Kingfishers and Pugged Pets in Odd Tales and Notes
Odd antique notices mix legal ads with a comic tale of a man given kingfishers to cheer a friend, a failed aquarium upgrade, and a long spoof on English pugs. Also recounted are local barroom anecdotes, window glass curios, and essays on college athletics and women teachers.
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Cacco Laem
Hornbeam Villa
Yast
Hornbeam
Harding
Geo. MacDonald
People’s Health Journal
Chicago
D. Smith
Los Angeles
Cat
Westware
Dee University
Morgan
Oxford
Cambridge
John Ostram
Cass
Bhose
Pickers and Stealers and the Imitation Trade
A London Queen item notes how fashion imitators copy dress and personal style, pursuing originality only in extravagant falsities while luxury decor ideas spread through social circles. It contrasts Mrs Jones's original dining table scheme with Mrs Brown's sheared mimic, showing social satire of petty thefts in taste and appearance. Additional brief observations cover experiments in vision, moon races in New Zealand, and scientific notes on materials, plants in bedrooms, and new tech like submersible vessels.
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Ada
Idsasa
Mary
Maria
Lydia
Julis
Julia
Mrs. Brown
Eggleston
New Zealand
Royal Society of London
Paris
India
Bangin
Istifolis
Europe
France
Mico
Toseli
Maine
Rhcime
Gleanings of Curiosities From a World of News
The excerpt surveys global curiosities and trivia from fashion, publishings, science, and crime reports. It notes Ellen Terry’s potential marriage title, a large diary manuscript sale, Japan’s cosmetic lead composition, Britain’s fisheries values, and electrical world notes on moth destruction. It also mentions treasure-hunting legends tied to Captain Kidd, a Comstock treasure tale, a West Lyon anecdote on a match trick, and local court and juror notices, culminating with ads and biographical snippets.
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Chicago
Ellen Terry
Lady Watts
Kegan Paul
London
General Gordon
F. Sakaya
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Flora Shaw
Castle
Bink
Surrey
Mr. Ruskin
St. John
California
Judge Wise Passes Sentence In Hog Theft Case
The Austin district court judge Wise sentences George Bliss for stealing a hog. Bliss, aged 70, quips about life and crime, recalling prior sentences at ages 17 and 40, while challenging the judge’s view on when life is best for crime.
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