A Mohammedan Festival Taboots in Indian Cities
The festival Taboots marks Moharram and honors Prince Hussein's death after ten days of fighting. Taboots, built in front of wealthy Mohammedans homes, are bamboo frames covered in colored paper decorated with glass and metal. On the ninth day they are carried in a procession and on the tenth day submerged in a river to end the observance.
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Hossein
Mohammed
Omar
India
Boston
Ilerald
Primitive Fire Fighters Hand Squirts in 16th Century London
In late 16th century London fires were fought with hand squirts brass devices holding 2 to 4 quarts of water. Each 2 quart squirts measured about 2.5 feet long with side handles and a small nozzle. Three men operated it, two to hold and direct water, one to pump. Used during the great fire of 1066.
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London
Winged Horses and Mythic Stirrups Across Legends
Mythic steeds appear in varied lore. Pegasus rises from ocean springs with muses blessing Bellerophon’s Chimera quest. Sleipnir bears Odin’s eight legs across sea and land. Al Barak bears Gabriel’s charge to heaven with a human face and eagle wings. Neptune’s trident births the first horse in Thessalian myth.
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Pegasus
Anello
Bellerophon
Sleipnir
Odin
al Barak
Gabriel
Mohammed
A Japanese Anthem in translation and tone
An analysis of national anthems notes most lack beauty in words and music. It highlights Haydn’s Austrian anthem and Norway’s Bjornson penned piece as notable, then discusses a Japanese hymn translated by Captain Brinkley with imagery of sand, waves, cloud peaks, and reverence to the sovereign.
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Haydn
Norway
Bjornson
Captain Brinkley
Dirge Loved One Lays Still Form as Egg Tomorrow
A poetically toned line from the Princeton Tiger describes a mourner laying a still white form beside others and a single heartbreaking cry breaking the silence before she departs to lay another egg tomorrow.
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Princeton
East Boston druggist cautions on name mix up
An East Boston doctor relays the tale of a druggist who sold alcohol to a new customer. After signing the book the man warned not to twist his name, saying Michael Sullivan not Sullivan Michael, as reversed in the directory.
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Boston
Michael Sullivan
Sullivan Michael
Beston Journal
A Light Retort Exchange Sparks Lamp Throw
A witty exchange reveals a domestic quarrel as a wife, tired of her husband’s heavy wit, hurls a lamp at him in a light retort. The incident unfolds in the family setting with no injuries reported.
Family Moment Sparks Morning Confusion
A mother lectures Dolly about a hole not in her glove this morning. Dolly asks where it was, prompting a brief exchange as they prepare to walk.
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Dolly
Quotations on Risk and Prejudice from Harper and Cowper
The brief exchange hints at risk aversion in hiring with a note on prejudice. A vignette contrasts suspicion around a new cook’s references with a line from Cowper that the innocent sleep soundly.
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John
Harper’s Bazar
Early eighteenth century wall paper found at Bradbourne Hall
In 1882 in Bradbourne Wall Derbyshire a room yielded pale green early wallpaper with a flowing darker pattern. Squares about twenty inches, thick paper printed from woodcut blocks, nailed with iron tacks through leather washers. Bradbourne Hall dates from James I era, amid curious domestic details noted by London Notes and Queries.
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Bradbourne Wall
Derbyshire
Bradbourne Hall
James J
Dunstable
London
The Cynic's Point of View
A reflection on cynicism and human flaws as seen in friends and strangers. The piece notes that misfortune and annoyance attract smug delight to the self labeled honest contortionists. It cites a young mother who enjoys others' troubles and references Gelett Burgess.
The Forbidden City as a Tapestry of Chinese Imperial Power
The Shanghai Mercury muses on Beijing's Forbidden City, recalling its 3000 year arc from capital to rebuilt grandeur. It notes multiple enclaves the Chinese, Tartar, Imperial, and Forbidden cities, each walled, and imagines the hidden intrigues, plots, and counterplots that defined its history.
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Forbidden City
Peking
Coal Hill
Rome
Babylon
Shanghai Mercury
Napoleon and Waterloo Campaign Ironies
The article asserts Napoleon’s campaign plan was brilliant and could have preserved his throne if weather and timing had differed. It notes Wellington’s resilience and Prussian arrival shaping the outcome, and mentions ancient Assyrian seals used to guard secrets, with later adoption by Greeks and Romans.
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Napoleon
Wellington
Dlacher
Eyven
New York
Amerians
Whistling Etiquette Amid Shoppers and Sweeping Wit
A grocer’s boy jokes that whistles are required to collect payment as the governor instructed. Mrs. Neurich praises her daughter Mamie’s grand entrance at a reception while noting her awkward exit from a room.
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Mrs. Neurich
Plain chicken salad request in humorous exchange
Mrs Youngwife asks for plain chicken salad while joking about heads on salad as the dealer confirms the order. The light exchange captures a domestic kitchen moment with a humorous misunderstanding.
Courtroom Exchange Over Appearances
Prisoner quips about appearances as magistrate notes prior court appearances. Judge cautions against judgment based on appearances.
Notice to heirs and creditors on final settlement
All persons interested in said estate as heirs, creditors or jegatees are notified to be present on that date to show cause why the final settlement report should not be approved. Cort S. Sharp, administrator.
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Cort S. Sharp
Notice of Sale in Harrison County Indiana Real Estate
Harrison Circuit Court November Term 1910 Minerva v Hunter et al No 388. Commissioner will sell at public auction at 1 pm on the premises the described real estate in Harrison county Indiana including 9 acres in part of the northwest quarter of section 22 township south range 1 east and 14 acres in part of the northeast quarter of section 22 township south range 3 east. Terms one third cash and two thirds payable in six and twelve months with mortgage notes. cash for sums five dollars and under. c W Cook declaw Commissioner.
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Harrison Circuit Court
Minerva
Harrison County
Indiana
Section
Township
Section 22
Township South
C. W. Cook
Declaw
Public Notice of Office Hours by Trustee Smity
Official notification that Ben F Smity trustee will be at his Dogwood office Tuesdays each week for the transaction of official business. The address given is 415-11.
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Lanesville
W. W. Williams
Dogwood
Ben F. Smity
Andrew Stierstedter
Spencer Township
Riscuard Cunningham
Washington Township
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