Bloodthirsty judges and surgeons tangle in history
The British and Danish practice linked executioners with surgery, with hangmen curing wounds and treating diseases for centuries. Records show Copenhagen and other cities employing executioners as medieval physicians, a status later seen as the lowest in public esteem by the British Medical Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Samuel Romilly
Denmark
Junus
K. Caroe
Copenhagen
Frederick
Christian V
Andreas Liebknecht
Bergen
Norway
Erik Peterson
Rondhjem
Sweden
Frederick J
Prussia
Coblenz
British Medical Journal
Painting the Town Red
A London News correspondent argues the phrase did not originate with a boastful genius but traces its roots to Dante The Divine Comedy where Francesca and Paolo describe their sin of painting the world red with their passion The piece links the saying to literary origins and the severest moral imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dante
Virgil
Uist
Francesca
Paolo
London News
Telephone's Journey From Laughter to Profanity
In a brief exchange, a hopeful inventor recalls how the telephone once sparked laughter, while a skeptical observer notes its early humor has evolved into profanity as central systems faced growing challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
T Washington
Star
Primitive clubs and early weapons across cultures
The article surveys ancient weapons from Mexico and Sioux clubs to Polynesian shark teeth blades and African iron clubs. It notes evolution from clubs to swords, varied lengths from inches to sixteen feet, and the shift to missiles like keries boomerangs bows and firearms.
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Mexico
National Museum of the
United States
Frontieramen
Beethoven and business distasteful to the great composer
An article quotes a German music paper on Beethovens view of fees. He billed in guineas, noting he was half a tradesman and wished for a single publisher. A Vienna letter offers a patron 5 guineas to keep a sonata private a year before publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Exchange
Beethoven
Leipzig
Loz Crum Vienna
Ducateu
Ruth's "voice difficulted" sparks debate over proper word
In a New York Times squib a seven year old Ruth edits the king's English by saying a singer is "having her voice difficulted." Seventy five neighbors in the same apartment house back Ruth's quirky lexicon improvisation as a playful take on language usage.
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Ruth
Kew
York Times
Sign Arouses Amusement As Peculiar Signs Appearing
The New York Post notes a humorous sighting of three peculiar signs that morning. One sign reads Teddy Benre, another Baby Carriages Retired, and the third Umbrellas Recovered, prompting amused reactions as a man walks downtown.
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Teddy
Benre
New York Post
Political boon or a mystery term in a stray line
A fragmentary dialogue appears in a clipped newspaper page where a person asks what a political boon means, followed by garbled text and stray letters. The readable portion hints at a casual inquiry rather than a named event or figure.
Legend of Bellevue's Black Bottle Haunts New York Hospital History
Harper's Weekly recounts Bellevue Hospital's grim lore the black bottle held to condemn patients with suspected alcoholism. It recalls old ward practices, convicts and workers, opium in food, and a culture of quick judgment, linking to Bellevue's 1735 origin funded by rum.
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Bellevue
Harper’s Weekly
Warning to Novelizers Censors Prohibition Era Excerpts
The Nashville Tennessean warns against including in prohibition era novels phrases seen as romanticized or sensational. It cites sample lines such as spirits sank eyes filled up and dim corners as examples to omit for stricter treatment.
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USA
Charles I Cloak Returned to Shrewsbury Museum
The scarlet cloak worn by Charles I at Whitehall was presented to Shrewsbury by the Walcot family, kept by them 260 years, shown to the Society of Antiquaries in 1861, and now placed in the town museum after transfer by the Walcot family to the town council.
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Shrewsbury Lane
Charles I
Whitehall
William Walcot
Walcot
Society of Antiquities
Shrewsbury
Dundee Advertiser
Moonstones Prove Bountiful At Redondo Beach
Moonstones flood Redondo Beach with more than 200000 stones carried away yearly by residents visitors and even teamsters using them for building. Ocean waves continue to wash in new gems as authorities hear protests but traffic persists.
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Redondo Beach
The
Los Angeles Express
Rest and Posture in Ancient and Modern Times
Dr Geibke in a lecture before German physicians discusses reclining as the preferred posture for meals and rest. Kruche of Munich notes the ancient use of chairs only on rare occasions and cites the London Globe on primitive peoples favoring reclining and showing supple figures.
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Geibke
Kruche
Munich
London Globe
Punishments Through Ages Show Harsh, Public Methods
A London Chronicle piece traces how penalties evolved from public shaming and pillory to brutal devices under various regimes. It notes hangings for burglary, burning bad meat, drinking adulterated wine, bareheaded walks, and extreme abuses during religious persecutions, with flogging rising in the Tudor and Georgian eras and even naval flogging.
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St. Thomas’ Hospital
George II
Henry VIII
Gloucester
London
Chronicle
Origins and design of the Confederate flags as described
The article traces the first Confederate flag the stars and bars to seven white stars in a blue field and explains the shift to the battle flag after Beauregard ordered red flannel badges at Blackburn Ford. It notes Johnston and Beauregard designed the flag, red color with a blue saltire and white stars, and mentions south women sewing flags including Constance Cary.
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William Cabell
Genera Beauregard
Manassas
Beauregard
Blackburn Ford
Johnston
St. Andrew's Cross
South
Constance Cary
Burton Harrison
Magazine of American History
The Man In the Moon Dark markings on lunar plains explained
The dark markings on the moon, called the mare, are vast plains at lower elevation than the bright regions. They likely are ancient seabeds altered by upheavals after water receded, while some areas may have remained unchanged since the waters dried up.
London Opinion Fragment Sparks Curious Club Trend
A fragmented text from the London Opinion mentions filtered water and a detained office as a club trend. It references a wife and a suspicious dialogue about two zombies in a pail, conveying unclear event details and unclear人物.
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Bashas
London
Forgotten Phrase Remains Unclear in Fragment
OCR fragment shows unclear words and stray punctuation with no identifiable people or events to report.
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