The Mystic Seventh in Folklore and Lore
Nora Hopper essays the prominence of seven in folklore tradition and history. From Noahic days to biblical events and Irish beliefs, seven governs creation, weather, miracles, medicine, and superstition with numerous named figures and places cited.
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Pei
Nonki
Abraham
God
Sodom
Gord
Jacob
Joseph
Rachel
Edief Butler
House of Bondage
Egypt
Israel
Jericho
Bkolomon
Bulding
Neaman
Jordan
Kisnges
Venus
Saturn
Prinz Tush
Seeland
Charming
Cap O' Ashes
Jess
Alt
Dim
Nora Hopper
London News
Woman’s odd speech prompts neighbor complaint
A Pittsburg Chronicle note describes a woman fond of big words and misusing them. A neighbor confronted her after she allegedly spoke about consulting a "Dr Politits" for jeans in the back, highlighting humorous garbled phrasing.
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Pittsburg Chronicle
Dr.” Politits
Ironclad Fever and the Ventilation Fight At Sea
In the Monitor and Merrimack encounter ventilating devices were added to ironclads to improve air quality. Early designs drew air through or within armored hulls, sometimes suffocating crews. A peculiar ironclad fever emerged, resembling typhus before steam powered ventilation eliminated the illness.
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Cassier
Shooting in Scotland Wealth and Wages in Game Lands
The article estimates Scotlandwide shooting costs and employment. In Perthshire about 465 shootings yield roughly £160,000 yearly from ten-notes. Overall Scotland has around 4,000 shootings with keepers and villagers employed, large forests employing four to six permanent staff and six to eight seasonal workers, plus pine forests and grouse grounds detail the varied staff and horses involved.
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Scotland
Perthshire
Dudt
Chambers
Oddities in Dead Letter Office and Mail Delays
A fragment from a Bend letter critiques postoffice practice noting unreadable markings like Retin it not delivered and if not called for in five days. It cites vague topographical data and mentions names such as Hermann Kemper and Jan Jansen while observing how letters to workers and foreigners often rely on clerks' guesses.
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Hermann Kemper
Ritchin Bros, & Co
Jansen
Ars
Baumgarten
Linz
Cinely
Bat
Enquirer
Doctrine of Retribution Echoes in Human Fear
Excerpted argument from the North American Review asserts that fear of evil is a fundamental human trait guiding moral development. It claims retribution follows sin, shaping behavior from infancy and remaining part of human nature even without belief in a material hell.
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North American Review
Wigwag and Wiswag Debate Carpet Arrival
A whimsical exchange shows Mr Wigwag celebrating a carpet arrival with exclamations while Mrs Wigwag questions the chatter. The Philadelphia Record notes the humorous dialogue reflecting domestic miscommunication over the delivery.
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Mr. Wigwag
Winter Forest and Banking Faith in a Harsh Land
Excerpted fragments blend a Wintry Arctic scene with reflections on banking integrity. Frederick Remington’s Harpers piece evokes brutal cold and silent trees, while a Lincoln National Bank president warns that even scientific bookkeeping cannot prevent fraud if officers overlook it.
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Saguenay
Toonteine
Ayery Neadia
Exon
Freddric Remington
Barking
Thomas L. Jones
Lincoln National Bank
New York
North American Review
Violence in Parador Room Ends in Bloodshed and Honor
In a tense entanglement inside a parador the two armed men confront each other as knives flash and sparks fly. Blood streams from the right arm into mud as bystanders and onlookers, including women, watch in high emotion.
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Saturday Review
One Women's Why
A Chicago News item features a humorous exchange about women's clever domestic tasks. Dixmysh notes his wife keeps a newly bought upright piano covered and polished, then crafts linen and plush covers to protect it, praising women’s resourcefulness.
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Horax
Dixmysh
Chicago News
Proclamation Sparks Mixed Love and Duty in Detroit Journal
A fragmented Detroit Journal item depicts Alvernon pledging love to a woman who demands a pledge, claiming the suitor must be president of the United States and use influenza to trigger battleship christening. The scene shows ardent passion and a kneeling vow amid chaotic rhetoric.
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United States
Alvernon
Detroit Journal
Language and speech patterns noted in The Cornhill Magazine
A Cornhill Magazine passage discusses classes of people who use peculiar phrases in conversation. It cites an example where a minister’s remark about a fine pig prompts the witty reply regarding dying as the sow, illustrating a clash between formal speech and common speech.
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Cornhill Magazine
Fragmentary verse note from Pygvidense Journal
A fragmented 19th century style line references a bride, a wagon tar job, and a wall card. It suggests a period editorial tone with cryptic wording and allusions to social or humorous event, not a clear-narrative report.
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Shy
Pygvidense Journal
Mountain of Alum in China Described as Wealth Source
A distant alum mountain in China near Liou-Chek is said to stand over ten miles around at the base and rise 1040 feet high. It is quarried by heating stone in furnaces and boiling water to crystallize alum in a sixty inch layer later broken into ten pound blocks for export.
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China
Liou-Chek
Gregory
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