Curious Manx Laws: Taxes on Food and Drink and Imprisoned Debtors
A Chicago News summary asserts the Isle of Man imposes taxes on food and drink, bans debt imprisonment despite usury laws, and grants women voting rights while restricting factory hours. It notes no death or land taxes, modest usury, and a long-standing top interest rate of one cent.
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Isle of Man
British Empire
Manxland
Man
England
Busg
Chicago News
Luxurious Roman Kitchens Revealed From Ancient Turndays
The Chicago Tribune notes Roman households rival modern ones in luxury with silver lined saucepans, inlaid pails, ornate shovels, egg cookers, pastry molds, and gridirons. Toilet items included combs, perfumes, hair nets, and even safety pins.
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Rome
Chicago Tribune
Elven the British Pronunciation Debates Pall Mall and More
A column discusses Pall Mall pronunciation with J Henderson Souter and echoes old family speech like Pell Mell. It recalls a Venice tale of a cuckatoo shot for mistaking an owl and notes ancient omens in Greek and Roman lore. Wisdom, habits, and philosophy parade through varied quips from readers.
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Pall Mall
London
Pall Mall Gazette
J. Henderson Souter
Laylock
Sassingers
Thias
Europe
Venice
Ovid
Tea as Moral and Physical Booster, Say English Scientist
A Chicago Tribune summary notes an English scientist asserts tea enhances morals, physical vigor, memory, digestion, and sobriety. He promotes tea as a morning meal beverage aiding focus, temper, and amiability, claiming it helps resist temptations in business life and suits corpulent men and meat eaters.
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Chicago Tribune
Tongues of Birds and Gardens of the Bosporus
Summary of short excerpts: notes on bird tongues by a German naturalist including woodpeckers hummingbirds and parrots, then a Scribner’s piece on Bosporus gardens in Thrace and Asia Minor. Also items on Joaquin Miller audience theater incident and general quotes on laughter and social banter from various papers.
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Bosporus
Bosporis
Thrace
Asia Minor
Scribner's
Joaquin Miller
Miller
New York
The President's Secretary as Diplomat and Gatekeeper
The president's secretary is a crucial diplomat and buffer between the president, lawmakers, and the press. He screens visitors, shields the president from trivial requests, and maintains relations with correspondents and diplomats, handling touring details with tact and recall.
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United States
House of Representatives
White House
Washington
Tun
New York
Suz
Bus Schedules Between Lancaster Lititz and Nearby Cities
Intercity car schedules show departures from Lancaster and Lititz with numerous daily times including weekend variations. The timetable also covers routes to Petersburg and Manheim with multiple morning, afternoon, and evening departures and Sunday adjustments.
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Lancaster
A. M
Lititz
Petersburg
Manheim
Why a Baseball Curves Like a Draft Through a Door
An early Chicago Record Herald explanation links air flow and pressure to why doors slam in drafts and why a rotating baseball curves. It describes sidewise pressure differences as draft passes through an opening and compares rotation dragging air to wind against a ball, causing it to curve.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Grammatical Oversight Sparks Language Debate
A reader complains about singular use of scissors and asks why a glove is plural while scissors are singular. Quotes from Cleveland Pisin Dealer and Isaac Barrow illustrate language quirks and the challenge of consistent grammar.
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Cleveland
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Mike
Newark Star
John Schleith
Conestoga Meat CO
W. King St
Park Sausage
New
John L. Hosler, Jr
Spruce Street Grocery
East Main Street
Litiez, PA
E. Myer
Cedar Street
Moses
W. D. Siverling
Warwick
Park View Hotel
A. W. Miller
Aaron G. Hershey
John D. Bair
Horse & Mule Barns
Blue Ball, Pa
Asia
Fry’s
Isaac Barrow
Hershey, Leaman & CO
Lititz, Penna
Pine
Depot Lititz, PA
Conkey
Conkey’s
Cornman’s
Hess & Clarke
Garber’s Poultry
Lewis N. Moyer, P. D
Mato Street
Coal Lumber
Cemen
W. H. Muth & Co
Lititz, Pa
Allen
Tanewater
Degker and
Janssen
Neg, L.keith
Justice of the Peace
Brunnerville
W. D. Fichthorn
Bow
Rudy's Meatman’s Bakery
D. Frank Kline, M
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Rogers Bros
Rogers
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