Cork Forests of Spain and Portugal Dominate World Cork Trade
The cork forests cover vast belts in Catalonia and extend through Barcelona, Estremadura, and Andalusia. Quercus suber trees reach 35 to 60 feet, bearing evergreen leaves and acorns. harvesting begins at age 15 and recurs every three years, sustaining trees for over 150 years. Portugal devotes over 30,000 square miles to cork cultivation.
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Spain
Portugal
Catalonia
Barcelona
Eoeiaeret
Estremadura
Andalusia
Berlin Phone Order Rule Hits Merchant in Court
In Berlin a court ruled against a merchant who sued a recipient for damages after a telephone order failed. The decision states the initiator who asks to be connected bears responsibility for any loss from the call, even if the other party misses or misinterprets the words.
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Berlin
Goat Mascot Serenade Sparks Schoolyard Rivalry
Gen Parker recalls a Georgia team at Seat Girl rifle range with a colored boy and a goat as mascots. A rival rifleman paid the boy for a button then rubbed goat hairs on it saying the team would never win the Hilton trophy. The boy cried as the goat bleated.
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Gen. Parker
New Jersey
Seat Girl
Georgia
Washington Post
Hash politics and hash breakfast denial by a politician
A Baltimore American piece portrays an eminent politician confronting rumors about a presidential boom while denying a hash influenced boarding-house vote. Reporters visit his residence as he speaks in a formal, cautious tone about the hash breakfasts stirring public interest.
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Baltimore American
A Small Boy Defines Headache as Brain Stomachache
A brief note describes a child’s quirky metaphor for pain, equating a headache with stomach discomfort in the brain. It hints at themes of regeneration and curiosity about bodily sensations.
Aphorism on Women and Stereotypes
A collection of vintage aphorisms about women, portraying stereotypes and humor. The quips touch on cleanliness, idle work, marriage, fashion, and temper, with playful remarks on virtue and vice and hints of social commentary.
Wisdom for Women and Matrimony Reflections
A column praises female virtue and contrasts love duty and friendship. It asserts women die when beauty fades and comments on aging, marriage, and resilience. It portrays a good woman as a well of love offering comfort, encouragement, and forgiveness to others.
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Eve
Garden of Eden
Selections From School Exercises Noted Puns and Errors
A collage of student lines shows misheard figures and playful misstatements. Entries include Virgil as a Vestal Virgin and Hannibal as a Greek explorer, with garbled geography and spelling.
Traditional Tips On Duty And Self Control
A reflective piece advises swiftly pursuing bold aims and not delaying morning tasks. It warns against envy while urging personal improvement, maintaining a noble spirit amid fortune’s changes and not letting happiness hinge on others’ moods.
Idle Tongue and Market Mentions in Patchy 19th Century Text
A fragmented passage notes that an idle tongue overworks and hints at social tensions. It mentions a physician, slaughter sale prices not yet affecting meat markets, and Cahder prompting some men to admit they are above the average. It also references business being slow, an undertaker, and varying levels of busyness.
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Cahder
Sage Sayings On Peace Love And Nobility
A deceitful peace is more hurtful than open war and there is no recompense for an unjust slanderer. Love cannot be bought or sold its only price is love. The day you marry you either make or mar yourself. Piety prudence and civility are the elements of true nobility.
Russell Sage on Wealth and Justice
Russell Sage writes in the Independent on Wealth as a Decree of Justice. He argues wealth requires responsibility and sees capital as past effort while labor is current energy and skill. He notes rising alignment of capital and labor and that rich men have become more democratic.
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Russell Sage
The
Independent
Wworl
Philosophic Maunderings and Odd Observations
A Baltimore News excerpt surveys quirky musings on honesty, hypocrisy, and social penalties in polite society. It notes tricks to win respect, avoid false judgments, and the odd idea that weather and gunked footwear relate to luck and memory.
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