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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
2
Lottery tale ends with costly gift to Senorita Duran
In a Mexican dinner tale, Senorita Duran shares half her lottery ticket with a friend. Lawyer Mendez unveils the list showing the winning number and reveals Duran as the rightful prize recipient after Alfaro is exposed as the deceiver. A signed check settles the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Alfaro
Senorita Duran
Mexico
Spain
Lawyer Mendez
Mendez
Senerita Duran
Senor Mendez
Bar of Mexico
Justice
Virgin
San Francisco
Niagara And Zambesi Falls Compared In Size
The Travel Magazine weighs natural wonders with Livingstone’s praise for the Zambesi Falls. Niagara stands as 158 feet high and half a mile wide, while the Zambesi is 420 feet high and two miles wide, altering perceived proportions between the two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Zambesi
David Livingstone
Africa
Niagara
Fright Eggs Joke Prompts Classroom Laughs in Chelsea
A Boston Herald item notes a Chelsea schoolteacher teaching English to foreign children. A quick pupil sends a sentence with the word fright: We had fright eggs for breakfast this morning, provoking laughter in the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Boston Herald
Building operations rise across the country in recent months
Considering national factors, building operations have shown a decided increase in the past few months with more activity and momentum evident across multiple regions and sectors.
Charm of French Rural Life in Normandy and Brittany
In Outing Magazine we read an intimate excursion describing Normandy and Brittany villages as peaceful, neat places where poverty is picturesque not filthy. Thrift and industry are evident, with women knitting and men at work, while commerce is scarce and local life remains quiet and orderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
Brittany
America
France
Outing Magazine
Evolution of sulkies and racing records through the ages
The article traces sulky development from early front-mounted horses to modern lightweight low seats and wind shields. It notes shorter shafts and lower seats, aiding wind resistance and speed, with drivers unable to look over the horse’s back but aiming to set new records this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Temple
Boston Transcript
Butler Declares Himself The Greatest Massachusetts Lawyer
General Benjamin F. Butler, entering the Boston State House lobby, is asked to settle a dispute about who is Massachusetts' greatest lawyer. He nonchalantly proclaims, You don't have to prove it, I admit it, leaving the two men astonished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Butler
Boston State House
Massachusetts
Butler
Punishment For Luxemburg Tramps
Luxemburg authorities impose bread and water for four days on incorrigible vagabonds and feed them only on the lowest ordinary diet twice a week thereafter. Prisons are reportedly emptying quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luxemburg
Leather Leg Restores Walking for Injured Horse
Professor Udinski of Bucharest veterinary school amputated the horse’s leg at the fetlock and fitted a leather artificial leg. The animal can walk and exercise again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udinski
Veterinary School
Bucharest
Kingston Jamaica women coal hulks labor noted
A Boston Post summary reports at Kingston Jamaica women perform most coal hulking work aboard liners while men supervise. It cites a Jamaica lord of creation as a onlooker and includes a college fragment about chapel duties and campus grind among freshmen and sophomores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Lord of Creation
Aman
Boston Post
Mrs Robys Plan to Salute Police Adopted in Chicago
Chicago school children adopt a plan proposed by Mrs Edward Roby, a clubwoman, to salute policemen as they pass. She urged the salute in a women's club address, saying policemen protect homes and risk their lives, and patriotism should teach children to salute the star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edward Roby
Prize Winning Decorator Blanche Ostertag
American mural painter Blanche Ostertag gained early prizes in Paris and now works in Chicago. She recently completed a commission for the Northwestern Railroad featuring a series of historical panels at the Green Bay terminal in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Amsterdam
Blanche Ostertag
Paris
Girls Can't Throw Like Boys
A historical note explains a perceived difference in throwing style between girls and boys, stating that boys bend the elbow and swing the upper arm back, implying a mechanical distinction in pitching technique.
Plague of Letters Raises Moral Alarm
Miss Agnes Repplier warned at a League for Political Education gathering that publishing private letters of eminent figures after death damages dignity and violates family privacy. She contrasted English editor practices with French disdain for such disclosures, citing Victor Hugo’s letters as a cautionary example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League For Political Education
Agnes Repplier
Beefsteak Chowder With Pork and Potatoes
A hearty chowder recipe starts by browning salt pork and onion, then simmering with water and sliced round steak. Add potatoes, season, finish with milk or cream, and serve over split crackers for a rich, quick meal.
Why girls and boys differ in throwing
The New Haven Register explains that the female collar bone is longer and positioned lower than the male bone, causing the arm to throw differently. A girl uses the whole arm rigidly while a boy uses a snap like action from shoulder to wrist, resulting in distinct throwing styles across genders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven Register
College Girls Faith Attendance At Wellesley Noted
The authorities at Wellesley College confront a decline in religious interest among students. Of 1181 pupils, only 206 attend chapel in Houghton Memorial Chapel. Senior class 225 members show sixty attendees, juniors 295 have fifty five, and sophomores 272 are represented by a smaller number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellesley College
Sue Barrow
Houghton Memorial Chapel
Quarrying Letters and Journals Warned by Miss Repplier
Miss Repplier criticizes a ruthless publication that harms both the dead and living. She cites Robert Louis Stevenson who hoped letters and journals could yield a book but laments the editor's approach denying proper quarrying.
Fashion notes on fabrics and accessories of the season
The piece surveys Bordeaux reds and deep American Beauty shades for coats and mock uniforms, detailing rain coat pockets, jeweled opera slips, embroidered kid gloves, risle stockings, filet lace hems, mushroom- bloom fashion cycles, striped blouse finishes, coral jewelry vogue, curved oxford collars, tucked net tucker, and altered Leghorn hats for upcoming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pongee Casino
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Niagara and Zambesi
Frank Presbrey
Chapel
Boston
New York Press
Mrs. Roby
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