Curious Manx Laws On Isle Of Man Taxation And Debts
The Isle of Man imposes taxes on food and drink with no death duties or property taxes. Debtors face imprisonment though usury is banned. Women have parliamentary franchise and widows may hold life estates. Prohibition on cigarettes and intoxicants existed in May era, and English law limits moneylenders with a long standing four percent ceiling.
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Isle of Man
Manxland
England
Chicago News
Luxurious Roman Kitchens Surpass Modern Setups
The Chicago Tribune notes ancient Roman households boasted lavish kitchens with silver lined saucepans and ornate utensils. Egg frames could cook twenty eggs, and pastry molds, gridirons, and tart dishes filled lavish departments. Ivory cosmetics and gold fish nets reveal excess, while safety pins predate notions of modernity.
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Rome
Chicago Tribune
Pronunciation Debate on Pall Mall Cigarette Brand
The Pall Mall Cingrette prints letters debating how to pronounce Pall Mall with British readers offering old and new forms. J Henderson Center recalls family speech and compares variations like Paille Maille Paart Maw Pell Mell while noting historical pronunciations and quirks.
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Pall Mall
London
Pall Mall Cingrette
J. Henderson Center
Old Beliefs Persist in Southern Europe A Venetian Owl Tale
A British resident’s pet cockatoo wandered to a neighbor’s roof and was shot. The neighbor claimed he thought the bird was an owl and cited a baby in the house as motive. Ancient augury notes owls foretell death, as discussed by Ovid and similar lore.
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Europe
Venice
Ovid
London Express
Various Kinds of Wisdom in Society and Life
A reflective note contrasts natural genius and practical craft with common sense, homegrown wisdom, and counterfeit restraint. It cites a phrenologist as fake amid street pretence and hypocrisy, with a quoted exchange about shampoo as a test of perception.
Quote of Experience Guides the Future Past
A collection of two quotes from historic figures. Patrick Henry emphasizes learning from experience to judge the future. Marcus Aurelius urges self-reliance and standing erect without external support.
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Patrick Henry
Guarantee Law Backed by Oklahoma Plan Gains Attention
Washington notes increasing support for a federal deposit guarantee model modeled after Oklahoma. Senators Owen and Carter Glass push for currency legislation, while other lawmakers debate banking policy amid varied opinions on deposits safety and bank profitability.
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Washington
Banking and Currency Committee
Oklahoma
Commonwealth
Joss
Oklahon
Owen
Bryan
Congress
Carter Glass
Virginia
House
Toscanini Debut: From Rejected Cellist to Conducting Sensation
In Rio de Janeiro Toscanini faced a crisis as an audience resisted an incompetent substitute. Dragged to the conductor’s stand, the young maestro conducted from memory, winning applause and securing the season’s end. News of the debut opened Italian opera houses to him.
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Toscantpi
Hing
Mas Sonth
Toscanini
Rio de Janeiro
Alda
Uni
Hisses
Ertemiis
Iis
Wuy
Italy
Stage Villains and Their Tricks on the York Stage
The New York Mail discusses how rival players use covert methods to spoil cues and laughs. Tactics include fanning to mute lines a backstep to obscure faces and premature smiles to blunt humor. Dropping objects at key moments also interrupts the performance and distracts the audience.
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New York Mail
Panama Canal Overview Narrow Isthmus Length and Route
The Panama Canal runs diagonally across the isthmus from Colon to Panam and spans about fifty miles from Caribbean to Pacific deep water. At its narrowest the isthmus is around forty miles wide, with the Pacific terminus located twenty two miles east of the northern entrance.
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Panama Canal
Isthmus
Panama
Colon
Panam
Caribbean
Pacific
Germany Blamed For Noted Factory Notice Story
The London Tatler reports a circulated factory warning near live wires reading touching them means instant death and the offender will be prosecuted and fined. No prosecutions have occurred to date as of the item. The piece mentions a humor item about Tommy and a sister in a separate caption from Chicago News.
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Germany
London
Tatler
A Wise Precaution
A brief quip from the Detroit Free Press notes a humorous plan to keep a car safe by ensuring the driver cannot damage the engine, with a toolkit referenced as the safeguard. The exchange highlights a lighthearted approach to preventing mishaps with a family vehicle.
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John
Detroit Free Press
The Black Fox Pelts in Demand
The skin of black fox is valued at five to ten dollars and animals are raised in captivity to meet pelts demand.
Woman Burned With Clothing at Grover Home Tragedy
A woman was severely burned when her clothing ignited at the Grover residence. Rescue efforts included olive oil treatment and hospital transport by the West End hose wagon. She died, and her infant child perished as well. Funeral arrangements are pending. Grover family losses include three other children ages three to fifteen. The deceased, 35 or 36, was born in Brooklyn. her father died earlier, and her mother remarried a Liberty Street gateman. The story also notes Loyal Grand Council events in Newark and a Progress Council meeting with ice cream afterward.
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Brooklyn
Theodore Woolley
Liberty Street
Grover
Loyal
Loyal Association
Newark
Harry G. Woolley
Progress Council No. 3
Asbury Edwards
Progress Council
Fair Haven Easter Program Shines at Methodist Church
A Sunday night program titled Chimes of Easter was presented at the Fair Haven Methodist Protestant Church. The school performed carols and readers included Dorothy Parker Edmund Wilbur Elsie Smith Helen VanBrunt Esther Wild Con stance Wild Leona Little and William Parker.
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Fair Haven
Methodist Protestant Church
Dorothy Parker
Edmund Wilbur
Elsie Smith
Helen VanBrunt
Esther Wild
Constance Wild
Leona Little
William Parker
Red Bank Y M C A Scouts Hike to Never Sleep Camp
Thirty four Red Bank Y M C A Boy Scouts and eight Lincroft Scouts hiked to Nut Swamp camp in Middletown Township. Each carried a half loaf of bread and donations funded beef cooked on sticks for dinner. In the afternoon two baseball teams were captained by Scout Master C Harold Tumey and assistant Lloyd Sickles. Tumey's team won 35 to 2 with Harry Estelle pitching and Fred Gustin catching. Osborn Harrison and Allen White contributed for Sickles's team.
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Red Bank Y. M. C. A
Lincroft
Nut Swamp
Middletown Township
Harold Tumey
Lloyd Sickles
Tumey
Harry Estelle
Mr. Tumey
Fred Gustin
Osborn Harrison
Red Bank
Allen White
Mr. Sickles
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