Water-ousel A Water Dwelling Bird Of Many Lands
Water-ousel, a passerine bird related to the European blackbird, dives and hunts in stream bottoms. The creature, noted by the American Museum of Natural History, adapts to aquatic life to avoid competition, and its distribution spans Britain, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
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Pulletin
American Museum of Natural History
Great Britain
Europe
Asia
Algeria
Asia Minor
Himalayas
Americas
Alaska
Peru
Rockies
Sierras
Andes
Marriage prospects in society and work discussed at club
Club talk weighs marriage options for women from society, business life, and chorus fame. Members note sensational matches by chorus ladies and claim department store girls can wed well, while one quips stores sometimes have to take her back.
Sea Water Heals Best Far Offshore
Sea water is most effective for curative purposes twenty miles from shore at a depth of thirty fathoms. Its health benefits stem from the halogen it contains in solution.
Had a Reason for Siffing
A yardmaster suspects a stranger acting as a detective near a freight car on a siding. The man is questioned after lingering around the car, but the stranger insists there is a sleuth sniffing the area. The car, labeled as onions, remains of interest as the incident unfolds with the brakeman summoned.
William’s Wedding Delayed by Oversleeping Train
On his wedding day William overslept and missed the train. He learned a later service would not arrive for an hour and telegraphed to the bride to delay the ceremony until he could arrive.
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William
He Belonged. Knappes Takes Office as U S District Clerk
The Indianapolis News notes William P. Knappes has assumed the role of clerk for the United States District Court in Indiana, succeeding Noble C. Butler. An out-of-town attorney questioned his fit, then acknowledged Knappes’s composure and competence.
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William P. Knappes
United States District Court For
District of
Indiana
Noble C. Butler
Mr. Butler
Mr. Knappes
Origin of Bulls and Bears in Market Language
The article traces how bulls and bears in stock trading date to early 18th century sources including a 1720 play by Cibber. It discusses bear selling skin prior to killing and bulls buying stock for future delivery hoping for price gains. It notes contangoes as percentages for postponing transfer day, from the Spanish cinengo meaning I check.
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Stock Exchange
Cibber
Fair Exchange Quote on Marital Strife and Unity
Mrs. Adolph Spreckels, San Francisco, notes in a government interview that quarrelsome couples can be unusually united. A neighbor praises indulgent husbands, while another woman retorts that such husbands often indulge too much, highlighting ironic sympathy.
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Adolph Spreckels
San Francisco
Grandfather Discovers Dressmaker Sleeping in Daughter’s Bed
A grandfather wakes his daughters at dawn and sings the tune of the day. He enters one room to find a dressmaker under the covers pretending to sleep. In his jovial surprise he unveils the dressmaker as a lady, not his daughter, then leaves for town.
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Grandfather
The Poison Pen and Anonymous Letters
The New York Herald notes that years of experience with anonymous letters show the author can be anyone from office boy to president. It cites vigilant investigators who often arrest the wrong person first, and tracing letters becomes easier when read aloud to reveal personal grudges or general tone.
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New York Herald
What Feeds Sponges
Fisheries experts and scientists have been unable to ascertain accurately how sponges feed. An ordinary sponge grows from one to one and a half inches or more a year. The skeleton is the familiar frame of the sea product and the gelatinous material is cured by wind weather and soaking in sea water.
No Night Life in Cape Town Teas Define Daily Life
The article notes Cape Town lives by tea rituals with tea at 7 11 and 4 9 10 o clock and 9 10 pm. Tea rooms replace cafes as the city remains quiet and conservative with no night life or late hours. Milk and sugar served with tea while cream remains rare and costly.
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Cape Town
South Africa
England
Examined Farmer’s Wife Brings Shocking Reply
A huntsman visiting a farmhouse to settle damages asks the wife if her husband has taken an examination yet. She replies with dramatic horror, exclaiming the phrase that she never thought to hear such language.
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London
No Further Need Precipice Warning Recalled
A dialogue notes a dangerous cliff with no warning sign. The guide recalls a warning board existed for two years before being removed after no incidents occur.
English Wife's Rights Under Law
Under English law a criminal husband may be shielded by his wife who may aid him without becoming an accessory after the fact, while a husband cannot shield his criminal wife. His duty is to hand her over to the officers of justice.
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P. B. Good
Undertaker
Illinois
Dolton
Lincoln Ave
Delton
J. A. Kollar
M. D
Riverdale
Randolph
J. G. McNeil Fayerdan
South
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
Nicholas J. Gouwens
Michigan Ave
Lott
Bimrose
Wonderful
Vocalion
Aeolian Co
114Th Street
Imrose Furniture CO
He Belonged
Fair Exchange
School Book of Forestry
American Tree Association
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
C. L. Hyatt, Dist. Supt. Public Service Co
Illinois Street
Chicago Heights
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