Paris Braces for Winter as City Evicts Street Caravans
In November Paris marks winter with heat in schools and public buildings. Fewer street stalls open, while caravans park in wastelands behind Montrouge gates. Vans form makeshift streets, housing families, animals, and clutter under smoky chimneys.
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Vance Thompson
Outing Magazine
The Truly Beautiful and the History of Art Criticism
A discussion on enduring beauty in art across cultures and eras notes that while critics differ, timeless standards arise from rhythmical line, proportional harmony, and color. It then recounts Dryden's complaint to publisher Tonson with a sharp retort about literary prowess and money.
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Leila Mechlin
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Jacob Tonson
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Crocodiles at Manghapur Famous Bathing Place
Manghapur near Karachi hosts a famed Indian bathing spot for lep r osy where hot waters reportedly cure over half of annual bathers. Crocodiles inhabit the water, seemingly unaffected by the temperature or medicinal qualities.
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Manghapur
Karachi
Wide World Magazine
Hair Turning White Under Turbulent Times Across History
The Caledonian notes Queen Marie Antoinette’s auburn hair reportedly turning white during the reign of terror and an English surgeon named Parry claims a rebel Sepoy’s jet black hair whitened in about thirty minutes after the Indian mutiny. It cites Parisian commune era tales of Baron de Rothschild’s dark hair blanching in hours.
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Marie Antoinette
Caledonian
Parry
Paris
Baron Alphonse de Rothscaild
Employee's son kept in idle work blamed for errors
The superintendent notes the firm head insists on employing his son in a department. He argues that keeping him busy would merely force three or four others to correct his mistakes, illustrating a nepotism problem in the workplace.
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Philadelphia Press
Why He Quit Drunken Habit Ends In Prosperity
A prosperous farmer explains he quit drinking after realizing moderate intake would waste an acre of land yearly. The Central Christian Advocate cites the aphorism that the drunkard and the glutton come to poverty.
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Central Christian Advocate
A Strong Man and His Daughter Talk of Julius Caesar
A father and his young daughter discuss Julius Caesar. She asks why he is famed for strength noting a claim he threw a bridge over the Rhine. The exchange highlights legendary feats and childhood curiosity.
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Julius Caesar
Related Testimonials on Telling Love and Faith
A Baltimore American note reflects on tombstone testimonials of love and faith and asks how daily life might be smoother if such virtues guided action, suggesting spiritual counsel shapes everyday perseverance.
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Baltimore American
Wedding Day Fright Recounted by Old Man
An unnamed speaker recalls a shocking fright on his wedding day, with a wary pause from Parks admonishing that no man should speak ill of his wife, as reported by the Boston Transcript.
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Parks
Boston Transcript
Electric traction and the race to a faster future
A historical overview traces the rise of electric railroading from early experiments to the New York Central’s plan to electrify thirty five miles out of New York. It notes Sprague and Steinmetz shaping the movement, the spread of interurban lines, and a Chicago to New York electric air line project aiming for ten hours.
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New York Central Railroad Company
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Moses G. Farmer
Dover
New Hampshire
United States Congress
Page
Smithsonian Institute
Grove
Washington
Bladensburg
Pacinotti
Gramme
Tos
United States
Sprague
Tnien Passenger Railway Company
Richmond
Aurora
New York Central
Voltago
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad Company
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Ind
Pennsylvania “Short
Lake Shore
Air Line
Scientific American
New York Central Experiment
Charles P. Steinmetz
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