Plagiarism of Famous Authors Across History
A New York Times excerpt surveys famous writers tied to plagiarism. It cites Voltaire, Shakespeare, Moliere, Pope, Disraeli, Ingalls, Coleridge, Lytton, Sterne, Franklin, Longfellow, Hardy and others as examples of authors borrowing ideas, plots, or passages from predecessors and contemporaries.
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Voltaire
Hildreth Harper
Book Notes
Shakespeare
Moliere
Pope
Disraeli
Wellington
Thierson Marshal Saint-Cyr
John J. Ingalls
J. N. Barnes
Charlies Reade
Swift
de Quincey
Coleridge
Frederica’ Brunn
Sterne
Tristam Shandy
Burton
Benjamin Franklin
de Senecture
Logan
Jeremy Taylor
Longfellow
J. J. Conybeare
Thomas Hardy
Georgia
New York Times
A Real Sleuth and a Missing Umbrella
A ten-year-old boy, deemed destined to be a detective, deduces the umbrella vanished after his parents argued. He claims the umbrella was hidden in the closet, noting a fallen photograph on the bookshelf and naming his father as the culprit while his mother would have refused to set it upright.
Enduring Works Of Art And The Personality Behind Them
Mencken argues that works of art persist beyond theory because they embody salient personalities. The passage contrasts artistic creation with theory, noting Hamlet Mona Lisa Faust Dixie Parsifal Mother Goose Annabel Lee Huckleberry Finn as enduring due to their genuine voice and mysterious, compelling purpose.
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Hamlet
Faust
Dixie
Annabel Lee
H. L. Mencken
Sounded the Same At a Glasgow Concert
A famous soprano sang in Italian in Glasgow when an elderly man in the front row burst into tears. He explained he was moved because the singer reminded him of his daughter, noting the emotion conveyed was similar even if the meaning differed.
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Glasgow
Photographer and star clash over shirt front in studio
A movie hero pressed for a photo that showed ample shirt front while the photographer, earning about a thousand dollars a year, sought to satisfy the actor’s demand. The exchange highlights studio politics and vanity in early cinema.
Monlam Festival Draws Lamas to Lhasa
Lamas from Sera Drepung and Ganden with six smaller houses converge on Lhasa for the Monlam New Year prayers starting on the Tibetan New Year’s third day. Up to 20,000 lamas fill monasteries, with two high officials overseeing order and civil authority suspended during the ten day religious observance. The fifteenth night lights adorn temples and homes, Dalai Lama tours the city, and feasting follows. Sports and horse racing near the festival end before lamas return to their monasteries and the Monlam concludes.
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Sera
Drepung
Ganden
Lhasa
Potala
Dalai Lama
Potala Palace
Tibet
London Mail
Wrong Names and the Case for Simpler Child Names
William Lyon Phelps argues in Scribner's that long names burden children with repeated writing and mispronunciation. He suggests single names for girls and easier names overall to spare years of explanations and confusion.
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William Lyon Phelps
Scribner’s
Eppahroditus Bartholomew Holcombe-Smith, Jr
May Day
How Did She Know The Phoenix story scene
In a dim library a woman awaits Bozo the visitor who might marry her. He enters with cigars and opens to embrace, but she halts him claiming past loves. The tense domestic moment unfolds in a brief, intimate scene from The Phoenix.
Ali ce in the office prompts echoes of song title
A stenographer named Alice at Mr Wumpus’s office stirs rumors and corridor alarms. A visitor asks if she is the Alice sung about in Ben Bolt, but he clarifies this is the heroine of a different song “Alice, Where Art Thou.”
Young man returns from college urges humble start to rise
A youth recently back from college dispenses advice to townfolk, claiming progress begins at the bottom. Bob Markham, described as a droll, illiterate fellow, agrees from a barn setting as the crowd listens.
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Bob Markham
Kitchen upgrades save time for Virginia homemakers
The USDA reports Virginia home demonstration efforts show prize winning kitchen improvements costing only 3.70 dollars. A Albemarle County winner rebuilt a sink from a dishpan, added movable shelves, a white enameled work table, castered furniture, and window shades while painting and reorganizing to create efficient work zones.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Albemarle
County
Economical plan to use all leftovers
The United States Department of Agriculture urges cutting meat into individual portions before serving and saving the unused parts for future dishes. Preserve gravy from roasting to flavor leftovers for shepherds pie or casseroles and avoid overcooking to reduce waste.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Clean Hair Brushes With Cornmeal Technique
Instructions recommend using cornmeal to clean hair brushes as an alternative to ammonia. Fill the brush with a cupful of cornmeal and rub the bristles, then shake out discolored grease and repeat with fresh meal until clean. No danger of injuring the brush’s back is noted.
Desserts Made From Grape Juice
Grape juice can be used for desserts and beverages. The USDA suggests recipes such as Grape Sherbet, Grape Ice Cream, Syllabub, and Bohemian Cream using juice, cream, sugar, and fruit in assorted combinations for eight servings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Test for Fresh Eggs and Boiled Egg Freshness
The passage explains how to judge egg freshness. Fresh eggs sink in water and have a dull, limelike shell surface. Boiled eggs that dry quickly on the shell after removal from the saucepan are considered fresh.
Cover Jars With Paper Bags For Fresh Fruit
Advice on preserving jars of fruit by placing paper bags over them and writing the fruit name on the bag. Twist the bag tightly to keep the fruit fresh and keep jars dust free.
Legend of Cornwall furnace and its famed hounds tale
A columnist recalls the Colebrook furnace legend from Cornwall Pennsylvania. The tale centers on a squire with a pack of forty hounds led by Snow-white Flora who saved her master during a hunt before being sacrificed to a furnace. The legend connects to early American iron industry and the region’s mining heritage.
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Lebanon Valley
Colebrook
Cornwall
George H. Baker
Pennsylvania
Flora
Philadelphia
Union League
Lebanon
Penns
J Turner
Peter Grubb
Cornwall Furnace
C.M. Schwa
Grubb
Coleman
Bethlehem Steel
America
Origin of the term Hoosier remains debated in Indiana
The article surveys long standing theories about the word Hoosier linking it to pioneers, cabin greetings, scrappiness, canal workers and migration. It notes no definitive origin and presents competing anecdotes while attributing possible southern spread and pride in Indiana identity.
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Ndianapolis
Indiana Democrat
Cincinnati Republican
Indiana
James Whitcomb Riley
Indianapolis News
Husher
Falls
Ohio
Hoosier
Edwards Estate Heirs Seek NYC Lands in 400 Million Claim
William G. Edwards and counsel arrive in New York to press a claim to a vast estate said to be left by Robert E. Edwards. North Carolina heirs, lawyers, and a large potential stake center on a supposed grant linked to English royalty and a 1778 lease on Manhattan Island between Prince and Cruger.
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York
William G. Edwards
Alfred G. Spivey
Robert E. Edwards
Edwards
Spivey
New York
North Carolina
Charles ©. Daniels
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Lucille Pugh
Leas
Edwards Fami
Robert BH
Edwards George II
England
France
William Edwards
Virginia
Manhattan Island
Prince Christopher Streets
George Cruger
Union Musicians Ban on Free Radio Performances Decided
After hours of debate the Chicago Federation of Musicians voted to ban union players from performing free at radio stations. Stations must hire union orchestras for three hour blocks and pay each musician eight dollars, regardless of time. President Petrillo says free advertising ends and outlines plans for hotels to pay a 60 percent premium for broadcasting orchestras.
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Severa
Chicago Federation of Musicians
James ©. Petrillo
Musicians’ Federation
Drake
Congress
Edgew Beach
Ian Guyon
Musicians’ Hall
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