Len Smith’s Tavern Fools a Frugal Farmer in Boston Transcript
A Boston Transcript tale recalls Len Smith’s tavern at Waltham once popular with farmers who brought their trucks to Boston markets. A crafty landlord served a starving man a cold plate, but the mark declared he finally received what he called for after months of paying half-price for a frugal meal.
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Waltham
Boston
Barkis
Len
Boston Transcript
Washington horse turnouts reveal political grandees rides
The piece catalogs a flotilla of Washington insider vehicles, noting Grant, Conkling, Cameron, Morton and others with their preferred rigs. It highlights a Hungarian cart acquired for Beale in Austria, and jabs at mismatched pairs and showy equipage as a social tableau across ministries, senators, and ambassadors.
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The Coming Marz and the Ambidexter Idea
Appleton's Journal notes Charles Reade argues future humans will be ambidextrous It debunks the right hand superiority as a mere custom and traces its ancient and linguistic roots The piece urges teaching equal skill with both hands to speed this change while acknowledging current attachment to right handedness and tradition.
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Moses
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Dextrous
R. Reade
Brigham Young Heirs Face Church Trust Dispute
The Salt Lake Tribune reports Brigham Young’s heirs owe the Church about 1.5 million dollars after the estate’s final settlement. The heirs were expected to transfer assets to the Church at death, but instead left them to heirs. Compromise likely to avert a long court fight.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Brigham Young
Church
Ant
Ara
Fragmentary note on a Lowell man and buried bones
A damaged excerpt mentions a Lowell man and bones in a place described as worth having. The text is incomplete but suggests a local interest or incident involving a person and a burial site.
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