A Clock of Secrets and an Heist to Fort Lee
Sutton explains his staged escape and romancing with film work to Trent, revealing how Payson Grant’s betrayal and a family rift led to a plan to exonerate and protect Payson. The talk covers prison, forgiveness, and a promise to pursue the truth.
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Ossining
Moving Picture House
Ridgway
g@e
Jersey
Palisades
Fort Lee
Trent
Devlin
Payson Grant
Sutton
Payson
Grant
Mosby
Heat and Coldness in Thermometer Readings
A discussion notes that heat and coldness are relative and lack fixed boundaries. It explains how thermometer readings below freezing are labeled as degrees of cold by an arbitrary convention.
American Youth Surpassed Others in War Discipline
Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett praises American soldiers for intelligent discipline over rote drill. He notes that self-imposed discipline yields better obedience and cites a front line incident where a buck private stated he was in command after officers were casualties.
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Hunter Liggett
Saturday Evening Post
Why Press Is Called the Fourth Estate
The daily press is called the Fourth Estate for its influence on government and public affairs. Carlyle and Macaulay are cited for coining or using the term, though Burke never wrote it. the phrase appears in Carlyle’s Heroes and Hero Worship and in The Fourth Estate published earlier.
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England
France
Thomas Carlyle
Burke
Carlyle
Macaulay
Pathfinder
Why Cats Have Nine Lives
The article notes the proverb about cats having nine lives predates Shakespeare and may stem from cats’ tenacity. It rejects the Bastet origin, stating no evidence and suggesting Nine as a culturally favored number linked to other ancient societies.
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Egypt
Bastet
Covered Bridges and their Purpose in the United States
The United States Bureau of Public Roads notes timber bridges were built with roofs and sides to protect them from the weather. Covered bridges extend the life of wood, historically aided by cheap lumber. They were not primarily built for shelter during storms, though some remain in use in scattered regions.
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United States Bureau of Public Roads
United States
Pathfinder Magazine
Chinese Taboo Fear Shapes New Zealand Trade Debates
Report notes that Chinese residents in New Zealand face calls for exclusion as competition concerns rise among businessmen. Early estimates list 8 800 Chinese, with hundreds arriving from China for education test coaching aboard vessels. A white New Zealand league has petitioned the customs minister for an embargo on all Chinese.
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New Zealand
China
How to Recurl Feathers for Refluffed Plumes
A method to recurl feathers that have lost fluffiness. Place a blunt edged knife between the feather and fingers and draw the feather through gently. The process is slow but yields satisfying results.
Bobs are barred at Manila Convent College
The Colegia de Santa Teresa will not admit any girl student this year whose hair is bobbed. Those enrolled must let their tresses grow. The superiora declared the style unbecoming and not ladylike.
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Colegia de Santa Teresa
Manila
Face nicknames Phiz and Phig derive from physiognomy
The terms Phiz and Phig are colloquial abbreviations of physiognomy, referring to the face as revealing character or disposition. The usage highlights the link between facial features and personality judgments in historic language.
Cary of Thanks from Mount Family
The Mount family thanks friends and neighbors for support during illness and death of C. B. Mount. They acknowledge floral offerings and praise Rev. Leach Mr. Drake and Mr. Shawler. Signatures include Mrs. C. B. Mount J. V. Mount M. H. Mount and Mrs. Frank Harvey.
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C. B. Mount
Rev. Leach
Drake
Shawler
J. V. Mount
M. H. Mount
Frank Harvey
Place to Put on Dog A resort Roger
A brief fragment notes a place described as a pleasant strutting ground where the speaker says nobody knows how unimportant you are at home, with a tone reminiscent of a Boston transcript.
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Roger
Boston Transcript
The Small Actions Reveal Fitness for Big Tasks
The message notes that minor deeds show readiness or failure to undertake major endeavors. It emphasizes consistency, discipline, and integrity in daily behavior as indicators of future capability.
Language change speeds cut to today’s English
Language change has been so rapid that modern English bears little resemblance to the English spoken nine centuries ago, closely diverging from its medieval roots and even resembling German in some aspects of form and usage.
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Clayton B- Mount
Union Prairie
Hague Place
Samuel Prevo
West Union, Ill
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Ind
Clayton
James A
Mary C. Mount
Clarence
Volney
Decatur
Madison
Los Angeles
Calif
Mayme
Emma Harvey
Newport
Brown
Business College
Hfe
Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Man
Old Presbyterian Church
Walnut Prairie
Brotherhood of
Little Brown
Vale
West Union
Howard Leach
Marshall
Music and Work Pro Gavin Sees Boost in Productivity
A note on how music is believed to raise efficiency at work and the idea that a mosquito also works best when serenaded, reflecting a light, period tone on sound and labor.
Novice guide to Great Salt Lake buoyancy myth
A curious note claims the lake’s extreme salinity makes drowning nearly impossible as the body supposedly does not sink. The quotation attributes the idea to liberty, though no factual sources are provided.
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Great Salt Lake
Brightness and temper noted in Irving quote
A fragmentary quote from Washington Irving extols brightness as a pleasant temper and cure for disquiet, likening it to sunshine and sweetness that soothes.
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Washington Irving
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