Hook at His Best
Theodore Hook, a witty Englishman, encountered a pompous man strutting along the street. Hook approached, bowed, and asked if the man was anybody in particular, then quickly walked away before a reply could be given.
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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1926
Page
9
Theodore Hook, a witty Englishman, encountered a pompous man strutting along the street. Hook approached, bowed, and asked if the man was anybody in particular, then quickly walked away before a reply could be given.
A fragmented instruction describes cleaning ceilings with a starcly solution and white Marvel in cold water to treat stains. The method suggests applying a thick coating with a brush, allowing it to dry, and repeating if the stain shows through, indicating a basic repaint prep.
Norrish and Benson of Morrison sold 33 head of fancy handyweight Highland Texas Herefords at Chicago on March 23, averaging 1176 pounds and fetching 10.65 per hundredweight for the shipment of 33 plus 26 graded heifers at 9.25. The sale, the top price of the day, followed fattening on corn linseed meal and alfalfa after purchase in October 1924.
Report notes sugar manufacture and early medical use in ancient India. References to Sanskrit literature and later Greek and Roman familiarity with sugar, obtained from India at high cost, indicate its long historical value.
Anthony Burns, the escaped slave from IS, faced seizure under fugitive slave law in Massachusetts. Arrested in 1834, he was sent back to his owner, John Letten, a pioneering English printer in London.
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