What is the matter with Thomas in London Idler
The piece muses on why Thomas, despite commonality of royal names like Louis Francis George Henry and others, never crowns a king. It contrasts historical rulers with the name Thomas and wonders about its luck or lack of ascent to empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Louis
Francis
George
Henry
Charles
William
Edward
James
Stephens
Robert
Sicily
Peter
Russia
Servia
Frederick
Ferdinand
Buleiia
Oscars
Hawkens
Nicholases
Godfreys
Jerusalem
Alexis Struts
Alexanders
Julius
Leo
Tom
London
Lybia
Telemachus
Rome
Coliseum
Christ
Washington as a Humorist in Diplomacy and Wit
The article recalls George Washington’s subtle humor in foreign affairs. He dodged a curt refusal to a French revolutionary seeker, crafting a polite evasive note. At Yorktown he treated Cornwallis with honor, while Rochambeau’s toast prompts yielded Washington’s playful quip about the king of England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Washington
Rochambeau
United States
France
England
Cards and Card Playing Through History
A paper in the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts discusses how gambling relates to magic. Professor H Cheney argues cards originated from Tarot for occult use and the fortune telling tradition survives divination by cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of the Royal Society of Arts
H. Cheney
Dougherty the Thrilling Detective Takes New York Post
A feature outlines Dougherty once head of a famed detective agency linked to Pinkerton legends. For 23 years he tracked killers and crooks across America and Europe, surviving gunfights and escapes without losing a tooth or eye, now in charge of New York’s detective bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BORGE
S. Dougherty
Allan Pinkert
Secret Service
New York
Burecsn
Lavd
Dougherty
America
Europe
Minersville
Republican
Cruikshank Fagin and Oddities From a Broadside
A fragmented readers’ page recalls Cruikshank’s Fagin in Oliver Twist with satirical captions and illustrations. It notes a preacher giving a final sermon before a successor’s installation and mocks local notices while sharing jokes about travelers and domestic life.
The Remarkable Life of Clara Barton a Ninety Year Old Hero
Lara Barton known as Clara Barton at ninety remains bright and energetic. She founded Bordentown free school, aided the Union Army in the Civil War, identified unknown dead at Andersonville, and aided relief in France after 1870. Her lifelong work defines a storied public service career.
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Lara Barton
America
Clarissa Harlowe Barton
Osler
Gen Echo, Md
New Jersey
Bordentown
Miss Barton
Oxford
Mass
Stephen Barton
Anthony Wayne
Lincoln
Stanton
Cedar Mountain
Second Bull Run
Fort Wagner
Spottsylvania
Antietam
Fredericksburg
the Wilderness
Petersburg
Barton
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Smiths
Flarry
London Opinion
Stella
Bella
New York Sun
Tod
London Mail
Swansea
Alaskan
Railroad
Engineering Magazine
American
Presa Association
Finnest
Minneapoliss
Mr. Wainwright
Dr. Depinna
Minneapols Trust Company
MED
Choate
Prise Wisconsin
Mee
Ean
Cruikshank
Fagin
Blanks
Mr. B
Boston Transcript
Pany
Miles
J. E. Purdy
Clara Bakton
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Carriage Company
General Blacksmiths
Peter Ibsen
Prop
East
Wishkah Street
Wash
Harper
Kentucky
Fred Hewitt
South F Street
Humboldt
Saloon
HOTEL
Fairmont
Law
Grays Harbor
H. L. Cook & CO
E. Heron Street
Westinghouse
E. A. Bradner
E. Heron St
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