Quiz on Court Sessions and World Time
Answers include the 1790 Royal Exchange New York session with three of six justices, the Authorized Version link to the King James Bible, the cheetah as the fastest sprinter, a 24 foot parachute spread, the year 1916 federal income tax, Virginia as the most presidents producing state, Delaware with three counties, and sixty three standard times used worldwide.
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United States Supreme Court
Delaware
Royal Exchange
New York
Virginia
Curse of Progress Playground and Endearment in Political Banter
A Philadelphia Inquirer fragment cites a prospector asking why he built a home in a barren area because his wife wanted to learn to drive the car. A Washington Star exchange features Senator Sorghum acknowledging that some folks fear legislation he helped pass may cost more than its worth.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Before Her Time Grandma Explains The Thimble
A modern young woman asks Bert for a gift clue while engaged to a man with old fashioned ideas. Grandma replies with amusement that the object is a thimble. Stray Stories Magazine presents a light anecdote about contrasting eras.
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Bert
Stray Stories Magazine
Around the House to the Housewife
A collection of home tips on cooking rhubarb brightening piano keys tinting milk preserving flowers tea storage custard sauce boiling syrup cabbage cooked with milk stove care and household hints provided by WNU Service.
Parable Snippet Reflections on Character and Society
A compact civic musing collection contrasts persistence and failure in everyday actions. It notes responsibility ends with the horn blast and criticizes egotism while praising good nature and self reliance. It also muses on gender roles and the value of opportunity.
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