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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1908
Page
4
A Chicago News report surveys Cuban folk methods for concealing cash. From bird houses in trees to hollowed wall stones and table legs each hiding place withstood revolutions until vaults in Havana became the safer choice. A hornet nest caper ended with the box scattered pearls.
The London Globe notes the ancient rose tree near Hildesheim’s church, said to be planted by Charlemagne. The trunk is stout, with five main limbs toward the church, protected by iron railings over a 26 square foot area. Soldiers across eras tended and restrained it.
A discussion on how dreams arise from physical conditions and surroundings. Cold nights with loose sheets can trigger feet in the cold leading to fear images while dinner overindulgence or lying on the back can summon phantoms. Clark University laboratory evidence via personal testimony suggests children favor animals in nightmares and adults fear burglars and jailers.
A porch climber explains his motive for breaking in to the home. He rationalizes that starting on the ground floor never paid him in business and seeks to “get even with the world” by entering through a window.
The article explains the ancient mechanism of resigning from Parliament by accepting a paid government post, the Chiltern Hundreds, which vacates a seat. It notes there is no formal resignation, and describes the process, including the role of the prime minister, the Official Gazette, and unwritten rules about appointing stewards. It also mentions the laughing plant of Arabia and its intoxicating, comic effects.
A new tenor in an Episcopal choir feels out of place in his vestments and fears tripping on the cassock skirts while perspiration threatens to ruin his clean linen. A rector leads the opening prayer as the processional is readied and a fellow singer jokes about his role.
A short essay notes blackberry pie as a common nourishment shared by rich and poor alike. It travels from mahogany tables of leaders to oilcloths of washerwomen and appears on grand hotel menus and poorhouse fare. The piece asserts pie unites social strata at lunch counters and on freight lines.
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