Palace of Ali son of Abulfeda in Bagdad
A narrative of Prince Ali son of Abulfeda who builds a grand palace on the riverbank. A mysterious elder offers a magic staff granting image filled wonders, but the prince learns that beauty and power harm happiness when they burden others. The tale ends with a warning inscribed over the palace entrance.
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Bagdad
Abulfeda
Almansor
Gardens
Paradise
Almamoun
Omar
Haroun-al-Rashid
Akbah
Atlantic
Ali
Prince Ali
Prince All
Abulfede
Gan
Tam
Jesus
Mohammed
A¢Ourier
Mahmoud
Ali of
Behring’s Badger and Diamonds Absorb Light
A natural history note describes the badger’s nocturnal habits and bearlike appearance, noting its white head and neck, gray upper parts, brownish black underparts, strong jaws, and three foot length. The piece shifts to a science feature on diamonds, detailing an 150-stone Paris exhibition where ultraviolet light luminescence produced violet hues and two stones showed strong phosphorescence for about fifteen minutes after exposure.
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Paris
Why Wilkins Hired Man Ran Away
A suburbanite Willy Wilkins hires a silent, skilled gardener, James Green, to care for his estate and teach his son Tommy. Green earns trust, then disappears after brief Chicago trip with change and ticket left unpunched, with Mrs Wilkins unable to reveal the truth.
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Wilkins
Mrs. Wilkins
Tommy
Mr. Wilkins
Lake Hill
James Green
Green
Hle
Joliet
Goodby
Chicago Record-Herald
Pride of ancestry versus personal merit parable
A parable contrasts pride in ancestors with self made achievement. A boastful man claims nothing beats ancestral respect, while a self made man notes worthy motive lies in supporting descendants and their future. The tale questions where true pride should rest.
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Ian
The Old Maid's Balloon Ascension
In June Miss Sophronia Denby, a fifty two year old dressmaker known for quiet living, boosts her image with a dramatic wardrobe and a rumored romance. Neighbors gossip as she reveals plans to marry a Greek nobleman Count Sardanapalus, then a balloon ascent mishap erupts when a balloon courier interrupts the scene in a comic twist. The story closes with Denby’s September move to Chicago.
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Miss Denby
Mrs. Jins
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Gallegher
Sophronia
Mrs. Gallagher
Sophronia Denby
Count Sardanapalus
Crete
Denby
Phelim Gallagher
France
Mademoiselle
Priam
A Story of Tennyson At Freshwater Told By Escott
A London journal cites Tennyson at Freshwater where a shy young American author with Longfellow letter dined. A single dessert bottle of port appeared, finally emptied, prompting the poet to muse if one always drinks a bottle of port after dinner.
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Tennyson
Freshwater
T. S. Escott
London Journal
Longfellow
Fleet Street
Tea and Theine in Tea Leaves and Implications
The London Chronicle discusses theine caffeine and tannin in tea leaves. It notes the active principle develops best in young shoots and that England buys older leaves with less theine and more tannin. It questions proportions and the potency of the tea in common use.
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Russia
England
London Chronicle
Popular Quotations and Their Ancient Echoes Quoted
The passage notes that phrases like Salus populi, leaving me stone unturned, and there’s many a slip between cup and lip derive from ancient sources. It explains how common maxims trace to Roman law Greek poetry and even anonymous comic poets.
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Churton Collins
Ivespate Orecte
Polycrates
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John Mytton
Mytton
Owever
London Stock Journal
Collegber
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