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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1898
Page
7
The Hoosier Poet, busy with a reporter, recalls General Grant's light moment with General New of the Indianapolis Journal. The tale includes a Galena connection and a quip about Grant's busy Washington days, plus a Nye and Shirley anecdote from a town in Maine.
Harold Frederic describes a tense Berlin visit where his confidence helped him handle an imposing Prussian lieutenant. After casual diplomatic calls, Frederic visits a Bauer club, wearing a tall silk hat that gets brushed aside by the officer.
Frederic confronts a lieutenant over a fallen hat and a revolver. The dramatic civilian asserts authority, forcing the officer to obey. The scene contrasts fearless action with crowd terror as a dramatic test of power and control.
The article traces the origin of Christmas noting its first celebration in year 98 and its slow adoption as a Christian festival after forty years. It explains that by the fifth century the date was fixed on December 5, with prior observances scattered in December April May and January.
A terse exchange on meaning between two speakers centers on the words pitch and pitched. The Chicago Post notes a tense verbal clash framed as a fight between tars. The dialogue underscores misinterpretation and the speaker’s insistence on precise wording.
A New York Sun account details the hazardous duty of inspecting hidden ship compartments such as the double bottom. Officers crawl through tight spaces with lighted candles, facing oxygen deficiency and entrapment risks. A coppersmith on the cruiser Newark died after entering a boiler without an open light, illustrating noncombat dangers sailors endure for fleet safety.
Narrative of a Siberian sledge journey by Robert L. Jefferson and companions showing perils of night travel in deep snow. Dead horses, frozen risk, and brutal effort to regain a path highlight the dangers of winter travel in remote Russia.
The article traces Blind Man's Buff to its French name Colin Maillard meaning brave Colin Maillard a warrior famed in medieval chronicles. It notes Norman England adoption and a 999 Liege chief Jean Colin who earned Maillard from using a mallet in battles and losing his eyes in a clash with Count de Louvain.
In a Cornhill Magazine snippet a rural gentleman faces sharp ad criticism for marrying a second wife soon after his first wife’s death. Two ladies discuss the scandal as they call him a regular polygot in moral judgment and gossip.
Personal recollections from 1887 describe a forties era lady with beauty spots patches on forehead cheek and chin. The curate and his wife, a tall handsome couple in black, are recalled by a narrator who notes beauty spots were fashionable.
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