The Gifted Host and the Hidden Lottery Prize
In a Mexico City dinner, Senorita Duran identifies the winning lottery ticket amid a web of lies. The host Senor Alfaro is exposed when lawyer Mendez presents a signed transfer of the prize, forcing Alfaro to relinquish the entire award to Duran. The social verdict ends the matter as guests disperse.
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Senorita Duran
Lst
Mendez
Senor Alfaro
Hill
Bar of México
Justice
Lottery Tales of Heaven and a Half Ticket
In a Mexican dinner party tale,Senorita Duran shares half her lottery ticket with Senor Alfaro amid bets on divine favor. Lawyer Mendez recounts a drawing where a generous act spurs a mystery prize, as a woman’s kindness toward a child leads to a $10,000 win and a web of suspicion.
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Senorita Duran
Mexico
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Spain
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Mendez
Thad
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Indy
Niagara and Zambezi Competing Natural Wonders
The Travel Magazine weighs Niagara and the Zambezi Falls as world’s great spectacles. It notes the Zambezi’s 2 mile width and 420 foot height, versus Niagara at 158 feet, arguing proportion changes alter perceived impressiveness.
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Zambest
David Livingstone
Africa
Niagara
Minean Falls
Startling Dish Spawns Fright Word Lesson in Chelsea
A Chelsea schoolteacher tests comprehension by asking for a sentence using fright. A quick reply from a pupil goes as I have a sentence, teacher. We had fright eggs for breakfast this morning. The item reflects a curious classroom moment from the Boston Herald dated context.
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Doston Herald
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