A Gentleman of '76 and a Tory Caitiff
A historical verse recalls a gentleman of 1776 who despised a brutal Briton as a thing beneath him. He viewed the Tory as the basest caitiff, while neighbors barely noticed the scene as time passes by, more than a century ago.
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Caitiff
Pittsburg
Caspian Sea
Fourth of July Fireworks Helped by Hoodoo Well
Elisha Stone plans a patriotic Fourth with fireworks for his family and neighbors despite legal battles over a farm. Lizzie courts Dick Bunker while a plan to recover money stalls. A burning hoodoo well leads to Jackson’s arrest and a windfall as the well’s blaze draws attention and a sale of the Stone farm.
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Jed Bunker
Robbins
Elisha
Lizzie Agin
Elisha Stone
Dick Bunker
Mandy Jane
Rascal
Lizzie
New Hampshire
Mrs. Stone
Noah Jackson
Jackson
Bunker
Lizzie Stone
New England
Rey
Mr. Stone
Father
Sakae
Dick Banker
Richard Bunker
Sam
Seba
Pemenes
Borin
Stone Farm
Jeduthin Bunker
Stone
Coffee as a disinfectant and Carlyle's veracities tale
A Russian bacteriologist found coffee and its roasting derivatives act as germicides, killing cholera and typhoid germs in hours though not practical antiseptics due to slow action. Thomas Carlyle once asked for a tobacco brand and, after inspecting a substitute, urged the shopman to “Deal in the veracities.”
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Argonaut
Thomas Carlyle
London
Neseete
Arlyle
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