Plain Bequest In Yee Lang Will To Brother Yee Suey
A historical note cites Yee Lang writing a colorful Chinese will to his brother Yee Suey. He declares health failing and property to pass under Yee Suey’s control after his death. The quirky phrasing highlights cross language wills and family transfer of property.
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Imaginative Names Among Glasgow Race Day Cards
Old Glasgow racing program reveals horse names such as Jack's My Favorite Britons Strike Home Fear Not Victorious Kiss in a Corner and First Time o’ Asking, reflecting period whimsy and creative spellings.
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Tunney Sees Russia Through Disillusioned Eye
Former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney recounts a month in Russia in Collier's Weekly noting Bolshevism is not a civic cure and criticizing state atheism and church suppression while praising the personal growth from his observations. He warns that organized religion remains essential for humanity.
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Emancipation through Sanity Kindness and Tolerance
A brief thought from Country Home urging removal of unnecessary suffering via sanity kindness and tolerance.
Argentina Leads in Vehicle Registrations Per Capita
Despite having less than 500 miles of surfaced roads Argentina has the highest per capita motor vehicle registrations in the two Americas outside the United States and Canada.
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Americas
United States
Canada
Injunction Costs Adjusted in Lansing Chicago Heights Suit
In the Haines versus Village of Lansing and Chicago Heights case dated July 15, 1931 the costs of 1243.50 were split. Lansing’s share was reduced to 248.70 after village attorney Herbert C. DeYoung argued Lansing’s smaller size justifies a lower burden. Judge Lindsay approved and the injunction against Little Calumet river pollution was set permanent but not effective until January 15, 1938, allowing time for a sewage plant.
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Evolution of the Clown
A brief note on the robe comedian as a member of a vanishing race, with a tone of stoic indifference toward its extinction. The piece implies cultural decline and a lack of public remorse.
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