Lincoln's Joke Fixes Lee Blame For Harpers Ferry Loss
A Civil War anecdote describes President Lincoln convening generals McClellan, Hooker, Milroy, and Schenck after Harpers Ferry fell. He quips that General Lee is the man responsible, prompting uneasy departures and uneasy laughter among the officers.
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Harpers Ferry
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Milroy
Hooker
Joe
Geneval Lee
Sleep Mysteries and Sleep in Work
A psychologist discusses sleep’s tricks noting workers in hot climates may sleep while still performing tasks such as a pankha cooly turning a fan. He cites writers like Coleridge Stevenson Corelli and Longfellow reportedly creating works in sleep, and compares waking at a set time to a hidden part of the brain that stays vigilant through the night.
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India
Coleridge
R. L. Stevenson
Corelli
Longfellow
New Orleans Times-Democrat
A QUEER TREE The Tumbo Desert Monstrosity
The Tumbo, a desert plant from Portuguese West Africa to Damaraland, features a mostly subterranean trunk up to two feet tall with a visible crown rarely more than a few inches, a circumference often fourteen feet, and two tall leaf stalks that resemble octopus tentacles. Flowers appear as crimson cones atop a cymose inflorescence from the crown, and the plant tolerates extreme aridity with sea fogs providing rare moisture. it is cited by New York Botanic Garden as a notable last century novelty.
Question of Nationality quote from Carl Peters
An Engishian, a Frenchman and a German discuss national identity in a Deutsche Monatsschrift excerpt. The Frenchman would be English if not French, the Englishman would still choose to be English, and the German would prefer not to be German if not German.
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Carl Peters
Deutsche Monnatschrift
Yawning and the Nose as Antidote Standpoint
A Fry's magazine anecdote notes that yawning is contagious but can be checked by blowing the nose. The writer recalls a boastful man who claims he can induce yawns in a full railway carriage simply by stalling, and the narrator believes him.
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Fry’s
The Ruins First Visitor Exploration Discussion
A brief exchange notes a visitor asking about ruins near the hotel. The host and Loudon respond about guests leaving the hotel, capturing a moment of curiosity and travel atmosphere.
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Loudon
Festival of the Dead among Yukon Eskimos
Eskimos of the Yukon river hold annual and periodic dead festivals before and after Christmas. They provide food, drink, and clothes to returning ghosts in the village clubhouse with lamps kept burning to guide shades home. Offerings are poured on the floor and waters spilled to convey essence. Dances occur at graves and on the ice, and relatives summon spirits by leaving model seal spears or wooden dishes on graves. Childless families adopt children to ensure offerings continue.
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Yukon River
New York Tribune
Animal Tails and Their Functions Across Species
A condensed survey of how cat, lion, jaguar, and sheep tails aid balance, signaling, and energy management. It notes tail movements during stalking, anger, and balance, contrasting usefulness across species and citing fat storage in some sheep tails. The piece attributes observations to C William Beebe in Outing Magazine.
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Asia Minor
Tartary
C. Wiliam Beebe
Outing Magazine
Notorious Australian Bushrangers and Ned Kelly
The Kelly brothers led a string of crimes from the 1830s, including the Jerilderie bank robbery netting about 10000 dollars. Ned Kelly and his crew wore armor made from plowshares weighing nearly a hundred pounds, were cornered at Glenrowan, and Ned Kelly died from a leg wound in 1880.
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Victoria
New York American
Outrageous Slur on Beloved Conductor In London
A famed conductor, adored by many, is accused of a curt remark to his wife in broken English and a misfired explanation about her health. He reportedly refused an afternoon party invitation, then blurted a German pun about feeling giddy. The scene includes wedding nerves, Mendelssohn, rain at the church, and amused onlookers.
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Cornhill Magazine
Mendelssohn
London
McKinley Devotion to His Invalid Wife Revealed
During the Spanish war era President McKinley and Mark Hanna held a late evening conference. McKinley then visited his wife for a Bible reading before returning to work, a nightly routine noted by observers. The piece contrasts public duty with private family devotion. Also recounted is a Penny for a Priceless Book tale of a 1540 Gutenberg edition sold to the British Museum for £90.
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President McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Mark Hanna
Mark
Senator Hanna
Hanna
McKinley
British Museum
Gutenberg
London
Solomon and the Disputing Mothers Tale
A Sunday school tale recalls Solomon’s wisdom with a baby dispute where a king offers to split the infant, yielding twins. An elderly Cleveland businessman, famed for methodical habits, delays a wedding and sends a telegram: Dont marry til I come Howard.
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Solomon
Act Like a Man Scene Sparks Teary Balcony Moment
The curtain falls on act two as a heroine falls under the villain's scheme. In the balcony a sobbing woman receives comfort from her husband who urges her to act like a man. She agrees to send a telegram before resuming the drama.
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John
Do You Think For Yourself 7 Do You Think For Yourself 7
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women, claiming no alcohol or narcotics and listing ingredients with professional endorsements. It invites readers to mail for a booklet of ingredients and endorsements to Dr. B. Y. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Flerco
B. Y. Pierce
Buffalo
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Reading Quarry Co Notice on Lime Prices and Share Offer
Emanuel King announces Reading Quarry Co and The Lime Company are expanding capacity by 2000 bushels daily for the season. They guarantee lime performance and offer price terms up to 12 cents per bushel with freight paid by consignees. 25 bushels equal a ton. Stock at $10 a share offers 7 to 10 percent interest plus potential share value rise as machinery operates.
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Reading Quarry CO
Fountain Rock
G. T. Redden & CO
Denton, Md
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