Old maids praised as bright, dedicated women
The piece argues the term old maid should not be reproach. It highlightsAnne and Jane Taylor, author of Black Beauty, noting her dual gifts in writing and engraving. It also mentions Agnes Strickland Adelaide Proctor Christina Rossetti Florence Nightingale Sister Dora Frances Ridley Havergal Edna Lyall and others as examples of celebrated unmarried women.
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Anne
Jane Taylor
Swell
Agnes Strickland
Adelaide Anne Proctor
Christina Rossetti
Florence Nightingale
Dora
Frances Ridley Havergal
Edna
Early navigators shaped world seas and maps
Henry of Portugal sparked exploration from Cape Bojador to the Cape of Good Hope inspiring Bartholomew Diaz Da Gama and Magellan. Columbus opened America and Magellan proved the earth’s roundness. Spain and Portugal led early voyages but Britain’s empire grew to dominate India and the New World.
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Henry of
Portugal
Henry
Cape Bokulor
Bartholomew Ding
Cape of Good Hope
Da'Gama
Lisbon
Cape
Jof Gord Leyve
Cudieat
India
Alexander the Great
de Gama
Europe
Columbus
America
Magellan
Earth
Draper
Macellan
Meigellan
Spain
da Gama
Great Britain
New World
Lord Avebury Opinion of Books
Lord Avebury extols libraries as true fairyland offering equal access to all classes, a haven from troubles. He praises English literature as a birthright and inheritance, noting its richness, noble minds, and global reach accessible without cost.
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Lord Avebury
Foslands
England
Health and Beauty: Health Promotes Beauty in Women
A lady doctor argues that skin health reflects overall wellness and habits. She notes pastry and sweets, bread, coffee, and rich foods harm complexion, but stresses that strict diet, fresh air, and exercise improve health and beauty, linking both outcomes.
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Ini
Acknowledging Favors and Good Breeding
A short essay on expressing gratitude after favors. It notes that many are shy about thanking others yet accepting obligations is a mark of good breeding. The piece urges sincerity and graceful gratitude without excess.
The Doctor's Turn and No Money Owed
A bawdy, chaotic dialogue scene unfolds with a doctor urging perspiration, a patient dodging payment, and a series of misheard lines about fortune, wit, and mockery. Characters joke about debts, double vision, and social quirks in a frenzied topical performance.
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Doelee
Painful Pleasures and Deadly Habits Across Odd Lives
A rambling essay recounts several figures linked to unusual pleasures that proved fatal. Curtis Donnythorpe, a dancing devotee, died of heart disease after overexcited watching. Theodore Botley died of starvation despite a vast eating library. A South American man with an extraordinary sense of smell died unable to detect odors. Russian Count Ivanovitch, bedbound, survived on liquids until urged to leave his bed, then died.
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Curtis Donnythorpe
Kelbey
Donnythorpe
Theodore Botley
Ivanovitch
Nicholas I
Quiet village grandmother recalls London motor danger
An elderly village woman narrates a frightening trip to London in which she narrowly escaped danger. A grandchild greets her upon returning home and she warns to be carefully in the city, recounting she never dared move without scanning the room first for unseen threats.
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London
Ming
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