Richards at Home and Week's Local Notes
Myrtie and Hazel Richards spent Sunday at home. county ditch work and sickness anecdotes fill the week with visits from Roy West and family, school closings, farmers renting land, and improvements after appendicitis. Miss Howser closed Grover school with a picnic,and a teacher received gifts from students.
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Myrtie
Hazel Richards
He Dradger
County Ditch No. 7
Roy West
Matherville
Will
Maud Richards
Wallingford
A.H. Newville
Turner Place
Hornbyas
Alenswang
Miya Annie Anderson
Center Township
Hicks Story in Court Provokes Laughter in 1837 Case
In 1837 Hicks faced a Royal election challenge by Sir Srimdel Spry who claimed Hicks abused his position to sway voters. Hicks asked to illustrate his defense with a story about a donkey incident. The tale mocked the accuser and the court roared with laughter as Hicks was acquitted of the charge.
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Hicks
QR County Watchis
Srimdel Spry
Tiel
Samuel Spry
Peris
Cornhill Magazine
Great Wars From Trifles
A fragment speechlike reminiscence on how needless wars arose from minor insults and royal court jests. It cites William of Normandy and William II with a wry, antiquated tone and references to contemporary figures and events, ending with an aside about public interest in history.
Willing to Suffer and Get a Boston Bull Terrier
A Washington girl longs for a Boston bull terrier during recovery from pneumonia. Her mother fears her father Gaddy dislikes dogs, but the child argues that greater illness might prompt him to buy the dog. The mother relents if she recovers, offering a hopeful plan.
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Washington
Boston
Batlimore American
Charles Lamb and His Pipe Chronicle
The article recalls Charles Lamb as a leading pipe smoker who smoked furiously and with authority, admired by friends. Dr Parr noted his astonishing power, and Lamb joked he “toll[ed] after virtue” while often near giving up tobacco, claiming in 1827 that he still emitted occasional puffs despite professed abstinence.
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Charles Lamb
Dr. Parr
Lamb
The Wrong Track at Dartmoor Inmate Exchange
London Telegraph reports a visiting person at Dartmoor consoling convict 99 with a grim exchange. The prisoner retorts that pursuing theory led to his capture and warns against complaint, while the visitor urges acceptance of circumstances.
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Dartmoor
London Telegraph
Fine Old Spanish Emeralds Phrase Explained
The term fine old Spanish emeralds refers to emeralds brought to Spain after the conquest of Peru by conquerors who accumulated vast loot. Though no emeralds originated in Spain, many top stones were acquired and labeled as fine old Spanish emeralds, a phrase now used for premier emeralds from any source.
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Spain
Peru
Europe
Japanese Justice Dog Bite Case Sparks Jail Term
A bizarre report from Japan notes a dog biting at night leads to the owner’s arrest and a year of labor as punishment for disturbing neighbors. The dog, by contrast, avoids harsher fate and is killed. Original aphorisms from Philadelphia Inquirer and German proverb echo irony.
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Japan
Philadelphia Inquirer
Freak of Nature Lake on Long Island Island Lore
A brakeman tells two schoolboys of Ronkonkoma a mysterious lake said to vanish currents and hide bodies. He recalls a drowned friend and fishermen retrieving a body near Oak Island Beach. Locals note tides shift, water alternates salt and fresh, and a rumored underground link to Great South Bay feeds Fire Island Inlet.
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Long Island
Atlantic Ocean
Oak Island Beach
Fire Island Inlet
Ronkonkoma
New York
City Hall
Stony Brook
Sayville
Isp
Great South Bay
Call for clocks and return service offered by Jay Johnston & Co
An ad states Jay Johnston & Co offers a pickup and return clock service to save customers trouble. The note also includes a testimonial from F G Fritts of Oneonta praising Foley's Orine Laxative as mild and effective for constipation and liver issues, with miscellaneous ledger-like entries and names.
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Jay Johnston & Co
F. G. Fritts
Oneonta
N. Y
Foley
Woley
Jay Johnston
Typographical jokes highlight printing room misreads
A magazine editor recounts a lunchroom moment where a poet’s line misquoted becomes a running joke. The editor explains a poem titled To Gabrielle and a line about loving a wife was misread as I love you better than I love my life, sparking humor among staff.
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Gabrielle
Four Religions in China State Faiths and Emperor Priestly Role
The emperor functions as priest in four state religions in China. Twice yearly he worships Shang Ti, ancestors, Tao gods, and Buddha’s image as supreme heaven. While monotheistic core worship is reserved for him, the people honor ancestors, a Confucian reform linked to ancestral rites. Buddhism joined as a state-supported faith around 65 A.D. and was endowed like the others.
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China
Heaven
Confucius
Squeezed by Banks Yerkes Seeks More Cash
The tale says when Mr. Yerkes began to profit, banks he owed demanded instant repayment or higher terms. He invited them to meet and, after a tense stand, threatened to publish a full debt statement to trigger a bank run. The bankers withdrew their demand, then pressed for another $50,000 lending to him.
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Yerkes
Making an Acquaintance in East London Club
An east London workers club elected a new member who assaulted a passerby in the street. The secretary confronted her and she apologized, asking how she could get engaged, noting she would not repeat the act if it violated the rules.
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London
Glirly
End of London
Walter’s Wise Answer On Task Time
Walter, seven, proves a clever son by saying a father and mother together take three hours to do a task, adding they would waste time arguing about the method. The teacher asks and Walter replies with the humorous reason.
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Walter
Chicago News
What Can I Do When Oppressors Strangle Us
A collage of quotes shows a derisive orator pleading for action as a crowd shouts back with defiant humor about national ruin. Other clipped lines mention socialites and a frontier voice stressing determination and wit to navigate life after gaining opportunity.
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Dery
New York
Contemplative Prose on Courage Humor and Self Control
A collage of aphorisms on thinking clearly, work, progress, and resisting trivial worries. It urges keeping pace with change, judging by outcomes, and avoiding needless fret over minor annoyances. It contends that most daily troubles fade or prove meaningless with time. It ends with a suggestion to ignore nagging distractions and focus on essential needs.
Miles Anti-Pain Pill Remedy Advertises Relief
Fragmented ad copy claims Miles Anti-Pain Pill relieves rheumatic pains and stomach discomfort. Mentions Mrs G Daver Royei and generic users, urging readers to consult a druggist and try the product according to directions.
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Rheumiat
Dave Royéi
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G. A. Logue
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See & HR
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Septa
Little Star
A. W. Bey
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Ss. H. Williams
Foley’s
Petey & Company
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London Graphic
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