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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1911
Page
7
John T. McCutcheon argues zebras in Africa are a nuisance and threat to civilization. He notes vast herds along rail routes, their roaming near towns, and claims they trample fields and aid lions. The piece contrasts old game laws allowing two zebras with a new license permitting twenty, illustrating settler attitude toward the striped ponies.
Army surgeons say victory acts as an anaesthetic easing pain of battle while Napoleon’s troops reportedly endured wounds with little fear. Anecdotes recount Borodino amputation in a snowstorm, a 75-year-old officer marching home, and a general’s death after long service. Also includes notes on fish senses and literary critique.
A quoted exchange mocks a hostess’s son’s appearance and suggests paternity jokes. The snippet opens with a quip about the boy’s looks and a mother saying the child resembles his father. The line shifts to a Bacon aphorism about danger and deception.
A Kyoto incident cited by Frederic and Isham shows a master altering a typical leaf and twig composition after an American observer notes a difference. The change hinges on moving from twelve to thirteen leaves, claimed as the historically correct number for artistic balance.
A New York Times item describes a stutterer overcoming impairment after short lessons and a friend jokes about full-moon stuttering patterns. A London Tit-Bits anecdote shows Mr and Mrs Smiley at a party with a sleepy wife and a sharp exchange about lighting the fire.
A collection of quirky lines from a souvenir guide and assorted quips. It includes Welsh rail station names with English meanings, Johnsoniana diaries, a Bismarck anecdote about Pinnow, and comic exchanges on travel and money reflecting light, period tone humor.
A close look at cabinet security shows each member has a key for a dispatch box passed by a special messenger. Papers are read and relocked at Downing Street to prevent leakage. Secret documents are later printed in fragments by many compositors, then assembled and printed under strict official oversight. Lincolnshire shepherds’ counting system with unique terms from Gosset’s Sheph erds of Britain is noted.
Chinese business houses are mainly organized as partnerships with many members. Individuals who save 100 local currency promptly invest in a mercantile fund and become partiers in the venture, showcasing collective enterprise and capital pooling.
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