Magnificent New Cathedral at Ancient Armagh
A historic note on Armagh Ireland highlighting the new cathedral dedicated on rising ground above the town. It contrasts the old gray cathedral with the new Gothic edifice symbolizing renascent faith and Irish episcopal authority. It traces patronage from Napoleon III to Pope Pius IX and details the design by McCarthy and the 1840 laying of the foundation stone.
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Ublin
Ireland
Armagh
Willows
St. Patrick
Queen Mary
Macha
Saint Malachy
Napoleon III
Tuileries State Rooms
Pius IX
Raphael
Madonna di Foligno
Duff
Dublin
McCarthy
McGettigan
Crolly
Down and Connor
Earl of Dartrey
St. Patrick’s Day
Altar of the Sacred Heart and Armagh Cathedral Legacy
The article recounts the 63 year rise of the Armagh Cathedral begun under Dr. Crolly and advanced by Dr. Dixon and Cardinal Logue. It notes early cholera deaths, a grand 1865 bazaar, and a August 24 1873 dedication with about 20 000 in attendance. It highlights artistry, basilica features, and nearby historic sites including St Patrick’s Well and Brian Boru’s burial.
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Crolly
Armagh
Dixon
Logue
Italy
Dr. Crolly
Patrick
Ulster
Emania
Brian Boru
Thibet Wildlife Highlights Include Rare Pandas and Colorful Monkeys
The Thibet tablelands host chiru antelope, saiga, argali and ibex with immense horns and tough stances. The blue sheep Dhharal, snow deer, klang wild ass, and a panda puzzle experts. Colorful orange snub-nosed monkeys and a rare leopard attract attention at London zoos and English aviaries with Golden and Amherst pheasants common in wild Thibet habitats.
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Thivet Harbor
Goa
Europe
England
British Museum
Asia
Klang
Thibet
Zoological Gardens
London
Farmer Fends Off Giant Horned Owl at Egg Harbor
In Egg Harbor New Jersey a farmer woke to a chicken commotion, lit a lantern and retrieved a shotgun. Entering the barn he was attacked by a massive horned owl which gripped his neck and shoulders. His son killed the four foot bird with a club, the largest of its kind in the area.
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Egg Harbor
N. J
Jimmy the bear cub's bold country walk and stunts
Ernest Harold Baynes recounts taking Jimmy the bear cub on a countryside stroll. The young bear climbs trees, explores stone walls and rail fences, picks raspberries, and plays with a cow as the pair navigate a day of energetic mischief and curiosity.
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Johnny
Mr. Seton
Jimmy
Ernest Harold Baynes
Private Patrick Doolen and the Manassas Wallet Tale
The reminiscence of Confederate Private Pat Doolen features a tale of a fake wallet and a credulous old woman. Doolen and comrades encounter a grandmother in a ruined cabin and a wallet is produced as if from a departed son named Joe Davis. The moment is played for pathos with humor and a grim moral on deception.
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Longstreet
Pat Doolen
Doolen
New York Times
Stuart
Joe Davis
Joe
Pat
Manassas
Barrin
Twinty
Snedeker Reactions After Election Defeat
A Chicago Record Herald remark questions Snedeker attitude after defeat. It notes he did not express happiness at the loss and implies he will focus on personal affairs while opponents face ongoing turmoil.
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Snedeker
Chicago Record-Herald
Charitably Inclined in Yonkers Statesman
A brief exchange notes a remark on impertinence and charity in Yonkers with a humorous tone. The quip contrasts flirtatious interruption with a stated motive of charity, reflecting a social aside in the newspaper page.
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Charity
Yonkers Statesman
Cap White’s Bravery on the Grand Gulf Hill
Narrated by Beaumont Smith of St. Louis, the account recalls Gen A J Smith’s praise for Capt White of the Chicago Mercantile battery. White volunteers to move two guns under heavy fire, hauls artillery by hand, and fires a gun into a Confederate embrasure, wounding and scattering enemy crews.
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A. J. Smith
Grand Gulf
Mississippi
Beaumont Smith
St. Louis
Chicago Mercantile
White
Signs of anaemia and advice for young girls
The Washington Star notes pallor as a common sign of anaemia among young girls and urges outdoor activity. It recommends cod liver oil with iron, a milk and farinaceous diet, and a cold or tepid morning bath to improve circulation.
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Washington Star
Wounded Eagle monument guest turns 104 and travels
Mme. Veuve Dupuis nearly 104, guest of honor at Gerome's monument unveiling on the battlefield of giants, wished to travel to Waterloo but left by road less by motor car. She soon returned to Chapelle-les-Herlaincourt unsure how her “boys” aged 80 and 78 would fare without her.
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Mme
Veuve Dupuis
Gerome
Waterloo
Chapelle-les-Herlaincourt
Chicago Daily News
Quotes Swap Jokes On Martha And Rebecca In Tribune Gag
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune quotes Rebecca and Rachel exchanging a playful tease about Martha. The exchange shows mutual bragging with light humor and a friendly tone. The brief gag reflects social chatter and named individuals in a local newspaper style.
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Rebecca
Martha
Rachel
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune
Football Teams in India at Syrian Protestant College Beirut
The note claims there are 23 football teams in the Syrian Protestant College at Beirut and mentions India in relation to these teams.
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India
Beirut
Adopted by Boys in Blue in Pick’s War Tale
A Detroit Free Press account recalls a Civil War incident where a wounded officer was moved by a cavalry squadron. A three year old enslaved boy, nicknamed Pick, clung to a rider and survived the assault, later staying with the unit as a cherished mascot. Pick was eventually sent north to Ohio, educated, and started a trade, never finding his birth parents.
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Lee
Chantilly
Bull Run
Parker
Pick
Biff
Alexandria
Ohio
Cincinnati
Virginia
Detroit Free Press
Magnificent Urban Parks Shape Civic Leisure Across Cities
Christopher Webster notes public parks grew over forty years starting with Central Park in New York and spread to Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Detroit, Baltimore, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Boston. Parks reduce mortality, improve air, and uplift urban life with social centers and verdant boulevards.
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America
Central Park
New York
Greater
Central
Prospect
Morningside
Riverside
Chicago
Lincoln
Washington
Jackson
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Pacific
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Belle Isle
Island Park
Detroit
Baltimore
St. Louis’ Forest
Park
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Buffalo
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Boston
Christopher Webster
Fate and Freedom Pivot on Napoleon's Finland Game
The London Chronicle notes that if Napoleon had won support to redraw 1812 Finland into Sweden, Russification and the governor’s murder might have been avoided. Sweden held Europe’s balance of power. Napoleon promised Finland and adjacent lands for 40,000 Swedish troops. Bernadotte sided with the allies, a key move that helped ruin Napoleon.
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Napoleon
Sweden
London Chronicle
Europe
Bernadotte
Finland
Elbe
The
Weser
Alexander
Norway
France
Typewriter boarder on life expectancy in jokey exchange
A Cincinnati Enquirer snippet features a typewriter boarder claiming women live about ten years longer than men. A scanty-haired bachelor retorts that they might live 50 years longer if not slow about reaching the 30 mark.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Animal Kingdom
Barbadoes
St. Paul Globe
Last Wedding Fears for Nervous Bride
In a brief dialogue from the York Statesman, Patrice notes the bride’s nerves as she contemplates a sixth marriage, while voices wonder if it will be her last. The exchange highlights public curiosity about the union and the bride’s anxious pressuring moment.
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Patience
Patrice
Yourkers Statesman
German Ships Lost in 1901 Stats Report
The record notes Germany lost 82 registered ships in 1901, the last year with complete figures. This brief tally highlights ongoing maritime risks and official accounting for losses in the period.
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Germany
Quotation Sparks Banter Between Man and Poet
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip plays on a quotation habit with a remark about going to bed supperless. The exchange contrasts life as a dream with the poet’s witty reply about hunger and sleep.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Monument Planned for Jabez Flint Remembrance
The relatives of the late millionaire Jabez Flint plan a memorial monument for his memory. A witty quote from Brooklyn Life questions what he did to deserve such a monument, replying simply that he died.
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Jabez Flint
Brooklyn
The Real Thing He Troubled by Patriotism
A brief exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer notes a masculine disquiet caused by patriotic feelings turning eyes red hair white and emotions blue.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
The Children of Holland Poem Description
A verse portrait from St Nicholas by Clara F Berry celebrates Dutch children. It extols neatness, joy, and playful life in Holland with wooden shoes, dikes, skating, and sturdy girls and boys enjoying work and games alike.
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Clara F. Berry
St. Nicholas
Fido Understands Sheep and Flying Fishes Tales
In a July North Dakota ranch scene a narrator recalls Fido the shepherd dog guiding sheep and averting mischief. The piece blends natural history on flying fishes and ancient winged species with a rural diary of a boy, Harvey, and his dog aiding herd care and a lamb peril by a brook.
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North Dakota
Harvey
Jack
Fido
How to Make a Box Kite
Instructions for building a box kite with four slender posts braces and paper sail. Frames are joined by notched braces and light cords, then paper is pasted and bridle tied. The guide notes the kite flies well in light wind and invites making a larger version.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Freshwater over salt water lake found on Kildin Island
Researchers report a lake on Kildin island in Lapland with fresh water on top and salt water below. The salt layer appears to enter from the sea via an underground channel, and the lake level rises and falls with the tides.
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Strange Lake
Lapland
Kildin Island
Haunted house spooks poet-dramatist Phillips in England
Stephen Phillips, known for Paolo and Francesca and Herod, reports terrifying phenomena at a detached Egham residence. He describes relentless rappings, footfalls, doors opening unseen, and eerie sounds prompting him and his household to abandon the lease in fear.
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Stephen Phillips
Paolo
Francesca
Herod
Psychical Research Society
Mr. Phillips
Egham
England
Windsor
Yale Greek professor turns critique into pun lesson
A witty Yale classics professor, known for leniency, praised a student's hesitant sight translation by reframing the Greek line Myrtle crowned beaker to Myrtle adorned schooner. The rebuke highlighted the wordplay and the professor's optimistic grading stance.
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Yale
New York Sun
Paris Snails Sold for Epicures Amid Curious Craft
Sham snails attract Paris buyers as epicures admire their flavor. Empty shells are purchased from ragpickers, cleaned, and filled with chopped cat meat. The filling is formed into a corkscrew shape by a clever machine, then fat liquid is added to complete the trick.
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Paris
Epicures
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