The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19
Answers to Queries
BY Herbert Kaufmanl |

=. REDUCED Observation-Disclosures; Irvington.
S Sai: when was the postage of the United
states reduced to two cents?
Postage was reduced to two cents per
ounce in 1883
81 ohlBEIT-JACkSoN-J. W., Point Richmond
Sai.- lou decided some time ago that the fight
between James J. Corbett and Peter Jackson in
Rnhd Ran francisco May Fl, 1891. was draw: Now
hicnard r. Fox, or the New York Police Gazette.
mistaken.
Richard X. Fox in his Police Gazette
sporting ANIMALS for 1907, 1908 and 1909
says that the match was draw. T. s.
Andrews in his worlds sporting annual
record book for 1908 also says that the
match of 61 rounds was a draw. Mr..
Fox or the Police Gazette ought to
stand by the published record.
A NOVEMBER DAY-Mrs. f. X. City On
what day of the week did November %, 1865,
Wednesday
ANcEsToRs-c- t.. Richmond, Cal. How
can they be traced?
You can have your ancestry traced
through persons who are engaged in
that business, but this department can
not advertise such business, being pri-1
vate concerns.
DIRECTORY-A s.. City Where, in san
Francisco can / obtain view of a Kansas
City directory?
In the office of the San francisco
city directory.
81 points just before the last deal A has %
points and b has 20. gets cards spades, big
casino and two aces. gets little casino and
two aces. Who wins?
II there is no understanding that
points shall be counted as they are
maze maze the ra count is in , the following
casino. aces and sweeps. The one who
has cards counts first.
PUBLISHING A BoOK-A. S. A. X n Berke-
ley, Cal. What steps must be taken' TO have
book published? What is the cost, illustra-
tion, issuing and so forth?
You will have to consult a publisher,
who will give you all the desired infor-
nation. This department can not give
the information desired, as it has no
data as to the size of the book you de-
sire to have published. the character of
illustrations and other matters.
FEATHERs-A. o. s.. City. Which is the
feathers?
If the plume is a good one it should
be carefully cleaned by a professional.
That will be cheaper in the end and
more satisfactory A newspaper direc- |
tion might be followed by an amateur
and result in the destruction of the |
plume. If it is not a valuable one it is |
not worth cleaning
WIDOWS NAME-N., Spreckels CAL How
should a widow write her name? Mrs. C. NJ. |
Andrews" or Mrs. Clara NJ. Andrews?
How widow should write her name |
is a matter of taste with the individual |
widow Either of the forms given is |
correct There are widows who believe |
that having taken the name of the hus- |
band they should through life, after |
death of the husband. be known by his |
name, as, for instance, Mrs. Charles I
M. Andrews
IN AUGUST Subscriber, City Did August /
8. 1883 fall on Friday or Saturday?
On Friday
Cal. Are there any cases of part Of a human /
being. turning to stone while the individual was
alive?
The books mention cases of ossifi-,
cation in the human body and this has
been termed by uneducated persons as I
turning to stone"
MILITARY Schools city. Is therc n /
military school on Alcatraz island?
There is no such school there.
SPIEL MARKE-Subscriber Decoto.
Gal. The piece of metal you have in
the shape of a coin is gamblers mons
ey. as its name in German implies-l
spiel marke, players money!. 1t has
no value. and the possession of such is
a crime against the federal laws.
LABOR DAY-r. F. T., rorterville Cal. L
Labor day a holiday in California? What day
foes 1t fall on this year?
1t is legal holiday in California and /
falls on the first. Monday in September
of each year. This year it fell on Sep
Lember g.
PLANETS Subscriber. Antioch, Cal. what
planets were visible August "a?
Mercury and Jupiter in conjunction.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Nv. H. =. city.
When and where was the American Protective
association formed?
In the state Of Iowa in 1887.
DESERTER-K II. A.. City. Can a man who
deserted from the United States army purchase
release or discharge from the army:
He can not
CoRRECT-E. 3. c.. Oakland. Cal. Is II
roper to SAT- = am man, but who Is dog r.
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