Gambling Ventures and the gambler’s long odds
A London piece argues that gambling and speculation favor bookmakers and professionals over amateurs. It notes that long odds and inside information bias profit toward the house, while amateurs often lose money despite occasional lucky runs. Wise savers fare better than reckless speculators who ignore bids and market signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve
Sir Rupert Ford
Bart
London
Lorses
Stock Exchange
Sunday School Lesson Sparks Dusty Thought
A mother explains why Johnny has been absent and disruptive. The teacher recalls Johnny’s belief that people are made of dust after a Sunday school visit and his frightening attempt to draw his sister into a vacuum cleaner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Sagacious chimp Toto in Kearton life story unfolds
A garbled 19th century account describes Toto the chimpanzee, gifted to photographer Cherry Kearton by a hunter in the Mount Mon region, showing remarkable intelligence. Toto learned bathing, drying, teeth cleaning, pipe handling, tobacco use, and even fetched quinine. He acted as a nurse during illness, opened boxes, and identified books, while experiencing adventures across South Africa and England before the master’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Kearton
Mr Kearton
Mon
Cough Free State
Kearton
Tims
Free State
England
Mike
Tula
Tate
Marseilles
London
Wit and Humor from the Dublin to Ballinasloe
A collage of humorous vignettes with Irish setting, including two Irishmen walking to Ballinasloe misreading distances, Lord Rosebery antics, a barber and priest gag, a parishioner’s joke, a grand village christening tale, misdialed telephone quips, and a manager overheard by two workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ballinasloe
Doctors baffled by typhus-like fever on William Mitchell
Authorities debate a typhus-like fever aboard the British sailing ship William Mitchell now in Bay. Six crew members are ill but not severely, with quarantine extended at Point Nepean. fumigation planned, rat and insect control under way, while one apprentice remains weakened by illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uwe Ibat
Pontewry
William Mitchell
Dr. Cumpston
Mehargay
Point Nepean
Eh Wimlart
Linvesatt
Redera
Gumpson
Williane-Mitchell
Adelaide
Toowoomba
Federal Health Department
Port Health Chils
Willis
Mitchel
Death of Sir Hari Singh Shuts Door to Restored Favor
Indian correspondent recalls Sir Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir dying before reconciliation with his Maharajah uncle could be formalized after his Europe visit. The aged ruler endured strict penance and seclusion plans tied to the Festival of Lights, but Providence intervened as Sir Hari Singh passed away without return to favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pertab Sagit
Jammu and
Kashmir
Meri Sinh
Unday News
Hari
Fugland
Hari Singh
India
Europe
Mrs Robinson
Montagu Noel Newton
William Cooper Hobbs
Hobinson
Mr. Name
Sir Hari Singh Ti
Moustache
Hayhood
Nawhah
Anpui
Deligg
Fnsur
Sir Perday Singh
Gaudy tennis player seeks taxi on busy street
A gaudily dressed tennis player stands on a pavement scanning the road for a taxi. An urchin pushes a dilapidated wheelbarrow and passes by as the man asks him to fetch a taxi from the top of the street.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miller
Gambling Ventures
Toto
Lord Hosebery
West End
Lord Rosebery
Ehauer
Piverenen
Pat
Lowa
Andy
Mochester Times Union
Weiter
West
Pearson’s Weekly
Aprigon
Arrison
Hutch
Hay
Hess
Jim
Ted
Tim
Indyes
Chicago
Sir Hari Singh
Symonds Brothers
Father Xmas
Mester
Murdock Bros. Ford DeAlers
Crystal Brook
R. Flett & Son, Watchmakers
Jewellers
Opticians
Flett’s
Exon
al Staes
E.P.N.S
AYUE
Pirie
Whyzlle
Rpm
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