Deception of Distance Baffles Viewers Across Objects
A London Standard report notes how size perception deceives when viewing objects like the Westminster clock its dial appears small yet spans many feet in reality. It cites ship funnels as even larger than imagined and discusses misjudgments by travelers and readers of such distances in bustling city life.
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Royal Courts of Justice
Law Courts
Westminster
Great George
Life Guards
Umbria
Etruria
Greyhounds
Cunard
Lacania
Cam
Pasengera
London Standard
River of Time and Death in C D Stuart Verse
A poetic meditation on the Ghangetal river as a symbol of time and fate. It weaves images of youth and age, beauty and sin, and ends with a vision of an angel guiding souls, cited as C D Stuart in the New York Ledger.
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Wullen
Changtuh
C. D. Stuart
New York Ledger
Donkey Dog and Goat Among Transcontinental Sights
A New Yorker recounts a overland tale from New York to Denver and back via Galveston. He recalls a donkey powering a Denver bobtail streetcar, a smoking dog in a Tabor Opera House outfit, and a tame goat in a Key West tobacco factory that stole lunch from Cuban girls.
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New York
Denver
Galveston
South Broadway
Tabor Opera House
Bill
Opera House
Key West
New York Sun
Paris Lawyer Tries Clever Ruse Backfires in Court
An old Paris lawyer trained a young client to sob each time he tapped the desk. The barrister hit the desk at a bad moment and the client cried, prompting the judge to question the matter. The attorney then argued that crime and candor could coexist, urging the jury to a verdict with confidence.
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Paris
Ing
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