Rescue Plot Against Napoleon at St Helena Exposed
A historical account describes an 1800s plan by Lallemand Rigaud and Lafitte to gather 1000 aid soldiers near the sea and use ships from Lafitte to rescue Napoleon from St Helena. The scheme faltered when Napoleon died, ending hopes of escape. The narrative links Brigadier Lafitte, Lallemand, Rigaud, and trusted ships to a daring but unrealized breakout.
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St. Helena
Magazine of History
Atlantic
Admiral Cockburn
Ascension
United States
England
Napoleon
New Orleans
Lallemand
Waterloo
France
Philadelphia
Lallemands
Tombigbee
Trinity River
Texas
Baron Rigaud
St. Louis
Lafitte
Lfe
Bordeaux
Jackson
Galveston
Charleston
Boissiere
Napoleon Bonaparte
Amusing Blunders by English School Children
A collection of early schoolroom misstatements and misreadings showing humorous errors. The items feature erroneous geography, biblical references, and mispronunciations, including Julius Caesar and Cicero, and odd descriptions of London slums and the city of refuge.
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Prince of Wales
Armida
Jehovah
John Balliol
France
Julius Caesar
Britain
B. C
Italy
Hamilcar
Curzon Hall
Birmingham
Cicero
Xenophon
Liverpool
Lot
City of Refuge
Amos
Anarchist joke told at dinner discussion
A family dinner turns into a quip about anarchists. A father explains to his son Wille that an anarchist is someone who is always blowing somebody up, prompting Wille to ask if his mother is an anarchist as well.
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Wille
Argonaut
Senator Sorgum on compensation and gratitude
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorgum noting he is thankful for a pay arrangement that makes his compensation independent of constituents gratitude. He says he hopes constituents are grateful for his work but the arrangement ensures payment regardless.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
A Case For Harry Cleverton and a Tea Time Interlude
A fragmentary newspaper item blends dialogue on marriage proposals with a vignette of a child causing chaos at an informal tea. The piece juxtaposes a humorous scene of Miss Calumet and Cleverton with a mother’s restrained reaction as a pony-like chaos erupts around a circular table.
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Harry. Cleverton
Kadiak Island Climate Described As Arctic Temperate Split
A writer notes Kadiak Island Alaska experiences a sharp climate divide due to the Japanese current. Summers can shift suddenly from lush forests to barren highland silence, with snowcapped peaks looming as an arctic winter returns.
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Kadiak Island
Alaska
Arctic
Kadiak
The English Channel Description and Reach
The English Channel divides England and France, from Land's End to Trever on the English side and Ushant to Calais on the French side. The strait of Dover connects to the German Ocean, while the Atlantic joins at a width of 100 miles shore to shore. The channel’s widest point is 150 miles and strong westerly currents and high winds cause rough seas and seasickness for most crossings.
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English Channel
England
France
Land's End
Trever
Byron epitaph for Boatswain the Newfoundland dog
The article quotes Lord Byron’s epitaph on Boatswain the Newfoundland born May 3 1803 in Newfoundland and died November 18 1808 at Newstead Abbey praising his beauty strength courage and virtues without vices as a noble tribute to a dog’s memory.
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Lord Byron
Newfoundland
Boatswain
Newstead Abbey
Woman’s Reasoning at Azcarraga Station Sparks Train Delay
In this Philippines Gossip snippet a husband and wife quarrel over dressing speed and timing as they miss a train at Azcarraga station. The exchange highlights daily marital friction and public transit annoyance in a brief, humorous moment.
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Azcarraga Station
Philippines
Humdrums and home life quoted in period snippets
The passage compiles brief quotes from The Houston Post and periodicals like Woman's Home Companion and Path Finder. It reflects domestic scenes and light witticisms about being at home, kindness, manners, and small daily tasks.
Against the Custom Irate Pedestrian Clash Over Glasses
An irate pedestrian confronts a man in a street dispute about glasses. The exchange features a sharp rebuke to remove glasses before the punch is delivered, highlighting a humorous clash with custom.
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New York Life
She Knows The Maiden Primping And Wise Gown
A fragment notes a maiden at a mirror with thoughtful bearing as she adjusts a gown. The text pairs vanity with wisdom highlighting poised self presentation and a terse moral implied by style. The excerpt hints at character through dress and observation.
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Jase
Secrets of Lepine and Morgan Quick Change Feats
Paris society hosts steer clear as Police Prefect Lepine inspects guest lists for a Legitimist gathering, hinting at police oversight. London Tit-Bits notes J Pierpont Morgan and his daughter securing instant audiences with the pope and Queen Helena, aided by rapid wardrobe changes and a speedy motor ride.
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Prefect Lepine
Paris
Gil Blas
Faubourg St. Germain
Lepine
M. le Comte
France
M. Lepine
London
J. Pierpont Morgan
Helena
Morgan
Vatican
Mr. Morgan
How He Made Money Fly
Professor P C Everett of Harvard recalls a Latin American tour in which a dinner in United States of Colombia cost a modest sum when converted to U S dollars. He describes tipping $40 and paying $100 for two cigars, noting currency rates made the local bill seem small in American terms.
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Monte Cristo
P. C. Everett
Harvard University
United States
Colombia
Baltimore
Curious Double Rainbow Observed Aboard Voyage
An observer to the London Times reports that on March 14 while sailing from Jamaica toward the Isthmus of Panama at 11 am a rare double rainbow formed a complete circle around the sun with the outer bow about the same distance from the inner. The horizon showed no rain and no one aboard had seen such a display before as the outer bow faded first then the inner.
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London Times
Jamaica
Panama
A Real Sinecure in English Politics
The Marquis of Cholmondeley holds England's most striking sinecure as lord great chamberlain to King Edward. He wears robes only at parliament openings and coronations, drawing a $22,500 annual salary and acting as master of ceremonies and the sovereign’s most adorned attendant.
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England
Marquis of Cholmondeley
Jold
Edward
Fish Diet and National Greatness
The text argues that a meat eating nation is not inherently superior to a fish eating one. It claims people were strongest when consuming fish and references a guardian and an apprentice with a clause about eating, suggesting a discussion of dietary influence on strength and intellect.
Diamond Burn Demonstrated by Davy and Faraday
A Chicago News report recounts Davy and Faraday burning a diamond in Florence using a solar burning glass setup. The diamond rested on a platinum rod inside a gas-filled glass globe heated by concentrated sunlight, blazing with a scarlet to purple glow before being consumed after several cycles lasting minutes.
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Davy
Faraday
Sir Humphry Davy
Michael Faraday
Florence
Duke of
Tuscany
Tobey
Chicago News
How to Test a Restaurant
A man raves about a new restaurant claiming it is the best in months and first class. His friend warns that extreme hunger skews taste and suggests revisiting when not ravenous to judge the place fairly.
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New York Press
I am the coolest man in the car
A congressman aboard a wrecked train recalls how a passenger was toppled into the water cooler and soaked while another passenger urged him to keep cool. The wet man quips that he has just had two buckets of ice water poured down his back and remains the coolest in the car.
Better to be born lucky than rich remark sparks debate
A young widow asks who coined the line about luck versus wealth. A wise bachelor quips that it likely came from a man whose wife married him for money. Chicago News presents the witty exchange.
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Chicago News
Man Versus Cat Color Myth Cited by The Union
The article notes a paradox of human knowledge about color and pattern in cats, contrasting perception with scientific inquiry. It references the Chester Union as a source noting ongoing curiosity about how cats appear black and white.
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Manchester Union
Wedding Feast Fades Into Local Banter at Store Visit
A brief, humorous scene unfolds as a friend visits Mr. Highprice in his furniture shop after seeing his newspaper ad. The exchange centers on friendly banter about calling before going elsewhere to shop and what might be sold.
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Malcolm
Miss Vinton
Liverpool Mercury
Vandyck
Houston Post
Herbert
the Review
Elkhart
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