Brunel’s near brushes with death and a coin in the windpipe
A trove of anecdotes on Isambard Brunel and his close calls from drowning on the Thames Tunnel to a dangerous windpipe coin incident. The piece narrates how he survived disasters and how his engineering prowess and daring rides shaped his career, followed by discussions of nature writing and Millet in art.
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Brunel
Thames
Box Hill
Eulonce
Wanel
Isambard
R Brodie
Mr. Key
Ben Brodie
Key
That Tooser and the Stranger Exchange Barbs
A fragment from a Pittsburgh Dispatch item shows a tense exchange with insults and mild sarcasm. The speaker questions the target’s humility and intelligence while noting odd politeness toward the subject. The garbled text hints at social friction and miscommunication in a local column.
Fagging at Eton Described as Harsh Duty for Pupils
Elizabeth Robins Pennell writes in St Nicholas about Eton schoolboys assigned to cook, serve, and perform menial tasks for masters. The piece notes long hours, rooms converted to kitchens, and a culture where young boys learn to endure hunger and toil while slowly gaining resilience in both cooking and verse learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eton
Reece
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
St. Nicholas
Accusing an Honest Man at Smithsonian over Coin Theft
An old detective recalls a Smithsonian Institute incident where a man, returning a rare Roman coin after a private viewing, is accused of theft. A search reveals the coin in the man's pocket, but the curator later admits the man had mislaid the original and bought a replica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Orce
Institute
He Never Saw Anything Like It Twins Tale
A father of twins invites a friend to view his children who are dressed and seated. The visitor, after luncheon, misidentifies them due to blurred vision, declaring the twins a splendid child, in a humorous misperception recounted by Whitehall Review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Buffin
Thoreau
Burroughs
Torrey
Miss Thomas
Aes
Brignall Banks
Greta Woods
Reta Woods
Shelley
Sus Burns
Buffon
Atlantic
Kingsley
Devonshire Coast
Mr. Black
Thomas Hardy
Lorrey
Mr. Burroughs
Old White
Silborne
Elizabethan Davis
Boston Post
Whdehall
Railroad influence sparks faith clash in Ellendale
A Wall Street News note says a new Ellendale Dakota resident claimed Western railroads control religion along their lines. The letter suggests the Baptist Church two blocks away offers more influence, noting the church’s male-led teams haul most things, while railroads align with the religious stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellendale
Dak
Baptist Church
Wall Street News
The Prospector as a Hero in Chicago Herald Satire
A bright West passenger named Eastman derides the miner’s hunt for grub stakes as a perpetual dream. The piece follows repeated prospecting cycles, where hopefuls brag of strikes, secure grub stakes, return crestfallen, then renew the chase for fortune until death. It mocks persistent optimism in mining folklore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman
Hafert
Agan
Gosh
Tan
Chicago Herald
Senator Frye Recites Check Numbers From Memory
A speech mentions Senator Frye accurately recalling the four checks in his pocket without looking. On the way to Washington with his wife, a companion is present. He states the four numbers as 675, 1019, 242, and 93, and confirms the exact sequence when pulling the coins from his pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frye
Tacedabe
Washington
Boston
Uip
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted by Experienced Pharmacists
Experience versus inexperience is framed as a plea for Hood & Co by asserting reliability and long-standing pharmacy practice. The ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla has proven value, backed by testimonials and tests, urging readers to trust its curative properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mereorg Ignorint of
Pharmacy
Messrs.s
I. Hood & Co
Hood
Public Sale on Jim Keeton Farm Near Virginia in 1857
Public sale set for the Jim Keeton place three miles north of Virginia on Tuesday February 15 1857. Personal property includes about go head of cattle calves to three years old 13 steers two-year-olds a mare and colt about 200 bushels of corn 5 tons of timothy hay 3 hogs and farm implements. Corn and hay to be sold for cash with the remainder payable in 7 months on two approved securities note bears no interest if paid when due otherwise 1o percent from date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Keeton
Virginia
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Ikab
Naturaliata and Litteratt
Millet
Fontainebleau
Napoleon II
Watteau
Miller
M. Millet
Ripley Hitchcock
Tooser
Ittsburg Dis
Fagring
Senaor Frye
J. M. McKibben
Bennett, Wheeler
Mitchell
Cortland Steel
Halliday Standard
Iron Steel, Nails
Northeast Corner Square
Butler, Mo
Franz Bernhardt
Waltham
Hampden
Rockford and Aurers Watches
C. Aa
Tis Eplendia
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