Killing a Lion Shot at Short Range
An Englishman living near the Transvaal wilderness recalls a close call when a lion approached his wife and child on the bungalow veranda. He grabbed a rifle, fired once, and the lion dropped, saving the family from danger. The clipping also ponders literacy teaching with a puzzle on letters and origins.
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Ancient Dilliard Table Exposed In Soho Square
A historic Dilliard billiard table once owned by Louis XIV and Napoleon I is on display in Soho Square London. The oak body weighs about ten hundredweight, the frame is rosewood, and six bronze gargoyle pockets drop their jaws to reveal the ball in the mouth when it falls.
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Liverpool Post
Beranger and Viennet Debate A Muse Inspired Song
Beranger, famed for short poems called songs, explains muse visits shape his verse. Viennet visits and questions how many songs he has written since their last meeting. Beranger retorts that one song cannot be turned off like a tragedy.
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Keeping Him In Tune in Bradford Opera Remark
Herr Meyer Lutz recalls a bedtime tale in Mainly About People about a young clarinetist in Bradford who rose repeatedly during the opera. His trombonist father behind him kicked him softly and warned of a flat in the score as the performance continued.
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Bridal Tour Debate in Yellowstone Plan
A humorous exchange from the Chicago News notes a proposed bridal trip to Yellowstone Park. The masculine half suggests the excursion while the bride prefers avoiding yellow elements to suit her complexion.
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A Dentist's Epitaph Prompted by a Grave Joke
A London Globe humorous epitaph cites a dentist at rest with a final cavity filled. The couplet mentions John Brown and a playful nod to dental work as a tombstone quip.
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The pessimist on credit and cash best used
A quip notes the man with the best credit needs no credit and can pay cash, contrasting optimism about borrowing with cash readiness.
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Saturday Evening Post
Percival Community News and Personal Notes
Local snippets report sick residents including Bob Ramey and Mrs Roscoe Williams, a hail storm, and many visits to Nebraska City and Sidney. Church news cover sermons by Dr Franklin and Rev Fleisher, Epworth League fundraising, and plans for a new church interior by Syberkrop & Son with possible extension.
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Innovations Upheave Daily Life and Health Remedies
A note extols horseless carriages fuelless engines and the wireless telegraph as great innovations. It adds Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a next cure for constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach troubles sold by Bartlett and Doyle.
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Bartlett & Doyle
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