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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1910
Page
3
A London Truth piece portrays a self made man describing how social advancement came through bribes, political favors, and strategic society connections. He notes payments for a peerage and club vouchers, plus benefactors who eased his rise to nobility.
A Philadelphia Ledger item discusses M. Lannelongue’s Paris Academy communication claiming among Chinese Japanese and Malays the foot acts as a hand more than thought. Observations include a Tokyo theater scene and foot aided meals and daily tasks with feet used to grip objects and even steer boats.
The Westminster Gazette notes badgers are omnivorous and defend honey while sometimes preying on young rabbits and game birds. Keepers report occasional raids on partridge and other nests, yet doubt they cause significant losses. The piece cites South Virginia rates and suggests badger behavior varies by region.
In old England, lords and ladies devised a bizarre amusement fishing by a goose. A baited hook tied to a goose’s leg was cast overboard. the bird fought a fish as spectators cheered. Usually the goose triumphed, landing its prisoner on shore with quacks.
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