Giraffes and Giants Johns Barnum and Bailey Zoo Feature
Barnum and Bailey promote their vast zoo within the circus. The animal collection exceeds a million dollars in value and requires expert care. A two year old giraffe baby named Bumbeeno captivates guardians, with the show set to perform Saturday, July 16 in Avart.
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Barnum and Bailey Zoo
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India
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Last Jack Dalton Gang Member Eyes Early Ohio Prison Release
Charles Hall, lone surviving Jack Dalton gang member, faces early release from the Ohio Penitentiary after serving since 1895 for train robbery. His 30 year sentence was cut to 25 by President Taft, and good behavior time will free him soon. He plans to move to Texas to open a sanitarium.
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It All Depends Drummers and Sales Stories
A Pittsburg Post quotation contrasts how drummers make business, noting a traveling salesman who says humor can help but loyalty matters. The wit explores how storytelling and trust influence customer response in a brief, period voice.
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Pittsburg Post
Sage and Sulphur Hair Dye By Wyeth Chem Co
Sage for darkening the hair is promoted as a modern ready made product Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur. The ad claims ancient sage tea methods were used by grandmothers but now chemists offer a convenient bottle. Sold by first class druggists 50c to 1.00 or direct from Wyeth Chemical Co New York. C. L. Smith & Co. endorsement.
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Wyeth Chemical Company
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New York City
C. L. Smith.& CO
Phrenologist tale bowls over farmer with horse sale
Mayor Reyburn recalls a Detroit Free Press anecdote of a phrenologist who misreads a farmer. The farmer’s head is found to reveal simple tastes and gullibility. The phrenologist buys a failing horse for ten dollars and resells it for one hundred fifty, unaware of the animal’s real flaws.
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Reyburn
Philadelphia
Detroit
The Value of Absolute Sincerity and Character
A quoted Exchange argues that true strength comes from being absolutely sincere and genuine. Living a perpetual lie saps energy, corrupts conduct, and blinds others to your real self, making deceit a source of weakness while character and truth confer power.
Perpetual devotion to a man’s business and life roles
A Stevenson-esque reflection argues that dedicating one’s life to a business neglects other vital duties. It notes that many wise and beneficial parts of life are performed by those deemed idle or by observers who contribute as audience. The passage celebrates unseen, gratuitous participants who shape the social fabric.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
The Tyrannical Husband And The Despotic Wives Wish
A Woman’s Home Companion excerpt discusses harsh control by a husband who limits his wife to home life. It argues such tyrannical behavior causes secret tears and unhappiness, noting the wife yields to avoid scenes.
Portland cement production rises to near sixty-two million barrels
The United States produced about 62 million barrels of Portland cement last year, up 10 million from the previous year, reflecting a notable increase in output across the industry.
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United States
Between the Devil and the Deep Sea proverb origin
Hazlitt cites Clarke 1639 noting Cornwall use of deep sea as a regional variant and explains the horns of a dilemma. Reddall traces the phrase to Col Monroe’s 1637 Expedition with Mackay’s Regiment under Gustavus Adolphus where Swedish guns misfire and place the Scots “between the devil and the deep sea.”
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Dead Sea
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Reddall
Col. Monroe
Mackay
London
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Long Sentence Claims Record in Dumas Work
An old note highlights the elder Dumas as possibly authoring the longest sentence in print. It describes a Benvenuto Cellini description in the seventh volume of Impressions de Voyage, a three page span with 108 lines and 195 verbs.
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Benvenuto Cellini
Wise Man Toward Fate and Courage in Life
A collage of extracts centers on wisdom and fate with Confucius quotes about self restraint and restraint toward others. It contrasts the wise man accepting his lot with an ordinary mortal chasing earthly bliss and self blame when things go wrong. It includes scenes of courtship and a rifle champion turning to shooting as recreation in 1906.
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Confucius
Furnace and Chimney Cleaning Service Ad
Local cleaner John Ort offers furnace and chimney cleaning at reasonable prices. First class workmanship advertised. Address 110 North Third Street, Saint.
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