California Community Property Cuts Death Taxes For State
A California community property system, with eight similar states, yields the lowest death taxes in the nation. An amendment allows nonresident married persons to enjoy the exemption, boosting California property tax advantages by about 15 percent, potentially saving 80 percent of probated property from heavy taxation. The article cites examples comparing California to no inheritance tax states like Florida and notes a 2 percent flat tax on nonresident stock holdings, plus exemptions on foreign securities and certain bank accounts.
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American Bankers Association Journal
California
L. H. Roseberry
Security Trust and Savings Book
Los Angeles
Dewey
Roseberry
Florida
America
Hanging Gardens of Babylon Built for Amytis by Nebuchadnezzar
The hanging gardens of Babylon were constructed on the Euphrates by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife Amytis in the sixth century BCE, regarded as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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Babylon
The
Euphrates
Nebuchadnezzar
Amytis
Science debunks poison cigarette myth by Romanian researchers
Romanian experimenters report it is practically impossible to smoke poison ecigarettes unknowingly. The claim that tobacco mixed with various poisons could be inhaled by accident is dismissed as implausible based on recent tests.
Seventeen Men Ride Dragon in German Film Creature Scene
Seventeen men operate a mechanical dragon in a German film production. The creature crawls, drinks water, climbs a tree, spits fire, and engages in battle with the hero, providing a standout sequence in the production.
Signs on Poles Endanger Linemen in Pole Climb Accidents
A wide ranging warning describes how enamel signs and metal tacks on telephone poles create fatal slips for linemen. It recounts a climber suffering a broken leg after a spur slips on metal and notes the danger of metal signs bent around poles and signs projecting from poles, stressing injury and infection risks.
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Hneman
Hneman Hag
English Origins of Lamborn and Related Surnames
Osiah Lamborn of East Hempstead born in England in 109. His descendants included Thomas Lamborn of Lamborn Pennsylvania, a Quaker peace advocate, who was arrested during the Revolution. The article also explains Wakeman and Lavender surname origins, noting wake watchman and washerman derivations tied to medieval duties and place names.
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Osiah Lamborn
East Hempstead
England
Thoroas
Maria
Robert
John
Wiliam
Sarah
Americk
London Grove
Franels Swayne
Philadelphia
Thomas
Lamborn
Society of Friends
Cornwall
Edward II Wakeman
McClure
Why of Superstitions by Hirving King
The Why of Superstitions explains the sailors belief that a ship with rats deserting her portends doom. It notes both physical and romantic explanations, but concludes the human tendency to seek omens favors a mysterious sign over practical weakness like caulking. The piece contrasts well found ships with reports of rat desertion and looming danger.
On the Records this Week
Miller Farrell scores again as the Victor program continues with an encore record The Farmer Took An Other Load Away Hay Hay The rustic’s ramble borrows from The Farmer in the Dell but moves forward Wendell Hall sings Little Lindy Low with guitar and ukulele and vocal buzzes
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Wendell Hall
Three Fox Trots and a Waltz in Modern Dance Mix
Meyer Davis' La Paradis Band performs Fooling a fox trot with trumpet for unusual effects paired with Are You Sorry by Dan Bester and His Orchestra. Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra offers Yes Sir That's My Baby a friendly fox trot. Jack Shilkret's Orchestra delivers Sometime an undulant waltz introducing Schmann's Traumeret.
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Meyer Davis
la Paradis
Dan Bester
Coon- Sanders
Nighthawk
Jack Shilkret
Schmann
meeting Gen Tom Thumb with Barnum staff
Irvin S Cobb retells a humorous anecdote about a New England hotel encounter with Gen Tom Thumb during Barnum’s era. A tall staff member misleads a caller seeking the famed dwarf by inviting her to look, then clarifies the situation with a pun about rest. The tale, copyrighted by the McNaught Syndicate, Inc.
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Tom Thumb
P. T. Barnum
New England
Barnum
Gen
Nidget
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Chemist claims solution mummifies beasts in natural colors
A New York chemist claims a dip method that mummifies beasts birds and fish in their natural colors. Creatures immersed in the solution supposedly become hard as if petrified and remain immune to decay, eliminating the need to keep them in liquid on display.
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New York
Nature Magazine Identifies Spice Bush Scent Profile
The article notes spice bush growing in swamps and streams near riders, giving a distinctive medicine like odor and flavor. A twig snap reveals the scent, unique among plants.
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Nature Magazine
Propeller Reverses Ship Without Docking
A new propeller invention at the University of Washington lets a ship reverse direction without reversing engine or entering dry dock. The device could be replaced or repaired without lifting the hull, potentially transforming ship maneuverability and maintenance.
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University of Washington
Attained Fame Early by William Congreve
English dramatist William Congreve rose to fame before thirty, writing nearly all his celebrated plays by that age. He produced little of major note after turning thirty.
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William Congreve
Plants That Protect Coasts From the Sea
A London writer notes coastal defense via tamarisk and shrubby sea buckthorn in Shoreham and Norfolk. Plant roots bind loose shingle to form a resisting wall, with tamarisk needing frost protection and sea buckthorn growing waist high to cover vast shorelines. Storms can embed shrubs but trigger new shoots, strengthening the land rampart.
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Groynes
London
Teke
Shoreham
Sussex
Norfolk
Golfing feud over a bunker incident ends with taunt
In a Montague Glass style clash at their country club a retired cloak and sale merchant Mr Abrams dislodges a ball from a bunker and tosses it onto the fairway, provoking Mr Shapinsky to protest rule bending. Abrams coolly retorts sue me as the dollar hole match remains unresolved.
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Messrs. Abrams and
Shapinsky
Montague Glass
Abrams
Mr. Shapinsky
Mr. Abrams
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Minds and Biases Influence Thought and Inclinations
A quotation discusses how minds are shaped by biases and preconceptions. It notes that even the strongest intellect can be bent by influence, while the weakest still holds some power and vulnerability to opinion. The passage reflects on human susceptibility and the limits of objectivity.
Sports in 1825 London Showed Dog Fights Attracting Nobles
In the 1825 Observer a Westminster pit dog fight drew fifty rank observers and the king's rat catcher with a cage of ninety rats. Wombwell planned a Nero dog challenge in a ten by fifty seven foot den. John Smith, set to cut shoes in fifteen minutes at Leadenhall Market, collapsed from indigestion during training.
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London
Westminster Pit
Billy
Seriatim
Wombwell
Nero
John Smith
Leadenhall Market
Terrible Passage of the Bridge of Lodi
The bridge over the River Adda at Lodi Italy became famous after Bonaparte led grenadiers to bayonet Austrian artillery at their guns on May 10 1700. The victory forced Milan to surrender a few days later and sparked Bonaparte’s early ambition.
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Adda
Lodi
Italy
Bonaparte
Beaulieu
Tyrol
Milan
Kansas City Star
Bulger recalls a husky draft dodger in Alabama
On his final visit to his old Alabama home Col. Bozeman Bulger meets a tall husky Negro who recalls dodging the draft in World War I. The ex-soldier questions him about service. the man jokes the draft caught him but the examiner released him, claiming his flat feet would prevent him from falling even if shot.
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Alabama
Bozeman Bulger
Bulger
Darky
Negro
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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