The Office Railing and Its Double Purpose
A humorous meditation on an office railing as barrier and gate to welcome. It contrasts the restraining function with the social perk of inviting visitors into the boss’s sanctum and seeking opinions, while noting how such access can soften dealings and influence purchases. The piece ends with a quip about women dying of a broken heart and a professor’s wry remark.
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Boethny Paane
Lees
Fie
Mr. Stigzby
Deak
Mr. Suguvy
Med Mille
Suvaby
Stiggley
New York
Jebb
Short Man Delayed Leads to Kneeling Preacher
A movable pulpit floor at Woest Minster abbey failed to adjust for a short preacher. A substitute tall clergyman arrived and, forced to preach on his knees, delivered the sermon to a vast congregation without anyone noticing the awkward motion.
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Woest- Minster Abbey
London
Two Gifts to the Orchestra
Von Bulow conducted a concert where an aristocratic amateur composer asked to direct a rehearsal. He opened a parcel with seventy pencils for players to mark notes as he would say them. He then returned with a parcel of seventy erasers to undo those directions.
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von Bulow
Hana von Bulow
A Glimpse of Jebb Wit in Cambridge Diary Entry
In Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb’s diary, a flash of his wit surfaces during a Cambridge dinner when he comments on a guest. The note highlights the Greek scholar’s sharp humor and the social scene of that evening.
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Richard Claverhouse Jebb
Cambridge Str Rd
Jebb
Seyfaa
Boy Runs Home From Adventure Dream Washington Post
A gray haired club member recalls running away as a boy to seek freedom and adventure. He describes sleeping under the stars in a cranberry bog before loneliness and cold reality forced him home, ending his attempt to flee tyranny.
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Hows
Phos
Washington Post
Shadow and Ass Story From Demosthenes
The Greek orator Demosthenes tells of a youth who hires an ass and the owner and hirer argue over the shade. The owner claims only the animal was hired while the hirer says all that belongs to the ass is his. The crowd urges him to continue but he stops without revealing the outcome.
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Demosthenes
Megera
Quaint Rents And Noble Grants In Tales Of Land
A fragmentary historical note describes quaint rents that grant estates to certain families. It mentions the Duke of Atholl and conditional possessions tied to duties such as supplying a white rose, amid a foreign visit context.
Roses and rent tied to Ben Wyvis glacier tale
Queen Victoria and consort visited long ago amid scarce roses and rose culture under glass. The Munros of Foulis owned a trickler rent, paid by a snowball any day of demand. Snow lies as a glacier in Ben Wyvis chasms, averting forfeiture risk.
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Dundee
Proof Positive Cross Examination Confusion
A lawyer questions a youth under oath about a date, the witness insists it was the 17th, then adds the misread 1711& as the date. The exchange emphasizes uncertainty about memory and accuracy while the lawyer cautions the witness to speak carefully.
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Humman
Water as a Headache Cure
A bright man champions washing the face with cold water to relieve headaches. He asserts cold water stimulates circulation, cools a throbbing head, and quickly relieves pain, saying it has worked for him many times. He cites the practice as a natural stimulant to wake and refresh.
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Philadelphia
Lumber Sale Promises Wide Stock for Home Builders
A supplier urges builders to buy now while prices stay low and inventories of ceiling, siding, flooring, framing, and interior finishings are plentiful. The note promotes early purchasing to capitalize on favorable market conditions.
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Troetha
James Freeman Clarke
Will Griffin
W. W. Reeves
M. B. Byrd
Dothan
Post Office
Ries
J. T. Binion
Dethan, Ala
W.M. Louis
Dothan, Alabama
P.O. Box
First National Bank
Iests
Alabama
C. Carmichael
H. Malone
Cashier
E. RB. Balone
Robt. Boyd
Bennett Hardware CO
W.C. Pilcher
Gen
Mgr
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