view of artistic labor. The exchange includes a motto about avoiding others calamity thesis.
The Meek Mule Allegory From Earl H. Cressy
A humorous piece by Earl H. Cressy in the Minneapolis Journal describes the mule as a stubborn, vocal creature whose danger lies in the rear. It satirically contrasts evolution, the mule’s behavior, and a moral about putting the cart before the horse.
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Earl H. Cressy
Minneapolis Journal
Maori Legends and Customs of New Zealand Described
The Chicago News discusses Maori legends and customs including Niwareka the Great Delight, a tale linking suffering to the tattoo rite, and a daughter of the heavens who returns to her earth child. It notes domestic life features such as elder women doing most cooking and younger women having leisure.
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New Zealand
Niwareka
Earth
Chicago News
Date set to pay by January in odd debtor tale
A Wisconsin merchant and Swedish clerk recount a debtor’s vague payments. Yim Yonson and Yim Olesen promise payment when selling hogs and wheat, while Bill Pack allegedly sets a January deadline but the clerk doubts the sincerity. The humor centers on misheard speech and cant.
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Wisconsin
Yim Yonson
Yim Olesen
Bill Pack
Harper’s Weekly
Wiggs-Young Screecher Highlighted as Great Thinker
Brief praise from the Philadelphia Inquirer notes Wiggs-Young Screecher as a notable thinker with remarks about his intellectual confidence and possible singing ability.
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Wiggs
Screecher
Wigge
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Bears
Castoria
the Grocery
the Fountain Trust Company
East Washington Street
Covington, Ind
G. W. Martin
Liberty and 4Th Sts
Laeraks A Oil
Olney & McDaid
Ton, Iowa
Atlantic
Pacific
Glney & McDaid
Fifth Avenue
Clinton
Cwa
Doan
Publius Syrus
the Meek Mule
Bill
Biff
Mit
Kimer
Meyers
Misa Maidstone
Chicago Record-Herald
Rey
Patterna
United
Ates
Pe Terme
McCall's Magazine
Lagies
Ars
McCall
Hasdeome
Pacsern Caisioguat
Fede
Pegg
Covington
Lye
Attica
Eastern Mail
Nosdaily
Buffalo Mail
Kook
Kansas City Mail
Litchfield Accon
Ast Mail
Western Express
Continental Limited
St Louis
E. W. Kichhson
Toledo, St. Louis & Western
Veedersburg
Mailand Express
Andéan Treen
Toledo
Bet Chartasinn
Teres
W. Marshall
Agt
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