Spontaneous Human Combustion Reported By 19th Century Sources
The New York World recounts cases cited in the Encyclopedie Methodique and Royal Society reports where women aged 50 to 80 allegedly burned from within. The accounts describe charred flesh, skeletal remains, and in one case a chair only lightly scorched, with alcohol use cited as a potential factor.
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Encyclopedie Methodique
D’azur
Grace Pitt
English Royal Society
Ipswich
Mme. de Boisean
Dol
New York
Making a Portrait in the Ordinary Room
The article offers a simple studio setup using window light softened by white muslin and a string frame. It suggests placing the sitter three feet from the window, using curtains for a soft background, darkening the lower window, closing doors to avoid drafts, and then taking the exposure as described by J A Boos in the New York Mail and Express.
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J. A. Boos
New York Mail and Express
Noosing a Sea Lion Near Tillamook
A German farmer along the Tillamook beach spots a large sea lion sleeping on the sand. Jacob fastens a rope noose around the sea lion and ties it to his wagon. The sea lion jumps aboard and pulls toward sea but Jacob frees himself with a quick jackknife and escapes with his wagon and rope.
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Tillamook
Jacob
Ambiguous gendered conduct mocks in Brooklyn Eagle excerpt
A Brooklyn Eagle passage critiques a masculine woman as repellent to nature and society. It describes her mannish dress, bold stride, loud voice, and businesslike airs as provoking amusement or aversion due to departing from traditional feminine roles.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Flags for British ships are crafted in government yards
The article notes that nearly all warship flags are government made with color dyes. At Chatham alone about 18 000 flags are produced annually.
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Chatham
Everyday Heroine Saves Fare Change Chance
In a New York Sun vignette four reckless riders board a streetcar on Fiftieth Street. A tailor made girl helps a country girl recover her quarter by persuading others to contribute five cent pieces, prompting a small act of collective charity as the conductor assists. The scene ends with the stage’s fare generosity unfolding as the box is finally handled.
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Wicked Stage Company
Fiftieth Street
Perso
New York Sun
An Evening With Dickens A Guide For Literary Clubs
A Lowell era suggestion outlines how to study Dickens in club evenings. Proposals include a life sketch of about 200 words, Dickens drawings, Pickwick reading, essays on Dickens’s world, and performances with poetry, anecdotes, lantern slides, and dramatizations featuring Little Nell and others.
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Dickens
Fannie Mack Lothrop
Ladies’ Home Journal
Charles Dana Gibson
Pickwick
Paul Dombey
Dombey
origin of the phrase gallery gods at Drury Lane
The term gallery gods comes from a painted ceiling at Drury Lane showing a blue sky and white Cupids. The ceiling over the gallery made frequenters feel near heaven, giving rise to the nickname.
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Drury Lane Theater
London
All Quiet There in London Tit-Bits
Miss Cayenne notes Mr and Mrs Jinkles are living apart quietly, while Sam reports they have not spoken for weeks, contrasting happiness with distance in London society gossip.
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Miss Cayenne
Oneness in Christ and humble service in Philippians
A devotional exploration of Philippians II 1 11 prompts unity through consolation love and fellowship of the Spirit. It urges lowliness of mind and selfless care for others, citing Abram Lot Isaac and Christ’s humility as models, with guidance on living under the Spirit and honoring Jesus as Lord.
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Christ
Jeremiah
Baruch
Abram
Lot
Isaac
Christ Jesus
God
Heaven
Heb
Bethlehem
Naza
Rev. iii
Ps. Ixxii
John Xyii
Jesus
Earth
John
Jesus Christ
Father
Facetious Receipt From Harrisburg Druggists 1795
A historical newspaper note cites a receipt dated July 21 1795 from Harrisburg druggists Fenton and Hunt. It records 200 pounds paid by Mr David Scarlet in full of all accounts since the year one, with a quip about the Devil’s infancy and a postscript wishing longevity to Washington and God save the Congress.
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Harrisburg
David Scarlet
Fenton & Hunt
Washington
God Save the
Congress
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