Ghost of 29 Stuns Wall Street with Stock Scheme
New York's financial center buzzed as a man dubbed the Ghost of 29 entered three stock offices. Each time he offered to invest one hundred dollars if the firm matched his cash. After three venues, he left with no money. He asked the presidents for a matching sum to test their publicity, then vanished.
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Arithmetic Riddle of Boys and Leftover Portions
A playful word problem describes three boys drinking portions in sequence. The fat boy drinks 17 units, the second boy drinks an unknown amount, and the third takes 7. After consuming these, 1 percent remains and each boy takes a final portion leaving 1 unit. It reads as a classic leftover puzzle attributed to John Fr Dille Co.
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Summer School For Blind Piano Tuners At Perkins
E H Fowler conducts a four week course at Perkins Institution for the Blind in Watertown. A dozen men attend lectures demonstrations and discussions to brush up on tuning and learn new techniques.
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Mass
E H Fowler
Perkins Institution For the Blind
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