Good Roads Train on March Route Through Pennsylvania
The Good Roads Train of the P R B will tour the western section of the state in March. It is backed by the P R R State Highways Department State College and the U S Office of Public Roads. Stops are set between Harrisburg and Lancaster on March 2 and between Lancaster and Downingtown on March 3. A court house meeting is scheduled for Saturday afternoon March 4. The train departs Monday morning March 6 for the New Holland branch with visits to various stations.
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Good Roads
State Highways Department
State College
U. S. Office of Public Roads
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Mt Joy
Downingtown
Court House
New Holand
Warlous
Young Lawyer Shines Then Fails Before Supreme Bench
A young attorney drives through early career trials facing courts and a hostile mayor. He cites Lycurgus and Solon, building a sharp, combative defense that stretches from street clashes to a high court. Though he loses, he secures a lasting practice and future prospects.
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Lycurgus
Solon
Supreme Bench
Joe Mitchell Chapple
National Magazine
Impeachment Battle Ends With Acquittal Signals
Fragment from 1867 reports the House impeached President Andrew Johnson on November 25 for removing Secretary of War Stanton and other alleged acts. Senate trial failed to reach two thirds. acquittal entered. Also notes a dream-based murder solvable by revelation in Pearson's Weekly.
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Johnson
House
War Stanton
Thomas
Stanton
War Department
Emory
Department of Washington
Senate
United States Court
New York Times
Norway
Wadebridge
Bodmin
England
West Indies
Pearson
Horse Dentists In The City They Work Year Round
Harper's Weekly describes specialist horse dentists in large cities who devote full time to equine care. The piece explains a dental speculum used to open a horse’s mouth and allow extraction or filing while a groom holds the jaw, noting the method and instruments involved in equine dentistry.
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Harper's Weekly
How to Open a Can of Corn
A West Philadelphia girl observes her mother talking to herself while opening cans. She recounts a neighbor’s method and a misstep with the opener, noting the child’s misinterpretation of how her mother handles the task.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Times
Diamonds to Lampblack by Larkin on carbons and heat
Edgar Lucien Larkin muses in Nautilus on carbon values and conversion ideas. He notes equal quantities of carbon selling for five cents or a million dollars, argues coal and wood provide heat, and diamonds mainly cut glass with carborundum as a substitute.
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Edgar Lucien Larkin
Mystery of the Egg described as greatest national puzzle
The New York Press notes eggs as intricate, bagged and enveloped within, likening their inner world to a vast, mysterious domain. It argues eggs embody mystery more than any other object or puzzle, comparing them to ships and bugs in layered enclosures.
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New York Press
Poor Pay and Preach Theme in Early American Tale
The Minneapolis Tribune recounts a fable featuring Big Smoke the preacher who earns ten dollars a year, illustrating "poor pay" in a parable about preaching. It also explains the origin of the phrase eating crow from an ante Revolutionary war incident.
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Big Smoke
Minneapolis Tribune
Virginia
Fraternity Members In Awe At Library Of Congress
A group of Greek letter fraternity members from a southern university toured the Library of Congress. They were initially struck dumb by the building’s beauty, but the awe faded when a red headed youth exclaimed How this would make a fine frat house.
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Southern University
Library of Congress
Fellows
St. Louis Republic
The Old Problem and a Painter's Dry Painting
An exchange about a worn magazine and a servant who tends to the same book but different copies. A painter instructs a servant to carry a painting to an exhibition gallery while the paint remains wet, and the servant reassures it is fine with an old coat.
Daughters Encouraged in Housework Debate
A Pittsburg editor notes views on daughters helping their mother with housework. Muriel is described as temperamental while Zaza is intense, reflecting family dynamics discussed in a social column.
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Beth
Muriel
Zaza
Pittsburg Tost
Not Acquired N Read How You Stutter
A brief conversational item notes a Brooklyn Life piece on stuttering and a sample line about visiting a stammering school with a speaker denying external help. The dialogue highlights a shy response and a humorous street tone.
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J. Terry
Brooklyn
Red Tape Delays French Marriages Across Three Years
A Paris newspaper correspondent explains why Frenches au face hurdles to wed. Prospective brides must meet strict rules, including six month residency proofs, landlord and centierge certificates, birth papers, and parental consent. Papers expire every two months, causing repeated delays and even postponed ceremonies.
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Paris
Fascination of the Third Rail
A trackwalker describes how the lure of stepping onto the third rail haunts workers on elevated lines. He notes some men quit their jobs to resist the impulse and reflects on the dangerous curiosity that can lead to fatal accidents on live rails.
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New York
Esquire Origins and Honorary Status in Chivalry
The article traces the term esquire from ecuyer meaning shield bearer in medieval knightly service. It notes squires were of noble birth and could become knights by valor, with Richard II granting esquire status by letters patent as an honor only. The piece discusses the decline of chivalry and the now honorary nature of the titles knight and esquire.
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Richard EL
Pall Mall Gazette
Lazy Newport man famed as laziest alive in "them his rocks"
A Newport resident reputed as the laziest man alive is described with quirky habits. He gardened from a rocking chair, rocking to pull weeds, and fished tautog using an old white faced mare to haul the fish from the water after hitching the gig to the bank.
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Newport
Misheard Clergyman Query Stirs Parish Tale
Walter Seymour recalls a wandering life anecdote where a sick deaf parishioner mishears a clergyman. The clergyman asks what prompted the call and the patient repeats, What does he say, leading to the wife’s clarification and a humorous misunderstanding.
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Walter Seymour
Patron says he rides the suburban branch now
A private secretary quotes a busy railroad president and a pompous visitor named Mr. Carriman. The visitor notes he now rides on the railroad’s suburban branch, while the secretary responds with polite inquiry.
Musicians Debate Noise From the Bass Drum
In a London Telegraph aside, a clarinet complains about the bass drum’s volume and character. The trombone agrees, likening the drum to a loud human, and mention of a figure named Lee with a big head as the source of the noise.
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Lee
London Telegraph
Shaking Hands Observed by London World
Ten people know how to shake hands well while the general run of folk give a limp paw or grip with violence, the London World notes in a social manners observation.
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London
Wise are polite worldwide while fools stay polite at home
Quotation notes that wisdom earns universal courtesy whereas foolishness grants politeness only in familiar surroundings. The saying contrasts global civility with insular behavior, attributing broader respect to wise conduct and limited courtesy to folly.
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