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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1908
Page
5
The piece outlines Louis Bleriot’s advanced monoplane design with a front-mounted eighty horsepower teenette engine and a four-bladed propeller. The monoplane attaches to a 4.8 foot body frame and features movable rear planes for transverse stability, plus rudders at the back and a multi-wheel undercarriage.
The New York Press recounts snake stories from Lake George with tales of rattlers, hornaday notes, and the belief about rattles indicating age. It cites American rattlesnakes and compares venomous species to India’s cobras, discussing fear, sightings, and odd anecdotes.
A long, anecdotal history traces the origin of the slang numeral 23 from Bible verses, Dickens, and the theater. It covers a conspiracy of lax origins, including George Cohan and a South West barnstorming troupe, with racing and mining folklore tying the phrase to a dead horse.
A rambling essay traces the slang signal 23 from circus camps to New York traffic, rails, and hospital anecdotes. It cites Broadway gossip, police whistles, telegraph code, and boxing fame, asking why the meaning persists as a mystery.
An economist warns small bills accumulate and hurt merchants with small-capital trade. A harness dealer misplaces a saddle and, to recover, charges it to all outstanding accounts. By month’s end forty customers paid, only two noticed the error.
In the New Hebrides group Southwest Bay’s small wooded islet was used as target practice by British warships until a chief’s compensation claim arose. The captain settled the dispute by purchasing the island for ten sticks of tobacco for the British Crown, and the site has since been known as Ten Stick Island.
A fire box in Haverhill Massachusetts within the city fire alarm system activated on its own one morning. Gases blasting from conduits and flames shooting into the air caused excitement as the box melted contact bones and incurred damage. The blaze started from a break in a trolley wire.
A reflection on Maine's dry laws notes sky high penalties for selling liquor and a thriving illicit trade. It cites the Bangor plan sheriffs, rapid Boston to Maine express deliveries, and the political drift against enforcement, ending with a wary view of prohibition's moral impact.
A hot day aboard a train sparks a rambling tale of polar fantasies. A passenger from Pocatello recalls a shipwreck near 80 degrees north, wandering on icy seas, meeting a polar bear, and fleeing down a berg slippery slope in a comically perilous escape.
In New York City Hall, twenty English sparrows chased the long ruling black cat Black and White from its perch below Mayor McClellan. The cat fled to a dark corner while the sparrows feasted on tidbits outside, ending with the birds defending their park domain.
The German obituary notes Hartweg Langmann’s death with a family request for any remembrances to be given to the poor. It records the widow and four children announcing eternal rest and asks mourners to forego flowers and express sympathy through charitable gifts.
An unhappy man sought damages under the Employers' Liability Act claiming wages and marriage consequences from an incident. The court, after evidence, ruled the plaintiff was contributorily negligent and dismissed the suit.
A lively meditation on how nicknames shape public figures from Abe Lincoln to modern candidates. The piece traces how cognomens and initials forge fame, linking name craft to democratic appeal and campaign branding across eras and parties.
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