St Patrick's Namesake Leads Rescue During Inland Flood
On St Patrick's Day a Mississippi flood traps the O Rourke children and their neighbors. Pat Mulcahey sails to safety on a floating board as Nora and Tommy are rescued from the second story. The tale frames the saint's legend with a boy's brave aid and a mother's relief.
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St. Tatrick’s
O'Rourke
Mulcaheys
Tommy
Nora
Pat Mulcahey
O’rourkes
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Tom
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Terra Firma
Pat Mulenahey
Mrs
Stories of Sheridan and His Eccentric Debts
Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s habit of borrowing when short of money leads to two vivid anecdotes recounted by Benjamin Robert Haydon. A butcher’s leg of mutton vanishes from Sheridan’s kitchen, and a creditor spotting him in Pall Mall is diverted by a quip about a mare and a brisk trot.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Benjamin Robert Haydon
Sheridan
Pall Mall
Neatness in attire boosts self respect and impression
A Philadelphia Press opinion urges constant neatness in dress as a habit that yields double rewards: favorable impressions and strengthened self respect. It warns against sloppiness for those with limited means and offers practical grooming tips and self-respect over showiness.
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Chesterfield
Philadelphia Press
Burial of Sir John Moore First Linked to Tyrone Curate
The Newry Telegraph for April 19 1817 printed poetry titled The Burial of Sir John Moore later acclaimed as Byron’s. The actual author was Rev Charles Wolfe curate of Ballyclog Tyrone whose fame arose posthumously after his death in 1823 at age thirty two. Wolfe is chiefly remembered for this single poem.
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Newry
Ulster
Ireland
Byron
Sir John Moore
Campbell
Ballyclog
Tyrone
Charles Wolfe
Wolfe
Insects Found In Winter Under Logs And Leaves
In midwinter one may find grubs and larvae of wood boring beetles under rotten logs and stones and near pond margins. Flies' maggots gather in masses under logs and stones, while a few butterfly larvae live over winter under chips or leaf bundles near food plants.
The Perverse Sex
A fragment from Cleveland Plain Dealer humor column recounts a joke about a caller who mistook a maid as a romantic rival and a husband who was swayed by a voice.
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Cleveland Lain
Deer
Turn About Tongue Teaser Pique Ends In Payback
A playful terse exchange features a doctor forcing a tongue reveal for two dollars and an opponent’s comeback about a poker hand costing thirty five dollars. The quip appears in a New York Times roundup.
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New York Times
Mysterious Exchange Hints at Ambition and Doubt
Fragmentary dialogue suggests concern over a person named Maud and a possible alliance with Jack. Ethel questions commitment while fearing future support or reward, implying tension about a goal or role.
American Girls Visit German Castle and Countess
Two Milwaukee sisters touring Munich visit the Wohl fath castle of Count Wolfgang Wohlfarth. A guide in livery leads them through historic rooms and battles, ending with an invitation to lunch. The count later visits Milwaukee to pursue marriage with the preferred sister.
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Wohllfarth Schloss
Wolfgang Wohlfarth
Belle
Rosie
Charles V
Sweden
Europe
Milwaukee
United States
America
Wolfgast
Wohlfarth
Count Woblgans
Shenali
Frost fish talent from Nova Scotia hailed as genius
A Nova Scotia fish called the frost fish can freeze ice cream when frozen yet thaw and swim. The Mariner's Advocate notes this remarkable fish and praises Nova Scotia as the abode of genius versus American fish tars.
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United States
Mariner’s Advocate
Nova Scotia
Moosehead Lake
Puget Sound
Upper
Mississippi
Gulf
Apostle of Greenland and the Eskimo conversion efforts
Evans Beade emerged as Greenland’s missionary leader, publishing a 1710 proposal for conversion, founding a Copenhagen missionary college by 1714, and sailing to Greenland on May 3, 1721 with mission workers. He found the Norse colony vanished, then focused on Eskimo outreach, becoming bishop in 1740, later succeeded by his son.
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Denmark
Evans Beade
Copenhagen
Punk
New York Sun
Irresponsibility in College Grads and Social Service
The piece argues graduates drift from social service due to habit of narrow focus and environment. It notes both college training and church claims may be partly at fault, with a natural tendency toward concentrating effort in a narrow field hindering broader social responsibility. John Grier Hibben is cited on perseverance and leadership.
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College
Church
John Grier Hibben
Sleep of the Elephant and its Standing Rest
The article discusses whether wild elephants lie down to sleep. Authorities like Gordon Cumming and Selous doubt the behavior in many elephants, noting some bulls rest briefly or perhaps never lie down. Kipling's authorial anecdote in Moti Guj is cited as a literary portrayal. Harper's Weekly.
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Gordon Cumming
Selous
J. L. Kipling
Harper's Weekly
The Harmony of Colors and Visual Depth
Harper's discusses color harmony deriving white from equal excitation of red, green, and blue sensations. It explains colored lights focus at different points, causing eyes to perceive varying distances when colors touch. It notes color frangibility differences, with red appearing farther than blue on the same plane and light.
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Harper'’s
Manufacturing the Truth at English Country House
A guest witnesses grooms parading a maid on a horse to claim the mare has carried a lady before selling it at market. The incident unfolds as a crude ploy to boost the horse’s sale appeal.
Advertiser’s Odd Gambit in Lion Cage Marriage Scheme
A Pittsburgh Post item recounts an unusual matrimonial ploy where an ad sought a young lady to be wed in a lion cage for fifty dollars. The exchange reveals the organizer’s motive and confusion over the absence of a groom.
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Pittsburgh Post
It Is Easier to Criticize Than to Help Says Smith
Quotes Sydney Smith on the difficulty of rushing in to aid versus standing back to critique. The remark frames a view of action versus judgment.
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Sydney Smith
Why don’t you want me to marry your daughter
A dialogue from The Cynic features a young suitor pressing for marriage, and a father countering with concerns of wealth while acknowledging the man’s brains. The exchange underscores social expectations and parental caution in matters of marriage.
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Washington
Bright Lawyer Takes All in Damages Suit
A Philadelphia Press quotation notes a client lamenting that despite hiring a bright lawyer, the suit for damages yielded nothing as the lawyer kept the entire award. The exchange underscores frustrations with legal representation.
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Philadelphia Press
Lesson on Self Esteem Attributed to Thomas a Kempis
A fragment states that true knowledge and the lowest self esteem are valuable lessons, credited to a figure resembling Thomas a Kempis. The quotation emphasizes inward insight and humility as key to personal growth.
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Thomas A Kergpis
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