A Lucullus Dinner Gave Pompey A Shocking Show
In a St Nicholas tale, Lucullus famed for lavish feasts outwits Pompey and Cicero by dining in the Apollo hall. A public messenger carries a message to the steward to serve dinner at a cost of about ten thousand dollars in today’s money, revealing Lucullus’s cunning restraint and extravagance. London’s unique six-parish Victoria street noted.
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St. Nicholas
Lucullus
Pompey
Gicero
Harry
Cicero
Lacutius
Apollo
Uenal
Percy
Uncle Claxton
Rome
Dicky
Caele Claxton
Hoa
Lucatinus
Coughs and puffs from a fast railway locomotive
A description explains that steam exhaust from a locomotive chimney creates distinct coughs when moving slowly. At higher speeds puffs come rapidly, and once at 18 coughs per second they blur into a continuous hiss. A loco at about 70 mph emits about 20 puffs per second, ten from each cylinder.
Glass as Applicant in Trolley Line Conductor Sketch
A brief dialogue shows a manager testing a job applicant named Glass, insisting the line cannot be a conductor. The exchange ends with the manager’s deflective remark about capability.
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Glass
Apothecary Garden drops and herbs for common ills
An itemized guide extols simple garden remedies and familiar herbs as cures or aids. Lily of the valley drops strengthen the heart, coltsfoot calms coughs, foxglove as a heart tonic, horse chestnuts for rheumatism, dandelion and hops as tonics, and poppy heads for pain. Colloquial notes praise celery, horseradish, blackberry root, parsley, violet, wild cherry, sage, elder, belladonna, and other plants for various ailments, with cautions about poisons and modern drugs. London Tit-Bits is cited.
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Peru
London
Trial by Court of Inquiry for a Lost Liner Captain
A London Mail reflection on maritime disasters describes the board of trade inquiry into the sinking of a great liner. It contrasts naval assessors with a magistrate and highlights witnesses from line officials, surviving officers, and passengers. The piece focuses on the drama, personnel, and the long judgment finding negligence of Captain Mainstay.
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Board of Trade
Royal Navy
Marsham
Westminster
Naval
Thera
Baronet
M. P
Mercury
London
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Captain Mainstay
Mainstay
London Mail
Brahms Helped Mme Horovitz-Barnay Be A Friend To Life
The reminiscences recount Brahms aiding Mme Horovitz-Barnay in Vienna, treating her seriously with introductions and access to his life and work, while rebuking overblown praise from a young Hungarian violinist and asking a witty public-concert query about a young woman’s preparations.
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Brahma
Mme. Horovitz-Barnay
Brahme
Vienna
Mme
H B
Brahms
Noro
Rothschild House in the Ghetto of Frankfort
In 1852, during a Prussian envoy’s visit, von Bismarck describes Rothschild origins. He points to a modest house with a red shield, calling it the cradle of millions. The widow, once an old clothes seller’s wife, remains tied to the Ghetto, hoping it brings luck and memory of the founder’s humble beginnings.
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Frau von Bismarck
General von Rochow
Frankfort
Hoss
Free Town
Rothschild
Herr von Bismarck
James
Rothschild Dynasty
Lord Lyons
Sferr von Bismarck
Ths
Cornhill Magazine
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Denton Bridge
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Denton Station
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Hillsboro, MD
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Maryland
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Talbot County
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Elaine
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Ridgely, Maryland
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Kinnamon Farm
Tuckahoe Neck
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Ridgelt, MD
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Main Street
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