Gambling in Montreal hits charity lotteries amid lax laws
Montreal hosts five charitable lottery operations that pay a share to institutions and run regular drawings for paintings valued prizes. Despite police crackdowns on fairs, the provincial law allows such charity devices. The system faces possible provincial reforms at the next parliament session aiming to abolish these establishments.
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Montreal
Monaco
Canada
Chicago
Quebec
Citizens’ League
Her Little Ways Delights in Thrifty Wardrobe Notes
A humorous vignette recalls a wife buying a $15 day to last three years with the line cheap enough. She adds that each season she spends $5 on new trimmings to refresh it, illustrating frugal fashion habits and evolving taste.
An Inspiring Sight
The excerpt presents a humorous exchange about a husband mowing the lawn and his father’s old scythe, implying contentment with simple tools and domestic life. It echoes a folk wisdom tone about thrift and cheerful labor in a domestic setting.
Automaton Duck by Vaucanson Awe Inspires Scientists
The Scientific American praises Jacques Vaucanson for his automatic duck. The device mimics a living duck, waddling, foraging for seeds, swallowing them, splashing in water, and quacking with convincing realism.
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Jacques Vaucanson
Scientific American
The Captain's Side Of It On Liner Carelessness
A ship captain argues that public pressure and rivalry among lines push captains to high speed through fog. He explains how company praise and blame travel, how insurers and owners react to a captain's past, and why, in many accidents, the public bears blame rather than the captain.
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Mame
Boat No. 1
Mr. Plank
Blank
Soamdl
Mere Perversity Mule Story from Detroit Free Press
An ash cart owner boasts his mule understands every word and backs up on cue with precise obedience, while claiming the animal even responds to commands not yet spoken. The exchange highlights the animal's seeming intelligence and the humor of the scene.
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Pusson
Detroit Free Press
Knowing When to Quit and the Left-Going Insight
A financier responds that wealth came from more than stock holdings and emphasizes the importance of his left-goings as a key factor in his success. The exchange highlights a nonfinancial approach to fortune.
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Weill
They Shoot the Hat in Silly Western Exchange
A coarse humor exchange plays on hats and silks with mock bravado about loyalties and dress in a frontier banter. The fragment suggests a rustic feud over attire among punchy characters.
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