Reilly and the Head Hunters in the Luzon Typhoon Tale
In 1900 during a Luzon typhoon a Philippine expedition pits Private Aloysius J. Reilly and mascot Dewey against head hunter tribes. After risky dispatch runs and a brush with danger, Dewey sacrifices himself to save Reilly and a final message reveals the white god’s gift. A captured chief later bears a chamois skin bearing a mortifying note about Dewey’s death and Reilly’s blessing.
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Napoleon Smashes Vase Before Campo Formio Treaty
In April 1797 negotiations near Leoben led to Napoleon debating Austrian plenipotentiaries. He rebuked their idea of recognizing a republic and warned he could topple monarchies as he did a vase. The Campo Formio treaty was signed in October 1797, Austria having pledged certain reforms and borders.
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Awkward Dress At Fancy Ball Provokes Lively Host Banter
A humorous exchange unfolds at a fancy dress ball as Mr Bum blepup apologizes for arriving in ordinary evening dress. The hostess humorously notes guests look foolish, while he concedes their advantage in appearances.
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Mr. Bumblepup
The Busy Beavers Altering America's Landscape
A historical account from Forest and Stream describes beavers as nocturnal creatures skilled in water management and dam building. It notes myths about their tail as a trowel and accuses of felling trees, while detailing the beaver’s long ecological impact from Mexico to the Pacific, shaping vast meadowlands through dam construction and sediment pooling.
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America
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Puzzles in Nature and the Quiet Laws of Reality
The article argues science finds anomalies in heat, conduction, and alloys as clues that nature seeks internal agreement. Examples include solder melting points, sulfur fusing, steel hardening in water while copper softens, rubber shrinking with heat, and carbon pencil conductivity rising at incandescence. It concludes that resolving these puzzles will spur further subtle research.
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George Hes
Old Moore and the Paper Edge Lessons
A fragment from St Nicholas recounts Henry Andrews alias Old Moore, a London bookseller famed for almanacs deemed laughable yet respected by scientists for integrity. The piece notes paper edges imitate knives, with inertia aiding cuts, and mentions a candle and bullets passing through materials in brief observational musing.
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Old Moore
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Lincoln and the Guardian’s Clothing Case
A judge delegated Lincoln to hear a guardian’s case involving a ward’s wardrobe. Lincoln ruled the ward’s $28 suit of clothes was an extravagant expense, remarking he had never owned such attire and questioning the necessity of the purchase.
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Witness Confession Sparks Candid Cross Examination
A Washington Star quotation recalls a lawyer urging silence while an expert witness vows to tell the truth. The exchange hints at the difficulty of cross examination and the uncertainty of witness accuracy.
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Washington Star
The Doubt Exchange at Knox's Office
An dialogue fragment shows a question about an umbrella left yesterday at Knox's office. Knox notes there was an umbrella but cannot confirm ownership, leaving the matter unresolved in a brief exchange.
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Knox
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