A Fine Talker John Bright in Social Intercourse
London News describes John Bright’s post politics eloquence focusing on his literary interests. It praises his English literature knowledge and hymn recitations. The piece notes his clear, well-modulated voice and superior word choice even in ordinary chat, likening his speech to literary mastery.
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Milton
Wordsworth
Reform club
house of commons
Mr. Bright
London News
The Man Who Fascinates And The Sensible Woman
Edith Sessions Tupper’s piece from Once a Week outlines qualities for fascination: brains and spirit, not wealth or looks, plus sentiment, sympathy, measured cynicism, and restraint. It urges a warm, attentive man who understands a woman’s nature, avoids pomposity, and earns respect without harshness.
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Hiestould
Edith Sessions
No word for failure in youth’s bright manhood says Bulwer Lytton
The quote from Bulwer Lytton declares that in youth there is no concept of failure for a future man of promise. It frames diligence and optimism as defining traits for a young person poised to achieve.
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Bulwer Lytton
Dickens
Eden
Atlanta Constitution
Potash Lord Uses 41 Year Old Horse In Business
J L Craig, potash manufacturer, still relies on a 41 year old horse for his work. The animal has aided his operations for nineteen years, according to Langor Commercial.
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J. L. Craig
Langor Commercial
Why Not Before You Come to My Grave
A fragment from a poem by R. Dickens to the Inter Ocean laments a lover’s missed chances to pay respects before death. It pleads for flowers at the grave and for words spoken while life still lingers, noting the futility of vanished opportunity.
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aires
R. Dickens
Inter Ocean
Fiery gas surge in Virginia City mine blaze shocks two miners
Two Virginia City miners George Murray and Tom Bailey survived a dangerous blast in the Cnonar mine drift on the 750 level. A sudden gas flare engulfed the face, flames roared, and despite grenades and a Babcock extinguisher, control proved elusive until extinguishers finally subdued the blaze. The bizarre light burned like electric glare, with partial blindness and headaches reported by witnesses.
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Cnonar
George Murray
Tom Bailey
Murray
Bailey
Buasley
Virginia City
Comstock
Strawberry notes in almanac reveal Shakespeare and London links
An almanac discusses the strawberry as a prized fruit and cites Shakespeare Henry V who mentions its growth under nettles. It also notes the fruit’s cultivation in London since Richard II and references Gloster in Holborn asking for berries. An old chronicle adds a quip praising the berry.
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Shakespeare
Henrty V
London
Richard II
Gloster
Ely
Lly
Holborn
Newcastle upon Tyne
Puget Sound Lumber Vast Forests and giant 100 ft boards
A Philadelphia Press summary reports Puget Sound mills cutting 500 million feet of lumber yearly from forests that reach 250 feet in height. The belt spans 30 million acres in Washington with an estimated 500 billion feet of standing timber, supplying markets in South America, Australia, Central America, and Pacific islands.
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Puget sound
Puget
Pacific coast
Washington Territory
Vermont
Massachusetts
Conecticut
New Hampshire
South America
Australia
Central America
Pacific Ocean islands
Philadelphis Press
Bonnets for Men and the Old Braided Bonnet
A summary of the bonnet as a historic male head covering. It traces its use by old English gentlemen into the sixteenth century, notes Scotland retaining the term bonnet, and describes the braid bonnet as a durable, waterproof, foldable woollen cap worn by rural proprietors as a distinguishing badge. The Millinery Trade Review is cited.
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Scotland
Millinery Trade Review
Two Irishmen Apply Metaphor While Splitting Rails
In Australia two Irish workers, Paddy Burn and Jack Galway, discuss a wedge stroke with humor. Burn exclaims a jokey line about making him laugh as the wedge drives into a large tree block, while Galway asks if the art is making him laugh, prompting Burn to describe laughter as froth and fun. The exchange is cited from Youth's Companion.
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Australia
Paddy
Jack Galway
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