Ascension Island Facts from the London Family Herald
The Atlantic island belongs to Britain and has a sailor population with no private land, taxes, or money use. Government by a captain serves as depot and provisioning point. meat and vegetables are rationed from public stores. Islanders work in trades like farming, carpentry, and gardening. even animal trades are public duties. The climate is nearly perfect and turtle-rich shores aid provisioning.
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Ascension
Great Britain
Isis
Eound
Napoleon
St. Helena
Pst
Liles
Ais
Admiralty
Ilven
London
Tierald
Elephant Servants. Comedy of Bengal elephants and infant
In Tigerland the author recalls a friend watching elephants picketed under trees in Bengal. A mahout’s wife places her sleeping infant near a tusker, then retreats. The baby crawls toward the blanket edge and the elephant gently nudges it back, keeping watch with patient care. The playful scene ends with the child falling asleep.
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Bengal
Tle
Social Calls in China and English Pronunciation
A vignette on pidgin English in China describing common mispronunciations such as r sounding like l and phrases like just now. Includes a humorous anecdote about a house boy reporting a visitor to the mistress with the phrase One piecee man down side blong missus.
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China
Amy W. Hotchkiss
National Magazine
Clock Story Variation at the Central Telegraph Office
A young enthusiast at the Central telegraph office stole and took home a telegraph instrument to learn how it worked. Weeks later a box of pieces returned to the engineer with a note offering 3s for the mechanic’s time and admitting it took four hours to unscrew the device.
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Central Telegraph Office
Manchester Guardian
Engineer In Chief
Where George Eliot Went to School
The Griff cottage near Griff House, two miles from Nuneaton, was the first school George Eliot attended. Griff House was the 20 year residence of her father Robert Evans, later home to Isaac Evans, the Tom Tulliver of The Mill on the Floss.
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George Eliot
Griff
Warwickshire
Nuneaton
Griff House
Robert Evans
Adam Bede
Isaac Evans
Tom Tulliver
London Times
Impostor and Malefactor In Scots Rhyme
A joke notes Carlyle recounting a Scotch mother saying two sons are both successful in Glasgow. She intends impostor and malefactor but means upholsterer and manufacturer.
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Carlyle
Cost of College Keeps the Boy There
Quote from Cincinnati Enquirer notes a witty exchange about college costs. The cheerful idiot says funding is needed to keep a student in school rather than just to start education. The remark highlights ongoing financial strain of higher education.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Coral Tooth Powder Debris Note Appears in Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes a coral tooth powder item with debris described as deft from coral and made into a dental preparation, leaving unclear details about origin or usage.
Strenuous Banking at Hokitika Gold Rush Bank
The article recalls Hokitika on the West Coast of New Zealand where gold drew a boat crowd and two bank agents set up a makeshift tent bank. A plank served as counter while a revolver rested in view as the digger exchanged gold for banknotes and the safe was accessed.
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Hokitika
New Zealand
Bank
Good Advertising Pays Seed for Harvest in Print
A Philadelphia area manufacturer, among the nation’s top general advertisers, spends about one million dollars annually on ads. The firm’s rapid growth keeps builders busy expanding the plant as demand outstrips capacity. The head of the company stresses sowing seeds before reaping harvests, underscoring advertising as the driver of sales.
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United States
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
Red Hair Stigma Among Cornish Sea Folk
In Cornwall’s Land's End district locals oppose calling someone a red haired Dane, a prejudice linked to historic Danish and Norse raids. A Penzance police court case revealed a defendant calling the complainant that phrase led to an assault, underscoring persistent bias across coastal Celt regions.
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Cornwall
Land's End
England
Penzance
J. Harris Stone
Boone Portrait in Oil by Chester Harding in Missouri
The lone life portrait of Daniel Boone was painted by Chester Harding in 1820 at Flanders Callaway’s home near Marthasville Warren County Missouri. Boone leaned against a bed while the artist worked. Harding’s Boone hangs in the Kentucky state capitol at Frankfort by Kansas City Star.
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Boone
Daniel Boone
Chester Harding
Boston
Missouri
Flanders Callaway
Marthasville
Warren County
James E. Welch
Aikman Welch
Gamble
Harding
Pioneer
Frankfort
Kansas City Star
Quiet Elections in Blanchefontaine With Sole Voter
In Blanchefontaine France the election scene remains peaceful as only one citizen appears on the electoral roll. French law allows each commune a polling station but common practice merges stations for nearby communes. The lone elector insists on his rights and a polling booth is set up for his use at each vote.
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Blanchefontaine
France
Switching It Off
Dialog excerpt shows Miss Elderleigh and Katherine, with Jack Spott joking about age comparisons to Hill twins. The scene suggests light banter from a Boston Transcript piece. The characters engage in witty misinterpretation regarding age and acquaintance.
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Miss Elderleigh
Katherine
Hills
Jack Spott
Hill
Boston Transcript
He Pops the Question Exchange Dialogue
A brief comic exchange about marriage unfolds with playful barbs. He proposes and she retorts that he would make a poor husband, but admits a poor excuse is better than none.
Foolishness in Foreign Proverb Echoes Ancient Wit
A clipped note presents a French proverb about the fool who is all ears to vanity and hears nothing else. It hints at caution about overestimating clever speech and underestimating simple sound judgment.
Rodo gune brings $1200 at Hee library sale
Professional book dealers dominate the auction of the Robert Hee library sending prices to new highs. The top price was $1200 paid by James F. Drake for Pierre Corneille tragedy Rodogune printed in Mme de Pompadour’s apartment at Versailles in 1760.
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New York
Robert Hee
James F. Drake
Pierre Corneille
Kickapoo Worm Killer Promoted For Worm Removal
An old advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a reliable candy form medicine to remove worms from children and adults. It claims to aid digestion tone the system relieve constipation and boost liver action and asserts safety for delicate children. Priced at 25c available in drugstores or by mail from Kickapoondian Medicine Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
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Kickapoondian Medicine Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Lobsters and Crabs Chew With Stomachs Not Mouths
The article explains lobsters and crabs lack teeth in their mouths and chew with their claws. It states they start swallowing one morsel while stomachs finish chewing the earlier prey, continually pursuing new food without releasing the first.
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Nature
Saved His Foot Suffering Man Recounts Cure by Arnica Salve
H D Ely of Bantam Ohio suffered a four year foot ulcer. He refused amputation and used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a last resort, writing that his foot was soon completely cured. Promoted for burns cuts bruises and eczema. Available at Irvin’s Drug Store.
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H. D Ely
Bantam, O
Irvin
How Many Can You Guess Candy Riddle Parade
A playful Q A lists candy clues with puns and wordplay. Each clue hints at a candy by word meaning or homophone, such as Peppermint, Buttercups, Lemon drops, and Popcorn, among others. The piece reads as a whimsical assortment of sweets tied to clever descriptions.
How Romp Paid For His Meat
A watchdog named Romp carries slippers to the market to pay for meat. When the master asked for slippers, Romp could not find them at home but later delivered them to the butcher one by one. The dog used the slippers as payment to obtain meat from the butcher.
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Romp
Echoes of Pisa and Finland Cavern Voices
A description from Answers praises Pisa cathedral as the finest echoing space where two notes barely echo and three notes become a grand harmony. It also notes a Finnish cavern that, when tests push lungs to the limit, yields terrifying moanings and mutterings forcing a rapid exit.
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Pisa
Finland
For the Children What do you stow in your garden
A lyrical dialogue describes a brown boy inviting a visitor to his city garden where soot falls like snow and flowers struggle to grow. The child boasts a rose tree daisies mignonette patsies hollyhocks ferns and lavender, inviting the town to visit and remember him.
The Lost Fairy and Daisy Returns
In Sunny Land the fairy Love searches for Daisy who vanished to tend flowers. She learns of elves imprisoned in the moon by a witch and wizard. The queen uses her wand to free the elves and Daisy, punishing the witch and wizard so peace returns.
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Sunny Land
Daisy
Love
Daisy Meadow
Witch
Wizard
What the Birds Say In Bird Language Across The Neighborhood
The text describes various birds and their calls, including the robin bobwhite bobolink thrush bluejay cedar bird and song sparrow. Each bird’s notes resemble English phrases but likely carry different meanings in bird land.
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Bobolink
Bob-o Lee
Bob-O-Link
Olit
Origin of the Cocoanut Spelling Revealed in Society Talk
Sir Edward Im Thorn, former Fiji governor, told Royal Horticultural Society members that the coconut’s name arose from its monkey like face and the Spanish word coco meaning grin. He noted Johnson’s dictionary once held coconut but a proofreader’s error produced cocoanut, a spelling kept ever since.
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Royal Horitcatural Society
London
Edward Im Thorn
Fiji
An Undressed Cow Observation by a Child
Pollie a two and a half year old girl walking with a family friend notes a neighbor cow tied to a fence and jokes that the cow isn’t dressed yet because she has no horns. The humorous remark captures a child’s innocent parsing of appearances.
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Pollie
Flying Fishes Take Short Flights From Water
Some fishes have a large side fin enabling brief air flights. They swim in numbers from a dozen to a hundred or more, often leaping from water, darting in the same airward direction, then dropping back into the water after traveling many yards.
Toys In Sweaters Offer Christmas Gift Idea
A district newspaper image suggests dressing toy dolls in sweaters as a festive, up to date gift idea for Christmas. The pictured pair with a tiny Teddy bear demonstrates a charming group, inviting girls to personalize gifts and share goodwill.
The Accidental Birth of Christmas Cards
The piece recounts how Mr. Dobson in 1844 sketched a seasonal greeting that he lithographed and sent to about twenty five friends. The idea spread from that initial effort, turning Christmas cards into a staple of the season alongside evergreen trees and red ribbon gifts.
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Dobson
Christmas Game with Candles in Seated Play
A seasonal game requires mother’s permission and adult supervision. A child blindfolded stands before a lighted Christmas tree and, after three forward steps, three turns, four more steps, blows out the most candles to win a prize.
Card Games at Christmas Chronicle
The piece notes that many keep Christmas card playing as an old tradition. It cites Henry VII's prohibition on card games except Yuletide, an obsolete law that still influenced enduring customs. It recalls Sir Roger de Coverley in the early eighteenth century sending hogs puddings and a pack of cards to poor families.
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Henry VII
Roger de Coverley
Dickensian Christmas Moments Remembered in A Holiday Speech
The excerpt recalls Scrooge era scenes with Tiny Tim wishing blessings on all and Fezziwig's festive cheer. It notes Dickens' view of Christmas as a time for kindness and giving, ending with a vivid line about steaming pudding cooling from the copper.
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Dickens
Tiny Tim
Fezziwig
Ebenezer
Christmas In France as a Religious Festival
Christmas in France is portrayed as a religious festival rather than a family gathering or festive celebration. The focus centers on observance and spiritual traditions rather than secular merriment or communal meals.
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France
Christmas Secrets and Hidden Surprises
A playful verse describing Christmas surprises hidden upstairs and downstairs like the nursery rhyme Jack Horner. It warns children not to peep behind couch cushions or unwrap packages, promising a morning surprise if kept secret.
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Wee Jacky Horner
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