An Irish Conspiracy Prank Tales of a London Reporter
A London correspondent travels through Ulster to verify an alleged Ireland insurrection. He endures a covert night trek to spy rebels, only to learn the conspirators are local pranksters, and the rifles are mere hedge sticks. The piece ends with a shop counter gag about a missing husband.
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Ireland
London
Ulster
North Pole
Rock of Gibraltar
London Mail
Romance of the Bloodhound
A short piece traces the bloodhound’s history in England and Scotland, noting its role in tracking fugitives and its involvement in tales of Wallace and Bruce. It recalls a chase where a fugitive narrowly escaped capture, illustrating the breed’s storied past.
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England
Scotland
Wallace and
Bruce
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Night in the Desert and the Sky as Viewed from Sahara
Arthur E. P. Weigall in Blackwood's Magazine reflects on desert nights in the Sahara. The piece describes cold starlit nights, Mars toward Arabia, Jupiter above, and a dreamlike, vast horizon where earth and sky blend. Dawn arrives swiftly as the camp awakens to the sun’s sharp beam.
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Mars
Arabia
Jupiter
Sahara
Earth
Arthur E. P. Weigall
Blackwood’s Magazine
Cleaning a Clock Says kerosene cleans clock works
A Suburban Life tip explains that a sewing of kerosene soaked cotton placed inside a clock can loosen dirt and clean the works. The clock should run if possible or be left to run down. After four days the works appear as clean as when new and the cotton collects the loosened dirt.
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Merel
Peculiarities of English Pronoun Use Across Languages
A foreign linguist notes how languages vary in capitalizing or omitting personal pronouns. He cites Frenchman, German, and Spaniard habits, contrasting them with English practice of capitalizing I while using lowercase you.
Navigating Jellyfish Sail Powers Mapped
A strange jellyfish in tropical waters shows high intelligence, reportedly navigating toward desired destinations. In the South Pacific near Polynesia and New Zealand, the creature allegedly possesses a sail it can hoist or lower, suggesting surprising complexity in its movement.
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South Pacific
Polynesia
North Island
New Zealand
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