Taking the Bull by the Horns in a Rural Duel
A young couple on a country road confront a charging farmer's bull. Osbert Loring strips to fend the beast while Stella Walbridge contemplates marriage as the danger looms. Loring wrestles the beast, saves Stella, and claims hero status before gossiping peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella
Osbert Loring
Miss Walbridge
Osbert
Loring
Stelia
Qosbert
Yale
Farmer Tucker
Tucker
A Wise Old Dog Anecdote
A short, quaint anecdote describes a dog noted for wisdom and charm. The piece highlights the pet’s clever actions and affectionate bond with people, conveying a gentle slice of everyday life.
Zoroastrian Belief on Good and Evil Powers and Messiah
A. V. Williams Jackson describes Zoroastrian notions of Ahura Mazda containing two powers Spenta Mainyu and Anna Mainyu, the archangels Amesha Spenta and Yazata, and the evil host led by Angra Mainyu. He notes similarities to Parsis monotheism and the messianic Saoshyant, along with resurrection beliefs.
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Ormazd
Abura Mazda
Lord Wisdom
Amesha Spenta
Yazata
Anna Mainyu
Ahura Mazda
Spenta Mainyu
India
A. V. Willams Jackson
Century
What Helen Keller’s Sight Memory Reveals
The London Chronicle notes Keller lost sight at nineteen months and retained minimal sight memory. With Laura Bridgman, there was little to no residual vision. Keller’s senses of taste and smell were weak and communication occurred through a narrow channel, yet she could sense vibrations and hear bells by touch. The biographer shows limited detail on her actual mental images of objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Keller
Laura Lridgman
Schopenhauer
London Chronicle
Dutch Humor and the Crumpet Story in Holmes’s View
Oliver Wendell Holmes admired Dutch humor, noting their sly wit and describing the crumpet story. He recalled a Dutch origin tale about a man to be hanged who requests a dozen hot crumpets, saying he has never eaten more than one before.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
America
Ming
Mechanism of the human body in science and nature
Examination of the human body as a model of mechanics and hydraulics, illustrating how architecture and machinery concepts mirror bodily systems. An overview of structural design, motion, fluid dynamics, and interconnected parts that enable function.
Human body as master machine reveals nature’s first principles
The text argues that over 310 mechanical movements used by mechanics are modifications of human body functions. It lists bars, levers, joints, pulleys, pumps, pipes, wheels, axes, joints, beams, girders, and more as adaptations of natural processes, asserting that man’s best mechanical work mirrors bodily principles.
The Giants of Real Life: A Portrait of Corruption and Weakness
A quoted American Magazine piece condemns real life giants as feeble, indolent figures with large appetites and small brains. It cites Cornelius McGrath and Lady Rama as examples of fragile health and explosive misfortune, arguing their vitality remains unsustainable.
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Cornelius McGrath
Lady Rama
Sauce For the Goose
A dialogue notes Miss Elder proposed to Cholly on leap year and Cholly delayed the wedding by claiming it would take until June to complete his trousseau. The Cleveland Leader records the witty exchange and implies a delay in the marriage plans.
Trunkfish Armor Shields Its Small Ocean Life
The trunkfish is a peculiar ocean inhabitant named for its back covered with bony plates forming a coat of mail. Protected by the armor, it can move only its tail mouth and a small part of its gills. It is a small fish found in warm southern tropical waters.
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Sas
Phrase about doom and childhood in Philadelphia Press
A prison keeper and a convicted murderess exchange lines before doom. The jailer asks if thoughts of childhood ease the mind, and the woman wistfully wishes she could skip a rope as in her youth.
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Philadelphia Press
Field of corn prompts straight and bent jest
In a Glasgow News quip, Laird and Sandy joke about corn stalks: the full ears hang down while the empty stalks stand up. The exchange playfully contrasts posture with harvest state as a humorous local note.
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Hetart
Laird
Sandy
Glasgow News
Extravagant confession quoted in private exchange
A mother questions her son Tom about extravagance while a daughter recalls a night spent together. The daughter claims she and Tom were together for two hours and shared a single kiss, prompting debate over propriety and affection.
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Tom
Very Thoughtful Quotation Sparks Mourning Memoir Interest
A Tit-Bits quotation about Dooley’s widow prompts reflection on kindness and lingering memory. The remark notes the deceased’s concern for his wife’s future and portrays him as a benevolent, old-fashioned gentleman.
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Dooley
Man wants to tattled tale echoes in modern times
A reflective note references a poet’s line about truth and rumor, remarking on how ethics and speech evolve with era. The piece places the idea within a Chicago Tribune context, hinting at contemporary scrutiny of honesty in public discourse.
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Chicago Tribune
Jones the Man Who Was Not Jones
A Boston mystery from 30 years prior follows Samuel Bascoip, a chair maker and inventor who wandered the streets with no memory of his identity. After alienist tests and public scrutiny, a New Haven man traced him 50 miles to a wife in a rural home. Bascoip, not Jones, recalled himself as Samuel Bascoip, inventor of a corn planter, and public belief shifted to him being sane and capable.
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P. C. Fastment
Boston
Jones
Chicago
Montmorency
New Haven
New England
Samuel
Bascoip
M. Quad
Booth as Groom provokes innkeeper with blunt pride
The tragedian Junius Brutus Booth, noted for careless dress and unassuming manners, is mocked by an inn lackey who says he does not look like a gentleman. Booth replies that he is a groom and ready to rub down an ass, signaling defiant humor.
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Junius Brutus Booth
Kodol promoted as remedy for stomach troubles
KODOL is presented as the beat remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and all stomach disorders. It is described as pleasant prompt and thorough and is sold by Wm F Jungkaut druggist at 85 Stephenson.
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Wm. F. Jungkuat
Stephenson
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Angel
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C. J. ¥. Bunbury
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Sir George
Mary Cuddeback
Irving Cuddeback
Stuphencon County
Illinois
Stephenson County
Freeport
Gompit
William A. Stevens
the Daily Journal
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Plind
H. J. Mooge
Utc
Towa
Acee B.C
Dewitt
Chicago, Ye
F. Jungkunz
Beecham’s
Beecham
Davenport Savings Bank
South West Corner
2D and Main Sts
Davenport, Fn
Wo. O. Schmiot
Henry C. Struck
Haive
Louis Hauer
W. H. Witson
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Co
Korn Kinks
Walter Baker Chocolate
Carranza
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