How They Dined Methods of the English at Table in the Seventeenth Century
The piece surveys English dining habits from Tudor to early Stuart times focusing on meal times and courses. It notes variations among classes and regions, the rise of the table and salt forks, dining utensils, and the emergence of pudding's popularity, with references to notable tastes and practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Murriv
Pouss
Trenry TV
Thomas Corgute
Odcombe
Pepys
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
London Times
Vanity, walls, and old age in a cabinet of curiosities
The piece contrasts vanity and conceit in both sexes with parables about parents and money, hints at housekeeping morals, and notes a preservation method for paintings under vacuum. It reflects editorial quips from the era about social behavior and art, ending with a claim that vacuum sealing can preserve canvases indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apelles
Raphael
Michael Angelo
Darby Greely and Major Belknap at Sucker State landing
During a Civil War march, General William Belknap rode near the steamer Sucker State. A young recruit, Darby Greely, stepped onto a plank and his mother scooped him up. She sobbed and warned him to stay near the major to avoid harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W. Belknap
Fifteenth
Iowa Infantry
Darby Greely
Darby
Difficulty as a Word on Effort and Obedience
A compact quotation-laden note defines difficulty as a measure of required strength, a mere call for exertion, and a social bugbear. It frames difficulty as both a cue to action and a warning to the unduly cautious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Warren
A Good Motto on Speak Little Say Much
The text presents a maxim urging restraint in speech and urging value in thoughts worth uttering. It contrasts constant talk with meaningful, concise expression and invites hanging the motto on a wall of memory to remind oneself to speak little but say much.
Why She Laughed and Silent Reflections
A fragmentary note recalls Nell’s laughter toward a companion who finds no humor in her mood. Belle recalls a rumor that he once praised her teeth. The piece fuses moral reflection on pure hearts, duty, and a blessing of fear and sweetness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell
Belle
Cleveland Leader
Somerville
Odd Bits From History And Hearsay Across Time
A collage of quirks and trivia traces algebra’s origins to Moorish Spain and 1404 Pacoli, notes on skating since 12th century London, cab horse lifespans in London, a dyspeptic woman and tea, mail by skyrocket in Tonga, early spectacles, and a count of major and minor planets known or known anciently.
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Mohammed of
Uziana
Spain
Luca Paccoli
London
Tonga Group
Pacific
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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Lewis Brewin
State of Washington
Chehalis County
Charles E. Burrows
Charles FE. Burrows
HH. Shott
C. KE. Borrows Company
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Aberdeen
County of Chehalis
H. Storr
Cora L. Burrows
Executrix
R. W. Hillicoss
West First St
Superior Court
Jennie M. Keegan
William J. Keegan
Montesano
Mason Irvin
W. C. Birdwell
A. E. Graham
Seal
Beth Cross
Atty
Fiest
Herald
Deen and
Chenalis County
Tion
Fromne Small
Smalllea
Aberdeen Herald
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Dake
Sansome Street
Francisco Calif
School House Hill
S. K
Patterson & Locke Co
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Just
Studebaker
Portland
Seattle
Griggs Hardware Co
E. Heron St
Aberdeen, Washington
L. L. Maley
Oswald Bell
Emii, Johnson
Bell & Johnson
A.ingebrightsen
Sidney and
Biaader
Scott Medical Co
Pacific Ave
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Marion St
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