Victorian Era Worth While in Yale Review Excerpt
Maurice Francis Egan reflects on the Victorian era in a Yale Review excerpt, noting how contemporaries read Hawthorne Emerson and Dickinson era authors, while contrasting dress and culture with later fashions. He recalls social change, literary trends, and major global conflicts shaping thought.
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Talleyrand
Dickens
Thackeray
George Eliet
Robert Buchanan
Swinburne
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Lady Byron
England
Hawthorne
Emerson
Gail Hamilton
James Fields
Atlantic Monthly
Juanita
Victoria
Eugenie
Europe
Maurice Francis Egan
Yaie Review
Lipton Warns on Honor Among Businessmen in New York
Sir Thomas Lipton spoke at a YMCA address in New York urging higher standards among business men. He warned that many fall from honor easily and illustrated with a parable about a divorce lawyer who deceives a client while discussing confidences in a club.
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Thomas Lipton
New York
London and the Birds Return After the War
London reports a notable spring with birds returning after the war. Observers note kestrels common on fringes, jays in wooded gardens, sparrow-hawks and carrion crows appearing, and even magpies seen in urban areas as the season unfolds. The piece suggests a welcoming welcome that will bring them back each year.
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Strassburg
Place de Broglie
London
Observer
Rynymede phrase from Navy Secretary Daniels noted
The Christian Science Monitor cites Josephus Daniels, secretary of the U S Navy, saying no Englishman has more claim to Runymede than L in a speech in England as a heaven sent phrase that illuminates a question beyond long explanations.
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Josephus Daniels
United States Navy
England
Mr. Daniels
Runymede
Christian Science Monitor
Tunnel Through the Pyrenees Linking French and Spanish Railways
Popular Mechanics notes long effort since 1914 to join French and Spanish rail lines hampered by mountain weather and ministry opposition. A new tunnel from Ax in France to Puigcerda in Spain is announced as a breakthrough expected to unite the systems and improve cross border transport.
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Pyreneia
Ministries of War
Popular Mechanics Magazine
France
Puigcerda
Lost Livy works may be found in Constantinople crypts
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes speculation that ancient Roman historian Livy’s missing works could be recovered from stored volumes in Constantinople crypts. It cautions against overreliance on unverified reports and reflects on historical recoveries, loss, and the potential scholarly impact of new finds.
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Livy
Constantinople
Vatican
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Trouble for Dentist In Wisdom Teeth
The article explains the difficulty of treating wisdom teeth especially lower ones. Nerve death and root curvature hinder canal exploration and pulp destruction. Lower roots often curve backward, making broach work unreliable and sometimes forcing dentists to abandon the tool and apply iodine instead.
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Gray
Wade
Las Vegas Founding and Land Dispute Chronicle
The town of Las Vegas traces its origins to 1835 when Mexicans settled and received about 400000 acres from the Mexican government. After decades of contested claims, courts upheld titles for occupied land while declaring the remainder communal. The community controls grazing lands and timber areas and foresees wealth and tax freedom.
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Las Vegas
New Mexico
Old Mexico
Doorkeeper at Museum Turns Away Umbrella Refusals
The new museum turnstile keeper proclaims umbrellas must be left at the door. A visitor without an umbrella is told to return or be denied entry, citing the rule as the gatekeeper’s authority.
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Museum
Vietor
Grandpa Seeks Place in History at Seventy
A boy asks why his grandpa looks sad. The elderly man laments that at seventy he has not done anything memorable. The boy reassures him history could still remember him as someone’s grandfather.
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Bobby
Grandpa
What in your birthstone answers a life brickbat
A fragmentary line from The Kind jokes about life delivering a brickbat as a birthstone analogy. The text is incomplete but hints at a witty exchange and a persona reflecting resilience despite knocks.
Social Roundup From Evansville To Ferdinand
A string of local social notes lists residents and visitors across Indiana towns. The paragraph records numerous detours to Jasper Huntingburg French Lick and Louisville with weddings dances and family visits. Notable names include Beckmann Pennington Link and Quante among others with travel to Evansville Ferdinand and Rayne La. as part of the Fourth observations.
Stevenson as good as it was a teen’s life memory
Fragmented reminiscence links a writer to Buffalo News, reflecting on grief, happiness, and a belated conclusion about life and courtship. The text weaves strained imagery of town life, faith, and a regional bank reference amid unclear personal names and events.
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Stevenson
Puffalo News
British Advance in Africa and Colonial Ideas Revealed
A fragmented account discusses Reiheny development in Africa under British influence, referencing German possessions, colonial governance, and attitudes toward native populations. The piece implies aims to civilize and reform local societies while hinting at racial and administrative justifications for British imperial control.
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Atria
Bata
Germany
Apert
Africa
Uwuspires
Chrnguga Setvace Mcaster
Appreciated American Spirit In Anecdote From The Last Million
Maj. Tao Huy Berth relates an American doughboy story showing the zeal for country. An English officer notes the young American’s passion and determination to support the nation. A Marion Ohio steam shovel boast stands as a pointed reply from the front.
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Tao Huy Berth
Chauvont
Herdquarters
Marion
Vermont Representative Green Spins Tall Tale to Townsfolk
Representative Frank Green of Vermont, famed for after-dinner wit, tours the state during recess and regales an elderly storekeeper with a boastful tale of ancestral ties across the region. The old man, impressed by Green’s insistence, wonders aloud if it will rain while noting his family roots in the area.
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Frank Green
Vermont
Congress
Green
Focen
York Times
When Jimmy Britt Laughed at a Promoter and Struck Back
Vinny Pritt recalls the immaculately dressed Heatweight champion Jimmy Britt. Eugene Corrt the referee taunts him about a down grade pugilist. Corrt takes Britt to lunch at the Savoy, where a couple at a nearby table discuss Britt’s brutal face and a supposed marriage proposal.
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Vinny Pritt
Eugene Corrt
Ricks
Strand
Ory Tin
Marri Cate
CPR
Corrt
Jimmny
Savoy
Sorrk
Yoox
Teach Marksmanship to Students Nationwide Next Summer
The civilian marksman ship plan invites student body representatives to enroll in a special course at government training schools. Those completing the program receive qualifications to teach others and gain authority to instruct in marksmanship. The effort supports the national matches of 1919 to be held under Navy Department supervision near Caldwell NM during August.
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United States
Navy Department
Caldwell
J O
New York
Invention of Worthy Blowpipes for Underwater Salvage
French engineers apply special oxyacetylene blowpipes to underwater steel cutting. A blowpipe mounted on a diving bell expels water with compressed air. air and acetylene pressures vary with depth. Trials show ship plates cut under 27 feet of water. Useful for sunken vessels, lock repairs, and other underwater work.
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Torpedoa
Doctor Warns of Odd Wounds in Young Soldiers
Dr Arthur Macdonald of Washington, honorary president of the national congress of criminal saath pulggy, describes in the Medical AB the unusual injuries seen in young soldiers. He cites cases where bayoneting an opponent can cause the attacker to suffer facial hysterical reactions and abdominal wounds may cause eye and facial injuries. He notes possible blindness and deafness linked to severe night grief.
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Arthur Macdonald
Washington
Itn National Congress of
Saath
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