Thinking Aloud Brings Two Lords to an Unlikely Friendship
A fragment from a tale recalls Lord Dudley thinking aloud in a carriage on the way home. A stranger near him mirrors his thoughts and fears a dinner invitation. The two men exchange words, the misread signals resolve, and a new friendship forms.
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Dudley
Dales
Dudley Ton
Preston
Jim
Lord Dudley
Tie
The Taxidermist Denies Stuffing Their Work
A St Louis taxidermist tours visitors and explains the studio uses plaster forms stretched with hides rather than stuffing. He notes plaster creates longer lasting shapes for deer antelope fish and other animals, contrasting with old stuffing methods.
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St. Louis
Lincoln’s Last Law Case in 1860 Chicago
The article recalls Lincoln’s final courtroom appearance in Chicago in the Jones versus Johnson suit over Lake Michigan shore land. Judge Drummond and all counsel dined with Isaac N. Arnold, and a toast urged Illinois to supply the next U.S. president, amid Lincoln Douglas supporters. It also notes the wary crow’s habits and nesting.
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Lincoln
Chicago
Jones
Johnson
Apri
United States Circuit Court
Drummond
Lake Michigan
Isaac N. Arnold
Illinois
United States
Linccoln
Douglas
Herald
Still His Daughter Quote in Chicago News Voice
A humorous exchange imagines a daughter’s marriage and the comforts she would receive. The dialogue contrasts Old Gotrox and Young DeBroque over parental expectations and marital security presented in a city newspaper tone.
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Gotrox
DeBroque
Chicago News
The Way of Scientific Truth by G. K. Chesterton
A satirical passage from the Illustrated London News mocks chasing scientific truths as ever shifting. It argues for staying put while science eventually follows and warns against overreliance on authorities and trends in medicine and diet.
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Flom
Evorgh
G. K. Chestston
Plustrated
London News
Cruelty of the Elephant Driver Described by Missionary
A missionary highlights elephant abuse by mahouts who sit on the animal's head and prod with a goad. He notes a open sore on the elephant’s brow kept to force obedience, and urges travelers to notice the injury when hearing talk of affection for elephants.
A Grape Growing Spectacle in Belgian Glass Factories
The London Globe notes grapes for table use are grown under glass in Hoerlaert near Brussels. A vast glass region supplies fruit to major markets including London Paris Vienna Berlin St Petersburg and even New York. Every Friday hundreds of packed chests are sent to the United States.
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Belgium
London Globe
Hoerlaert
Brussels
London
Paris
Riviera
Vienna
Berlin
St. Petersburg
New York
United States
Practical Sympathy by Dr. Hale saves editor’s wife
Dr Edward Everett Hale counseled a small town editor troubled by his wife health. He then returned with a stack of manuscripts and urged the editor to go to his wife, saying he had written enough editorial copy to fill a week.
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Edward Everett Hale
New England
Hale
Satirical Picture in a British Church
A rare satirical carving survives in South Brent church Somersetshire. Three oak pew pictures mock a Glas tonbury religious dignitary as a fox in robes with a crook, then chained by geese, and finally hung from a tree by the birds.
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Britain
South Brent
Somersetshire
Glastonbury
Why He Laughed at Meyerbeer Opera
Damrosch recalled taking an aced Hebrew friend to Meyerbeer’s The Huguenots. He suddenly laughed loudly saying it’s the best game ever seen with Protestants and Catholics killing each other to music by a Jewish composer. He declared he would attend every night.
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Damrosch
Meyerbeer
London Graphic
Her Opportunity in Shopping District Debts
Naybor reports Naybor I notices wife leaving home in a hurry to the shopping district. Marryat confirms she will contract about fifty dollars of debts. He admits telling her last night he had that much in the bank. Philadelphia Press.
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Naybor
Marryat
Philadelphia Press
An Unlucky Marriage in Fraulein Tales
A wry exchange recalls Fraulein A and Fraulein B discussing a poor marriage. Fraulein A laments disillusion after her wedding promising many presents, noting she did not receive half the gifts she expected.
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Fraulein A
Marie
Fraulein B
Figaro
Quick Wit on Hair Turns From Gray to Blond
A humorous exchange quips that true hair color changes are rapid. The caricaturist jokes about a wife turning blond in an hour and a man questioning if one can gray overnight.
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