Unforeseen Valor and Honest Humility in War Tales
A World War era misattribution tale portrays Fritz a Prussian cavalryman whose runaway horse exposed him to cannon fire as he charged a French battery. His decisive capture of a gun earns him promotion and praise, though the credit is later debated. An accompanying anecdote praises an honest, diligent office worker who retrieves lost coins from a wastebasket and is hired for integrity.
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Fritz
Dutton
Frily
Courage and bread at a Confederate prayer meeting
General Gordon paused for a regimental prayer where the chaplain prayed for Lee's army to endure privations and fight bravely. A tall private interrupted, begging, Pray for bread, chaplain, pray for bread, since courage is plentiful but food is not.
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Gordon
Lee
Sleep Reform: Ground Bed and Saddle Pillow End Fatigue
A Harper's Weekly piece argues for bed setups that promote solid rest. It recommends the ground with grass or a floor covered by a rug, and a well stuffed saddle pillow with a cleft center for air circulation, plus a Japanese neck block as head support.
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Harper’s Weekly
Fragmented Tale Fragment: Stray Stories Headline Style
A garbled snippet cites stray stories and a marriage query, hinting at memory and past lives. The jumble mentions Miss Fiftyforee and a brittle past, with mixed phrasing suggesting a literary or column collection.
Surfer's Flight at Waikiki Described in Cruise of the Snark
Excerpted vivid scene from London's Cruise of the Snark locates Waikiki Beach near Honolulu where a lone rider bursts from the reef’s white crests. The observer calls him a brown Mercury as he flies the sea with winged heels, then lands calmly on the shore.
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South Seas
London
Waikiki Beach
Honolulu
Min
Christian Science Monitor
No Salary Attached Adventure Sparks Between Old Friends
They met casually and shared adventures since last they were together. Patrick worked at a firm while Michiel faced misfortune. That day he found no earnings and was told to leave.
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Patrick
Michiel
Cay He Fink
The Oldest Banknotes from Ancient China
The oldest notes dated to 2697 B C in China with bank name issue date note number and official signature. They resembled modern notes with value in figures and words and carried the motto Produce all you can spend with economy. A blue mulberry fiber paper carried the print.
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China
B. C
St. Vetorshirg
Helping the Engineer during a Rail Strike
During a railway strike difficulty rose in finding engineers to run trains. A young substitute named Bob ran past a station then doubled back far the wrong way. As he prepared a third try the station agent called to the crowd to let him stay, joking that they would sift the station.
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Bob
SENSE OF SIGHT The simple eye versus the fly’s compound eye
An article discusses the eye’s resolving power comparing human sight with a fly’s compound eye. It explains that a human can discern about one one-hundred-and-eight-thousandth of an inch, while a fly comprises about 4,000 lenses. It notes each lens acts as a separate eye and that the overall sharpness depends on the optic nerve’s sensitivity.
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Carpenter
Harper's Weekly
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