Inconsistency in a Brooklyn Life verse excerpt
A poem snippet narrates a woman torn between a youthful minister and a soldier. The minister is sent to preach at Lonesome Gulch in Lixho, triggering her vow not to go. She becomes pledged to Lieutenant Grow who dates letters from Fort Remote at Lonesome Guich in Idaho.
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Lonesome Gulch
Lixho
Grow
Fort Remote
Lonesome Guich
Idaho
Paul Pastnor
Brooklyn
The Supernatural and the Red Man in Civil War Echoes
A historian mood piece contrasts fear of the supernatural with real danger, then shifts to Simon Pokagon on native policy, followed by a jeweler’s anecdote from Chestnut Street about memory and trust in repairs. The sketches blend Victorian curiosity with urban diary notes.
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United States
America
Simon Pokagon
Forum
Early to bed or late rise debate, naval sleep study
An eminent medical authority discusses sleep timing noting naval crews on four hour watches sleep irregularly yet feel rested. A two hour dog watch added to balance shifts shows no less refreshment than regular hours. The author concludes total sleep duration matters more than clock time.
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Scould
New York Ledger
French Captain Nicolas d Assas Killed at Klostercamp
Nicolas Chevalier d Assas, captain of the Auvergne regiment, born at Vigan, while reconnoitering near Klostercamp in Westphalia on October 15 1760, cried out to warn his French troops and was killed instantly.
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Nicolas, Chevalier d’Assas
Auvergne
Vigan
Languedoc
Klostercamp
Westphalia
D’assas
Amoi Auvergne
Bouillet
Austrian Man Wins Life Insurance After Hand Losses
In Austria a man who loses both hands in an accident can claim his entire life insurance money on the ground that he has lost the means of supporting himself. Loss of the right hand scales the claim to seventy to eighty percent of the total.
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Austria
Californian claims new collar and cuff laundering machine
A California inventor asserts he has developed a device that cleans collars and cuffs without creating a saw edge or fraying. He describes the machine as efficient for laundry work and suitable for delicate fabrics.
The Spider Weather Prophet of the Porch
A Chicago Record account explains how a porch spider signals coming weather. Watch the web for daily changes in its rope filaments to predict storms, calm spells, and rain duration based on the spider’s activity and position.
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Chicago
Men With Memories and the Historian’s Recall
The piece extols great memory in historians such as Gibbon Carlyle and Macaulay. It recounts Macaulay reading Paradise Lost in memory, reciting Milton if needed, and recalling two political pieces after 40 years without a miss. Household Words notes these anecdotes.
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Gibbon
Carlyle
Milton
Macaulay
Cambridge
Unfortunate Omission in an Almanac Maker’s Punishment
A rare 1717 Bastille punishment ordered by the Duke of Orleans punished an almanac maker for omitting King George II as ruler of Britain. Laurence d Henry was jailed for disrespect to the king, duration unknown, with Bastille records not clarifying the term.
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Bastille
Duke of Orleans
Louis V of
France
Laurence d’Henry
George Lin
Great Britain
Zebra adaptation drives draft mule idea on South African farms
On several South African farms experiments with Burchells zebra aim to breed a mule resistant to the tsetse fly. Zebras become tame like ponies and can be broken for draft work, though overdriving may pose limits. Lon.
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Burchell
London Spectator
How to Make a Fortune in Civil Conduct
The tale recounts Zachariah Fox of Liverpool who earned a vast fortune by a single prudent article of civility. His reply to a question on wealth emphasizes courteous dealings as the key to success in trade.
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Zachariah Fox
Liverpool
Roman Candidate Shows Off Slaves In Canvassing Parade
A Catholic World excerpt notes Roman aspirants to office parade wealth through multiple slaves, including a cubicularius and cooks, to display wounds and readiness for public polling at the Campus Martius and forum. The page describes attendants, buffoons, and the ritual of morning ablutions before market day campaigning.
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Cubicularius
Campus Martius
Umbrella wars in shops sting merchants and shoppers
A hardware column voice laments how best customers, led by wives, demand new umbrellas after returning worn items. The piece notes sturdy umbrellas last years, while overzealous exchanges hurt retailers and fuel failures or suicides in business.
Composition Of Fruits By Substance Type
The article lists common fruit components including water, sugars such as grape and fruit sugar, organic acids like malic in apples tartaric in grapes and citric in lemons, nitrogenous proteins, pectin or pectose, cellulose fiber, and trace mineral ash as described in the Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette.
Dopper Epithet and Spirit Refinement Claims
The piece explains the term dopper as a pejorative tied to a Boer and a Dutch sect aiming to extinguish post Dort opinions. It notes a discovery that fusel oil in raw spirits can be removed by pure oxygen, improving flavor and physiology. It also cites a claim that two million tons of pure silver remain dissolved in Earth’s waters.
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Dort
Mark Twain and Lindau Dine in Dresden Encounter
In Dresden Mark Twain met Dr. Paul Lindau at a dinner hosted by an American resident. Lindau criticized Florida, prompting Twain to recall a Key West yellow fever tale. He recounted a funeral scene where the marriage service was read from the prayer book, noting no funeral rite existed in Key West prayer books.
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Mark Twain
Dresden
Paul Lindau
Lindau
America
Florida
Clemens
Key West
New York Mail and Express
Mountain Ranges Rise From Thick Folded Beds
The Appalachians and major world ranges form from long undulating folds. The Alps Pyrenees Caucasus Himalayas Andes and Rockies share thick beds bent into ridges, presenting similar mountain-building structures.
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Appalachians
Alps
Pyrenees
Caucasus
Himalayas
Andes
Rockies
The Merchants Lesson on Honest Pay and Character
A merchant recalls a rare customer who paid promptly and fulfilled orders, while his friend notes the man’s modest means. The tale from the New York Ledger argues that wealth does not reflect honesty and that trustworthiness matters more than surface prosperity.
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Psychical Society
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia Record
Men
Zebra Culture
Maynard, Mass
Sponse
Judy
Glenwood Ranges
Concord Junction, Mass
Tuttles
Jones & Wethergee
South Acton, Mass
Renest Hosmer
D. D
Acton
WM. *. Hale
Maynard St
Acton, Mas
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