Crown on the king and prorogation in historic tale
A London Chronicle style account recounts the king seizing the crown and proroguing parliament after a tense moment in the robing room. Lord Hastings refuses to place the crown, the king insists, and the episode ends with the prorogation successfully enacted amid royal tension.
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Karl Grey
TSB
Freday
House of Lords
Greville
Lord Hastings
Lord Grey
London Chronicle
Remember the baker lamp of expiation at Venice
In Venice, before death sentences, a man in black bows to the bench and says Remember the baker. Centuries ago a baker was executed for a crime he did not commit and the judges funded a lamp in the doges palace. The lamp of expiation warns future judges when applying the death penalty.
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Court of Assizes
Venice
Doges
King’s Tomb in Winchester Cathedral Ruined by Antiquarian Folly
A royal corpse found in the New Forest after an arrow wound, stripped and carried by a charcoal burner toward Winchester. The cart toppled, the king’s body lay in mire, then buried in the cathedral. Centuries later the tower collapsed, tomb crushed, and Puritans ransacked the grave 600 years hence.
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William Stufus
New Forest
Uwamps
Winchester
How Cruikshank Shaped Fagin Portrait from Self
The artist George Cruikshank sought a face for Fagin during Oliver Twist illustrations. He stood before a mirror in his east end search and, while making faces, accidentally formed the features he desired. The resulting Fagin portrait is said to be Cruikshank himself.
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Cruikshank
Fagin
East End
London
Senator and deaf lady ride street car exchange quip
An eastern senator travels to the capitol on an PF street car when a very deaf woman beside him asks questions about Washington and apologizes for her deafness. The senator suggests electricity and she replies she was struck by lightning last summer but did not see the benefit.
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Capitol
Washington
Washington Post
Blood Balm cures blood and skin diseases and cancer claims
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood poison eczema and cancer with a free sample offer from Blood Balm Co Atlanta. It promises relief from pimples ulcers sores and painful joints. A London Tit-Bits snippet recounts a poacher summons served by a policeman with a goat owner reader.
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Atlanta
Mae
Mac
Ange
London
Theologians Debate Priority of Knowledge at Beer Table
A German university group debates which field is oldest. Law cites jurisprudence from paradise, medicine recalls Adam’s rib, physics cites creation's light, and theology claims precedence as light minus darkness precedes all.
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Germany
Science
When Other Medicines Have Failed Foley's Kidney Cure
An old advertisement proclaims Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy when other medicines fail. It cites McElrath Drug Co as the supplier and claims the product has cured despite disappointment with other treatments.
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Foley
Fall Samples Arrive as Julius Levy Books Fall Suits
Julius Levy previews a fine line of Fall and Wister samples in foreign and domestic woolens for sanita trousers and overcoats. He is now ready to book orders for Fall suits.
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Julius Levy
Reverend Plat foot Delivers Gospel Amid Strangers at Sabbath
A fragment from the Chicago News quotes the Rev. Plat foot leading a hymn as an organ sighs, describing a glorious Sabbath morning scene with many strangers in attendance. The preacher cites the Bible verse about hospitality and notes the deacons will proceed to take up the collection.
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Chicago News
City Tax Notice Warns of Interest After June
City taxes are delinquent and will accrue interest and costs after the first of June. Taxpayers are urged to settle to avoid added charges. C. L. Quinn, city tax collector.
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C.L. Quinn
Cassidy Shtop on luck and fame in a mornin' dream
The Philadelphia Press quotes Cassidy Shtop and Casey Faith muttering about luck and fame, with talk of a morning waking to become famous and the wish for rest after a hard day. The text reflects a cryptic, satirical tone on self-importance and fate.
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Cassidy
Casey
Philadelphia Press
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