President's photo prompts vandalism talk and Florida visit
The article discusses a popular presidential portrait provoking vandalism claims at the Capitol and notes plans for a Florida trip in October. It mentions the senate seating shift around Senator Platt and Heyburn, Roosevelt’s taxidermy interests, and various campus and Washington scenes including the Chambers and a New York figure.
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Heybarn
Senate
Orville OH
Platt
Heyburn
Minho
Sennetter Platt
Benator Heyburn
Capitol
Hoosevelt Lins
Oman
National Park
Roosevelt Fa Sak
Abe Moyenne
Liping
Ae Ferson Davie
Jefferson ‘Davis
Washington
The Bishop's Niece and Humble Bishops in Dialogue
Excerpted lines from The Bishop's Niece by George H. Picard feature a humorous exchange about Bishop Burke of Arichat. The dialogue highlights perceived humility, wit about hair and attire, and a judge’s quip on human perseverance amid odd phrasing and playful irony.
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Arichat
Burke
Stephen Kesex
Stephen
Father Burke
George H. Picard
SAME FAMOUS TALES The Origins of Jekyll and Hyde and Oliver Twist
The article traces how Robert Louis Stevenson and Charles Dickens gained inspiration for iconic works. It details Stevenson's inspiration from Samuel Creggan for Jekyll and Hyde and how Treasure Island emerged from a spontaneous doodle. It also notes Dickens during a visit to Cruikshank influenced Pickwick and led to Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby.
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Stevens
Jekyll and Hyde
Dickens
Oliver Tris and
Nicholae Nickleby
Dir. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
At. Louis Globe-Demoberat
Stevenson
Samuel Creggan
Samuel
Sarouel
Creggan
Samouel
Mra. Stevenson
Mr. Osbourne
Treasure Island
Torday Robert Lonla Bteventon
Held
Charles Dickens
Pickwick Papers
George Cruikebank
Rome
Ariwige
Me Logten
Aio Oeuss
Bil Stes
Nicholas
Nictleby
How Famous Writers Found Themselves In Fiction
The piece recalls Thomas Simpeon’s arscmy ad at Wooden Croft Lodge inspiring a sea captain character. It recounts Cutcliffe Hyne’s rise with a London editor’s push for a hero series. Fergus Hume’s turn to detective fiction after a Melbourne librarian’s prompt led to The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and a prolific career.
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Dotheboys Hall
Simpeon
Wooden Croft Lodge
Yorkshire
Times
Thor
Cutcliffe Hyne
London
Fergus Hume
Melbourne
Ife
Iaboriau
Fragmented essay on fiction, language, and impossible ideas
The piece critiques literary claims and failed plots from Helen Hunt Jackson to a misquoted Holmes adage, noting Hugo’s unforeseen as more reliable. It recalls a Chicago Inter Ocean quip about cavities and a Scottish highlander tale with a brusque response to quartering in battle.
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Lecio
Bherlock Holmes
Victor Hugo
Hugo
Holmes
Moses Philbrick
Helen Haunt Jackson
Nature
St. So
Oll
Chicago
Wissner
Secker.ling
Reinhard
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