Vanity Titles in Paris History and Modern Nobility Fees
A note traces how Dom Pedro II offered titles for sale in 19th century Rio de Janeiro to fund hospital endowment, with baron and count for high milreis subscriptions. It mentions a Paris inscription, lingering belief in Human Vanity to Human Misery, and French practice of nobility certificates with varying fees for duke to viscount.
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Dom Pedro II
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Dom Petro
Ministry of Innes
Republic
Lake Transpose Sparks Royal Mine Waterworks Tale
In early Dominion days at Silver Islet and the Crown Reserve mine in the Cobalt district, a lake was purposefully pumped away to reveal a deep mud deposit. Authorities installed two pump systems to both push and expel water, creating a dramatic spectacle as the lake was transformed into a working mine site.
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Dominion
Silver Islet
Columbia
Ontario
Crown Reserve
Cobalt
Canada
Fragmented Admonitions In A Miscue Dialogue Scene
Dialogue fragments reveal social friction and humor as characters discuss marriage, status, and perceptions. The exchange covers paternal approval, vanity, legal prowess, cook remarks, and shifting trust, framed by urban manners and the era’s wit. The tone hints at a period piece focused on dialogue over action.
Humble British Poets and Workingmen Voices
Fragmented passage discusses workingmen poets like Matthew Tate and Alfred Williams of Swindon, noting Williams’ day forge work and evening studies, translations from French and German, plus references to other writers and a comic dialogue about influenza and social topics.
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Matthew | Tate
Lond
Ridley
Alfred Williams
Swindon
Constable Mitchell
Ethel Carrie
Lancashire
Forage Plant Becomes Pest in Australia
Australia faces a new complication from an introduced forage plant, paspalum. Once promoted to boost grazing, it has turned troublesome with a dense root system, spreading and costly to eradicate, following prior pests like the European rabbit.
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Australia
Nsw
Couldn't Fly So Good
A poetical exchange shows Mrs Newnet at three a.m. accusing Mr Newwet of causing trouble by drinking. He responds blaming wing trouble and mentions repairs. The playful dialogue captures a comic domestic moment with misheard phrases and hiccups.
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