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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1912
Page
3
Louis Mann recalls a quarrel with Dixey over the center of the stage. After a Philadelphia Temple theater fire, a scorching gift arrives: a charred note from Dixey saying he saved the center of the stage for Mann, at the risk of Dixey’s life.
A theater man sought a business chance using their joint carvings. He promised his wife half profits if successful and repaid her share if he failed. The venture netted $199.34, then a final $200 check was issued. She questioned who would receive half of the Lilents portion.
A tale recalls Lord Thurlow’s feud with the bishop of London who stubbornly denied a clergyman a favorable letter of recommendation. Thurlow quips the bishop’s letter would harm, but rewards the applicant with a living. The piece also recounts James Oliver Curwood’s legal anecdote about a $100 literary fee.
An upstart Irish squire seeks counsel from an older squire about a threat from Healy of Loughlinstown to pull his nose. The elder advises wryly to grip his nose and slip away through fingers, illustrating a contemptuous, old school refusal to engage in direct conflict.
Medical men warn birds are disease carriers and canaries or parrots may spread infections. The piece notes germs lurk in carpets, books, and clothing, entering the body through the air we breathe and shared spaces.
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