Twain in Hartford notes on editors and science studies
Hartford correspondence recalls Mark Twain avoiding the Courant desk for weeks. He lectures a visitor in the yard on crackers and dogs, then confesses how public opinion revived his editor ambitions. He muses on fame, explains a scientific lecture on tides and planetary gravity, then returns to writing history and humor.
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Ida Jo Cook
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Clemens
Saumer
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Bailila Express
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Mr. Clemens
Calvin
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Mr. Clenen
Tanisett
Mark Ewain
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America
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Press of
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the Courant
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Gilding Techniques: Silver Leaf and Lacquered Frames
A reader notes gilding uses silver leaf and lacquer to imitate gold on frames. The practice, long established, combines gold and lacquer for a durable, lower-cost finish. Advancements in varnish coverage allow richer appearance with reduced gold quantities.
Labor Hours Under the English Statute of Laborers 1400
The Statute of Laborers of 1400 in England set work hours and meals. From March to September workers labored from sunrise to sunset, with specific meal breaks and reduced winter hours. It fixed wage rates and punished refusals to work at those wages with imprisonment until sureties bound the worker to service.
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Carmen
England
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Anothce
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Bubalf
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The Result of Bad Writing in a Newspaper Office
The text discusses poor chirography and its impact on newspaper work. It categorizes faulty writings as important and unimportant, noting deciphering errors, faulty type, and unclear news content. It laments unreadable prose and urges abating writers who cannot express ideas clearly.
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Quips and Questions in a Bustling Notebook
A long string of miscellany entries, jokes, and snippets from a late 19th or early 20th century publication. It includes quips about digestion, taxation, and manners, a brief note on Indiana taxation, observations on actors Salvini and Longfellow, humorous remarks about girls and clergymen, a Paris cafe scoop, a lighthearted joke about a tailor sign, and anecdotal vignettes from New York, Hoboken, Boston, and Dakota. Multiple short items present in a single page fragment.
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Texas
Aahura
Gil
Josh
Vals City
Salvini
Bhias
Qing
Irondlades
Boulon
Shanghai
China
Hoboken
Lally
New York
The Bressing of Steam Power and Global Use
The text discusses aggregate steam power worldwide, claiming 3.5 million horsepower in stationary engines and 10 million in locomotive engines, equating steam power to vast human and animal labor and noting efficiencies such as one loom producing four pieces of fabric and a carpenter’s toolset matching many manual workers.
Relic Tower Exhibition Showcases Yorks England History
A London desk correspondent to the New York Tribune describes the Tower of London display as a somber gallery of arms and chivalric gear. The White Tower houses an armor collection, including pieces from Henry VII and Charles I, with the famous Wolfe cloak, and a grim arsenal of weapons. The account notes brutal relics such as the axes used on the 1745 traitors and Anne Boleyn’s brass marker, while recounting legends of ghosts and the Tower’s history, ending with reflections on patriotism and civic memory in Kentucky.
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Tower of London
White ‘Tower
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Julie
England
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Narre
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White Tower
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Battering
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