Byron’s Unpublished Ossian Verse In Harvard Library Notes
A Scribner account tracks Byron’s ownership of an 1806 Ossian edition bequeathed to Harvard by Senator Sumner. The manuscript includes Byron’s marginal comments and a new, unpublished version of Ossian’s Address to the Sun, showing his stanzaic lines on sun and fame.
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Harvard College
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Madge Gains Freedom and a Hidden Family Match
In a Victorian salon a young heroine Madge confronts love and duty. Her guardian Mr Selwyn reveals a ruse to guide her toward distant cousin Herbert Fitzallan, while carefully masking the true match with Jack Hawkesbury. Madge accepts the plan and learns her heart is aligned with Herbert, ending years of inner turmoil.
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Man Named Barlow Recalls Meeting General Gordon
In a vivid wartime moment at a gathering, General Barlow identifies himself to a guest as the man who found a wounded General Gordon after a fatal encounter. The exchange, framed by a lively reception, leaves attendees touched by the reunion tale.
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Jettysburg
Barlow
Gordon
General Gordon
The Plague Across Ages and Europe
The article discusses the plague as a broad term for epidemics, noting historic outbreaks in the sixth century and London, the role of quarantine and sanitation, and the risk of future spread. It attributes current plague movement to Russian troop movements on the frontier and emphasizes preventive cordons and quarantine challenges.
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Giesese
de Foe
London
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Paris First Consulate Styles for Street and Evening Attire
Fashion notes describe dark practical street dresses adaptable to various weather and crowds, with garb like the Griselda silk wool blend and Princess walking costume. Dressy outerwear favors black mantles with Hungarian seams, soft cloth coats, and painted buttons. accessories include ornate necklines, fichus, and elaborate feathered hats, with emphasis on color shifts to coffee tones and fawn.
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Paris
To Cut Glass Without a Diamond
An article from Illustrated Wood- Worker explains cutting glass underwater with scissors. Keep the glass level in water and cut gradually from corners to shape, starting with small edge pieces. Softer glasses cut best, scissors need not be sharp, and edges may be rough but usable for many purposes.
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Carpentera
Ice Industry Wealth and Production Concerns Highlighted
The article notes the US ice industry totals over 25 million dollars in capital and at least 80 million dollars in annual sales. It stresses the risk of unreliable ice crops over forty years and describes the seasonal investment, losses, and ongoing invention interest to improve summer production.
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Pairs of names listed in a social group post
Michael Blood and Lissie Bone, John Cloak and Julia Hood, Edward Cole and Nancy Wood, James Broom and Ellen Birch, Charles Chapel and Susan Church.
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Michael Blood
Lissie Bone
John Cloak
Julia Hood
Edward Cole
Nancy Wood
James Broom
Ellen Birch
Charles Chapel
Susan Church
Items of interest and quips from the era
A miscellany of notes including humorous lines about jams, gum consumption, puns on Merrité, and fashion quips. Cartoonish snippets quote the Rome Sentinel and Chicago papers noting social amusements, poetry excess, and a comic exchange about a man offering to live off his wealthy partner.
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Chicago Commercial Advertiser
Knowledge and Folly in a World of Humbug
In this meditation on discernment the author argues that true worldly knowledge lies not in exposing everything as fraud but in recognizing honest, truthful people who love justice. Cynics are common, yet a minority of genuine souls exist across social ranks, contrasting shallow skepticism with genuine humanity.
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