Ancient texts saved from destruction survive by chance
Ancient literature largely lived as manuscripts and endured miraculous preservation. Tacitus survives from a Westphalia monastery copy. Livy’s page turned up on a battledoor. Cicero’s works vanished, then reappeared in a convent catalogue, likely altered by Petrus Alcyonius. The Magna Charta bears cuts from a tailor’s shears found with Sir Richard Cotton.
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Westphalia
Tacitus
Cicero
Petrarch
Petrus Alcyonius
England
Richard Cotton
The Stickleback Shows Brighter Colors After Battle
The three spined stickleback, famed as a bold tiddler, parades brighter hues after combat. The female nests eggs while the male guards fiercely. battles end with the victor's armor turning gold green and red, while the loser fades to gray and retreat.
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Dundee Advertiser
Paris Bread as Dining Dish: Tranchoirs and Tailloirs
The article notes Parisians consume vast bread daily and once used bread rounds or squares as plates called tranchoirs or tailloirs. Meat juices flavored the bread, preventing dryness and enhancing taste, reflecting old French practice of baking and using bread as a serving surface.
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Paris
Editor copies Rhodes paper sparking Kimberley siege tale
During the Kimberley siege the editor of the town’s daily found Cecil Rhodes reading a Cape Town issue. He bought and cut it up for his printers producing a special edition sold as hot cakes. Rhodes later asked for the paper, noting it had come through his native runners and cost him $1,000.
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Kimberley
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Town
Rhodes
The Long Lived Orchid and a Dress Reform Debate
A note on orchid blooms lasting weeks without trimming shows their advantage over cut flowers. The main piece argues white shirts harm health and comfort, detailing evolution, bronchitis risk, and a proposal for an anti white shirt society with better design.
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America
Association of Ideas
T. F. Manning
London
Making Love Up a Tree and Other Social Snapshots
A discussion notes Fijian courtship practices in gardens and breadfruit trees with lovers perched high above ground as a cultural modesty norm. It also includes Lord Rosebery’s quip on memory and brief adages from Silvan Springs and London Bystander reflecting social wit.
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Lord Rosebery
London
Fragmented Yankers Statesman exchange cited
Dialogue fragments show Mrs Styles and Mrs Myles discussing trust and haircuts with maxims interwoven. No clear news event or identifiable persons beyond quoted names.
Tide Tables and Vicinity for Astoria Oregon
Tide Tables compiled by the U S Government list standard port reference for Astoria Oregon. It notes that to determine exact tide times the following table should be consulted.
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U.S
Astoria
Oregon
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup Praised as Cough Cure
Horton Kansas resident T C H writes that Ballard's Horehound Syrup cured his cough quickly after years of use. The product is sold by all druggists and marketed as a remedy for coughs, bronchitis, influenza, and pulmonary diseases.
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Kansas
Ballard
Horton
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American Fish Company
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Alaska
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