The Twenty Pound Gambler and the Downfall of Staining
A narrator recalls a man named Staining who bets twenty pounds that the speaker is wrong, then faces ruin from gambling. Years later in England the narrator seeks to help Staining after learning of his dishonesty. An old solicitor refuses to prosecute, revealing a past mercy that saved a poor husband with the same note Staining misused.
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The Perils of Forcing a Profession on Youth
The text recalls a man named Staining found dead, then argues parents must match vocation to a child’s talents and physical and mental aptitudes. It cites a hospital anecdote about a navy hopeful steered toward law, warning against imposing lucrative or respectable careers without considering individuality and temperament.
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Legal brainteaser on Lazarus death and heirs
A Cleveland Herald piece recalls a courtroom brainteaser about Lazarus who died possessed of property and allegedly rose four days later. The quip explores whether the assets pass to heirs or restart with a new Lazarus, suggesting the old heirs could not disgorge.
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Administrative Advertising Law and Southern Papers
The 1867 act shifted government advertising control from the Executive to the Clerk of the House to support Radical party papers in the South. Republican papers thrived with public funds, but as the Clerk became a Democrat, Democratic papers gain higher rates while Republican papers in the North pay lower. The 1868 law remains unrepealed, maintaining the disparity.
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The World and Courtship A Letter on Marriage
A dated advisory tone urges young women to seek sensible partners over showy arts. It warns against affectation and deceit, advising modest domestic focus, self improvement, and cheerful restraint. It warns that happiness as a single woman is preferable to a miserable marriage.
Log down the bluff wrecks Carrico home in fog
A log shot down a river chute near Carrico’s house engulfs a dwelling and collapses the room. Mrs. Carrico and children are unharmed. the mother and others flee as a child’s cradle and a doll are crushed. The frightful accident occurs two miles below Albina on the river’s east bank. The tale is followed by a humorous anecdote and a mix of observations on courts, manners, and distant conflicts.
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Wealthy Boston Traders and Wary Speculation Collapse Timelines
A retrospective of Boston merchants who rose through risk and wealth only to falter after speculative ventures. It recalls four cases across generations from the 1830s to recent times, detailing fortunes won and lost in securities, railroads, mining, patents, and real estate, ending in insolvency for several once prominent figures.
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Key Speech Reflects Civil War Era Cabinet Role
In Atlanta Georgia Mr Key speaks as a Cabinet officer under Rutherford B Hayes, acknowledging past support for Samuel J Tilden and describing his reluctant acceptance of a national role to help the South, hoping to extend the old flag and government to the region amid applause.
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