Quotable Jests On Law, Liquor And Luck
A curio of aphorisms on appearances and disappearances, patience and opportunity, and the law of inheritances. It notes Amb Choate’s 12 trunks to England and jokes about white elephants, drink, and social kin.
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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1899
Page
6
A curio of aphorisms on appearances and disappearances, patience and opportunity, and the law of inheritances. It notes Amb Choate’s 12 trunks to England and jokes about white elephants, drink, and social kin.
The line suggests that success may attract aid or guidance when individuals have already taken steps to assist themselves, implying a cause and effect between effort and support. It hints at a broader moral about self-reliance attracting favorable outcomes.
The article suggests that the new smoke free locomotive could lead to a future where sleeping car porters operate without tips. It presents a cautious forecast tied to evolving rail travel norms and labor expectations.
Gen Eagan says the canned roast beef was meant as a minor incident but has grown into a significant matter with notable attention and implications.
Rumors circulate that the north pole has been found, but no credible suggestion has emerged on how it might be used.
Toledo Ohio mayoral candidate Jones seeks re election with a platform built on the golden rule. Supporters worry voters may distrust this new and untried issue and question its practicality in governance.
Proponents advocate splitting up tribal relations and granting the Indian a home in severalty with white neighbors to end reservations. They urge land allotment to proceed regardless of treaty status, viewing reservations as plague spots to surrounding areas and residents alike.
From St Petersburg, Holloway notes Russia is a vast market attracting leading American manufacturers and exporters seeking surplus markets. Russian merchants wish direct access to U S home companies, with samples via capable representatives as the best entry. American goods favored over English Belgian and German rivals, except for certain farm machinery.
A literary survey catalogs how villains meet grim ends in novels by Dickens Scott Doyle Haggard and others. It recounts deaths from watery graves to drops from ledges and avalanches with notes on dramatic fate and moral consequence.
A Vienna correspondent notes Austria and Turkey impose a government tax on newspapers and Russia bans street sales. Reform promises exist but opposition obstruction stalls legislation. The social democrats push abolition as composing machines threaten jobs. Paper output drops due to weak demand, and Vienna earns a badge of illiteracy as cafes host reading.
Malietoa, descendant of Savea Malietoa I, is educated and reserved yet learned, with diplomatic skill. Mataafa, his rival, is a man of strong character and a rigid Roman Catholic, noted for forceful presence.
Workman finds a bundle of 600,000 francs in securities under Rue Montmartre triggering a citywide hunt for wealth hidden in Paris sewers. Authorities and restoration crews coordinate to locate and recover the fortune.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as spring medicine that cleanses the blood and cures ailments from scrofula to kidney and liver troubles. Testimonies from Michael Boyle of Pittsburg, J B Emerton of Auburn, and Annie Resert of Fall River claim relief, strength, and better appetite.
A dated admonition warns readers to avoid tucking in clothing or wearing ill fitting stockings in the morning. The note suggests improper dress may cause mishaps as the day unfolds, advising careful preparation to prevent accidents.
Mrs M C Cooper of the Royal Academy of Arts London a famed sculptor modeled busts of English nobility and Americans including Mrs Belva Lockwood. She praises Peruna noting relief from catarrh and grippe after one bottle and accompanies a free book offer for women. The piece ends with a political dig at primaries.
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