Stage Fright in Great Orators Revealed in Anecdotes
From Orators and Oratory by William Matthews, the piece recounts famous speakers like Erskine, Sheridan, Disraeli, Curran, Cobden, and Canning facing tremor before public addresses. It notes Cobden’s early failure and Rochester’s humorous four-branch division quip, with Burgess’s dramatic pause and self parody.
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Apeak
Erskine
Sheridin
Disraeli
Curran
Cobden
Anti-Corn Law League
Canning
Liverpool
Doctor Storrs
New York
America
Brooklyn
Earl of Rochester
Tristam Burgess
Rhode Island
Burgess
William Matthews
Pure Rhenium Obtained In Pure Form By Noddacks In Germany
Doctors Waller and Ida Noddack announce the creation of minute quantities of pure rhenium in Germany. The element, first identified by ray-spectrum lines on photographic plates, now exists as a black powder with very high melting point that ignites in pure oxygen forming no oxide. Only about two milligrams have been produced so far, and further refinement aims to enable precise chemical analysis.
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Germany
Waller
Ida Noddacks
Noddacks
Wrong Definition yet the Spare thing for unfinished work
David A Lelailte, tobacco king turned cosmetics magnate after a $27 000 600 investment, tells a New York diner crowd that business leaders succeed because they are marvelous workers. A boy asks, What is leisure papa? The millionaire, amid papers, says leisure is the spare thing Providence gives to clear up unfinished tasks.
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David A. Lelailte
New York
Old Tombs Unearthed Near Porto Ferrata Ancient Ruins
Ancient study reports uncovering a large cluster of primitive tombs dating to early rural times near Porto Ferrata on Wha island. Skeletons appear in rough slate-lined graves amid nearby ruins of Alzisach and remnants of an iron smelting oven. excavations continue.
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Vrojan Wirs
Porto Ferrata
Alzisach
Virgil
Parrot Sighting Ends in Fatal Injury Near St Joseph Ark
John McElroy heard cries near the road and found a parrot entangled with a hawk. He freed the bird, which died hours later from severe injuries. The parrot repeatedly shook its head and muttered a cry as it died.
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Inber
St. Joseph
Ark
John Meklroy
McElroy
le Wak
Sheriff Sales In Indiana County Courthouse Listing
By virtue of writs issued by the Court of Common Pleas Indiana County the court will expose to public vendue at the Court House Indiana Pennsylvania on a date to be announced.
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Court of Common
Indiana County
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Complex 1927 Lively Valley land sale description
A detailed 1927 sheriff sale notice for undivided interests in a long, irregular tract in Lively Valley Township Indiana County Pennsylvania. It describes parcels tied to various heirs and owners, with metes and bounds, dates, costs, and rights including mineral, water, and building privileges, and outlines sale terms and redemption. The notice cites mortgage holder S J Pilford Mortgagor and references related deeds, surveys, and court actions.
Notice of sale rights and bidding terms for property auction
Notice states that any bids must meet reserve and be paid at sale. It warns of purchaser risk and potential deficiency claims by creditors. It outlines bidder responsibilities and the seller’s authority to cover costs if needed. Auction date appears as May 4 with uncertain year, and mentions properties and creditors.
Sale of real estate in Sabishi County staged in bankruptcy
In the matter of Mo Rk Wauganan a bankruptcy proceeding, the trustee Neal proposes a public sale of Lot No. 1 and 12 feet, Lot No. 119, and adjacent parcels on Point Street and Market Street in Sabishi, Jurtuna County. The sale to the highest bidder, with 5 percent down, is set for May 2, 1927, at 10 am at the Trustee’s office, First National Bank Building, Greensburg, Pa.
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Herchy Glyon
Sabishi
Jurtuna County
Point Street
Market Street
Janes Cregg
Kuferee
Pirst
Gremisburg
Cine
Fortier Notte
Jamee Grek
Mankruptcy
Greenge Deerg
Sade
Neal, Prustee
Vandergrift
Morricp DD Nol
Iiunk Prost Uulling
Threesburg
May
Administrator's notice for estate of Mrs Netting Miller
The undersigned administrator for the estate of Mrs Netting Miller late of Washington Township deceased requests all persons having claims against the estate to present them promptly for settlement. 3B. W. Miller, Administrator, Creskside, Pa.
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Millur
Netting
Miller
Washington Township
Elias Iuist
W. Miller
Creshkside
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