Checkered Career of the Brilliant Stone Diamond Cutting Legend
The article chronicles Louis de Berquem's claim to inventing cut diamonds, the Sancy diamond tale from Charles the timid to Henri III, and notes earlier cutting histories in India and Europe with various historic stones and figures. It cites 1477 Sancy origin, its journey to Portugal and Florence, and later disappearance and rediscovery with a value near a million francs.
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Louis de Berquem
Louis
Louis Bethought
Charles the
Charles
Nancy
Florence
Portugal
Henri III
Nicholas de Avertay
Sancy
Brussels
Louis de Bercuem
India
Europe
Duke of Anjou
Paris
Duke of Burgundy
Louvre
Henry III
Dole
Baron de Fancy
Russia
New York World
Liniment Promises Faster Sprain Cure at Lower Cost
Advertisement notes Chamberlain's Liniment relieves inflammation and soreness to shorten sprain healing to about one third of the usual time. Sold at 25 and 60 cent sizes by J. E. Cagwin.
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Chamberlain
J. E. Cagwin
Travel offer from Waterloo agent to Plainview Texas
An agent based in Waterloo Iowa announces availability for travel to Plainview Texas with round trip fare of 29 dollars and 60 cents. Berths are furnished free and contact is through W A Simay of Nevada Iowa with the address in the notice.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Plainview
Texas
Nevada
How to Treat a Sprain
Sprains swelling and lameness are common injuries. This guide outlines basic first aid steps including rest ice compression and elevation to reduce pain and swelling. Seek medical attention for severe or persistent symptoms or when there is difficulty bearing weight or suspected fracture.
Watering Trains On The Run With An Iron Trough
Epworth Herald describes a method to refuel steam engines during speed runs. A trough four inches deep and fourteen inches wide stretches a quarter mile. as the locomotive passes the end, a scoop drops into the trough and water splashes into the tender. The fireman then feeds the engine without stopping, using the moving water to fill the tank for the next two hours of operation.
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Aiong
Epworth Herald
Uses For Baby Carriages In East Side Life
East siders in New York reuse baby carriages until they fall apart. Carriages haul potatoes greens fruit and goods from stores as shopping wagons and market carts. Boys collect wood from demolished buildings and garments from sweatshops while other items include laundry coal and fuel.
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New York
New York Press
Telegraphy Training Amid 8 Hour Law Shortage
Ambitious young men and ladies are urged to learn telegraphy due to a nationwide shortage after the eight hour law took effect. Beginners can earn 50 to 70 dollars monthly. The National Telegraph Institute of Davenport, Iowa, plus five other cities, operates under railroad supervision, with job placement upon qualification. Write for particulars.
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National Telegraph Institute
Davenport
Iowa
R. R
Brass Horns and Saxhorns Power Modern Bands
The article outlines saxhorns as the core of modern brass bands, notes the euphonium as the key instrument, and explains seamless tubes and a lead-supported bending method to shape thin brass tubes safely. It traces the saxhorn lineage to a Belgian family and mentions the tallest saxhorn at eight feet with over forty feet of tubing.
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Sax
Curious modulations change meaning of yes in Chinese and Annamitic
A philology authority notes that tone shifts alter sense of yes in Chinese and Annamitic tongues. In Annamitic speech the monosyllable "ba" illustrates how voice modulation can express assent doubt or a question.
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Tonguin
Cochin China
Phraseon Pronunciation Puzzle From the Chicago Record Herald
A cryptic rhyming quotation tracks multiple accents to yield a playful meaning. The excerpt links grave, sharp, semi grave, grave circumflex, and no accent to translate to three, a lady, an ancestor, a prince’s favorite, what is thrown away, the fruit residue, and a box on the ears.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Darky Miff Cole Plans Funeral Ride
A Richmond woman’s servant Miff Cole boasted of attending his uncle’s funeral at the cemetery next Sunday. He reveals the plan was to ride in a buggy to the service, but fails to go as the uncle is not dead yet, disappointing his mistress.
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Richmond
Miff
New York Herald
Causes of decay in building stones and rain’s role
The article explains that rain and moist air are the main decayers of stone, with wind frost and smoke as secondary. In urban atmospheres acids in air dissolve in rain and penetrate stone, reacting with its minerals. any method preventing water ingress should curb decay.
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Building World
Cab Hire Through History in Mistress Nell Gwyn Remains
London Chronicle notes show old hire rates for chairs and service. It cites people Mrs Knight Mrs Cassell Mrs Churchill and Mistress Nell Gwyn with 4 shillings for chairing to residences and 11 shillings 6 pence for yesterday’s long wait of eleven hours, paid 13 October 1675.
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Nell Gwyn
A Golfer's Tools
A London Post reader recounts counting more than twenty different putters used across two weeks of play. The note highlights the variety of equipment in modern golf.
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London Post
Shipwrecked Sailor Donor Cranks Fifth Avenue Joke
A New York Times item recounts a wary woman who twice encountered a man described as a big negro requesting a quarter by claiming to be a shipwrecked sailor. After a recurring exchange, he laughs that she had heard the same tale before, leaving her amused and him bemused on the sidewalk.
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Fifth Avenue
Sandy Hook
New York Times
Card Playing in English Churches Through the Ages
The report notes frequent card playing in church pews across England. Crabbe cited a Trowbridge parish church instance, and Beresford Hope described screened curtained pews as sites for games like whist. Little Stanmore’s church features a luxurious room pew and access. St Paul’s cathedral once served as a business exchange before the Great Fire.
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England
Crabbe
Trowbridge
Beresford Hope
Georges
Little Stanmore
Middlesex
St. F Paul’s
London
Portico Housed Hucksters and Gambling in Cathedral Years
In a bygone period the portico housed hawkers and gambling activity thrived inside the cathedral with little restraint. The London Standard notes the era allowed such indulgence without hindrance.
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London Standard
Outwitting a Bushranger in Bozall’s Tale
A disguised traveler smuggled banknotes into a pannikin of tea while bushrangers disarmed fourteen guests. He maintained calm, concealed his money, and escaped with the cash, later informing the police at the nearest station.
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George E. Bozall
Michael
Indorsement Trick At Baltimore Bank
A woman attempting to cash a check in Baltimore initially forgets to endorse. She then signs the back with a bold message claiming the bank has always paid her and instructing the teller to indorse the check, ending with Very truly yours Anna M. Blank.
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Baltimore
Anna M. Blank
Harper’s
Radishes Through History and Flavor Change
The article traces radishes from China where cultivated for centuries to Germany where mothers used radish juice with sugar to treat hoarseness and cough. It notes modern radishes have little flavor or character and contrasts with their former sharp bite.
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China
Germany
Outrage Over Missed Moscow on Europe Map
A boy is asked why he is late and explains the teacher kept him in for not finding Moscow on the map. The parent reacts, noting Moscow was burned long ago and calling the treatment an outrage to a child.
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Moscow
Europe
Johnny
Thirst Tale From Boston Traveler Cartoon
Humorous quip recounts a man asking how a drink craving started. He explains a doctor once removed his appendix but left a sponge inside, causing the thirst to persist.
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Boston
Beethoven’s Vienna visit tale and deafness origin
Charles Neate’s talks in Vienna allegedly urged Beethoven to England or vice versa, claiming England’s aurists could cure ear disease. Beethoven rejected cures, recounting how a troublesome tenor interrupted his opera, causing him to strike silence as he explains he became deaf after a dramatic fall and nerve injury per Diehl’s Life of Beethoven.
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Charles Neate
Vienna
Beethoven
England
Russians Shoes Deal Sparks Transfer Hope
A young Russian officer seeks a regiment transfer and is dismissed by a high general staff officer who notes his shoes are lacking for an officer. The officer is told to buy new shoes from a shoemaker, who quotes 250 dollars for delivery in five days, prompting the officer to seek another’s advice on paying half upfront.
Soldier Reunites with Transfer Cleared
A soldier, after receiving his new boots, attended the appointment with the general staff officer and learned that all obstacles to his transfer had been resolved.
Odd Hobby Finds Mail Address List Fascination
A New York Sun item notes a man who reads the general post office advertised mail lists for his initial letter, hoping to spot letters for himself or relatives. He has never found a missent letter and enjoys the hunt like seeking a rare stamp, believing discovery would end the thrill.
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General Post Office
New York
New York Sun
Anticipated Cause For Sorrow
Ina arrives for her fifth birthday visit and shares a bed with May. Sobs reveal Ina is upset over peanuts that May supposedly would not share, though May claims she has none. The scene unfolds as a family questions the quarrel in the dark.
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Ina
May
Sufficiently Occupied by a Rebel Colonel Tale
A Civil War anecdote recalls a colonel in General Lee's division who overindulged in applejack. As he leans against a tree, Lee invites him to the tent, but the colonel replies he can barely stay where he is, with comical insistence on his exertion.
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Lee
Philadelphia Ledger
Right Foot Foremost Ancient Roman House Passage
An old Roman ordination required the right foot first to enter a house with a boy watching the door for left foot entries. The phrase reflects superstition about the left being unlucky in entrance rituals.
Wise Head Selects Cull Tongue Phrase
A terse adage notes wisdom in choosing wording, suggesting careful speech governs harsh judgments and sharp tongues.
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Luecas
The Bear and the Wain in Ancient Star Names
The article traces Ursa Major and Ursa Minor through Arabic and Iroquois names, noting Homer’s use of bear and wain and the Sanskrit riksha meaning bear or star. It links the pole star in Ursa Minor to the idea that the tail guides attention, yielding the word cynosure.
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Ursa Minor
Minneapolis Tribune
Nora Coaxed the Tips at Summer Hotel
A group of women in a summer hotel corridor watch Nora, a bright Irish chambermaid, offer help to an aging scrubwoman with a pail of water. The hotel proprietor and another man witness. Nora earns more tips than two other maids and can fund a winter in Ireland.
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Nora
Ireland
New York Tribune
Administratrix Appointed for Hiram Blake Estate
Ida M. Evans is named administratrix by Story County Iowa District Court for the estate of Hiram Blake of Story County. Creditors must file claims authenticated with the court. debtors should pay the administratrix. Dated November 13 1908.
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District Court
Story County
Iowa
Hiram Blake
Ida M. Evans
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