Saint's Torture tale of Miss Bill and a deadly poker game
A New York clipper recounts Saint's Torture lore where Miss Bill vows vengeance after her sister's ruin. In Dutch Pete's saloon a gambler rival sues luck against Miss Bill's ally, revealing past crimes before she shoots him. The tale ends with her whereabouts unknown.
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Bill
Saint’s
Statin
Dutch Pete
Miss
Bucket of Blood
Miss Bill
Pard
Migs Bill
Jack Gaston
Preston Kendall
New York Clipper
Being Near at Hand and Far Away in Art and Life
A collection of brief reflections and anecdotes. An English woman and two Americans discuss Stratford and Shakespeare. Then a critique of quack cures in medicine, citing German cholera remedies and past beliefs. The piece closes with a humorous vignette about George Sand and Delacroix in Paris.
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Shakespeare
Stratford
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Central Park
British Museum
Louvre
New York Tribune
Eugenie
George Sand
Delacroix
Paris
Gorilla and Elephant Face Off in Forest Clash
In Harper's Young People style, a gorilla seated in a tree spots an approaching elephant. The ape drops to a branch and strikes the elephant’s trunk with a club. The wounded elephant charges off trumpeting in anger and pain.
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Harper
Page on London Lord Mayor regalia and swords
The London Telegraph describes the lord mayor’s ceremonial wardrobe including a gold robe for the Guildhall banquet and state processions. It details scarlet gowns for aldermen, mazarine gowns for common councilors, crimson or purple velvet robes for investiture, and two gold chains for re election. It notes four swords including the Pearl and the sword of state, plus the black sword for Lent and royal death observances.
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Seagal Council
Bess
Ita
Central Criminal Court
London Telegraph
Philosophy of Lamination and Tyndall’s Cleavage Theory
The article explains Tyndall’s discovery that all materials have an internal tendency to cleave under sufficient unidirectional pressure. Cleavage planes form perpendicular to the applied pressure as particles slide toward lower cohesion areas, creating laminations or strata even in otherwise homogeneous substances.
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Tyndall
Inn Visitor Claims Roast Chicken at Local Inn
A hungry traveler, Mr. Smith, orders a roast chicken and sits by the fire. An intruder in eccentric dress arrives seeking the turnspit chain for a Black Prince costume for a town hall entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smith
Black Prince
Tarantella: Music Cures Tarantism Once Thought From Taranto
St Nicholas describes the old belief that tarantism from tarantulas could be cured by music and dance. The tarantella, named for Taranto, Italy, was the famous remedy once used by peasants, though spider bites are no longer needed.
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Taranto
Italy
St. Nicholas
American ideals and national character in a changing world
A reflection on growing confidence in self government and a shift away from mean and parochial sentiments. The piece argues that American policy must abandon harmful past stances toward other nations and embrace cosmopolitan generosity and noble bearing. It cites past narrowness by political leaders and predicts a return to broad, philanthropic national conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Periodates as a Cure for Cholera in Hamburg Barracks
London Times reports experiments using periodate and periodate of iron to treat cholera in Hamburg barracks. The method claims sanitation principles applied to the body, offering preventive and curative effects with disinfection. Uses include disinfection of the alimentary canal, stomach irrigation, skin or IV transfusions, and revival of pulse in collapse.
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Hamburg
Weaver
London Times
Ice boating for women a brisk, thrilling outdoor pastime
The quotation extols ice boating as a delightful outdoor sport for women, promising healthy excitement and rosy cheeks. It urges experience on a crystal stretch at a fast pace as a sign of spirited living.
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E. Pauline Johnson
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Contord
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South Acton, Mass
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West Acton, Mass
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