The Curse of Progress and a Hen Coop Tale
Two Yorkshire men bought a hencoop and struggled home with it. A friend offered to help, but halfway back one man asked for Jim. From inside the coop a voice shouted that Jim was inside carrying the perches, revealing the prank.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Estate description sparks novel use in Wall Street Journal excerpt
An author asks for more details on a magnificent estate for sale while an agent questions the purchase. The author declines to buy yet seeks permission to reuse the estate’s glowing description in a forthcoming novel.
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Wall Street
Golfer faces fear amid cryptic remarks and confusion
A fragmented note describes a golfer under pressure with unclear warnings and garbled phrases. The message hints at tension and potential conflict but contains nonsensical and incomplete details, making the full meaning unclear while preserving the high level sense of unease.
Quiz Show Answers From Historical Questions
A list of trivia questions and their answers covering topics from the first Supreme Court session in 1790 to time zones, the King James Bible, the cheetah’s speed, parachute span, the 1916 tax, Virginia’s presidential output, Delaware’s counties, global time types, Napier’s quote, and US amateur snapshots totaling about 500 million annually and 14 million pounds of paper.
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Delaware
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Royal Exchange
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Virginia
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Literary Digest
Women on Juries in Twenty-One States and D C
Women are called for jury service in twenty-one states and the District of Columbia. In nine states including California Indiana Kentucky Michigan Minnesota New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania and Wisconsin compulsory service applies with women serving on the same terms as men. In ten states Arkansas Delaware Kansas Louisiana Nevada North Dakota Oregon Rhode Island Utah and Washington plus the District of Columbia, service is permissive.
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District of Columbia
California
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Delaware
Kansas
Louisiana
Nevada
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Utah
Washington
Black-Draught Relieves Constipation Naturally
Advertises Purely Vegetable Black-Draught as a safe relief for constipation. Claims gentle, stomach friendly action from ground leaves and roots. Urges relief for both men and women and promotes its refreshing effect.
Day by Day Wisdom Quote from David Starr Jordan
A daily wisdom quote notes that he who would be daily wise must daily earn his wisdom attributed to David Starr Jordan, emphasizing steady effort and learning through repeated practice.
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David Starr Jordan
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