Notice of Administration for Two Estates
Qualified as administrator of the estate of J A Little, notifying all claimants to present claims by November 10, 1915 at New Salem Township, Union County, or be barred. Debtors must settle immediately. Also administrator of Mary E Merritt estate warns claimants to present by October 25, 1918, or be barred. Parties owing estate to settle promptly. October 2, 1914. Signed J C Simpson Admr Stack & Parker Attys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Little
New Salem Township
Union County
D. L. Little
Black & Parker, Altys
Mary E. Merrit
J. C. Simpson
Admr
Stack & Parker
Attys
Numbering Houses and Gaelic Alphabet Details
The text discusses historic house numbering practices and a Gaelic alphabet where most letters are linked to trees. It notes Berlin's house numbering by number alone, London’s reliance on signs in the Stuart era, and a Gaelic system mapping letters to tree names with eighteen modern letters and seventeen in the old alphabet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Macaulay
London
New York American
Elephants Hate Camels Across African Lands
An old fragment describes fierce enmity between elephants and camels in Africa. It portrays camels as terrified when scenting elephants, then notes elephants stamping and trampling camels into fragments with trumpeting trunks and powerful limbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Perer
Oldest Parliament Claim of Isle of Man and Channel Islanders
Pearson's Weekly notes the Isle of Man house of keys as a claimed oldest parliament founded around A D 98 by King Orry. It contrasts Channel Island constitution details with a system of jurats, rectors, constables, mayors, and fourteen elected deputies, led by the bailiff and officers including the attorney general, solicitor general, and the viscount who speaks but may not vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Keys
Isle of Man
A. D
King Orry
Duke William
Hastings
Prevot
Pearson's Weekly
Geography of rope sparks classroom joke
An anecdote from Cornhill Magazine recalls a school scene where a retired theater man asks students about the capital of Holland. A sharp pupil replies Capital Hi, ending the inquiry with a quick, witty answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thnen Draper
Olland
Cornhill Magazine
Colored Diamonds and a Duke's Rare Black Gem
The piece notes diamonds in colors like black blue red pink green and yellow. It mentions black diamonds as extremely rare sourced from Borneo and claims the Duke of Richmond owns a large black diamond that historically served as the eve of an Indian Idol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borneo
Duke of Richmond
Etymology Origins of Illinois River Name
The Illinois River name is traced to the Islini tribe on its banks, with other suggested derivations including Isle aux Noix, island of nuts. Etymologists and geographers offer several fanciful possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Aliois
Isle Aux Noix
Island of
Nuts
Sunny Thought Cheering Despite Locking In Things
A brief Cincinnati Enquirer insight notes cheer remains despite commitments. The playful line remarks a dog with the shortest tail wears the fewest tin cans, reflecting light humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunny
Cincinnati Enquirer
Light Writing and Photography Origins and Theme
The passage traces Photography from Greek roots phos and grapho and notes light as writing. It discusses how ambition for praise strengthens personal virtue and frames art as a light driven act of expression.
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Plete
Heath Hardware
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Baltimore
Charleston, S.C
T.C. Lee & CO
Raymond C. Griffin & Brother
BANK
Oxford
Jerome Bolick
Columbus
Fowler & Lee
Sale and Exchange Stable
Monroe, N. C
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