Why the Twenty One Gun Salute Is Used
A Washington note explains the national salute fixed at twenty one guns, tied to the Union's states in 1818, and compares it to Britain and France. It notes differing international practices, including France at 101 and Germany at 33 guns, with the U S practice on Independence Day matching one gun per state.
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West Point
Anlis
Cosh
Union
Great Britain
Charles II
France
Corpus Christi
United States
Germany
Mammon and God Contention Echoed by Sunday Class
A Sunday school lesson on Mammon and wealth ends with the infant class misfiring the Golden Text until the superintendent prompts a pupil who alteringly proclaims You cannot serve God and mam ma, heard clearly across the room.
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Clase
Harper’s
Punctuation shifts meaning in a famous quote
A mispunctuated sample shows how a comma can change interpretation. The author intended a rearranged punctuation to clarify meaning, illustrating how punctuation alters syntax and sense in a historic line about Caesar and imagery.
Witness Demands Expenses in County Court Wage Suit
In a county court case a man sues for balance of wages. The defendant calls a witness who asks to be paid expenses. The judge orders payment and then asks for the witness’s knowledge of the case. The witness replies he knows nothing. London Tit-Bits reports.
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London
Blunder Leads to Demand for Extra Franc
A Rouen shopkeeper sued a druggist after receiving morphine instead of quinine. The clerk denied fault but the man demanded one franc more as compensation. A National Magazine tale recalls Senator Knute Nelson using emphatic language in a logging camp to move stubborn mules. An Irish worker proves a universal mule language exists.
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Rouen
London Telegraph
Knute Nelson
Irshman
Laborer Dies. Fraternal Lodge Seeks Aid for Widow
In a neighboring city a laborer died recently and his fraternal order offered help. The lodge arranged funeral plans but asked the widow if the deceased had any church affiliation. Her reply astonished, saying he never belonged to a church.
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Chicago News
Polite Question Sparks Bedtime Laughs in Pear son’s Weekly
Little Tommy asks if a gentleman should lead a lady in single file. His mother answers that the lady should lead. Tommy then tells his sister Sue to go ahead with a playful remark.
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Tommy
Sue
Pearson’s Weekly
Angelic Boree Devotion in Ordinary Life
In a reflective commentary the author laments the lack of idealized future wives among men in everyday settings. He notes men envision their Eve in soft attire rather than athletic prowess, imagining a daily companion who embodies angelic restraint rather than bore.
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Adam
Eve
London
Supers Devour Popcorn in Romeo and Juliet Garden Scene
A Philadelphia Ledger item notes stage extras feasting on prop foods during a Romeo and Juliet garden scene. Players sampled ginger cake, fake wine, and popcorn blossoms, with the crowd reacting as the scene collapsed into a blaze of chaos.
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Romeo
Philadelphia Ledger
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