Irvin S Cobb tells of Irving and Nansen at the theater
Bram Stoker recalls Sir Henry Irving's aversion to counter attractions as Nansen arrives during a London engagement. The Arctic explorer sits in the royal box prompting a surprised, half-forgetful reply from Irving about the cold-weather fame of Nansen.
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Sir Henry Irving
Sir Henry
London
Nansen
Stoker
Irving
Sk ‘Enery
Ouse
The
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True One Brand Test Causes Humorous Error
Sam Blythe recalls a Washington wholesaler testing two brands of merchandise by giving a bottle of each to his janitor Henry. After testing, Henry reports one gummed the mouth more, but the other kept the taste longest, revealing a humorous outcome.
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Sam
Blythe
Washington
Henry
Jenry
Nervous Man Upset By Scanty Dance In New England Town
A young woman performed interpretive dances in a revealing outfit before a literary society in a staid New England town. The all female entertainment committee met the next day to discuss the event, with one member conceding it was artistic but unsuitable for a nervous man.
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Drarmande and Literary Society
All Women
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Central Press Association
Straight Talks With Aunt Emmy on Stocks and Eggs
In a candid chat, Helen asks Aunt Emmy about a promising stock deal and eggs prices. Aunt Emmy warns that stock prices, like eggs, are driven by supply and demand and cannot be guaranteed. She urges checking the broker’s credibility and consulting banks before investing.
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Helen
Aunt Emmy
Finmy
Stock Exchange
United States
A. B. Aymes
Restricting Loans on Uneconomic Farming
Bankers in rural sections realize they cannot afford to loan money for farming ventures with poor odds of success. Critics may resent questions on intended use, but bankers guard other people's money and an unwarranted system risks both borrower and lender.
Banker Farmer Dialogue on Lending and Farming Partnership
The passage argues that lenders have a duty to influence farming choices to prevent unwise loans. It urges lenders and borrowers to treat the relationship as a partnership, with open discussion of advantages and risks to improve chances of success. It stresses honesty about one crop systems and economic viability.
Don’t buy securities from uncertain operators or schemes
A preventive investor guide warns against buying securities from irresponsible firms, distant mortgage notes, mines with unknown prospects, old or new stock, real estate unseen, and “hot” tips. It urges consulting a conservative banker for lending risk before any purchase, noting the wealth gap in who can speculate.
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Bainker-Farmer
Early Church Dignitary Rev John Carroll Bishop in America
Rev John Carroll born in Upper Marlboro Maryland established as priest after education abroad and returned to found the first Catholic bishopric in America around 1797 continuing a pivotal religious leadership in the new nation.
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John Carroll
Upper Marlboro
Almerica
Wily Butcher Knew What He Was About
Tamworth tale recounts a 1805 trotting match where a butcher bet $126 that his black pony could beat a Tamworth mare. The butcher rode with a marrow bone on his tray to frighten the mare, causing the horse to bolt and then the pony won after repeated stoppages.
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Tamworth
Warwickshire
England
Bismarck Proudly Boasts of Royal Master’s Generosity
Genuine Imperial wine once sold from royal cellars to Vienna came as a rare gift to friends of the Hapsburgs after World War I. Bismarck recall how he pressed the master for a Tokay, boasting that the generous but forgetful ruler should hear him. General Hamley noted Bismarck spoke loudly of his master at dinner, sparking discomfort for Sir William.
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Vienna
Hapsburgs
Bismarck
EB. Hamley
Smmley
Ronen Bismarck
Sign That Worked How a Burglar Was Trapped
A burglar enters a bank, reads a red sign claiming the safe is unlocked. He turns the knob, triggering lights, an alarm, an electric shock, and a bulldog that seizes him. He is later jailed and admits he trusted human nature too much.
Life Inventory and Propositions of Truth Plan
A reflective directive urges daily self audit of life and study, asking for new ideas and propositions of truth gained. Emphasizes early life stages as crucial for calling oneself to account and recording personal intellectual growth.
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Ife
Fragments of Roanoke World News Reflect On Knowledge Loss
A terse Roanoke World News snippet laments the forgetting of algebra by great men, warning against telling White about despairing truths. The fragment hints at a cultural or intellectual decline without naming specifics.
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White
Stgebra
Roanoke
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