My Impressions of Law and Lawyers in The Southern Magazine
A Baltimore Sun summary of Richard Devereux Doyle writing on difficulties facing young barristers. He cites Shiel, warns literature and politics can hinder law careers, and lists factors for success: love of the profession, industry, native sense, and an aggressive temperament. Lawyers must balance ethics with advocacy while avoiding reputational harm.
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Richard Devereux Doyle
Norfolk
Southern Magazine
Doyle
Richard Lalor Shiel
Shiel
Kirk White
Wegg
Will &I
Mr. Doyle
Lord Bacon
Edward Coke
Baltimore Sun
Theta Orionis Reveals a Sextuple Star Sight in Orion
In Orion the star Theta Orionis appears as a sextuple star when seen through a telescope, offering a panorama of seven stars revolving about one another. Each sun is presumed to host planets, with those planets possibly having moons.
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Constellation of
Orion
His Horror of Dogs and the Mad Canines Fear
Alphonse Davudet recalls a childhood shaped by a dry village Fons and a high terror of mad dogs. He describes a near encounter with a dog named chin fou, the gunfire, and his lasting fear of all animals passed to his children, reflecting on a poet’s supposed contradiction.
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Alphonse Davudet
Nurse
Fons
Garrimon
Philadelphia Press
Ohio families brew novel homegrown coffee
In Chillicothe Ohio a local experiment to cultivate coffee from seed has matured into a practical crop. Participants including Miss Emma Reis and Mrs. Caroline Reider report satisfactory yields and quality with 30 plants supplying nearly a year of coffee for Mrs. Reider. Other growers also see good results and widespread seed distribution.
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Chillicothe
Emma Reis
Gibery Reider
Anna Kontzen
Caroline Reider
Carried a Pocket Piece Since Boyhood
Mr H A Sylvester of Rockport Maine keeps a pocket cent loyal since boyhood. He never spent it through fourteen years at sea or while mining in California and on tours through Idaho and Montana. He refused to exchange it for a gold eagle and even while wrecked he begged rescuers to spare the cent.
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H. A. Sylvester
Rockport
Maine
California
Idaho
Montana
Lewiston
Copyright race over phrase by song writers
The Richmond Times notes two song composers raced to copyright a common expression after President McKinley’s mother was stricken. One writer of After the Ball added the word Just at the start, arriving just in time, and both secured copyrights.
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McKinley
Richmond Times
Bernhardt Vows Weary Of Vitriol Watch
French actress Sarah Bernhardt says her life is wearied by a ceaseless vigil against vitriol threats. She has been escorted everywhere after threats from Mile. Klein’s mother, who long ago vowed to deploy vitriol and was confined in an asylum at Bernhardt’s request.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Mile
Klein
Sarah
New York Tribune
Unfortunate Illustration in Kansas City Trial
In Judge Henrys court Ella Downend sues Kansas City for 5000 over injuries from tripping on a sidewalk step. Attorney George Jones argued the step was minor and not liable, then himself tripped over it, causing the jury to laugh and the moment to become proof of the step's insignificance.
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Henry
Kansas City
Ella Downend
George Jones
City
Mr. Jones
No Legacy to Cigarette Fiends Bequest Contingent on Temperance
Heirs of the late George G. Seaton of Rockford Illinois face a curtailment in their legacies under his will. Four nieces and six nephews receive sums from 100 to 200 dollars each, with a proviso that if any heir uses excess cigarettes or liquor, that share will be given to a charity chosen by the executors.
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George G. Seaton
Rockford, Llls
Philadelphia Press
Niagara ST Rie Medical C
Buffalo
N.Y
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