The Double Conspiracy in a Political Romance
Ex judge Shermath and Samuel Morton stray into a political feud that blocks a lovers vows. Edith Sherman and Walter Morton cling to hope as fathers clash over factional power. Walter plans elopement to win Edith, while Edith longs for union against entrenched opposition and family pride.
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Shermath
Samuel Morton
Walter Morton
Knickerbockers
Edith Sherman
Walter
Edith
Congress
Lovers Elope Despite Fathers Plans in Humorous Tale
A pair defies parental authority to marry, aided by plans to elope and a gift of money. The Hon. Samuel Morton and a judge assess the situation with humor as the couple wed and depart. Two fathers later reconcile, sharing congratulations. A separate tale notes how soft speech can heal wrath.
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Walter
Samuel Morton
Ife
Edith
Morton
Jude
Ton
Samel Morton
Papa
Tourope
Hils
Hving
Aod
Jirst
William
Europe
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Wood oil and its uses in Chinese production
The article notes that Chinese wood oil, pressed from the wood oil tree nut, varies in color by extraction method. It forms a durable lacquer rivaling boiled linseed oil in toughness and permanence, dries faster when damp, and leaves a residue usable as fertilizer with insecticidal properties against root feeders.
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China
Scientific American
Miner’s warning at Elphinstone lecture prompts grim quip
An amused miner at an ambulance lecture in Elphinstone East Lothian mocked the stated choking remedy by penknife. He warned that if the man died his family would prosecute for murder, and if he survived he would be prosecuted for cutting the throat.
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Elphinstone
East Lothian
Diana
Frere
Duvdee Advertiser
Early British Museum Hours and Visitor Limits
In its early days the British Museum operated six hours daily on five summer days and four hours daily other times. Visitors could stay at most two consecutive hours, with a strict attendance limit of fifteen per batch, each group guided by an attendant.
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Tire Tron
Wal Rhivi Lima
Mand Tran
le Fisameios al Lt
Ta Bates I
Smeh Rowe
Amd Sagar
Ameallle
South Ben D
Norway
Conronon Cairat
Hart
Wotoor Warness
Catrage
Ramishora
Carrie Sprinis
Dearborn
Wayron
British Museum
Morphy’s Witty Church Remark About a Bishop
The famed chess player Paul Morphy recalled attending a New Orleans church where a visiting bishop inspired a rector to deliver a sermon. Morphy noted the preacher tried everyone except the bishop, joking that many in the pews had but one bishop left to stop with their own remaining piece.
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Morphy
Paul Morphy
New Orleans
Woes of the Purser and Medieval Tales of Polite Men
A London Tri BLIS style feature recounts a purser’s patient duties amid quixotic passengers on a transatlantic voyage from Liverpool to New York. He endures foolish questions, jeweled requests, and even midnight wills, while performing church services and funerals, christenings, and entertainments, with occasional touching moments involving a young passenger and her mother.
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Liverpool
New York
Npllest Trust
A. Yrther
London
Painter Trades Coat for Canvas in witty exchange
In a brief exchange the artist admits pawning a coat to buy canvas, the friend asks the sale price, and the artist says it was nearly enough to replace the coat. The line echoes a widely known quote about tides turning.
The Ann Alexander Whale Attack Off Offshore Grounds
A sea tale from John St Spears's The Story of the New England Whalers recounts the loss of the Ann Alexander of New Bedford offshore west of Chile and Peru on August 20, 1850. A pod of whales attacked three boats. Captain Deblois rescued his crew after the whale bit the boats. The second mate thrust a lance at the creature but the whale struck the ship, causing it to sink. the crew were saved by another vessel.
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John St. Spears
New England
Ann Alexander
New Bedford
Chile
Peru
John 8. Deblois
Deblois
Debtors
Salting newborns across cultures and ages
A historical survey of salting newborns, from Armenian and Greek practices to Asian mountain tribes. The text notes salt massaging infants for hours, symbolisms of warding off spirits, and cautions about overuse causing skin burns and convulsions. It cites ancient references and broader regional customs.
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Erlvan
Asia
Mainy Puts
Germany
Aseklel
Jerusalem
The Ship's Captain as In-Ship Ruler and Community Leader
The ship's captain stands as absolute authority during passage, guiding every action from navigation to discipline. He is the czar of a self contained floating community where officers, sailors, cooks, doctors, and engineers all answer to him until shore is reached.
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Bolgiano
J. Bolgiano & Son
Sandy
Azores
Bremen
Women Buy Cigars Cheaper Than Men Says Buzzard
An Ohio man detained at home gave his wife a quarter and asked three cigars. She returned with a cheaper option found for a quarter, boasting that women can beat men at purchases. The man took his medicine and replied in agreement.
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