The Fat Goddess Recounts a French Art Critic
A 19th century French picture buyer M Durand critiqued a youthful artist scene of Mount Olympus. He mocked the goddess Juno for lacking a waist and aristocratic air, yet, after tactful explanation, accepted the work noting classical gods never had Mme and Milo’s waisted forms.
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Arran Raised Beach Shelters Cave Dwellers Tale
A remote Arran cave shows the raised beach phenomenon with waves once carving the coast now well above high water. A family of several lives there in seclusion, gathering whelks at low water without boat or other work, making a precarious but sunlit, homelike shelter with beds cooking utensils and a smoke outlet.
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Scotland
Wide World Magazine
Obituary Sketches Relate Founding Figures and Verse
An obituary describes John Sherman of New Haven a preacher and almanac maker with twenty six children reacting to Jonathan Mitchell Harvard pastor's death. It notes Mitchell died young at forty seven and quotes a poem about his ascent to heaven. It adds Thomas Dudley father of Anne Bradstreet on his deathbed and a stanza reflecting his daughter’s poetic gift.
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South Atlantic Quarterly
Porter house order ends in extra meat
A husband cleverly manipulates a butcher by ordering two pounds of porter house and, when refused, accepts one and a half pounds. The next delivery still brings two pounds, showing a playful dispute over portions between a housekeeper and her husband.
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New York Sun
A Fearsome Order At A Restaurant
A humorous Baltimore American line notes a diner ordering a club sandwich and a drink with a stick in it. The gag contrasts the man’s request with a sense of danger from the notion of a “fearsome order.”
Irish relief request yields sharp quip about labor
An Irish applicant for relief was told to work for a king and replied, If I had all the work in the world I couldn't do it. The brief exchange reflects a wry view on forced labor and limits of bureaucratic aid.
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Mutilated currency schemes cited in treasury fraud cases
The Washington Star reports on attempts to cheat the Treasury through partially destroyed notes. Cases include a western man splitting a ten dollar bill and pretending half was burned, later yielding $5, and a Cleveland traveler submitting a forged half of two twenties and a ten with a clean affidavit. A clerk delayed judgment until the missing halves arrived, exposing the scheme and leading to a Secret Service investigation. The culprit confessed, earning about $25 and a year and a half in jail.
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Calais Lighthouse and the Watchtower at Calais
The writer recalls Calais as a lively French town centered on the Place d Armes with the Hotel de Ville tower. The old watchtower dominates the skyline, though since 1848 the lighthouse has moved to a taller, modern tower. The night viewed reveals its revolving light spreading like umbrella ribs, visible twenty miles away.
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Helping Him Along
A Yonkers Statesman item describes a gatekeeper warning about straw in the roadway as a cautious, long‑time suitor visits a daughter. The gatekeeper jokes the young man is easily frightened and hopes he will propose, prompting careful preparations for the moment.
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Barefoot Burglar Tracked By Allentown Paper
The Allentown Democrat reports catching a three year old barefoot burglar in the act yesterday morning. The child approached the bed, stole a kiss and warned dad to rise or miss breakfast, a playful scene captured by the Merida Times Union.
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Unselfish Philanthropy Sparks Joy of Living
Mrs Backbay asks why, Bridget. Boston Cook explains the motives are philanthropic to give someone else a chance at the joys of living with you.
A Family Jar in a Philadelphia Bulletin snippet
A slice of domestic life shows a mother named Ma canning fruit while pa, a food inspector, critiques her methods. The exchange captures neighborhood humor and rural wisdom as a family scene unfolds.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Sorrow and Love In A Night With A Sick Friend
A Kansas City Journal fragment relates a girl recalling staying up late with a lovesick friend. The quote contrasts fatigue from caregiving with the moral claim that hygiene can prevent more crime than law, attributed to Munsterberg.
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