Memoirs and Anecdotes From a Rural Past
A nostalgic mix of farm memories with Molly the saddle mare and Bess the dairy cow, a tale of reunion and a cow’s affectionate lick. Then a vignette on John Randolph’s audience with Thomas Cope and a humorous Japan earthquake trick from Duke of Connaught visit.
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Cope
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Charles H. Cramp
John Randolph
Roanoke
Russia
Jackson
Thomas P. Cope
Remarkable Epitaph of Phoebe Hessel in Brighton Churchyard
Epitaph recalls Phoebe Hessel born Stepney 1713 who served as a private in the Fifth Regiment of Foot in Europe She fought at Fontenoy under Duke of Cumberland and sustained a bayonet wound Her life spanned from Queen Anne to George IV receiving support in old age She died in Brighton December 12 1821 aged 108
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Brighton
England
Phoebe Hessel
Stepney
Foot
Europe
Duke of Cumberland
Fontenoy
Anne
George IV
Atlantic Waves and Travel Manners Highlighted
Officials estimate Atlantic waves range thirty to forty eight feet in height with storms producing longer swells. Longest observed waves last twenty three seconds while typical storms extend ten to eleven seconds. The article contrasts weather lore with science and includes opinions on travel behavior of women and colorful asides about dogs and language fluency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Teacher’s quip on truth in language class sparks laughter
A Lucerne Standard joke notes a teacher asks about sentence types while a student quips that saying I am looking for a man would be the truth. The line plays on phrasing and reveals classroom humor about language.
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Lucerne Standard
Do You Ever Look Back Over Your Ear
A reader reflects on missteps and self awareness, with the Mancos Times-Tribune framing the musing as a local opinion note. The piece invites introspection about past actions and moments of self restraint.
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Mancos
Caloric Paradox: Freezing Water on a Red Hot Plate
The piece describes a paradoxical observation where water placed on a hot plate neither boils nor flashes to steam but evaporates slowly, while volatile liquids like sulphurous acid freeze water when mixed. Experiments by Bouitiery Faraday are cited, including ether and carbonic acid gas on hot capsules forming slow-evaporating trails that can freeze mercury at extreme heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Boutiery
Faraday
Floating island near Traunsee hosts yearly Volksfest
A restless patch of earth near the Thuringen summer resort at Traunsee features a floating island with its own flora and birds. Each Ascension day the island hosts the Volksfest with dancing and bratwurst, beer, and festive crowds, per Pall Mall Gazette.
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Thuringen
Traunsee
Hautsee
Pall Mall Gazette
Rhodes and Beit form a joint venture in diamond control
A reminiscence recalls Cecil Rhodes and Beit discussing a plan to dominate diamond output before they are older. Rhodes seeks help from Alfred Bell with a balance sheet, asking how he stands. Also noted is a scientific note on the pteropoda butterfly that feeds on fish with hooked tongue teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rhodes
Beit
Porges
Alfred Bell
Cecil Rhodes
Bell
Florida
California
Mediterranean
The Power of Intuition and Oddities of Nature
A woman says intuition is ordinary reasoning intensified and not mysterious. The piece notes an extraordinary forest in Africa with stunted trees bearing two leaves and a six by four foot tableland, observed by Dr Welwitsch.
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New York Tribune
Dr. Welwitsch
Africa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Molly
Bess
Ol Bess
New York Press
Duke of Connaught
Japan
Sir Edwin Arnold
Tokyo
Sir Edwin
Edwin
Atlantic
Kellner
Gurcon
London
Herr Doctor
Berlin
India
Terrill
Tex
Aberdeen
Jones & Randolph
Wishkah St
Lady Attendants
Shelley Bros
J. H. Leitch
WM. Zeigler
Jeff's Shoe Store
William Zeigler
T. C. Moulton
East Market Street
Anderson
E. Wishkah
L. L. Maley
Aberdeen, Wash
Herald Printers
Tel
McCall
McCall's Magazine
The
Queen of Fashion
Lady Agen
McCall CO
Ven
MacLafferty & H Street
Heron
Harper
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
Humboldt
South F Street
Roosevelt
Review of Reviews
Astor Place
Room 400
New York
S. W. Johnston Transfer Co
S. F Street
Roslyn Coal
A. Benson
City Library
City Hall
J. M. Walker
Mil Central
M. Antich
F Street
Wishkab
Paul Smits, M. D
DR. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block
G and Heron Streets
DR. McNiven
ELK_ Pharmacy
Wash
J. A. Mapes
Kaufman Block
J. C. Cross
Zelaska Block
G Street
E. H. Fox
Robert E. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
Room
Dabney Bock
Continental
C. C. Vammen
Choivest
Prop
Andrew Blum
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