Authors who destroy their own poems praised love of craft
A reminiscence piece recounts famous writers who tried to destroy early works including Kipling after hearing The Absent Minded Beggar, Sullivan commenting on vulgarity of words and music, Thirlwall and Farrar erasing early volumes, and Tennyson briefly about to burn The Brook before Rawnsley intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Kipling
Kipling
Arthur Sullivan
Thirlwell
Dean Farrar
Tennyson
Edward Rawnsley
London
Witty Epigrams and Gossip in a Late Nineteenth Century Page
A collage of humorous dialogue and anecdotes features talk of friendship and acquaintances, moral maxims, social foibles, and domestic quirks. It includes quips about suffrage, church behavior, money and banks in China, a singer’s fee, and portraits of famous women through history.
Grim buffalo tale ties missing son to cow head bone
A missing Iroquois halfbreed son vanished while buffalo hunting. A year later a buffalo cow was killed, revealing a pelvis wedged on her head as a horn, with hair worn off and new growth showing. It is believed the man’s bone was carried by the animal until his body disintegrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rei River
Noble Little Boy Portrays Courage Under Persecution
A Huguenot family flees France with a hidden child aboard a donkey as soldiers search baskets for food. A sword wounds the boy in the leg, but he remains silent and brave, enduring torture rather than breaking faith. The parents hide the child and escape, praising steadfast belief amid danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
A Caution to Fat Men From General Shafter
The late American commander General Shafter held a sharp disdain for overweight soldiers. He declared they are of no use, unable to perform, and mocked their fat bodies with a burst of harsh words. A major once challenged his outburst, and Shafter boasted of his own past weight over two hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Primary source fragment from a wartime shipboard dialogue
In port conversation shows a ship’s surgeon advising rest and fluids while a crew member seeks strength. The exchange hints at fatigue and possible medical assessment during wartime voyage. Names and exact context are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
Fragrance Effects On Nerves And Sleep
The article discusses how various perfumes affect individuals differently yet share uniform outcomes. It lists rose, mignonette, lavender, thyme, verbena, rosemary, and carnations as mildly stimulating, with clove pink being a potent stimulant and disinfectant in odor. It notes jasmine, ils, tuberose, and acacia as soothing, and suggests handkerchiefs or pillows scented with these aromas help calm nerves and aid sleep. It also describes a pine scent pillow blend and pine oil mixed with lemon in alcohol as calming and sleep inducing for those prone to worry.
Risky recreation in Paris anglers described by Wilson Huard
A Scribner essay on Ile St. Louis anglers portrays Gallic fishermen as serene and patient, casting bamboo poles along river walls. The piece contrasts French anglers with British anglers and notes their steadfast pursuit through frost and flood, even during the 1870 siege of Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wilson Huard
Ile St. Louis
Paris
Scribner
Walla
Paria
Hotel de Ville
Winds and Other Lickers Inscription Mischief At School
Dr Wines once head of a boys school faced a playful revenge when a student carved a taunting plate on his door. The plate bore Winds and the student added Wines and Other Lickers in bold letters, turning a private humiliation into a public joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wines
Himelf
Aide-de-camp and the VC on the Indian frontier
Kipling narrates a young aide-de-camp who rose from social duties to lead a daring assault against Kanjuts in the Karakorum front. Facing cliffed ascents, avalanches, and a riverbed siege, he guided Imperial Service troops and natives in a bold assault that broke enemy morale and ended the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipling
India
Karakorum Mountains
Clelera
Sone
Imperial Service
V.C
Dwarf trees of Japan unraveled by careful cultivation
A historical note explains how miniature Japanese trees are created through centuries old floristry methods. Techniques include shallow seedling pots, deliberate root exposure, trimming by knife or thumbnail, precise watering, re potting deeper, and shaping branches and roots to convey intentional forms such as crowns or tunnels.
Door opens to a purse claim with a benign stranger
A man questions a finder about a purse and the money it allegedly contains. The exchange reveals insistence on a description before claiming the purse while noting social views on women and affection. The scene ends with a clipped departure and a reflection on women and speech.
Calcutty Oil and Misc Goods Advertised by Australian Trade Firm
An old advertisement lists oils such as Calcutty Castor Oil Ruapor and Binder Oil Neatstoot Oil and paints for wallpaper, lime, sulphur, and tanks. It promotes iron goods, flower pots, axles, rails, soap, olives, drapery, groceries, ironmongery, and a range of imported products from Australian Chemical and Explo, agents for New Zealand firms.
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Prico
Wigg
Wage
Percy
Hirde Park
Ma'arm
Julia
Post-onice
China
Gabrielli
Catherine the Second
Russia
Jones
Shay
Jason L. Brown
Missouri
White House
Susan
Charlotte Bronte
Countess von Waldersee
Madame Necker
Wrecker
Geneva
Andresses
Saysus
Jack
Japan
Arnes
Goughs
W. G. Hearne & Co. Ltd
Geelong
Victoria
Herr ‘Ellos Hautzinger
Publico
G. Norton
Begg
Lie
Arid Ciktrlet
Kieth
Baddaginnie Butchery
A. M'Nicholson
Norton
Warrenbayne
Hobo
Goomatibes
Violettown
Athwe Vents
Nut
Baddagiony Butchery
Victor
Capis Nowy Agent & Sedsleanmaiy
Veen
Svork
Lh. Ryan
Wen Alla
Hastor Sali
Ligwon’s
Sra & Coffee
Dugall's
Ee Garden
Vie
Railton
Parma
Rodleken
Dopions
Cement
Black Horse
Danny Sal
Standard Sewing Machiner
Orion Stoves
Waddell’s Benedict
New Zealand
K. Ryan, Davy Stone, Besaria W
Renallathon Foundry
J. Hoorer
Benalla
Gintrich
Nunn Street
Tronfoundry
Wil
Royal Mail
Asie
Marseilles
Adngalde
Preman Tile
Colombo
Aden
Port Salo
Gibraltar
Plymouth
Premantia Tria Maraoillen Landon
Sten
AO Ho
Mel Fredericn Whit
WY. Tien
Loven, Agant
Baddaginnte
Benj Sessions Hike Titi
Toal
Tet
Messrs. Diggle & Davine
Funes
Basrove
Gaudaginnie
Eithus
Anaes
QQ Orbbott
Pairenaye
Taian
Bridge Street
Ben Malay West
W. G Abbott
Beilyostrest
Ame
Hulldrr. Ag UN DE Wilatc IE
Appeary
Pride
Qeslong
Pomcard
Wunderlich Ltd
Collins ST
Melbourne
NEW Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company Limited
Mend Omer
Fiat Mar
Agsius
Hiverins
Oup
Caplet
Cooper's
Alte
Siason
Dalgety & Company Ltd
AREF
Comarkaerts
Newmarket
Kemp
Nibel
Glasgow
Thos. Chadwick
Goldsbrough, Wort & Gol¢ Brokers
Qwnoers
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