Victorian Era Worth While Why Did the Heathens Rage
Maurice Francis Egan reflects in Yale Review on the Victorian era, noting how readers then felt excitement and terror, with interest in Dickens Thackeray Eliot and Hawthorne, and awareness of events like the Crimean and Civil wars and the Franco-Prussian struggle shaping thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talleyrand
Dickens
Thackeray
George Eliot
Robert Buchanan
Swinburne
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Lady Byron
England
Hawthorne
Emerson
Gail Hamilton
James Fields
Atlantic Monthly
Juanita
Victoria
Eugenie
Europe
Maurice Francis Egan
Yale Review
Lipton warns on honor among business men in New York
Sir Thomas Lipton addressed a Y M C A gathering in New York urging higher integrity among businessmen. He criticized often reckless slips from honor and warned that even trusted professionals like a divorce lawyer may betray confidences if pressed.
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Thomas Lipton
New York
London and the Birds Return After War
A London observer notes the first postwar spring bringing birds back to the city. Kestrels, jays, sparrowhawks, carrion crows, and magpies reappear in parks and streets, signaling a lively avian revival after Strassburg reports and the war’s end.
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Strassburg
Place de Broglie
London
Observer
The Claim of Auymede Mentioned by Daniels
A quote from Josephus Daniels, secretary of the US Navy, in a speech in England credits Runny mede to no Englishman but himself. The remark is described as a heaven sent phrase that illumination on the question at hand.
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Auymede
Josephus Daniels
United States Navy
England
Mr. Daniels
Runymede
Christian Science Monitor
Tunnel Through the Pyrenees Linked Railways
Popular Mechanics notes mountain weather and wartime opposition delayed linking French and Spanish railways. Since 1914 work continued, and a new tunnel from Ax la France to Puerta Cedra on the Spanish side was reported broken through to unify the lines.
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Pyrenees
Lost Livy Works May Surface in Constantinople Vaults
A St. Louis Post Dispatch note weighs the rumor that the lost books of Livy could be found among vast Ottoman archives beneath public buildings in Constantinople. It cautions that no firm information exists and stresses the historical value of any recovered fragments or unseen volumes for ancient Roman history.
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Livy
Constantinople
Vatican
Louis Post Dispatch
Dangers of Wisdom Teeth for Dentists and Patients
The text explains why wisdom teeth, especially lower ones, are hard to treat. Root curves and multiple roots hinder nerve death confirmation. Narrow, curved canals defeat fine brooches, sometimes forcing dentists to abandon the tool and use iodine to corrode the broach.
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Gray
Las Vegas's Border Tales From a Mexican Land Grant
Las Vegas began as a Mexican settlement in 1835 when New Mexico was part of Mexico. Mexican authorities granted about 400000 acres, with colonists farming land and forming a town that later saw influxes of Yankees and Jews. Courts confirmed occupiers rights to the land actually used while the remainder stayed communal grazing and timber land. The town’s growth could bring wealth and tax freedom for its residents.
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Las Vegas
Tas Vegas
New Mexico
Old Mexico
Doorkeeper Demands Umbrella Before Entry at Museum
The new museum turnstile keeper insists visitors must leave umbrellas at the door. A visitor responds I do not have one. the guard repeats the rule and sends the man back. Exchange notes the strictness of the gatekeeper and the odd exchange.
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Museum
Grandpa's wish to be remembered in history
A dialogue where a seventy year old man laments not having done anything memorable while a hopeful boy jokes about being remembered as a grandfacturer. The exchange hints at legacy and imagination without further events.
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Bobby
Grandpa
What Is Your Birthstone in Life’s Hard Knocks
The Kind proposes a witty take on birthstones, noting that life’s knocks shape character more than any gemstone. The speaker quips that their birthstone would be eight brickbats, underscoring blunt humor about hardship and resilience.
Social round of residents' visits and travels
Edward J. Beekmann spent the Fourth with a friend in Evansville. Dozens of locals including Meritt Pennington, Myrtle Link, Leo Seufert, Emma Seufert, Rudolph Senninger, Mareeda Quante, Gustav Woorter, and Leo Leonard were in neighboring towns such as Huntingburg Jasper French Lick and Mariah Hill for weddings, dances, visits, and picnics. Many returned or planned trips to Louisville Indianapolis and Rayne La with family and friends.
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Leo Leonard
Rayne la
Fragmentary reminiscences of marriage and happiness debated
The text discusses ideals of marital happiness and the law guiding couples, noting tensions between husband and wife and the role of courts. It references a request to bring home a regional bank and mentions a clock wound up while discussing future plans and a possible regional bank purchase.
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Stevenson
Fife
Right Spirit Reflected by Marion Ohio Doughboy
An anecdote from Maj. Tao Geith’s The Last Aitiou recounts a British officer admiring American enthusiasm. A U S soldier, asked where he’s from, replies in one breath that he hails from Marion Ohio, “the greatest stemmeshavel producing center in thy world.” The officer praises his loyalty and resolve.
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Tere
Tao Geith
Tai Shu
Cne
Chamnont
Marion
Ohio
Vermont Rep Frank Green Delivers Anecdotal Story
Representative Frank Green of Vermont recalls his family roots in a humorous town encounter. In a late after dinner talk he notes Vermonters’ hospitality and a village store exchange with the oldest resident who questions his identity as Green asserts his lineage and kin in the region.
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Frank Green
Vermont
Congress
Dike
Treiouf
Dreliht
Ron
Green
Cyeen
Pugilist Banter At Strand Reveals Bristling Night
A fragmented recount of a boxing world scene in London with Jimmy Britt, Eugene Corri, and a Savoy encounter. The exchange features remarks about Britt’s money from boxing, Corri’s blunt challenge to quit, and a spectator couple remarking on a pugilist’s looks and marriage status.
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Jimmy Sri
Eugene Corri
Britt
Srii
Carri
Jimmy
Savoy
Lndy
Government joins schools to teach expert riflemen next summer
The director of civilian marksmanship invites student representatives to enroll in a special course at joining schools across the United States. Successful students will receive certificates authorizing them to train others. A national rifle and pistol matches will be held by the Navy Department at Caldwell near New York in August.
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United States
Navy Department
Caldwell
Novn
New York
Invention of Much Worth Enables Underwater Salvage
French engineers patent a special oxyacetylene blowpipe mounted on a diving bell to cut steel under water. The system uses compressed air to expel water and regulate air acetylene pressures by depth. Trials show ship plates cut under 27 feet of water, with potential for repairing locks and other underwater tasks.
Soldiers Wounds and Heads Up on War Imagery
Dr. Arthur Macdonald of Washington, honorary president of the international congress of criminal anthropology, discusses effects seen in soldiers in the Medical Record. He notes cases of hysteria from battlefield sights, including exaggerated self wounds and sensory responses, with stress from seeing wounded comrades.
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Arthur Macdonald
Washington
International Congress of Criminal Anthropology
Nenalei
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George Weetinghoue
Edward Grey
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Lam
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Themeon My Mauhtoe
Am Tatleug
Trean
Hubert Quante
Ferdinand
Ind
Edward J. Beekmann
Evansville
Meritt Pennington
Myrtle Link
Huntingburg
Leo
Emma Seufert
Mariah Hill
Rudolph Senninger
Mareeda Quante
Mrs
Gustav Woorter
Jasper
Gladys Hail
Indianapolis
J. A. Sondermann
Sondermann
Philip H. Limp
Birdseye
F. Marlett
French Lick
W. H. Cox
Shoals
Mary Zeller
Meg
Josephine Surei¢gher
Louisville
Mrs. Chas
Hurry
Albert Luebbehusen
A. Humbert of
Magnet
J. H. Beckmann
Rosie
Lucille Metzger
Xavier Schmidt
John Pasteck
Marc Elizabeth
Stockton, Cal
Rose Pasteck
JA. Soudermann
John Reinacker
Albert
Miss Gertie
Ralph Reinacker
James Hail
Gladys
Wm. BR. Sauer
St. Meinrad
Joe Bamm
Fulda
Regina Bamm
Troy
Gerhard Kippenbrock
Ed Spuyd
Edward Rooswag
Liscie Lindensetnandtt
Sebastian Boekting
Sen
Meinead
Floretes Yaeger
Jertie Rei
M. Plavia
Ambrosda
Rayne
Jacob New
Wm. . Brubeck
Newton Stuart
Wm. Dean
Siberia
Anton Bekstein
Joe Bickwermert
Paul Killed
Petersburg
J. ¥. Jentry
Lincoln City
Paul Killea
Carolina Kemper
A. H. Bredbald
Matthilda Hassturther
Akron
Isabelle Badress
Mareeda Qriane
Sie
Haubertina Qhrane
Jalmsboro
Rudolph Senuincer
Joe Kemper
Buffalo Wife
British Advanse
Africa
Winnda
Tiida
Jimmy Britt
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