Great Advocate George Wood remembered by New York bar
The piece recalls George Wood, a famed advocate alongside Daniel Lord and other era lawyers. Anecdotes from David Dudley Field and recollections of Wood’s sharp logic and masterly argument frame his reputation. It notes a client paying fifty dollars for an opinion that proved worthless and quotes Times reminiscences on his courtroom power.
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Nut Trees Grow If Planted With Care And Timing
An article on nut tree propagation notes bearing ages vary by care, with well cared trees bearing a bushel in ten years. It covers planting nuts fresh, storage in moist sand or sawdust, and fall planting for hard shelled nuts. It warns against deep planting and highlights natural leaf mulch and later snow aiding decay and cover.
Why That Was Why and the Mirthful Misunderstanding
In a comically muddled scene from Pearson's Weekly a husband flings off coats and searches the ground as his wife clutches her skirt to hide mud noting she lacks a trousers pocket to stash the evidence. The exchange turns on embarrassment and a search for a missing item.
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Cycling as asthma remedy proposed by Dr Mercer
London physician Dr. Mercer endorses cycling to treat asthma, arguing it trains respiration and deepens breathing without fatigue. He notes hill climbing initially painful but gradually becomes effortless, with reduced wheeze and night attacks in a patient who rode regularly for three years.
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