Timekeeping in chess clocks and the Pony Express history
A discussion of two clock designs used in chess timekeeping with pendulous and linked-arm mechanisms, detailing start stop sequences for each move. The piece notes W. B. Bailey’s Century article on The Pony Express from St Joseph, Missouri to San Francisco, outlining schedule shifts, speeds, and notable feats including Lincoln's inaugural address delivery in seven days and 17 hours.
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Reat
W. BP. Bailey
Pony Express
St. Joseph
San Francisco
Smith's 'Creek
Fort,Churchill
Superstition and Ship Names Across Seas and Times
A collection of antiquated anecdotes notes a Neapolitan driver cruel to his horse barred from paradise yet allowed to seek animal paradise, where the horse forgives not the driver. It traces ship christening from human sacrifice and wine libations to blessings, with sailors avoiding Friday departures and a broom nailed to the mast as a talisman.
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Paradise
Animals
Westminster Revieow
Greece
Mardlehead
Chicago Times-Herald
Duty of Citizenship and Honest Effort for Liberty
The text urges citizens to refuse idle criticism and perform their duties to improve public conditions. It stresses understanding citizenship duties, studying obligations, and recognizing that liberty requires sustained effort by deserving individuals. It cites Speed Mosby in the North American Review.
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Speed Mosby
North American Review
Still the Boss in Chicago News quip
Two former school friends recall the auburn haired Jones girl once famed as a boss tennis player. Reunited years later one says he married her, then asks if she still plays. He answers no, then savagely adds she is still the boss.
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Jones
Chicago News
Secret Love, Courage, And A Gift at a Soiree
A bashful suitor overcomes hesitation to confess love at a Simythingtons party as Gertrude Alicia reveals her choice and Henry realizes happiness may be near. A separate note explains how sunlight destroys miniatures and recommends shielding cabinets and using curtains to protect delicate portraits.
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Gertrude Alicia
Joan
Finnikin
Henry
Kansas City Journal
Monomania of family trees in New York society
A New York Times column laments an overemphasis on lineage among certain social circles. It argues genealogical talk can turn tedious and embarrassing for strangers, warning against worship of ancestors and urging milder advocacy of family lines.
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New York
New York Times
Rubber bands replace twine and aid in as cleaning teeth
A Philadelphia Record excerpt notes rubber bands spread from courthouses to grocers, used on small packages and even as tooth cleaners. The piece also traces the word protocol from Greek roots and recalls 19th century highwaymen and legal indemnities in English history.
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Philadelphia Record
Bedtime etiquette and curious notes in 19th century snips
A playful scene from Pearson's Weekly shows Tommy asking if a gentleman should lead a lady in single file, with his mother answering that the lady leads. The Philadelphia Record quips about an office boy and a humorous line about Bee. A note on Peruvian cotton colors claims seeds yield the same color, and a claim that 95 percent of Chinese children suffer throat worms linked to weather and raw vegetables.
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Tommy
Sue
Pearson's Weekly
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