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Human Nature As Seen In A Safe Deposit Vault
In this article, an officer in charge of safe deposit vaults at a large bank discusses the various personalities he encounters at the bank. One example: “A man prominent in the New York business world — you’d know him, too, if I were to mention his name — came here and rented a box. Unquestionably…
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First Account Of The Conquering Of Mt. McKinley
I had no idea that the first ascent of Mt. McKinley was surrounded by so much drama. Let me give you a little back story: As you may know, Mt. McKinley is the tallest mountain in North America. It has a higher rise than Mt. Everest, although Everest’s peak is at a higher elevation. It’s…
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The Pet Economies Of Well Known Millionaires
Apparently some of the most famous millionaires were frugal in certain pet areas. J.D. Rockefeller, Jr it seems was an awful tipper. “He does it,” the article says, “but with a painful effort.” When Mr. Rockefeller, Jr., goes into a downtown restaurant for lunch he eats quite a lot and gives the impression of having…
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Only Nine Mothers Of U.S. Senators Are Still Living
My first thought: “Oh, wow. Only nine mothers of Senators were still alive in 1910. That’s awful.” My second thought: “Wait a minute. I have no idea how many mothers of Senators are alive today. Maybe nine is a lot. After all, there are lots of old Senators.” It didn’t take long to figure out…
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How To Kill Germs With Violet Rays
This article is about removing germs from milk using ultraviolet radiation. That doesn’t sound very exciting on the face of it. Since I couldn’t decide whether or not milk germ eradication is a topic worth posting about, I did a little investigating. When I eventually found myself browsing through a 1917 book called City Milk…
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Peripatetic Philosophers Of This Many-Sided Town
We don’t have streetcorner conversations like this in modern New York. Every now and then someone holds court on the street, but it’s usually to talk about Jesus. Blogs and Twitter seem to fill that niche today. But I like the notion that you could discuss different topics in different parts of town with whomever…
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