Great Chicago Scholar Promotes Silver and Gold as Money
Clarence S. Darrow argues for bimetallism, detailing how gold and silver function as money, the impact of silver demonetization since 1873, and the bargaining power between debtors and creditors. He rejects international money schemes and urges restoring a 16 to 1 silver to gold coin ratio to balance value and trade.
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United States
America
Europe
England
South
Clarence
Darrow
Names and origins of lands and places
A compact guide explains how world names arose. Asia derives from Ashas meaning land of the dawn. many endings like ia have Celtic roots. Senegambia lies between Senegal and Gambia. Kaffraria from Kaffirs. Portugal from Porto Cale. Labrador from Tierra Labrador. Greenland from green moss. Madagascar from Malagasy explorers.
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Asia
Ashas
Senegambia
Senegal
Gambia
Aleutian Islands
Portugal
Porto Cale
Oporto
Labrador
Tierra Labrador
Kaffraria
Poland
Pole
Greenland
Italy
Italus
Madagascar
Bible Statistics Snapshot From The King James Version
A historical note lists the King James Bible as containing 3,566,489 letters, 773,746 words, 31,173 verses, 1,189 chapters, and 66 books, with occurrences of the word and 46,277, and the word Lord 1,856 times. It also cites peculiar facts about middle and shortest verses and alphabet usage.
Wolf bounty repealed after wolf farming revelations
In Bareau County Illinois the bounty for wolf scalps, previously ten dollars per head, is ended after it was discovered that residents ran profitable wolf farms to harvest scalps. The law’s repeal ends the program and closes the scheme.
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Smithereens
Bareau County
Satirical sketches and stageroom humor from a club
A collage of cartoon verse and humorous vignettes from Our Wit and Humor with mock drawings of cards and dames, a tale of a gentle wife seeking widowly appeal, a doctor’s fee caper, and a nurse’s primer about infant bath heat all sharing light satire and regional color.
Tablet Marks Room of Great Poet's House
A tablet is placed on the wall of the home once occupied by a renowned poet, highlighting the room where he lived. The scene presents a reflective exchange about memory and literary heritage.
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Shakespeare
Fragmented Prose and Vignettes from the Times
A collection of brief quips and anecdotes from a 19th century page, mixing moral maxims with humorous captions. It includes light reflections on manners and devotion, a classroom joke about grammar, a pair’s fickle romance, and a wry misnomer about a lily.
A Rural Arithmetician Notices a Marriage
The deacon reads in the paper that Molly Spinks has married a count. His wife jokes that Molly could have married Bill instead, noting his good counting skills. The exchange reflects small town gossip and humorous rural wit.
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Molly Spinks
Bill
Atlanta Constitution
Fashion Note on Venus de Medici Waist Debate
Mr Murray Hill jokes that the Venus de Medici would be corseted if animated to life. Mrs Murray Hill counters that the statue would wear corsets before anyone could comment on its waist.
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Mr. Murray Hill
Mrs. Murray Hill
Bugle Editor Faces Question on Society Roast
In a brief exchange, Gus De Smith is asked if the Bugle editor would speak in favor of the conservation society. Jones predicts the editor would enjoy roasting someone, implying mixed support and playful deflection.
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Gus de Smith
the Bugle
Jones
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