The Gold Maker Who Won White Porcelain Fame
Boettger, a skilled brown porcelain maker, deceived the Saxon king by claiming to forge gold. After escape attempts failed, he discovered kaolin, enabling Saxony to create famed white porcelain. Though rich, he ruined himself through excess and died aged thirty-five in a golden but empty triumph, still fooling the king on his deathbed.
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Saxony
Boettger
China
Europe
Count von Tschirnhhhausen
New York Press
The Erco and the Ermine Then Stoat in Summer
A discussion explains how the ermine is white in winter and becomes reddish brown in summer, when it is called the stoat. It notes the fur’s high value, royal use, and the animal’s elusive nature, ending with a strange capture method using mud to lure it.
Dress In Japan Shows Subtle Gender Dress Differences
The article notes minimal differences between men's and women's dress in Japan. It describes the hakama worn by upper class men as a stiff silk divided skirt resembling trousers, and an under kimono for women. Both sexes wear koshi-maki and sosO-yoke, while the sash is mainly functional, not decorative.
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Japan
Girls Excluded From Grammar School In 1684 Ruling
A New Haven school ruling from 1684 barred girls from a grammar school as improper. Benjamin Mudge, a veteran New England schoolmaster, recalls in 1801 that he saw only three women in public schools, all in the afternoon to write. He notes girls could still attend catechising and writing lessons.
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New Haven
Benjamin Mudge
New England
Jolly Gift Sparks Smile Across Chicago
A brief Chicago Journal item notes a man claiming a new purchase for his wife, one he won’t need to return or exchange, eliciting a lighthearted moment about holiday shopping and satisfaction.
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Chicago Journal
His Business and The Corporal of Industry
A Pittsburg Post excerpt shows a housewife mockingly asking about business while Tired Tiffins replies with a confident claim of being “a corporal of industry.” The dialogue highlights class, labor, and social roles in a brisk exchange.
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Leddy
Pittsburg
Painter Gerome’s Gentle Lesson on a Beaux Arts Prank
A poverty stricken Paris student on criticism day is duped into tipping a professor. The prank backfires as he hands over a half franc coin, and Gerome responds with stern humor guiding the youth. He later reunites with the student, offers guidance, and returns the tip as a twenty franc piece.
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Paris
Gerome
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Beaux Arts
The Marquis Paid
A famed surgeon Velpeau refused free care when a titled Marquis sought urgent surgery for 4000 francs. Weeks later a hospital footman revealed the ruse, and Velpeau demanded 1000 francs for charity, warning Paris would learn of the disguise if payment was refused. The marquis ultimately paid.
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Hospital de la Charite
Faubourg St. Germain
Monsieur
Public Charity Bureau
Paris
Marquis de D
Culpeper's Complete Method Cited For Self Cure In England
Andrew Wilson, the naturalist and writer, cites Culpepper's 1652 method as enabling self cure for threepence with English plants. He notes John Wesley treated ailments with vegetables, carrots for asthma, boxwood decoctions for bald spots, nettle juice for bleeding, and cobwebs for ague, reflecting early herbal practices.
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Andrew Wilson
Culpepper
England
John Wesley
Wilson
Wesley
Ivy and Dampness Debunked by Physician
A Washington Post physician debunks the belief that ivy on house exteriors causes dampness. He argues ivy absorbs moisture from brick or stone, making the interior drier than it would be otherwise, and urges simple reflection to see the fallacy.
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Washington Post
Doctor patient exchange on frankness and clarity
A physician and patient discuss whether a doctor should disclose the exact illness. The doctor replies yes but argues terms should be used to prevent the patient from understanding the medical details.
Took the Profits. Great schemes outshine dreamers in Detroit press
In a reminiscence on Schemer, a sharp planner who attracted envy for his wealth. The speaker notes Schemer’s friends used the plans he devised while he dreamed, implying his riches were built on their execution rather than his own efforts in Detroit.
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Schemer
Detroit
Ree Press
Liberty and Law Quote Attribution
A Cicero maxim asserts liberty as the power to act within what the law permits. The saying emphasizes lawful freedom and restraint within legal boundaries.
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Cicero
Country humor fades as voice of rural slang shifts
The Washington Star laments the decline of the countryman in the United States and notes the mingling of urban and rural speech. It observes city folk buying gold bricks and jokes about urban behavior versus old rural manners, predicting future generations may not understand sayings like b guh, I swan, and goldern.
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United States
Uncle Si
Washington Star
Coal Man's Chief Worker
Coal has become man's chief worker and horse labor slowly yields to elemental power. Transformation favors brain power over brute strength, shifting burden from beasts to nature while reducing toil for both man and animal. St. Nichols.
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Nichols
How He Was Identified by a Boston Laborer
Josiah Quincey of Boston recounts a tale in which a laborer, explaining to a friend, identifies him by declaring that he is “the grandson of the statue out there in the yard.” The exchange highlights local pride and a playful recognition of Quincey’s lineage.
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Josiah Quincey
Boston
Josiah Quincy
Scribblers Caption Candid On Humor City Joke
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes Scribblers, the writer for the funny papers, appears unhappy and lacking humor though no one claimed he had such a sense. The cartoon caption mocks assumptions about comic writers.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Unrepentant Visitor Debate Echoes With Lawyer Quip
The dialogue contrasts notions of right and wrong with a rebuttal on lawyers. A character labeled Puck jokes that having a good lawyer would erase the difference, hinting at a courtroom or theatrical exchange about justice and persuasion.
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Puck
Proverbs About Czars From Desert Tales
A collection of proverbs about czars highlighting limits of power and reach. Images of mud, headaches, long arms, hollow ukases, and the idea that even royal authority is bounded by nature and divine assent. The sayings use imagery to critique autocratic rule and fame.
Prejudices as Spiritual Rebels Raise Seditions
A compact reflection on how prejudices act as spiritual rebels challenging common understanding and social harmony, echoing the timeless debate over bias and free thought.
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Ben Jonson
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