Ruse of Thinking Aloud Sparks Dudley to New Friendship
A Dudley earl famed for thinking aloud faces a social mishap when a stranger offers him a ride and he mutters an apology for dinner with a vague subject. The stranger mimics his tone, both realize the joke, and the two men bond.
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The Taxidermist and Lincoln Heritage Notes
A St Louis taxidermist shows off rare big game specimens and clarifies modern methods using plaster forms. Lincoln tried his last Chicago case Jones versus Johnson in 1860 and a dinner toast hailed Illinois as future U.S. president. The wary crow is a useful scavenger with nesting habits and lifelong mates.
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Quote exchange on marriage comforts discussed
A fragment from the Chicago News presents dialogue where Old Gotrox questions if his daughter will gain her accustomed comforts through marriage to Young DeBroque. DeBroque replies that it would be his fault if she does not.
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Lanterns and Umbrellas in China Explain Rank Symbols
The article describes Chinese lanterns made from silk horn and wood with carved frames, noting silk lanterns are richly embroidered and horn lanterns painted. It explains that leaving home at night without a lantern risks arrest and that lanterns brighten cities at night. It then details umbrellas as rank markers, red silk umbrellas signaling governor general, with ruffles and knobs denoting ranks from mandarin to commoners, and blue cloth umbrellas marking a fifth rank.
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Explosion of Gasoline and an Old Verb Laze
An excerpt discusses gasoline tank explosions and air gas ratios, noting that tanks rarely explode, with burning oil likely instead. It contrasts large versus small quantities and mentions danger from a ventless tank. It also traces the verb laze in historical usage from Samuel Rowlands 1610 and Mortimer Collins' poetry.
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Mortimer Collins
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