Grandfather Narrates Spring Wanting Women and Wit
An elderly narrator laments modern spring writing while cherishing a vivid recollection of a pretty woman in a floral spring dress. He muses on a woman’s allure, predicts fashion shifts, and celebrates spring as a force shaping mood and desire. The piece also weaves in quoted passages and anecdotes about literature and a humorous old judge tale.
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Ledinn Bresson
Grandfather Lickshingle
Brooks
The Waist in Ancient Dress Reveals Free Form Beauty
The article describes Greek and Roman attitudes to the waist and dress. It notes that both cultures valued the human form, avoided constrictive shaping, and used stola and girdles in various placements. It mentions methods to keep garments flowing and the waist minimally emphasized.
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Rome
Why Ne Never Missed
A telegraph operator recalls wind as a lucky factor for travel and romance on prairie stations. He describes visiting his girl every Saturday night by wind aided travel, aided by a competing station and a distant lover, amid costs and trains.
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Nebraska
Sturday
Jumping Guess at Trinity Church Window
A young girl and a youth peering from Trinity Church steeple window joke about what a jumper would look like. The girl quips they would resemble a gumdrop if he leaped, but he does not jump.
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Trinity Church
Hugo Hugos Across Ages Belief In Eternal Soul
The fragment discusses Victor Hugo’s belief in existence beyond death, claiming he has lived through antediluvian times and would persist forever. It raises the idea of multiple Hugos across centuries and a single enduring soul that remains nearly a stranger to future selves after burial.
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Paris
Hugo
Victor Hugo
Hoge
Tins
Tai Hiotie
Tines
Me Forgot a Little Normality
A well known gentleman holding public office in the city reveals memory lapse after a planned elaborate New York dinner. He finds in his hotel drawer a bundle of invitations he forgot to send, leaving guests absent and the host distressed.
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Icity
New York
Buffalo
Cleveland Formidable Heat Surges Yet President Works Hard
A Cleveland report notes the hot spell but says President Cleveland remains unfazed by the heat. He reportedly works day and night, doing twice as much as a typical man, and shows no need for rest despite desires for more care.
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Cleveland
Calculations on Noahs Ark Size From Newton’s Cubit Estimates
The ark would be about 519.62 feet long 85.4 feet wide and 51.56 feet deep with a tonnage of 16 22 based on Newtonian cubit figures. The Great Eastern measured 630 feet by 88 by 58 and 28 093 tons, likely double carrying capacity if coal and machinery are excluded.
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Isaac Newton
Ark
Thos Rans the World Away. Baby teething causes fuss
A nurse tries to comfort a restless baby while the mother, F. M, refuses to hold her. The scene shifts to Tom preparing to attend a meeting of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children as he suggests giving paregoric to the child.
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Tom
Society For the Preventing of Cruelty To Children
Elim Mow She Milled and a Widow’s Murder Tale
A fragmented 19th century scene recalls Elim Mow She Milled and a widow accused of murder. Dialogue questions the widow’s guilt as a stabbing is implied while references to Horatio Seymour and historical relics soften the grim moment.
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