Blizzard word origins described in 19th century usage
A Chicago News note traces the term Blizzard from American newspapers 1880 81 snow squall origins while citing earlier English usage A 1834 quote shows the phrase used for a playful volley and 1840s American papers recall a rattling volley term tied to sport and hunting context
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Chicago News
Atlantic
A Savage's Sense of Duty
A West Australian native servant argues he must kill to appease his dead wife. The magistrate warns of life imprisonment, but the man waits a year in wretched distress before disappearing and later returns in high condition after allegedly spearing a woman to satisfy the spirit.
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Darwin
Leigh Hunt Noted English Essayist and Poet
The article highlights Leigh Hunt as a leading English poet essayist and critic. It credits him with shaping knowledge of Keats Shelley Lamb Byron and others through his insights. Financial struggles diminished his output until a pension of 320 pounds a year improved his circumstances and enabled stronger literary essays.
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Pearson's Weekly
Ambidexterity Debate Captivates Pushville Town Meeting
Pushville burgesses and freemen gathered to discuss teaching children ambidexterity. A speaker challenged the audience by claiming perfect left hand parity with the right, provoking a quip from the back of the hall about pockets in trousers.
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Pushville
London
Isle of Man Law Quirk: Bigger Theft, Smaller Punishment
A historical Manx saying notes illogical statutes where stealing a horse or ox is not felony due to visibility, while stealing a pig or sheep leads to hanging. The rule highlights a paradox in old island criminal law and its quirks.
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Isle of Man
Delights of Literature in a Kentish Gardener Tale
A London Chronicle fragment recalls a lady urging a gardener to read a Christmas book. The gardener in pure Kentish replies I never reads and describes literature as a sequence of reading thinking and finally a terrible headache.
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London Chronicle
Engagement Ring Sparks Friendly Quip in Tribune Note
A playful exchange about a fiancé placing a ring on a finger leads to lighthearted banter. A friend jokes that the ring will leave a tiny black mark in about a fortnight, echoing shared humor from the Minneapolis Tribune.
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Percy
Minneapolis Tribune
Vulgarity In Manner Defiles Fine Garments More
A concise epigraph from Plautus notes that vulgar behavior harms refined attire more than mud, underscoring social judgment over material cleanliness.
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Plautus
SHARPS AND FLATS by J Marvin Nichols
A brief column of aphorisms and moral sayings in brisk, punchy lines. The author muses on optimism, speech, reputation, and personal growth with a sly, humorous tone.
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J. Marvin Nichols
Philosophies on Love Power and Society in Gotham Reflections
A long compendium of aphorisms and social critique on love patience wealth and virtue. It weighs morality and self control against fame money and modern temptations with references to theater reform and famous figures. The prose muses on resilience, judgment by public opinion, and the paradoxes of human nature.
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