Old Oxford Voices through an Outsider’s Lens
An outsider paints Oxford as a living museum of old buildings, customs, and the balance wheel of English life. He notes nine o’clock curfews, cap and gown etiquette, tutor led study, impersonal exams, and vivid college legends from Christchurch to Magdalen with their gardens and deer.
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Xford
Cecil Rhodes
America
Old Oxford
Oxford
Old College
England
Tom
Old Tom
Christchurch
Cardinal Wolsey
Odd memory type shown by animals in place recall
The article cites studies by Watson on sea birds at Tortugas, honey bees returning to home heights, a chipmunk nesting in a cot, and a bat in a cave, showing animals recall place independent of visible objects. It contrasts with human memory, noting such place-centered memory is rare in people.
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Professor Watson
Johns Hopkins University
Tortugas Islands
R. B. Rockwell
Journal of Animal Behavior
Cold Water Condemned in Medieval Beliefs
A Rural New Yorker summary notes an English 1529 herbal entry warning against cold water both as a drink and a bath. It claims many who bathed in cold water died or aged early, and that excessive drinking in youth prevents reaching ordained age. The piece highlights cold water’s small role in medieval households.
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New Yorker
Advocates the Corn Muffin in Social Reform
A sociologist argues that educational and social reform can be aided by corn muffins. He cites a Kentucky teacher who improved cleanliness and home cooking by teaching corn muffins, suggesting a challenge in raising residents to this Spartan, unfancy staple.
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Blue Grass
Kentucky
Springfield Republican
Minority Win
A reflective line noting that some act rightly at the wrong moment while many err though timely and a few act rightly at the right moment.
Sat Time Brings Comfort and Full Fix
A wry note suggests a future law will ease hard times by Saturday, leaving people comfortably well off. The line mixes humor with social commentary on progress and security.
Berlin as Capital of Imperial Germany a Modern City
The piece portrays Berlin's rise from a secondary continental city to a premier imperial capital. It describes tourist season, the Tempelhofer field review, imperial pageantry, and distinctive uniforms, then surveys districts, streets, squares, hotels, bridges, and museums shaping Berlin's modern identity. The narrative emphasizes grandeur, commerce, and cultural landmarks such as Unter den Linden, the operas, and the Royal Museum complex.
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Berlin
Kingdom of Prussia
Germany
Paris
London
New York Evening Post
Tempelhofer Field
Frederick the Great
Unter den Linden
Royal
Brandenburger Tor
Europe
Friederichstadt
Behrenstrasse
Finance
Liepzigerstrasse
Wilhelmstrasse
Opernplatz
Opera House
Royal Library
University
Gendarmenmarkt
Royal Theater
Pariserplatz
Brandenburg Gate
Konigsplatz
Reichstagsgebaude
Belle-Allianceplatz
Waterloo
Kaiserhof
the Eden
the Alden
Schlosse Brucke
Schinkel
Drake, Wolff
Kurfursten Or
Langebrucke
Sion
Rhine
Tempelhofer
Belle-Alliance
Oder
Elbe
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Charles I
Broad Walk
Gladstone
Wesley
Ruskin and
Reel
Christ Church
New College
Magdalen
Maudlin
John the Baptist
Oxford Town
Christ Church, Oxford
Brneclas
Gether
Spree
Landwehr Canal
Potsdamer-Viktoriabruckle
Potsdamerstrasse
Herkulesbrucke
Lutzowplatz
Tiergarten
Royal Museum
Lustgarten
Royal Palace
Frederick William III
Stuler
Kaulbach
Tower of Babel
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