JAIL FOR STUDENTS IN EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES
Overview of how English and German universities historically handled student punishments including Oxford a nger and Heidelberg dormitories. Describes prison entries, fees, furniture carved by inmates, and the ritual of university versus civil authority in sentencing. The piece notes humorous inscriptions and the odd practice of self scheduled detention.
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England
Oxford
Clarendon
University
Cambridge
Germany
Heidelberg
Mark Twain
Mark
Gugang
E. Glinicke
Clemens
F. Graf Bismarck
Durance
Bismarck
R. Diergandt
London
Life Fractions by Gabriel Peighot Table of A Life
A quoted table, from the Boston Journal, estimates a 60 year old man with average health uses days for sleep work meals exercise travel and leisure, and calculates bread meat vegetables and drink consumed. It presents a contrast between time spent and daily sustenance.
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Gabriel Peighot
Boston Journal
New York Sunday Fishing Draws 75,000 Workers
An estimate says more than 75,000 fishermen leave New York each Sunday to pursue fishing with an average expenditure of $2 per person on the sport.
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New York
Postal crackdown targets homes with chained vicious dogs
Postal authorities decide mail delivery will not occur at residences that keep vicious dogs unchained, signaling potential enforcement actions and heightened animal safety concerns.
Breathe Pure Air and Healthy Living Advice
The article explains how deep breathing packs oxygen into the blood and removes carbonic acid, urging loose clothing and nasal breathing. It notes anemia as a common condition and links it to red blood cells needing iron-rich food and good digestion to supply oxygen.
Shifting Heavens Show Precession Across Ages Says Expert
The Atlantic essay notes the pole’s slow drift and the precession of the equinoxes over about 12,900 years. It cites Humboldt on the Southern Cross once seen near Europe and now southward, with Canopus moving from Sirius’s region and Alpha Centauri fading from Alexandria’s sky in millennia.
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Job
T. J. J. Lee
Atlantic
Humboldt
Europe
United States
Baltic
Hudson Bay
Florida
Canopus
Argo
America
Ptolemy
Alexandria
Hadrian
Pyramids
Cairo
Nile
Upper
Egypt
Woman Club Forced to Hire Men Laborers
The Chicago Tribune recalls a women's club that funded a clubhouse and, reluctant to use male workers, hired men for construction. An incident near completion saw a roof worker slip, his foot punching a hole in the ceiling. The patch remains visible, prompting the first vice president to quip that a man in the club always puts his foot in it.
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Chicago Tribune
Taking Time by the Forelock
A playful London Fun exchange shows young Polly asking for time with a friend at Sallie’s house. Her mother grants permission with a cheerful, approving reply.
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Sallie
Polly
London
Emperor's Attic: Winter Palace in St Petersburg Explored
A historical account describes the winter palace of the czar on the Neva River, famed for Catherine II and imperial rooms. It highlights Nicholas I's death chamber in the northeast upper story with a plain iron bedstead, slippers, and sparse furnishings, preserved as he left it.
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Europe
Neva
Catherine II
Nicholas Hall
St. George’s Hall
Nicholas I
Natives Observe Simple Daily Routines In Ashanti Travels
In Freeman's Travels and Life in Ashanti, natives who had never seen a white man watch routine acts with keen interest. They crowd the washstand and circle the performer examining brushing, grooming, and even opening champagne. The spectacle draws applause and amusement despite crowd dispersal.
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Jaman
Freeman
Ashanti
The Black Hole of Calcutta And Its Atmospheric Death Toll
A scientist recounts the 20 June 1756 execution of 146 men forced into a dungeon 18 feet square at Calcutta. Heat, thirst, and delirium followed as guards fired on the prisoners. by dawn only 23 survived in a high fever, caused by extreme lack of air and nitrogen buildup from breathing.
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Calcutta
Eyeglasses and Spectacles Debate on Comfort
A near sighted man argues the New York Sun view that spectacles offer real comfort over sunglasses and readers. He recalls wearing eyeglasses briefly and discovering spectacles suit most people for long term use, noting modern grips improve fit but the core benefit remains comfort.
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New York Sun
Suburban Plot Stirs Spirits Over Small Lot
A brief comic exchange questions selling a little suburban lot to fund a new wheel. The dialogue contrasts grand world promises with a desire for a practical purchase, set in a lighthearted tone.
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Indianapolis Journal
Longest straight land walk spans continents
The maximum straight line walk on solid land measures about 6,600 miles from near the Red Sea by Mecca to the Bering Strait in the east. In the western hemisphere the distance tops 4,500 miles due to the irregular shape of the American continent.
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Red Sea
Mecca
Bering Strait
Waistcoat tale from Strathfieldsaye llamas
A note from Notes and Queries recounts a Strathfieldsaye anecdote about llamas once kept there. The first llamas were shorn and a waistcoat made for the Duke of Wellington, but a late frost forced workers to craft flannel waistcoats for the animals instead of using their wool.
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Strathfieldsaye
Duke of Wellington
Smokeless powder cordite and its dangers explained
The article outlines cordite the smokeless powder used in modern navies. It details its composition nitroglycerin gun cotton and vaseline and explains production methods including acetone solvent steps. It notes cordite’s stability relative to gunpowder and its adoption by navies worldwide.
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Cruisers
England
Waltham Abbey
Faversham
France
Professor Dewar
Sir Frederick Abel
Great Britain
New York
Tourists Abroad Expenditures in Europe Reach High Levels
The Swiss hotel receipts rose from 52,800,000 to 114,833,000 francs from 1880 to 1894, with yearly government expenses around 80,000,000 to 90,000,000 francs. French data show 270,000 foreigners wintering on the Riviera spending about 1,000 francs per person, totaling roughly 54,000,000 francs. Estimated European tourist spending nears 700,000,000 dollars annually, with Americans and Russians among top contributors.
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Europe
Switzerland
Riviera
France
Nice
Republic
Paris
Sleepwalking and the Sleep Automaton in Historical Accounts
The text cites Wilkie Collins The Moon Stone and McNish Sleep, noting sleepwalking feats as parallels to somnambulism. It recounts an Abercrombie case of a Scottish lawyer who awoke to write a legal opinion. the work quotes Andrew Wilson on dreams, writing, and waking recollection.
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Wilkie Collins
Franklin Blake
McNish
Abercrombie
Andrew Wilson
M. D
Harper's Magazine
The One-Two-Three-Four-Five Freight Car Legend
A St. Louis Republic note claims no man has seen railroad freight car number 12 845 or 12 345, describing the so called sequence car feared by drummers. The writer urges readers to inspect local yards, noting the odds against finding such cars amid hundreds of others.
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St. Louis Republic
Ancient Tarot Packs and Ostrich Rearing Reported
The article notes that ancient Tarot packs number 72 to 78 cards and originated in Florence with designs passed down generations. It also states ostriches, once thought to thrive only in warm climates, have been raised in southern Russia with healthy birds and good quality feathers.
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Italy
France
Switzerland
Florence
Russia
Perfectly Proportioned Weight Rule Mentioned
A historical note asserts a proportional rule for men's weight, stating a man should weigh 28 pounds for each foot of his height. The statement appears as a general guideline rather than scientific fact and reflects period health beliefs.
Dickens In Evehing Trees In Boston Audience
A Boston reading by Charles Dickens drew a huge crowd. An admirer recalls Dickens entering a back room in flashy attire, wearing a boutonniere and two watch chains across his chest, appearing a self styled petit maître and prompting disbelief at his genius.
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Charles Dickens
Boston
Dickens
Tiny Tim
Sam Weller
Old Man Beecher Surges With Indian-Steeped Maine Voyage
John Ross Dix recounts Dr. Lyman Beecher at about 75 trekking in eastern Maine with Calais party. Beecher paddles birch canoes, bests youths on trout trips, eats on a rock with sea biscuit, camps on hemlock, and earns Etienne the guide’s final praise, Ah old man all Indian.
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John Ross Dix
Lyman Beecher
Maine
Calais
Etienne
It Was a Pretty Hat
A young East End woman shows proofs to her best gentleman friend who visits nightly. He selects a photo featuring a large pretty hat and praises it, unaware his casual remark seals his fate as the visit ends abruptly.
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East End
Pittsburg
The English Army and Crimea Campaign Critique
The London Standard argues that 40 years after Waterloo the British Army showed peak inefficiency in equipment and training. It credits British infantry for saving the Crimean effort and notes Inkerman’s fog misled Russians about British strength, altering European history.
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Waterloo
Crimea
Russia
Crimean
Inkerman
Black Sea
Europe
London Standard
A Deadly Grudge in a Chicago News Tale
A fragmentary Chicago News excerpt depicts escalating distrust and accusations among locals. The speaker calls Briggins a wolf in sheep's clothing, hinting at hidden motives and a deadly grudge. A bizarre remark about disassembling a bicycle adds odd, pointed humor.
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Briggins
Chicago News
Quote on advice and wealth from the New York Sun
The remark contrasts a man who can give good advice with one who fails to profit from it. It notes that many become rich from hints provided by others who remain poor, illustrating the gap between insight and action.
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Mr. Bifferly
New York Sun
Well Named Parlor Talk and World Islands Count
A real estate agent jokes about naming a house the courtroom while a old man Kidder mentions seven daughters. Harper's Bazar notes Japan's flag has over 1000 islands and northern Lake Huron hides thousands of small islands unseen on maps. One seventh of England's population works in construction.
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Kidder
Harper's Bazar
Japan
Georgia Bay
Lake Huron
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