Deliberate death by own action and its moral horror
Cardinal Gibbons argues in Century that suicide violates divine law Thou shalt not kill and that loving oneself and others forbids self destruction. He deems self murder more revulsive than killing another, with parricide and related acts seen as especially atrocious.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Beecher's Poem Secretly Guarded by Mrs Beecher
Mrs Beecher kept her husband Ward Beechers love poem hidden away as a sacred treasure. Bonner offered 5000 to recite it during a meeting at his office, but Eunice Beecher declined and the poem remained unrevealed.
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Mr. Bonner
Eunice
Mr. Beecher
Robert Bonner
Ward
The Rug Trade Between Vegetables and Anilines
A rug salesman argues antique Persian rugs gain lasting color from vegetable dyes while modern pieces colored with anilines fade quickly. He claims vegetable dyes are far more costly but produce imperishable, richer tones, contrasting with the coal tar derived aniline dyes.
Hydrophobia Menace and Public Safety Measure
The New York Tribune argues dog regulation is needed to protect the public from hydrophobia carried by stray dogs. It notes the virus in saliva and urges muzzling or controls, though muzzles are seen as nuisances and most danger comes from ownerless strays from unknown origins.
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New York Tribune
Limit of Economy in Earphone Opera Parlor
A Newark Press quips about dating frugality in a penny in the slot parlor where a man shares one earphone with a date. She notes hearing the opera with one ear is possible, but questions the look of the arrangement and its economy.
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Newark Press
Charity Remarks Stir Church Audience
A tale notes a wife criticizes other parishioners’ attire at church while her husband retorts that charity is the finest garment a woman can wear and mocks that some husbands value their own lives above appearances.
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Charity
Fun Provokes Rule Breaker in School Tom Foolery
A teacher admonishes Tommy for rule breaking while he defends the act as just for fun. The exchange centers on school discipline and a cheeky response about mischief.
Captain John Smith A Daring Adventurer of Willoughby
Captain John Smith of Willoughby Lincolnshire led the first English North American settlement expedition at age twenty six. His career spanned France the Low Countries Turks and Austria with escapes from peril and famed exploits including defeating three Turkish champions earning the coat of arms three Turks heads in a shield. He was noted for turning danger to advantage and moral resolve.
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London
Precocious John Davy and His Bay of Biscay Song
The London Chronicle recounts John Davy born near Exeter in 1765 who at six showed musical zeal. Lacking an instrument he hacked horse shoes into an octave and practiced on them mimicking church chimes, later composing dramatic works and songs including The Bay of Biscay before dying in London in 1824.
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St. Martin’s Lane
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Properly Preparing Flowerpots for Plant Growth
New and dirty pots must be soaked and dried before use to ensure soil adheres to sides. Unwashed pots cause soil to detach as it dries, creating air gaps that hinder root moisture and plant growth. Roots naturally seek the pot sides, and poor pots disrupt this process, limiting development.
Digestible Food
Digestibility determines a food's true value for people. Cheese may have higher chemical value than beef, yet cheese often cannot be digested by ordinary folk, limiting its usefulness compared with easily digested beef. The note from London Hospital emphasizes choosing foods by digestibility rather than mere chemical composition.
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Tondon Hospital
Fish Flesh and Red Herring in Dryden Epilogue
In Macmillan's Magazine the Dryden epilogue to the Duke of Guise is presented as a dialogue between an actress and a trimmer. It ends with the line about neuters in their middle way, neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring.
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Duke of Guise
A Matter of Necessity
A physician warns the patient to eat plain food and not stay out late, prompting the patient to remark that this is exactly what he has thought since receiving the bill.
A Pretty Paradox Debutante Upsets Maxims
A Baltimore American quip notes the debutante’s charm as she defies standard maxims by proving that a miss can also be a hit.
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Baltimore American
Let Him Who Neglects to Raise the Fallen Fear
A proverb from Saadl urging timely aid to those in distress so they are not left beneath their burden when they fall. It emphasizes communal duty and mutual support amid hardship and misfortune.
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Saadl
Hugo and Schoelcher Remembering their Flight During the Coup
A Revue Hebdomadaire anecdote recalls Victor Hugo and Schoelcher fleeing Paris after Napoleon III's coup. Hugo tells of the day they shouted Down with Caesar as infantry passed, and Schoelcher’s fear that nearly doomed them. Two years later Schoelcher visits Hugo in Guernsey. they again discuss the event and civic courage.
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Tides of the Ocean and Their Regularity
The article explains the regular tides as two high and two low waters daily, each tide lasting about six hours. It notes variations such as tidal bores near steep shores and places with more or fewer than four tides per day, with observers using tidal tables to account for these differences.
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Pig Survives Long Fast After Farmyard Find
A Michigan farmer’s black sow vanished during log hauling and was found in an abandoned house cellar weeks later. The pig had lived three months minus five days without food, then recovered after small feedings, prompting comparisons to hibernating animals.
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Piggie
Michigan
New York Herald
Men and Hats Rule Society in Fashioned Conventions
APutnam Monthly excerpt argues that hat conventions bind men more than women, noting even great figures like archbishops would face public scorn for an improper hat angle. It ponders how a perfect man is restricted by fashion's iron laws and social surveillance.
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England
Vere Street
Joe Laue
Putnam’s Monthly
Curiosity of Lunacy Described as Folie Circulaire
A detailed, if fragmentary, medical discussion describes folie circulaire a cyclical mental disorder with mania and depression phases. The text notes imminent incurability, fluctuating mood, and extreme behavior across cycles until death, referencing historical French descriptions and clinical signs.
Pointed Paragraphs On Life And Attitude
A collection of aphorisms on human nature and judgment. It notes the stubborn impudence of some, the prudence in burning letters, and the habit of telling others to count troubles tomorrow. It contrasts contentment with resentment, ending with a quote from Atchison Globe.
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Atchison Gilobe
Animals at Play in Domestic Scenes and Imaginative Pranks
The piece explores animal play as pretend battle and describes a writer's memory of a kitten finding a dead mouse. A dog tussle and a kitten ‘‘bootless’’ search illustrate instinctive play mixed with real object interaction, showing curiosity and memory in pets.
Why fashion clusters in the northwestern city quarter
The essay argues fashion centers in the northwestern part of cities worldwide. It claims prevailing winds from the northwest push odors and city airs toward the eastern and southern sides, making the west end and northwest more desirable for wealthy residents.
Month Without a Full Moon Stuns 1966 Astronomers
February 1966 is hailed as a rare astronomical anomaly with no full moon, while January and March each had two full moons. A leading journalist notes it as unprecedented since the Christian era and unlikely to recur for about 2.5 million years, per England's astronomer royal.
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Astronomer Royal
England
Rough on the Kirk Rats Sermon Sparks Alarm at Boulton Kirk
A young Scot’s first licensed sermon at Boulton Kirk ended in nerves and a loud delivery. Friends attended in force while one unable to attend asked afterward how he fared. The candidate quipped that the rats in the kirk had not faced such fright in many days.
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Looking Down His Own Throat Squint Origin View
A London Mail note cites a Childhood Society talk by Harold Grimsdale on how swallowing a sugar almond may cause squinting. It argues early detection cures squint, while parental scolding worsens it. claims short sight is a disease of civilization, not found in savage races.
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London Mail
Domestic Weather Prophets and Humble Weather Glasses
The Cologne Gazette notes popular hygroscopic prints such as seaweed strips and a pine twig as simple domestic weather prophets. These items offer basic moisture indicators though their predictive value is uncertain.
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Cologne Gazette
Candy Capacity of a Girl
A kind old man asks a girl how much candy she can eat and she questions how much candy he has. The judge remarks on the exchange as a playful conversation within a candy store scene.
His Pronunciation and the Gargoyle Gaffe
A Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange jokes about pronunciation by a local architect named Mr Plant. The woman notes his odd enunciation and a repeated allusion to a sore throat, joking that he mentions gargoyles and everyone calls it gargle.
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Plant
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Household Rule Revealed by Ruler Satire
An American newspaper quotes a quip about governance from a ruler figure. The exchange jokes that authority rests not with son or wife but with a "provision government" controlled by the cook. The remark parodies domestic power dynamics.
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Cook’s
Baltimore American
Fortune Kidnapping Warning from Chicago News
A Market Street edition warns readers not to rely on luck as danger may drag fortune away. The piece suggests vigilance against unexpected theft or seizing opportunities from chance events in everyday life.
A Literary Crime and A Stumbling Block
An old quip recalls Lord Crawford of England, head of the Royal Astronomical Society, whose grand library was reduced as an ancestor sold books as wrapping paper. A joke dialogue riffs on biblical contradictions, Solomon’s wisdom, wives, and virtue, ending with a Quarles adage about wisdom, endurance, and conquest.
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Scotland
Notice of Final Homestead Proof Given
Notice announces final homestead proof for several settlers listed by name and location. It names the commission and a March date for proof before the State Commission and notes residency and claimed land details.
Notice of settler claim hearing and names listed
A civic notice announces a hearing before the Weather Commission on March 1 regarding a settler claim. The document names Arie Van Vuurt, Pred Droog, John Kran, Nab Mitt Vera and others as involved parties in the dispute over land or rights.
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Commissionaer
Van
Peter M van Sles
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Ofiiel & Aietina
John Kran
The Schools Week in Review for Week Ending Feb 22
Notes on attendance and class activities across rooms. Absentees include Carlin Seeles and Alberta Tredborne among others. Students show progress in arithmetic with several achieving perfect scores. spelling bees highlight top performers with names such as Kriek and Keebler.
Homestead Claim Hearing Before United States Commissioner
An olive county hearing in Linton Nob on March 26 before United States Commissioner Weatherly examined witnesses to prove continuous residence and intent to claim a homestead. Testimony included residents Wilteoses to verify occupancy and a list of witnesses from Linton Nob.
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Lion
Sild Lind
Verdinand Gan
Linton
Rudolph
Lintuen
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Ligtes
Oswald Nawman
Kintan
Teuinster
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AL Weatherly
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de Pitts
Callowrne Hotel notice and probate action announced
The notice advertises that Jann Oren CAT Hismanex S fh January Th and related parties seek final proof for a claim on a homestead. A Weathery Priest States Commissioner at Pinte NU will oversee on March 2, 16. The document lists heirs and continuous residence requirements for the property in Wingas district and references miscellaneous names and legal steps.
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Pinte NU
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