Wide spread early industry notes and domestic tales
The article surveys diverse topics from British South economy urging cotton manufacture in the South to London Peabody funds growth and Russia spy practices, then shifts to American rail safety and Ontario farming, Cherokee land opening debates, a sandwiched fiction excerpt about Ben Biggins in Germany, and curious notes on Bible preservation in a loaf and Japanese bed manners.
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Ben
Anna
Bonn
Fraulein Schmidt
Fraulein
Herr Westley
Benjamin Biggins
Benjamin
House Place
London
National Gallery
Houses of Parliament
Westminster Abbey
Tower
Crystal Palace
London Bridge
Battersea Park
Desdemona
The Human Maw A Chronicle Of Extreme Appetites
A curious antique piece catalogs legendary stomachs from history and fiction. It recalls Fezibeth Charlotte writing of royal feasts, a German eater who chewed glass, Nicholas Wood who devoured sheep and rabbits, and other record eaters from Britain, Poland, and Saxony, including a London youth, George III era feats, and daring claims of devouring large quantities in short times.
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Fezibeth Charlotte
Origats
Mons
Dauphin
Duc de Berti
Wurtemberg
Hamlet
Taylor
Nicholas Wood
Kent
England
Copeland
London
Saxony
George III
Nick Davenport
New York Medical J Journal
Wiltshire
Umpire and Strikes in a Dream of Financial Woes
In Aurelia a gossiping scene reveals Mrs Bagley and a worried mother discuss a milliner’s bill and grocer’s debt. A man named Umpire is whispered as dreaming of being robbed and going on strikes, while the Philadelphia Call notes a traveler’s alarm.
Pearls of Thought From the Times and Fields of Wit
A pastiche of maxims and anecdotes on wisdom humor and daily life. Topics range from the value of silence to the folly of habit and the quirks of coffee adulteration Chicory and coffee mixing tips are paired with literary curiosities and brief society snippets including a Washington letter tale a purification note on heat and a playful parade of homely proverbs and vignettes.
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France
United States
Belgium
Magdeburg
Henry Seggermann
New York Times
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Wiewick
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