Wanted A Bungalow 1020
A couple in Wrentham struggle to find housing for their upcoming wedding. Sally rents a charming Gray shingled bungalow at Hillview Terrace with a two year lease and pays half the first month. Jack, meanwhile, secures a similar place via an agent. They discover they have rented the same home from Brownell or Bronson. The two realize their separate approaches led to the same result, and celebrate their joint victory with a dance.
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Jack
Sally
Lfe
Wrentham
Hillview Terrace
Pete
Fox Trotters
Walt
Brown
Bronson
Brownell's
Names that Shaped Everyday Language Through History
The piece notes how many common items bear their founders names. Examples include Wellington boots from the Iron Duke, the mackintosh linked to Burberry, macadam roads after Macadam, and Boycott from Captain Boycott. It also mentions Sandwich, Negus, Bowle, Galvani, Mesmer, and Martinet as names that became everyday terms.
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Brougham
Lord Brougham
Boycott
Captain Boycott
Earl of Sandwich
George III
Colonel Negus
Queen Anne
Bowle
Colonel Bowle
Galvani
Bologna
Mesner
Martinet
Louis XIV
After Many Trials Transcript Lesson
The quoted exchange shows a youngster admitting repeated attempts to obtain a ball from another boy before finally succeeding. The reply highlights a lesson in seeking peace, while the boy recounts his persistent but forceful efforts culminating in success.
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Rosten Transcript
Best Play by Boucicault Now About to Be Written
In conversation with Dion Boucicault, he jokes that his best work will be the next play he writes, noting his prolific output since London Assurance in 1841 and acknowledging many so-called plays bearing his name are adaptations. The remark reveals his wry, confident outlook on his craft.
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Dion Boucicault
Boucicault
London Assurance
Bouucicault
Detroit Free Press
Daily Thought on Responsibility and Ability
A reflective quotation by Gail Hamilton states that every person is responsible for all the good within their abilities and for no more, and that no one can determine whose sphere is largest. It frames personal duty as bounded by individual capacity and invites humility.
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Gail Hamilton
Five Kinds of Ice and Pressure Effects
The article lists five distinct ice forms and how pressure changes density and phase. It explains Ice 1 through Ice 4 with densities differing from water, notes transitions under increasing pressure, and mentions rapid changes sometimes producing audible clicks. It also cites practical effects such as bursting in closed vessels and bullets or pipes due to freezing pressures.
Witty Jibes At Marriage From Classic Humorists
A San Francisco Chronicle piece surveys famed writers from Balzac to La Rochefoucauld on marriage. It notes classic lines such as Beaumarchais mild but confident and Gavard’s quip that when a man says he has no wife it means a wife has him.
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William Huntington Wright
San Francisco Chronicle
Balzac
Dryden
Petre Senn
Froup
Edmond About
Sass
Tle
Guillaume Gavard
No Women of Genius, Says Lombroso in Turin Panel
Cesare Lombroso, professor of legal medicine at the University of Turin, declares women possess genius rarely. He cites few female doctors and composers, calling women generally insolemantic and behind major movements, arguing virility in the few exceptions.
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Cesare Lombroso
University of
Turin
Hitag
United States
John Stuart Myl
Lambroso
Gancourt
Lombroso
Supervisor’s solar system lesson delights young pupils
The school supervisor toured a room to explain the solar system with everyday objects. Children listened intently as motions of the earth and moon were demonstrated. A moment of humor followed when a student asked why the supervisor was baldheaded.
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Tommie
Improved Hotel Service in New York Opens New Wardrobe Server
In New York hotels bellboys face competition from two devices. An icewater circulator operates in every room while a built in Servidor wardrobe allows items to be stored inside doors. Attendants access the unit from outside to handle shoes and clothes, deliver newspapers, and deliver items like seltzer bottles. The door indicator alerts guests when something is placed inside.
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New York
Makes Sure of Victim's Death in Elephant Attack
An account describes the elephant's senses and attack sequence as it crushes the victim. The creature uses speed and force, trampling and battering the surrounding area while witnesses note the deadly result. The scene emphasizes the animal's raw power and the decisive outcome of the confrontation.
Rubber Preservative Preparation Tint Description
A preservation tint for rubber uses a saturated solution of turpentine in denatured alcohol. Saturation is indicated by a drop of undissolved turpentine remaining. A little more alcohol dissolves this drop and reestablishes saturation. Rubber boards should be occasionally minted or swabbed with this solution.
Marine Insurance Origins in Venice and England
The piece discusses three minds of insurance with marine insurance likely the oldest. It explains the contract aims to indemnify loss of property during navigation including ship and cargo. It notes the earnings are insured against loss and peril, tracing practice from Venice in the fifteenth century to England in the sixteenth century.
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Marine
Remembering Sunday Eve in a Stitching Derby Hat
A reminiscence recalls a warm church Sunday when an escort wore a stitched Hew derby hat. The congregational hymn ended with a loud food report, and the striking pew hat drew attention. The piece muses on choosing work aligned with one’s tastes while acknowledging effort and sacrifice.
Enormous ancient yew woods and old forest tales
A compilation of notes on ancient trees like Fountain Abbey yews in Yorkshire and Mariposa grove in California, noting ages and perceptions. The text also recalls vivid anecdotes about a “lucky throw” catching red ink and a child Mildred recounting how she got her hair color from her mother.
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Fountain’s Abbey
Yorkshire
California
Mariposa Grove
Africa
Chapultever
Wildred
Ehaty
Mildred
All Around Good Fellow in Cartoons Magazine
Cartoonists in Cartoons Magazine portray the all around good fellow who squares accounts, a figure noted for quick sense and fair dealing as described by DH collectors in the piece.
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Cartoons Magazine
Keep Him There. European hornet introduced near New York
The European hornet has been accidentally introduced into the United States and has established itself near New York City. Entomologists warn of potential ecological impact and urge monitoring of hornet activity in surrounding areas.
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United States
New York City
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