Wasps Enter Stage During Julius Caesar Tragedy
The Washington Star recounts a northern New York performance where a missing throne chair hid a wasps nest. The swarm disrupted the scene as Caesar’s death unfolded, with actors noting changes in their appearances and lines as the insects swarm.
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Tom Keene
New York
Caesar
Cesar
Brutus
Antony
Cassius
Lucius
Octavius Caesar
Bardolf
Mr. Keene
Washington Star
When Election Day Took Shape in U S History
The piece traces how Congress settled the voting day for presidential elections as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. It notes earlier varied practices from 1792 through mid 1800s, highlighting states like Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts and Delaware and referencing changes after 1845 prompted by concerns over fraud and convenience.
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Pennsylvania
Harrison
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Mississippi
New York
Massachusetts
Delaware
Chicago Tribune
Pie factory secrets reveal pumpkin pie illusion in Chicago
A visitor to a Chicago pie factory reports a foreman saying real pumpkin is rarely used in pumpkin pies. Substitutes include sweet potatoes apples and cheap flour with chemicals. Cranberry pies are mostly apple jelly colored red. The foundry averages 36000 pies per day shipped across the pie belt.
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Chicago
New England
Balloon trip and sharp question from French salesman
A French commercial traveler arrives on fete day to find the proprietor away. He follows to a distant fete where a balloon is launching. He pays and boards the balloon with other aeronauts then asks the customer what he can do for him in calicoes.
Simple home air purification tips for bedrooms
The article offers economical methods to purify bedroom air. Heat an iron shovel and drizzle vinegar, open windows if possible, and place camphor in a heated saucer. Heat a poker until very hot and touch camphor to it. the resulting smoke should remove odors without an oppressive scent.
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London
Riddle Solved First City Boy Oh See Cows Eat Shavings
The St Louis Post Dispatch attributes a playful exchange about cows eating shavings and chipped beef to two city boys. The jokey dialogue riffs on feed and a meat product as a riddle.
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St Louis Post-Dispatch
Marriage Linked To Stronger Property Rights, Study Finds
A German sociologist using criminal statistics concludes that property rights are more respected among married individuals than singles. The findings suggest marriage correlates with broader respect for property, indicating social structure influences conduct.
Pine Boards Migrate Along Saginaw River Banks
The Saginaw river in Michigan runs about 30 miles and along its banks have been produced 18 billion feet of pine boards.
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Saginaw River
Michigan
German Libel Law Curiosities Explained by Courts
Chambers' Journal notes the German libel case where calling a man unmannerly boor was deemed libelous, but saying he merely acted like one was not. It explains Germans avoid calling a pig or an ass alone, yet combine them in a non existent pig ass to avoid libel.
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Germany
Chambers’ Journal
Discovery of Microbes Traced to Ancient Hindu Wisdom
The piece notes that ancient Hindoo healers recognized germs and microbes long before Western science. It recalls scientists once mocked them for referring to these organisms as little worms. Upon later discovery, the term bacilli emerged, meaning little sticks.
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