Vicious Race Horses and Jockey Scares Highlighted
A historical account recalls riders forced from mounts and attacked by violent horses at Brighton Worthing plate, Derby legends, Hunt Cup battles, and Indian racing ponies. Notable incidents involve Otto Madden, Mornington Cannon, Fred Archer, and Lord Charles Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Madden
Brighton
Marigold IV
Madden
Diamond Jubilee
King Edward
Mornington Cannon
Cannon
Fred Archer
Peter
Archer
Eeryone
Charles Cunninghame
India
Syces
England
Das
Lord Rosebery
Fair Sex
How It Feels to Freeze and Experimental Death
The article describes how freezing causes a temporary rise in body heat before rapid heart failure and death. It cites an animal experiment where exposure to 125 to 150 below zero quickens breathing and heart action, then collapses as body temperature falls to 71 Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Poet and Pugilist in Youthful Valor
Rich ard Hengist Horne author of Orion once defended himself on shore in the Mexican navy years ago when two desperadoes attacked him with knives. He dodged the menacing blades and struck them down with two well aimed blows, forcing them to fall at his feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hengist Horne
Orion
Horne
Raw Meat Eating in Italian Dining Sparks Public Uproar
The London Chronicle notes raw beefsteak served with oil vinegar and a raw egg, displayed to diners before consumption. It calls the practice so common as to become a public annoyance, observed by waiters in Italian restaurants.
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Italy
London Chronicle
Kidnaped Countess Attracts Court Scandal Of Aims Duroe
In Mme. de Miramion's early history, Marie de Rubelle widow at seventeen is abducted by Count de Bussy Rabutin with masked horsemen. She refuses to leave the carriage, fasting thirty three hours, and is released after swearing restoration. The episode stirs sympathy for the abductor while the age’s mood condemns the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. de Miramion
M. Aime Duroe
Marie de Rubelle
Roger
Count de Bussy-Rabutin
The Fourteenth in French History Opines on Fate
A compact analysis notes how the number fourteen recurs in French history. It cites May 14 events including the Rue de la Ferronnerie expansion in 1654 and Henri IV's assassination in 1610. It links Louis XIII and Louis XIV to the number fourteen through dates and ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Henri IV
Louis XIV
A Rebuke For Beau Brummel in Bond Street
Beau Brummel and Lady Hester Stanhope banter in Bond Street as he explains his conduct. A young colonel passes, Brummel jokes about lineage, and Lady Hester retorts with a pointed question about his father. The exchange appears in De Monvel's Beau Brummel.
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Beau Brummel
Hester Stanhope
Bond Street
Brummel
Lady Hester
de Monvel
Unique Altenberg: A Border Village With No Monarchs
Altenberg sits where three countries meet without monarchs soldiers or taxes. Residents speak a mixed French German dialect and farm or mine calamine at the village that claims fame for its unusual status and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Altenberg
Just the Same Dialogue Gleaned From Stray Stories
A brief quip notes meeting after years with Dunkey who seems unchanged though he dwells on past foolishness. The exchange highlights a self unaware of lasting traits and a dry cadence typical of London Stray Stories.
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Dunkey
London
The Telephone a Mystery in Modern Life
Herbert N. Casson reflects in Mountain States Monitor on the telephone as a marvel of modern engineering. He notes the paradox of a simple user interface with a vast, nearly unfathomable network of wires disks lights and bells that transmits voice by the breath of speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eusy
Joan J. Carty
Alexander Graham Bell
Emile Berener
Herbert N. Casson
Mountain States Monitor
Bogus Beggars Deceive Dukes Then Are Exposed
A group of prominent literary men in Paris posed as beggars on the boulevards to investigate fraud among real cripples and blind beggars, charging high fees for their services. They earned many francs before a genuine beggar exposed their sham when the Duc d Aumale recognized the disguise and dismissed them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I L’aris
Duc d’Aumale
Aati
Boiling as a Punishment for Poisoners and Coiners
The article notes that England used boiling as a punishment for counterfeiting and poisoning after an act of 1531, with about fifteen years of enforcement. It records three executions by boiling, including a cook and a maid, and cites a Dublin report from February 28, 1709, claiming twelve coiners were boiled in oil after trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Dublin
Dallas News
Minister's Parting Shot at Farewell Sermon
A minister preaches a farewell sermon amid church troubles. A visitor praises the text about mansions and preparation. The deacon grimly reveals the minister will become chaplain of the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Penitentiary
The Merit of Pauline
Pauline related a classroom moment as her mother asked about the teacher. The mother notes the teacher spoke to all the class but Pauline this afternoon. Pauline recalls the teacher saying the class would wait until Paul in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline
Paul
Fine Points of Law Clarify Legal Terms and Offenses
This article explains distinctions among libel and slander, burglary and housebreaking, robbery and larceny, and embezzlement versus stealing by clerks. It notes remedies for libel differ from slander, burglary carries life penal servitude, housebreaking up to fourteen years, and clarifies when a theft becomes robbery.
His Position in a Georgia Quarry tale
A Georgia quarry contractor orders Zeb to fetch a drill for sharpening. Zeb delays, then returns cheerfully claiming he’s going, prompting the boss to ask where he has been. The row highlights reluctance to act promptly and a humorous exchange.
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Zeb
Fuseli Objects To Tattle In Conversation
The painter Fuseli disliked trivial chatter. He sat silent amid visitors discussing weather until he finally declared We had pork for dinner today revealing his view that such remarks are as meaningful as the ongoing talk. The anecdote appears in Lippincott's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fuseli
Mr. Fuseli
Fooled Her Promises and a Rash Decision
A man asks for his answer by evening and the woman warns him not to act rashly after she says yes. She insists he promises solemnly he will not drown himself or poison himself after receiving her reply. The Chicago Record-Herald reports the exchange.
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Chicago Record-Herald
A Poor Remedy in Senate Measure
A congressman criticizes a senate measure as inadequate and recalls a Washington blacksmith joke. He contrasts patchwork fixes with real solutions, likening the effort to sewing a buttonhole when the button is lost. The anecdote underscores dissatisfaction with proposed remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Nervy Forbes Seeks a Salary Boost at Work
Forbes asks for eighty dollars monthly as a raise from sixty, arguing modern costs and morals have risen. Perkins resists but relents after Forbes asserts nerve and future value, and the boss orders a raise to one hundred, then cuts it to eighty at the cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes
Mr. Perkins
Perkins
How to Tell Real Diamonds from Fakes
A Louisville Herald note instructs testing a diamond by placing it in water to observe visibility and water bead on the flat side. Real gems show a bright appearance in water and hold a globular droplet, while imitations blur. Magnification reveals facet irregularity in fake stones, while real diamonds display varied facet sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Herald
Evidence Against Him Excerpt
A dialogue unfolds where a boastful man asserts flawless life choices while a calm observer counters with a single grave error. The exchange probes self perception versus how others view the speaker and cites authority behind such claims.
Velocities of sound and electricity summarized
The article notes sound speed depends on air temperature, traveling 41 090 feet per second at 32 degrees with one extra foot per degree. It states electricity travels 288 000 miles per second free, and 192 924 miles per second over a resistance-free wire.
A Marvel of Stealth in Elephant Forest
In Closed Territory recounts E H Broncon and a hunting companion who stumble into a feeding herd of elephants. Hidden by brush they endure a silent hour as the herd circles, then vanishes in a astonishing display of stealth leaving the observers baffled by the creatures’ disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Broncon
Outram
Akuna
Soap Monopoly Under King James I Policy
The king granted Westminster soapmakers a monopoly on soap production in England in exchange for $30 per ton. Imports were banned and officials policed illicit boiling. Private home manufacture faced heavy penalties. A proclamation praised the company’s soap as good and serviceable. The era yielded about $150,000 in annual revenue to the crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I
Company of Soapmakers
Westminster
England
Man loses wife in bargain-hunt at department store
Floorwalker tries to help as Jones, separated from his wife during a shopping trip, waits frustrated at a busy junction of lifts and stairs. He informs a suited shopwalker who directs him to the third floor over the bridge to the mourning department.
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Jones
Cardiff
Steel timbers touted to outlast wood in mines
Steel mine timbers reduce decay, fire, and insect damage and improve ventilation. Though steel costs about twice wood initially, it lowers ultimate costs due to longer life, reusable use, and salvage value when crushed.
Harmless Joke Ends in Cotton Trick on Coat
A humorous misdirection describes placing a spool of cotton in an inside coat pocket and threading a needle to create a dangling loop. The joke relies on the astonished reaction of the first passerby who discovers the neverending tail of cotton.
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Unique
Beougar
Jackson
Georgia
Floorwalker
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