Revolutionary Puzzle of 1776 Hidden Rebel Acrostic
A fragment from National Magazine presents a 1776 era rhyme that outwardly praises the king while reading downward on either side reveals a rebellious spirit against king and parliament. Attributed to an unknown author, it targets Mansfield North and Bute, congress, and General Washington with coded patriotic sentiment.
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Arma
George
Mansfield
North and
Bute
Congress
North
General Washington
The Dazzling Searchlight Powers Night Battles
London Answers notes the sea battle advantage of searchlights. A 100100 candle power arc lamp at three quarters of a mile high, with mirrors, could surpass moonlight. Modern searchlights reach sixty three omilles range. they demoralize crews by startling and numbing sight when beams flash.
A Disappointing Witness From Utica Deacon Potter
Deacon Stephen Potter a pioneer of Utica New York known for eccentricity and high morals is cited in a tale about a land dispute near Utica. During testimony Potter declares with humor that he would not give a dollar an acre for the land, even if his oxen could pull a sled on glaze ice.
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Stephen Potter
Utica
N. Y
Jim
Denecon Potter
Flag Proportions for United States Banner Standards
The Philadelphia Press outlines flag proportions: stripe width is half the flag's longest measurement in inches. A flag ten feet long should have five inch stripes and a width of five feet five inches. Navy field bunting seven stripes deep extends two-fifths across the length with forty six stars in six rows. Stars spaced so half their width separates adjacent stars. Flags in all sizes allowed with these proportions preserved.
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United States
Philadelphia Press
Cat Exchange in Paris and Reflections on Woman Power
A Paris cat exchange known as bourse aux chats crowds a rear chamber of a wine shop with many cats for sale. The piece notes buyers are often furriers cooks and glovers and reports prices for a fine tomcat. The essay shifts to assertive views on women claiming passion makes them tyrannical and driven by emotion.
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Paris
Bourse Aux Chats
Chicago Journal
Anannan
Baby Talk and Infantile Speech Habit Explained
A psychologist, Dr Witmer, examines a twelve year old boy who speaks only to his mother using unintelligible baby talk. The mother’s overindulgence kept him from normal communication and required months of expert effort to break the habit. Also includes notes on Kongo burial practices with preserved bodies.
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Imamma
Wos
Dr. Witmer
Yale
McClure’s Magazine
Zoology and Flags Across National Emblems
The article notes animals on flags with Britain using the lion, Russia and Germany displaying the eagle, Spain showing both the dragon and eagle, Bulgaria a lion, China a dragon, and Mexico a bird. It mentions Richard the Lionheart altering the emblem from leopards to lions and links other emblems like the unicorn and kangaroo to national symbols.
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Richard Coeur de Lion
Russia
Germany
Spain
Bulgaria
China
Mexico
Comet Line Sparks Coat Tail Gesture at School Exhibit
A juvenile elocutionist at a school exhibition sought a dramatic gesture for the line The comet lifts its tail of fire. He lifted the tail of his coat to match the word tail, extending it horizontally as part of his performance.
Psychic Phenomena and the Chinese p'o and hun concept
The Theosophical Review explains Chinese belief in p'o as the visible, body-attached self and hun as the hidden self interpenetrating the body. It cites a girl who elopes and, after years in bed, meets her runaway partner and they coalesce into one person in plain clothes.
Hidden Sun Core Surrounded By Chromosphere
The passage describes a sun composed of a central nucleus far hotter than any furnace, hidden from view, surrounded by multiple concentric shells. The outermost chromosphere is a 5,000 mile thick gaseous envelope that masks the real sun.
Prompt Rebuke Quote Shapes Royal Banter
In a witty exchange from Chicago Tribune dialogue, Orlando is warned not to embrace Gloriana, who discovers the arm around her waist after half an hour, prompting a sharp retort about the delay. The quip captures playful courtship banter and social etiquette.
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Orlando
Gloriana
Chicago Tribune
The Real Victim
A brief humorous note from the Atchison Globe remarks that after a week of illness a man’s wife appears sicker than he is from caregiving, reflecting on domestic strain.
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Atchison Globe
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