Ascension Island described asBritish naval outpost
The article portrays Ascension Island in the Atlantic as a British naval possession eight by six miles with a population around 450. It notes no private land ownership, public farms and livestock, and a largely sailor population performing multiple trades under a captain appointed by the Admiralty. The climate is described as near perfect and few crops are grown.
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Island
Ascension
Great Britain
Napoleon
St. Welena
Readty
St. Telos
Admiralty
Mikes
London Family Herald
Elephant Servants in Bengal Tale of Baby With Elephant Nurse
In Tigerland a friend on Lis tent veranda watches elephants picketed under trees. The mahout wife approaches a tusker with her sleeping infant, places the child on a blanket within reach of the elephant. Each time the baby crawls toward the edge, the elephant gently pulls it back. After repeated exploration the child settles down, safely watched by its enormous guardian.
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Lis
Bengal
Tie
Strenuous Banking at Holkitikin Gold Rush
In Holkitikin on New Zealand's west coast a gold rush brings seventy ships to the bar. Two bank agents set up a tent with a safe a plank counter scales acid bottle and revolvers. Diggers bring gold to be weighed tested and stored while the revolver wielding clerk watches for danger.
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Holkitikin
New Zealand
Larbor
Bank
Tle
Good Advertising Pays in a Philadelphia Plant
A Philadelphia metropolitan district manufacturer ranks as a top advertiser. The company spends about one million dollars annually on advertising, driving large orders and constant factory expansions. The ad head emphasizes sowing seeds before reaping harvests, a motto echoed by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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United States
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Ledger
Rodogune Sale Tops Prices for Hoe Library Auction
Professional book dealers now monopolize the Robert Hoe library sale with prices rising. The highest bid reached $1200 as James F. Drake paid for Pierre Corneille tragedy Rodogune printed in Pompadour era Versailles 1760.
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New York
Robert Hoe
James F. Drake
Pierre Corneille
Rodogine
Mme. de Pompadour
Versailles
Kickapoo Worm Killer Ad Promotes Health
An advertisement touts Kickapoo Worm Killer as a reliable candy flavored medicine for children and adults to remove worms. It claims to aid digestion tone the system fight constipation and boost liver action while remaining safe for delicate children. Available for 25 cents from Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. in Philadelphia and St. Louis.
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Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
The Lobster and Crab Teeth in Stomachs Explain Feeding
The article explains how lobsters and crabs, lacking mouth teeth, chew with their claws on one prey item and swallow partially masticated food to finish chewing in their stomachs. They continue grabbing new prey while finishing the first, a rapacious feeding habit observed in these crustaceans.
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Nature
Social calls in China and pidgin English
Amy W. Hotchkiss describes how Chinese pronunciation shapes pidgin English and common phrases. She notes r tends to sound like l producing terms like ki lin for green and rain for rain. The piece recalls a house servant exchange about a visitor and a playful miscommunication.
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China
Amy W. Hotchkiss
National Magazine
Clock Story Variation From A Young Enthusiast
A curious child at the Central telegraph office unscrewed a complex desk instrument to learn how it worked. Weeks later the engineer received a box with a note and 38 for the mechanic’s time, saying it took four hours to unscrew the device.
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Central Telegraph Office
Manchester Guardian
George Eliot’s First School at Griff Near Nuneaton
London Times notes the cottage at Griff in Warwickshire two miles from Nuneaton as the site of the author George Eliot’s first school. The Griff House gates face the former residence of her father, Robert Evans, for twenty years and later housed Isaac Evans, linked to Tom Tulliver from The Mill on the Floss.
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George Eliot
Griff
Warwickshire
George Elliot
Nuneaton
Griff House
Robert Evans
Adam Bede
Isaac Evans
Tom Tulliver
London Times
Impostor and Malefactor Phrasing Revealed in Glasgie Tale
An old Scotch woman told her family there are two sons one an impostor and one a malefactor. It turns out she meant upholsterer and manufacturer in a humorous mistranslation from Carlyle.
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Carlyle
Cost of College Stays High for Many Families
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote highlights the ongoing burden of higher education costs. The wry remark contrasts the ease of sending a boy to college with the real strain of sustaining him there, illustrating financial pressures on families.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Coral Tooth Powder and East Indian Perfume Trade
Coral tooth powder is made from coral debris formed into jewelry and other articles then crushed, scented, and sold at a high price by East Indian perfumers as a cosmetic tooth powder.
Red Hair Slur Sparks Assault in 1861 Penzance Case
In Cornwall the term red haired Dane provoked strong prejudice. A Penzance town hall case heard in 1861 showed the insult led to an assault. The piece notes enduring Cornish aversion to red hair and ties it to historic Norse conflicts along coastal regions.
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Cornwall
Land's End
England
Penzance
J. Larris Stone
Foot ulcer cured by Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
Saved His Foot H D Ely Bantam Ohio suffered a four year foot ulcer. Doctor advised amputation but he refused and tried Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a last resort. He wrote the salve cured his foot. Best remedy for burns cuts bruises and eczema. Get a box today 25 cents recommended by Irvin’s Drug Store.
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H. D. Ely
Bantam, O
Bucklen
Irvin
Boone Portrait In Oil by Chester Harding
The only life oil of Daniel Boone was by Chester Harding of Boston who came to Missouri in 1820 and painted Boone in the home of Flanders Caflaway near Marthasville Warren county. Rev James E B Welch aided by sitting behind Boone as the pioneer leaned for the artist. The portrait now hangs in the Kentucky state capitol at Frankfort.
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Daniel Boone
Chester Harding
Boston
Missouri
Flanders Caflaway
Boone
Marthasville
Warren County
James EB. Welch
Aiktinan Welch
Gamble
Harding
Pioneer
Frankfort
Kansas City Star
Candy Riddles Reveal Sweet Puzzles and Puns
A playful set of clues links candies to puns and homophones. Answers hint at peppermint buttercups lemon drops butterscotch gumdrop Jordan almonds hourhound popcorn fudge wintergreen straws. Each line matches a treat with a witty descriptor or double meaning.
Quiet Elections in Blanchefontaine Commune
In Blanchefontaine eastern France polling proceeds peacefully as a single citizen on the electoral roll insists on a dedicated polling station. French law grants each commune a separate polling place, though several nearby communes often share one station.
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Blanchefontaine
France
Switching It Off Miss Elderleigh
A brief exchange quoted from the Boston Transcript features Miss Elderleigh and Jack Spott arguing about age. Spott defends his remark by saying he compared Elderleigh to Hill young ladies he knows, specifically twins.
Aa He Pops the Question
A humorous exchange quotes a man proposing and a woman teasing him about being a poor excuse for a husband in a witty dialogue. The brief vignette captures light domestic humor.
The Fool Who Passes In Silence For Wise
A concise reflection on wisdom and perception drawn from a French proverb. The statement notes that true wisdom is often hidden behind quiet restraint, inviting readers to reconsider appearances versus understanding.
How Romp Paid For His Meat
A dog named Romp accompanies his master to the market each morning and is given a cent to buy meat. When the butcher would not provide meat without payment, Romp would growl. After the master’s absence, Romp failed to fetch slippers, then later paid for his meat by returning with slippers to the butcher one at a time.
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Romp
Echoes in Pisa Cathedral and a Finnish cavern
The finest echo in the cathedral at Pisa comes from the leaning tower as two notes fade, three tones swell into a divine organ like harmony. In Finland a cavern yields a terrifying roar when you test your lungs to their limit, forcing a desperate exit.
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Pisa
Finland
Fletcher’s Castoria Ad Cited in 19th Century Paper
An old Republican newspaper uses the phrase Children Cry FOR FLETCHER''S CASTORIA as part of its advertising style, reflecting period marketing language and public notices for child care products.
The Little Gardener Comes to the City
A child in brown invites a friend to visit his garden near the city. The boy praises fragrant flowers and tall hollyhocks, listing lavender roses and daisies, mignonette and pansies, ferns, stonecrop, and a rose tree. He promises to share a bouquet to take to town.
Fairy Rescue in Sunny Land Ends Feats of Courage
Daisy the fairy is missing for three days. Queen sends Love to Daisy meadow on a quest. Love meets gnomes who report an old witch and wizard imprisoning tree elves on the moon. Fairy wand frees elves and Daisy, witch and wizard punished.
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Sunny Land
Daisy
Love
Daisy Meadow
Witch
Wizard
Birds Talk in the Neighborhood Like Tiny English Speakers
The passage describes how various birds imitate words and phrases in their calls. Robins, bobwhites, bobolinks, thrushes, bluejays, cedar birds, and song sparrows each produce distinctive phrases that resemble English sounds, though their meanings differ in birdland.
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Bobolink
Bob-o Lee
Bob-O-Link
Olit
Curious spelling tale behind coconut name
Sir Edward Ian Thurn recounts a Royal Horticultural Society talk from London explaining how the cocoanut name arose. He notes the nut’s monkey like face linked to the Spanish and Portuguese coco meaning grin and cites Johnson’s dictionary misprint turning coconut into cocoanut and that spelling lasting.
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Royal Horticultural Society
London
Edward Ian Thurn
Fiji
Johnson
Child’s humorous remark about cow being dressed
Pollle, about two and a half years old, walked home with a family friend when they passed a neighbor’s cow. She commented aloud that the cow “isn’t dressed yet” because the cow had no horns, a childlike misreading of the animal’s appearance.
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Pollle
Flying Fishes Take Short Flights From Water
Some fishes possess an oversized pectoral fin that enables brief air flights. They swim in numbers from a dozen to over a hundred and often leap from water, darting through the air before dropping back into the sea well away from their starting point.
A Christmas Gift Idea With Doll Sets For Kind Hearts
The article suggests girls and perhaps boys plan to give Christus dolls to young friends. A pair of dolls in sweaters with a Teddy bear between them is proposed as a novel, seasonally appropriate gift idea. It emphasizes homemade gifts as heartfelt expressions of goodwill and Christmas spirit.
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Christus
Dobson’s 1844 card origin sparked Christmas greetings
The passage traces how Mr. Dobson created a seasonal card after a simple sketch, lithographed it, and distributed copies to about twenty five friends. The idea proved popular as recipients showed delight, helping establish the Christmas card as a near yearly custom alongside evergreen trees and wrapped presents.
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Dobson
Christmas Candle Blowing Game Rules
A seasonal activity requires mother’s permission and adult supervision. Children take three steps forward turn three times walk four steps and blow to extinguish the candles on a small decorative tree to win a prize.
Card Games at Christmas and an Ancient Prohibition
The article notes many keep Christmas card playing as an old custom. It cites a Henry VII statute that forbade card games during Yuletide, though the law soon became obsolete. It mentions Sir Roger de Coverley in the early eighteenth century sending hogs puddings and a pack of cards to every poor family.
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Henry VII
Roger de Coverley
Dickens Christmas Greetings and Festive Sayings
A sampler of Dickens lines contrasts Tiny Tim's blessing with Fezziwig and Ebenezers cheer. The excerpt reflects Christmas as a time of kindness and charity, noting a festive pudding and a bustling holiday mood.
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Tiny Tim
Christmas In France Seen As Religious Festival
Christmas in France is described as primarily a religious festival rather than a time for family gatherings or festive merriment.
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France
Christmas Secrets in Every Corner Recall
Readable verse describes Christmas secrets found upstairs and downstairs. It evokes Jack Horner and Mother Hubbard, with surprises hidden in cupboards and under couches. Children are warned to avoid peeking to preserve holiday wonder.
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Wee Jacky Horner
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