Pictureless lands and wireless music mishaps
An essay notes Arab restriction on depicting living beings leads to a largely pictureless land except for a few crude palace murals. A cobbler freed after painting on a bey's wall becomes an unlikely artist. Separately, wireless music misfires when Strauss is paired with ragtime, prompting thoughts on future church and hall concert delivery.
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Willard Price
Constantine
Algeria
el Hadj Abi
Sunday Cabinet Meeting Cited in Irish Question Debates
The article notes the rarity of Sunday cabinet meetings by the British government to discuss Irish affairs, comparing historic instances such as Pitt sending for the Duke of Newcastle while bedbound and Walpole’s remark on Pitt’s growth beard. It also briefly describes two girls reading the newspaper near a downtown building, one shoplifting earrings and altering her appearance upon leaving.
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Downing Street
Charles I
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Han Science Monitor
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Chicago Journal
Fragmentary London humor note with bar scene
A muddled London anecdotes scene shows Mike ordering a pint while a barman weighs a bright coin and questions its origin. The dialogue shifts to a butcher morning phrase as Tobly dad appears, leaving the tale oddly unclear.
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Londen
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