Skeleton on College Street Sparks Fatal Love Rift
A dramatic scene unfolds as a couple argues over a skeleton joke on College street. Confession follows of a night ride with a ghastly prop nicknamed Billy. The man pleads for forgiveness, fearing his own room and a morbid companion may drive him to ruin.
King Rudolph XII Marries for Fortune and Finesse
In a tale of disguise and intrigue, Prince Rudolph flees as a valet with Count Ernest to escape Austrian plots. Bertha von Wallenstein and her mother pursue him, the king proves a match for Bertha, and Rudolph ascends with a nonroyal marriage that funds royal largesse. The people hail the legitimate heir as the government clings to Ludwig.
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How She Was Cured By Mind Over Body
Mrs. McGinnis, dying at St Luke's Hospital, recovers after confronting her husband Pat and his mistress Miss Mulcahy. While near death, she questions him about the affair. a plan to marry the mistress prompts her to threaten a spectral visitation. Pat leaves, returns with the lover, but within hours the patient travels home, recovers fully, an example cited in medical notes on the power of the mind over the body.
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Why the Owl Is a Night Bird Tale
Folklore explains the owl as a night creature due to a punishment for its part in a tale about fire from heaven. Other birds share feathers to warm the wren, while the owl endures perpetual cold at night and isolation by day, according to a London Lancet item.
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Senator Sorghum on changing political speeches
A Washington Star quote features Senator Sorghum replying that speeches are less entertaining as voters grow more thoughtful. He suggests humor alone no longer guarantees votes and implies campaign rhetoric must adapt to a more discerning electorate.
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Perseverance and Patience in Growing Wealth and Wisdom
A Feltham aphorism on steady profit and patient effort. It asserts that small gains, pursued consistently, lead to wealth and a treasure of wisdom, while recognizing that opportunities come more readily to those who endure. The passage emphasizes disciplined accumulation and long term thinking.
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Owen Feltham
A Fool and His Tongue Plutarch Epigram
A brief classical quote attributed to Plutarch notes that when asked why he held his tongue, Demaratus replied that a fool cannot hold his tongue, highlighting a paradoxical link between folly and restraint.
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Never a Touch of Fresh Paint Says Jane Case
A Kansas City Journal line jokes about her air and style with a quip that she never shows a fresh coat. The remark implies ongoing skepticism about appearances and truth in public persona.
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High Praise—A Law Yer for the Best Burglar
A quip from Life and a proverb frame the exchange as a playful courtly echo. A friend asks for a good lawyer, the prisoner touts one as the best, noting Bill has long been a burglar, while a Plutarch maxim reminds that the finest things come hard.
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