Dreams of disaster link mother and son across sea case
A Rev Rh B Elrington notes a rare shared dream of a shipwreck that later matched real events. A wife dreamt her husband and son perished when their lugger was struck by a liner while a son heard his father’s return. the next day news confirmed the tragedy. Lily Spruit, aged 13, reported dream details of the wreck and its survivors, later echoed by her father’s ship’s fate.
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Rh. B. Elrington
Efe
Re. Spruit
Balmain
Sydney
Austrand
Atacama
Bseamin
Spruit
Sydney Morning Herald
Lily
Matma
Papa
Nanay Frela
Lily Spruit
Psychical Research Society
Allen
William T. FitzGerald
New York Tribune
TOLD BY THE THUMB One Way to Read a Person's Character
A St Louis Post-Dispatch excerpt explains how thumb placement on the hand signals traits. Close to the wrist indicates sympathy generosity independence and liberty loving nature while thumbs higher on the hand suggest weaker will and overthinking and delay.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Dinner Question Delights Bishop at Episcopal Convention
During a Richmond dinner with an Episcopal convention, a young woman asked the London bishop whether the tomato butterfly joke reflected a national difference. The bishop laughed, but a young English guest pressed for the punchline to the riddle and its meaning.
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Richmond
London
Miss B.'s
Lippincott's Magazine
Thoughtful Tyrant in Gwelo Sends Warning Wire
Major Hayford Thorold of the First battalion Duke of Wellington's regt visits Gwelo in 1866 to restore order. He finds the acting commandant, an ex-storekeeper, in delirium and locks him up. The commandant escapes and sends a telegraph to Chemberlain in London asking who Thorold is and urging action to avert bloodshed.
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Hayford Thorold
Duke of Wellington’s
Matabeleland
Gwelo
Chemberlain
London
Thorold
English Army Horses History Sheets and Brand Marks
The London Army Journal explains each horse in the English army has a unique number branded on its hind feet, with thousands on the near hind foot and units on the off hind foot. A veterinary history sheet records all details about the horse over time.
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London Army Journal
Something Comic. Brownhigge Requests Reading Material
A diner scene shows Brownhigge asking for something comic while a waitress points to a looking glass. The exchange, delivered in a humorous tone, highlights light banter over newspaper viewing during a meal.
Unhappy Outlook for Studio Tenant in Harper’s Weekly
A brief dialog notes a prospective tenant seeking a studio for sculpture and a caretaker confirming some studios are rented for that purpose. A sculptor molds next door, signaling a nearby creative activity in the Harper’s Weekly excerpt.
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Harper’s Weekly
Mutual Reluctance in Spotted Dialogues Across Papers
A collage of light exchanges from Chicago Tribune and Yonkers Statesman shows two strangers using polite restraint in a theater scene. The lines reveal social etiquette and subtle humor as characters reference seating, thanks, and street talk about a boy actor.
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Etrance
Chicago Tribune
Pascal
Bil
Jill-Nes
Yonkers Statesman
St. Lucie County
Florida
Cation
the News
Fort Pierce
Rial
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