Stage Irishman and the Irish Brogue Pronunciation Guide
A Pall Mall Gazette piece argues English stage mispronunciations of Irish speech shame the nation. It offers rules for vowels and consonants, detailing ea sounds, ie, and th equivalents, with examples like dear, wear, and other words, urging actors to consult Irish speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seli
Fiay
Peope
Nuts
Oxford
London
Sligo
Lough Gill
John Bull
Vishman
Moor
Ayther
Orther
Mayomen
Ireland
Pall Mall Gazette
William Black and the unspoken love
Sir Wemyss Reid notes Black misread his own feelings and saw him as tragically in love, but an anecdote shows his early simplicities. At a gathering Miss Morten greets Black who laments despair yet declares devotion to Miss X who cannot pronounce his name correctly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Black
Wemyss Reid
Black
A Fly That Kills Horses
A discussion on the tsetse fly, its spread toward northern Africa, and the threat it poses to cattle horses and dogs. The insect, resembling a small bee, injects poison via a bag near its proboscis while posing little risk to humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
South Africa
Bishop of New Caledonia Visits England
A tale recounted about the Bishop of New Caledonia visiting England. He spoke to a large Sunday school gathering and ended with a playful challenge inviting questions from children. A young voice asked why angels walked Jacob’s ladder with wings, prompting the bishop to turn to Mary’s question for a reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Caledonia
England
Mary
London Express
Debt Case Echoes Jarndyce in Chancery Ruling
A London wine merchant in Regent Street received a £95 cheque from the Court of Chancery for wine supplied to an aristocratic client in 1816, a year after Waterloo. The decision recalls Dickens Jarndyce v Jarndyce as a modern parallel in ongoing chancery fraud.
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Dickens
Jarndyce
Court of Chancery
Regent Street
Waterloo
Savage Island tale of Queen Vika and King Tongia on Niue
Basil Thomson recounts his 1900 visit to Savage Island Niue, then annexed by New Zealand. He describes Queen Vika and King Tongia, the arrival aboard H.M.S. Porpoise, the royal procession in petticoats, the schoolhouse treaty, flag-raising frictions with natives, and humorous misunderstandings of shipboard life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Thomson
Dartmoor
Savage Island
New Zealand
Lord Ranfurly
Vika
Britain
Niue
Lonstons
London
Far Islands
Mr. Thomson
Tongia
Ravenhill
Windsor
Thomson
Vikua
H.M. S. Porpoise
British Naval Visitors Charm Tongans With Pranks
An escort of royal natives recalls how a British party gained trust through playful customs in a Tongan village. Laughing villagers watched as a shore party taught cricket with improvised gear, while a British marine led French soldiers in parade, stunning locals who mistook him for a king with a secret signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uury
Thomson
Tey
Tsm.s. Tauranga
Tonga
Poets' Differences in Judging Their Art
Aubrey de Vere recalls how Tennyson praised Burns for exquisite songs and decryed his serious pieces. Wordsworth likewise celebrated Burns as returning poetry to nature but disliked his serious works. Henry Taylor dismissed Burns both for his songs and his earnest efforts as tedious reading.
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Aubrey de Vere
Tennyson
Burns
Words Worth
Wordsworth
the Cotter
Henry Taylor
The Work of Ola Beye and Aged Workers
The piece notes Lord Kelvin at seventy eight and a western railway rule barring over thirty five from service. It argues older workers can outwork many youngsters and contribute valuable thought. It reflects on the value of age in significant achievement and cites men over sixty as doing great work.
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Ola Beye
Lord Kelvin
Western Railway
House of Stanley and Derby Earls through the ages
The article traces the Stanley family from Derbyshire roots before Edward the Confessor to the present Earl. It recounts key Earls of Derby, battles at Poictiers and Shrewsbury, Knowsley, Lathom, and the Isle of Man, plus royal favors, political offices, and the Governor Generalship of Canada.
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Thoree of Stanley
Staneley
Derbyshire
Edward the Confessor
Audleys
Edward Lit
John Stanley
Poictiers
Seth
Stanley
Shrewsbury
John
Latholm
Knowsley
Prescot
Thomas Stanley
Warwick
Richard Crookback
Sir Thomas
William
Henry
Bosworth Field
Thomas
Earl of
Derby
Perkin Warbeck
Henry VII
Earldom of
Stephen
Robert de Ferrers
Sir Thomas Stanley
Earl of Derby
Lathom
Will
Edward IV
Edward Stanley
Flodden
Marmion
Spencer
Amyntas
James
Mafeking
Peveril
Sir Walter Scott
Worcester
Cromwell
Charles
Bolton
Prince Rupert
Charles I
Twelfth Earl of Derby
Elizabeth Farren
Drury Lane
Charles James Fox
Lord Derby
House of Stanley
Sidinny
Lord John Russell
Trish
Disraeli
Lord Salisbury
India
Queen Victoria
Percy
Nwor
Liverpool
Rupert of Debate
Russell
Lord Stanley
Alabama
Marquis of Salisbury
Lord Beaconsfield
Mr. Gladstone
Colonial Office
Lord Stanky
Preston
Board of Trade
Canada
Lancashire
Isle of Man
James Murray
Duke of
Lords of the Admiralty
Man
Frightful Dancers of the Hath Warn Against Excessive Bathing
The London Lancet warns that too much bathing risks maceration of the epidermis and rapid proliferation of the malpighian layer. The notice urges restraint as warm weather rises and urges readers to heed the warning to avoid an epidemic of skin trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Lancet
Carlyle Toasts Burns as Goethe Reports Translation News
Carlyle’s 1821 toast to Allan Cunningham referenced a Berlin translation of Burns’s works, reported by John Muir from a contemporary issue. The piece notes Carlyle claimed Goethe confirmed translations were near completion, but later evidence suggests the forecast may have disappointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Allan Cunningham
Dunmifries
John Muir
Robert Burns
Goethe
Berlin
Willie
Reynolds Declines Judgment on Young Burke Painting
The youth Burke presented a painting to Sir Joshua Reynolds claiming it as the work of a pupil seeking guidance. Reynolds, after a long look, asks if the painter is a friend, then withholds opinion. He deems it clever but uncertain if it shows enough promise for a career in art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Joshua Reynolds
Reynolds
Joshua
Chambers
Jourrui
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Kow
Humors OF Empire
MR. Basil Thomson
Savace Island
Ed “Vika
Edward the Third
Termany
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