Sellers Kitchen Cabinet Promises Modern, Efficient Kitchen
A sales pitch highlights a Sellers Cabinet as essential for a modern kitchen. It promises a snow-white sanitary work table and compact arrangement near the range, aiming to deliver more rest and recreation. Special sale terms and extras without extra cost are advertised to entice customers to visit.
Harshness of the Old Law in a Tribal Trial
An elder recounts past bounty and present degradation of his people under a savage law. A night debate over executing a woman for deserting traditional purity ends with Komo freeing her, then striking her to fulfill an enigmatic vow. The crowd disperses as night settles and a lone figure slips away.
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Steep
Komo
Komol
Ether
Early English Boxer James Figg Champion of England
Early English boxer James Figg is recognized as England's boxing champion though his birth date is uncertain, estimated around 1005. He weighed about 185 pounds, stood nearly six feet, born in Thame Oxfordshire, died December 8 1784 and was a skilled swordsman and cudgeler before 1719. He later specialized in boxing, defeating every opponent in stand up bouts.
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James Figg
England
Figg
Thame
Oxfordshire
Great Writer's Nickname The Bricklayer Ben Jonson
The Bricklayer earned his nickname from contemporaries. His father died a month before his birth and his mother remarried a master bricklayer. Jonson entered Cambridge at sixteen but left due to poverty to work with his stepfather as a mason and bricklayer. He reportedly helped build Lincoln's Inn with a trowel in hand and a book in his pocket.
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Ben Jonson
Ben
Jonson
University of Cambridge
Lincoln's inn
Pale and Red Lovers Clash at the Billiards Hall
Two lovers approach and kiss under watchful eyes. A man steps in and strikes with a stick, sending the pale figure rolling. The other remains calm, noting billiard balls are used to such violence.
A Good Hunch and Atty Bucks Prompt a Jest
A father offers his son twenty five dollars for good behavior. The son replies with a playful suggestion to spend the money on “Atty bucks” for a good time, reflecting a humorous exchange between parent and child.
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