My Impressions of Law and Lawyers in The Southern Magazine
Prominent Norfolk barrister Mr Richard Devereux Doyle weighs difficulties young barristers face and the lure of literature and politics. He cites Shiel and Wegg, argues talent plus industry and aggressiveness drive success, notes ethical temptations, and says law remains noble depending on the practitioner. The Baltimore Sun piece closes with a note on Theta Orionis and a planetary horizon.
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Richard Devereux Doyle
Norfolk
Southern Magazine
Doyle
Richard Lalor Shiel
Shiel
Kirk White
Wegg
Willat
Lord Bacon
Edward Coke
Baltimore Sun
Song of the Beggar Maid in Dreamland
A fragmentary verse vignette from A G Herbertson in Black and White envisions a beggar maid amid moonlit boreal imagery. It weaves a dreamlike lyric about kings, kingdoms, and the maid's contentment despite poverty, with recurring lines of dreamland song and goblin sprites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeery Goblin
A. G. Herbertson
The Minister’s Story of a Blizzard Wedding
Rev Dr Britt editor of The Veteran and veteran of the Union Army recounts a freezing 1878 Illinois wedding tale. He travels nine miles in a blizzard to marry a couple bound for South America, receives a $1 bill and a 50 cent shinplaster as payment, as reported by the Omaha World Herald.
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Dr. Britt
Omaha
Britt
Methodist Church
Union Army
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Department of Nebraska
Mott
South America
Donelson
Mrs. Britt
Omaha World- Herald
Tales and Trivia From Long Ago Newspaper Snippets
A collection of short anecdotes and curiosities: a famous singer dodges taxes by claiming no income. a comic tax exchange. a quip about Johnson and kleptomania. notes on Shetland's northern lighthouse atop a 200 foot rock. ascent records on Aconcagua. advice on preventing heel blisters during long walks. Zululand moonlight visibility and star sighting. a pun about levers and correspondence.
Unfortunate Illustration in City Trial Causes Laughter
In Judge Henrys Kansas City court Ella Downend sues for 5000 over injuries from a sidewalk step. Attorney George Jones defends that the step is merely a path to the witness chair, then trips on it himself, drawing laughter from the jury.
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Henry
Kansas City
Ella Downend
George Jones
City
Mr. Jones
Kansas City Journal
No Legacy to Cigarette Fiends in Rockford Will
Heirs of the late George G. Seaton of Rockford Illinois are barred from cigarette and liquor excess if they wish to receive their legacies. The will leaves $100 to $200 to four nieces and six nephews, with a proviso that any beneficiary who uses cigarettes or alcohol to excess forfeits that portion to designated charities per executors.
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George G. Seaton
Rockford
Ill
Philadelphia Press
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Philada
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the Bazar
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