Graves of the first Sulu sultan mark island peaks
A Globe-Democrat account notes the grave of the first sultan of the Sulu archipelago atop a nearly treeless mountain near Jolo. Discharged soldier H. F. Hopkins recalls reaching the crest, finding a solitary grave shaded by trees and fresh cloths hung to ward off evil spirits.
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Sulu
Philippine Islands
Islands
H. F. Hopkins
Peoria
Jolo
Philippines
Sulus
St Louis Globe-Democrat
The Medicine Taken and the Dragging Habit
A prominent physician condemns the dragging habit of prescribing excessive medicines by family doctors. He notes foreigners use far less medicine and urges consolidating pharmacopoeia into a pocket edition. He cites three doctors Have-to Diet and Quiet as trusted, effective but not bone setters or typhoid cures, whose prescriptions ease much worry.
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Have-to
Diet
Quiet
Rugby hero Barttelot misreads adage as cat cage
German commentators find in Shakespeare images unseen by the author. In Rugby’s memory, Major Barttelot is noted for a humorous moment when asked the meaning of adage. He quipped a cat themed answer, provoking laughter and a revised explanation from the master.
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Major Barttelot
Rugby
Barttelot
Sbarttelot
Similarities Between Hands and Feet in Birth Anomalies
The article notes that people born without hands adapt by using their feet for almost every hand task such as threading needles, cutting with scissors, and writing. It highlights the skeletons of the foot and hand as nearly identical except for adaptations for locomotion in the foot and manipulation in the hand.
City trees dying from all night electric lights say experts
A tree fancier warns that insomnia for trees, caused by powerful lights shining overnight, dries them out and leads to gradual withering and leaf loss. The effect is most evident on the lighted side, with several city trees slowly dying due to electricity.
The Most Costly Book in the World
The Hebrew Bible in the Vatican is declared the costliest book. In 1512 Pope Julius II refused to sell it for its weight in gold, a price around $103,000, marking the greatest price ever offered for a book.
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Vatican
Julius
Measuring heights with a walking stick technique
A guide explains how to use a three foot walking stick and shadow principles to estimate the height of tall objects. By placing the stick, lying down, and aligning top points, you compare distances to deduce height, using examples of a cliff, a church steeple, and a tree with given shadow ratios.
Why Ice Floats and Ground Ice Explained
Scientists explain why ice floats and why surface formation typically begins there. Ice is lighter than water just before freezing, so it rises. Water expands as it cools toward freezing, making colder layers float upward until the ice forms. Ground ice is an exception to this rule.
Extraordinary prayer quoted for Queen Adelaide
A reminiscence from Dean Hole cites a zealously injudicious English clergyman’s prayer for Queen Adelaide. The prayer asks God to make the aging queen a new man, strengthen her with Desens, grant purity, and bless her with offspring, likening her to a he goat on the mountains.
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Dean Hole
Adelaide
William IV
Crab Soup Recipe From Old Manuscript Card
An old manuscript recipe claims descent from Martha Washington. It directs boiling fifteen crabs alive then simmering meat in two quarts of water with boiled bacon. Beat two egg yolks, mix in one pint hot rich milk, and add to the crab soup off heat. Season with salt and cayenne.
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Martha Washington
Columbus and the misjudged world’s reach
The excerpt recalls Columbus claiming the world’s solid landmass exceeds the sea and underestimating distances to the East Indies. It notes his two errors spurred him toward exploration, unaware of vast oceans, a continental barrier, and the peril of reaching the Orient by a western voyage risking discovery of new lands and routes.
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Columbus
East Indies
Europe
Antarctic Pole
Oriental Indies
Royal talk in electric car sparks marriage musings
In an electric car two women discuss matrimony as the Prince of Wales looms in conversation. One says if she were single she wouldn’t marry him, then doubts her stance. The other agrees, claiming her husband is as good as the average, reflecting ordinary marital sentiments.
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Prince of Wales
Lippincott’s Magazine
Sandow Endures Water Torture in Vienna Challenge
The World's Events recounts a Chinese punishment trial where a prisoner endures a drop of water falling on a shaved crown for hours. In Vienna, Sandow faced a wager to bear a half liter of water dripping onto his hand until empty. Drops numbered to 420, causing swelling, pain, and cracked skin before he yielded.
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Sandow
Vienna
The Doctor and His Patient
A London doctor known as Dr P runs a busy practice and delays a patient. After inviting the guest to count as a diagnostic prompt he dozes off in his chair. The patient continues counting and reaches 8 642 before discovery.
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Dr. P
London
Englishman Meets Dog Carriages in Belgium Streets
An Irishman’s quip about Belgium and dogs leads to vivid tales of dog drawn carts in Flemish cities. The piece contrasts English surprise with local commerce using dogs to haul milk, fish, meat, and general goods, among other trades. It ends with a humorous anecdote about a “considerate patient” who returns used quinine capsules to his doctor.
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Belgium
Philadelphia Ledger
A Counter Thrust by The Candid Friend
The late Lord Morris faced a sharp counter thrust when attacked by an English undersecretary at a Dublin dinner table. The official complained Ireland’s chief justice earns less despite higher duties. Morris replied in a poised retort, noting such “strange arrangements” and the common misperception.
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Lord Morris
Dublin
Ireland
Morris
Tipstaff
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