Orchids and a Cobra in Deaths Head Valley
Jessie travels with Algie Bruce into Deaths Head valley on the Colombian frontier seeking orchid blooms. A leopard attacks Algie, Jessie fights the beast with a cudgel, saves him, and tenders aid till rescue arrives. Algie survives and later tells the tale to his sons, though Jessie fears the memory.
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Death’s Head valley
Jessie
Algie
essie
Mr. Ogilvie
Rio Cauca
Goodby
Santa Nita
French Fruits and Vegetables through Medieval Tables
The French larder surpassed the English in medieval times yet held many now discarded items. Violet leaves were cooked like spinach, green ears of wheat boiled with butter resembled corn, violet flowers appeared as desserts, and grape young shoots with sauce served as vegetable entremets. Even so, Europe 500 years ago had fewer edible plant varieties than today.
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Europe
Artificial Eyes Through Pare to Modern Glass Art
The article traces the origins of artificial eyes from Ambroise Pare in 1561 France to modern glass eyes, detailing Pare's three early devices, the shift from gold and enamel to painted porcelain and colored white, and the eventual rise of glass eyes by 1579 praised as high art in Chambers Journal. It notes Shakespeare references and the evolution of craftsmanship toward the present standard.
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Ambroise Pare
Paris
Pare
Lear
Gloucester
Chambers’ Journal
Beekeeping Wisdom From Cloudy Skies
A Los Angeles Times observation explains bees’ weather sense. When rain looms, bees stay home and only venture out in stages as clouds clear. They avoid fog, knowing damp and cold are dangers, yet show vigilance by entering the hive when sun hides.
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Los Angeles Times
Virgil and the Eneid Final Efforts and Deathbed Actions
Virgil on his deathbed attempted to destroy the Eneid which was not his favorite work though it secures his remembrance. He preferred the Georgics and spent eleven years on the poem with plans for three more. He died before polishing it further, and the manuscript was saved and published as written.
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Virgil
éneid
Eneid
Invention of Poplin and Dublin Manufacture
The poplin origin traces to Avignon where called 2 papaline in honor of the pope in the fifteenth century for ecclesiastical vestments. French refugees introduced the industry to Dublin around the Liberties. The de la Touche family founded the first organized factory in 1693.
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Avignon
France
Dublin
Liberties
de la Touche
Not In the Secondhand Business Sheridan’s witty reply
While entering court with a green bag of books and briefs Richard Brinsley Sheridan faced classmates who teased him about selling old clothes. He responded instantly that the bags held only new suits, turning a joke into a sharp quip.
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Jessie
Simon Ogilvie
Santa Nita
Colombia
South America
Andes
Pedro
Fernando
Algie Bruce
equatorial
Venezuela
Sierra Nevada
possie
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Sheridan
Tokyo a City of Pleasure in The Humanitarian
David Starr Jordan surveys Tokyo in The Humanitarian, praising Japan for its charm and the people’s refined personal relations. He contrasts Tokyo’s continual joyousness with Paris’s feverish, future‑driven leisure, noting Tokyo’s life as a bright, fresh spell unlike Paris’s underlying sadness.
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Japan
Paris
David Starr Jordan
Tokyo
Murderer and Captain Byrnes in a Wake Nightfall
Jacob Riis recounts the case of McGloin, a young murderer who killed a saloon keeper. Byrnes, the chief of detectives, pried the truth from McGloin and his two companions by showing each a prisoner at staggered times. McGloin finally squealed, earning the others’ deaths and his own.
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Byrnes
McGloin
rufian
Jacob Riis
The Sense of Smell and Nose Function
The nose serves a double role as the organ for breathing and smelling. Air is warmed and moistened in its passages to protect the lungs and filter dust. olfactory nerves in the upper nasal chambers detect odors, which we notice only when strong or when air is held briefly in the upper nostrils.
Woman Seeks Boy-Free Neighborhood After House Tour
A house hunting matron notes five boys in her family and when told big families live nearby, she decides to keep searching. The house is nearby the street car line, in good repair with ample closets and reasonable rent, yet she balks at the prospect of neighbors with boys and continues hunting.
French Snail Gardens Cultivation in Suburban Paris
The London Post reports that snail farming is widespread in the Paris suburbs especially in Aube. Gardens plant thyme mint parsley and chervil to feed the land mollusks while gourmets prize the dishes. French eaters often let snails digest meals before cooking to avoid potential danger from recent feeding on poisonous plants.
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department
Aube
London Post
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