Sleep of Great Men and the Night Versus Morning Temperament
The article surveys famous writers and thinkers, noting that most great minds rise early or adapt to sleep schedules that fit their work. It cites Webster, Schiller, Balzac, Goethe, Voltaire, Humboldt, Trollope, Gautier, and Scott, detailing varied habits from midnight to dawn writing sessions and long labor hours, with reflections on health and temperament.
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Napoleon
Ersienn
Danitl Webster
Webster
New York
Werald
Bern
Schiller
Reciller
Anthony Trollope
Balzac
Theophile Gautier
Voltaire
Alexaner Humboldt
Max Muller
Berlin
Iumboldt
Philologian
Ferney
Goethe
Mmerson
Walter Scott
Abbotsford
Souvenirs of a Criminal Career Exhibition
An artist describes an international theft-themed room lined with framed towels from hotels across Africa Asia Europe and Australia. He claims to be an international thief touring continents with two partners, boasting about pinching towels from hotels as part of his career.
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Africa
Asia
Europe
Australia
Vagich
Watercolor Flags From Towels Sparked Noted Capers
A Philadelphia Record excerpt recalls a daring scheme where 207 towels, many from famous hotels, were collected to be turned into water colored flags as souvenirs of a criminal career. The tale highlights the audacious effort to pay passage home by stealing and repurposing luxury items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Instinct In Plants and Spiral Growth Directions
The article discusses two opposing spiral growth tendencies in climbing plants, labeling them clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern. It notes honey suckle and hop twine clockwise while convolvulus and scarlet runner bean twist counterclockwise and describes experiments with scarlet runner beans in opaque cylinders showing an innate directional inclination in plants.
Swedenborg In Raffles and Wig
Swedenborg was a famed visitor in London admired by friends yet limited by his speech. The slight figure with hazel eyes lived near Coldbath Fields, talked with children, wore lace and a full wig, and carried a sword and goldheaded cane. He died March 20 1772 after a Christmas Eve stroke at the home he named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swedenborg
London
Coldbath Fields
Occult Review
Antiquity of Tea Smoking in Seventeenth Century France
An antiquary in the New Orleans Times-Democrat discusses a French print from the 1600s showing two men smoking tea from pipes. He cites Blegat and Grand d’Aussay’s histories to claim tea smoking was once common in France, then warns modern girls against reviving the habit as a “dead vice” that racked nerves.
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France
Blegat
Grand d’Aussay
Histoire de la Vie Privee Des Francais
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Orphans at Oxford Bishops Hall Scene
Two young friends of Bishop Wilberforce at Cuddesdon palace earned the nicknames Hephali and Phinebas for troubling university officials. While lounging in the hall they sang a Lutheran hymn when the bishop appeared and, in a gentle consoling voice with his hands on their heads, said Alas, poor orphans.
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Wilberforce
Oxford
Hephali
Phinebas
T. H
Escott
Cuddesdon Palace
Ferrain
Two Hundred Species of Roses in Existence
There are 200 rose species with perhaps fifty defined families, of which two are American. Countless varieties exist and American growers contribute most. The elusive black rose remains unproduced, though a New York florist offers a dark red bloom that appears black in some lights.
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New York
Kansas City Journal
Made Him Hop Circus Parade Sparks Grandpap Wheatly
In Chicago News, readers recall Hiram Slardapple and Zeke Crawfoot recount a parade moment as Grandpap Wheatly leaped ten feet and forgot rheumatism. The steam calliope’s whistle triggered the surprise rather than fear of elephants.
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Hiram Slardapple
Grandpap Wheatly
Zeke Crawfoot
Chicago News
Why are guests dis contented at inns
In the Washington Star a landlord asks why guests seem discontented and a clerk replies that guests are not truly unhappy but seek to project a favorable impression of their home comforts. The exchange highlights guest expectations in lodging.
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Washington Star
The Hymn He Didn't Want
A young man to marry Miss Way privately asked the choir not to open the church service with the hymn This is the Way I long have sought after a four year courtship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Way
Frank appraisal of marriage to a poet and other notes
A column notes Elizabeth Barrett Browning's marriage to Robert Browning sparked her father's blunt objection about age and suitability. It also reports Dr. Wiley's acceptance to chair the first annual world's fall pure food show in Chicago and a Carthusian Chartreuse history with a 1.75 million dollar auction when monks moved production to Spain.
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Elizabeth Barrett
Robert Browning
Albout
Whivey GT. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Coliseum
Chicago
France
Spain
She Flew Too High and Married on the Train
A western railroad tale centers on Kate Finch, a flamboyant schemer, who entices Morris Morse the rail king’s heir during an opening of a new link. After a spree with champagne and a mock wedding on a private car, Morse is warned by a vigilant official and the pair face a sensational, legally contested union and a public reception.
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Morris Morse
Kate Finch
Kate
Morse
Catherine
Miss Finch
Mr. Morse
Kate Finchman
Skate
Vere
Ghoss
Great Railroad System
Ror
Calbler
Bertua C. Hurley
WOUND DISEASES DISCUSSED BY NEW YORK SURGEON
A New York surgeon with service in Cuba and the Philippines explained bullet wounds and why men die. He cited shock, hemorrhage and blood poisoning as the three main causes, noting a bullet cuts through skin, muscle, nerve, bone and artery before the wounded man falls.
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Cuba
New York Press
New York
Philippines
Dickens In Bath and the Snodgrasses of Quiet Street
A London Chronicle correspondent notes Charles Dickens’ Bath visit in the early 1830s and ties the Snodgrass name to Bath inns. Alexander Snodgrass hosted at the Raven in Quiet Street until 1832, later moving to the Caledonian tavern in Trim Street where he died in May 1853. The burial ground on Lansdown houses Snodgrass relatives and Beckford’s tomb.
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Dickens
Charles Dickens
Bath
Snodgrass
Pickwick
London Chronicle
Alexander Snodgrass
Raven
Quiet Street
Caledonian
Trim Street
Lansdown
Beckford
Vathek
Elizabeth Snodgrass
Robert Snodgrass
Alexander
Chronicle
Barnaby Rudge
Nell
American Minister Refuses Royal Seat In Queen Victoria Visit
The narrative recalls Beverly Tucker, minister to the court of St James, meeting Queen Victoria. The portly envoy declined the fragile chair and declined royal seating, sparking a humorous exchange about comfort and propriety that blossomed into a noted personal rapport.
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Beverly Tucker
Victoria
Tucker
Mr. Tucker
Where the Scotch Drew the Line During Royal Visit Tale
The piece recounts a tale from Moore about George TV s visit to Ireland and Albotsford where a tollkeeper jokes that kings never pay turnpikes. Sir Walter Scott notes Scots would have done anything for the king but he would not pay the toll.
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George TV
Emerald Isle
Moore
Pat
Albotsford
Sir Walter
Wing Moore
Scott
The Disadvantages of Schools
A fragmentary voice questions schooling, arguing against forced attendance. The speaker cites a grocer’s remark about raising a son to carry on a business and notes that schools taught him there are sixteen ounces in a pound.
Remarkable list of famed figures and trivia tidbits
Ex Empress Eugenie holds names of 3834 godchildren in six boxes. British Columbia's Richard McBride is the empire’s youngest premier at 36. M C C Rusal marks 101 as elder Alpinist who summited Gutseh. Baden-Powell favors patience and a smile with a stick. Paderewski runs a Swiss poultry farm. Rosenthal shines wit at gatherings. Captain Mervyn C Thuckey traces to Washington’s line. Alma Tadema months early art studies. Roosevelt’s polyglot talents span French German Spanish Dutch and Danish via Riis and cowboys.
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Eugenie
Prince
Richard McBride
British Columbia
British Empire
M. CC. Rusal
Aldermath
Gutseh
Baden-Powell
Thomas
New York
Moritz Rosenthal
Washington
Army
United States
Mervyn C. Thuckey
Samuel Washington
George Washington
Laurence Alma-Tadema
Rooosevelt
Ife
Jacob Riis
Denmark
Model of the Moment in Linen Suits and Embellished Necks
The New York Post notes this summer will feature linen costumes in white and color with braiding and embroidery. The butterfly bow neckwear in white lawn grows popular, easily made and paired with embroidered linen collars on tailored shirt waists. Lace appears sparingly on heavy linens but lavishly on thin fabrics like batiste and lawn.
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New York Post
Short Stories Across Plain Facts and Figures
An Atlantic liner is repainted nearly every trip. A five dollar note circulates about two years. Alaska pasture lands see grass six feet high. Yellowstone Park welcomed 60,000 visitors last year. A carmine jube from decayed Cananas yields indelible ink. In the last fiscal year 6,258 desertions and 24,083 enlistments occurred, with 8,840 re-enlistments. Dissecting 60,000 bird stomachs by the Washington Biological Survey shows most American species bless farming.
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Alaska
Yellowstone Park
Biological Survey
Washington
Rose Culture Advice From The Times Democrat Column
Rose culture tips warn north facing roses struggle in wind and wet weather. Do not plant rose trees in windy or wet areas. Avoid growing roses from seed as it takes too long. Mix srand with watering when blooms appear. Budding should occur early morning or at sunset. Curled leaves signal maggot damage to be controlled immediately. Best soil mix is two thirds loam and one third manure, plant bed at least eighteen inches deep. Roses need clean leaves with frequent spraying in dusty weather.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Not Prettier and the Engagement Ring Dispute
A comical exchange unfolds between two girls in Harper’s Weekly as one defends her engagement ring against sneers from a neighbor, claiming the other ring is the same as hers and equally pretty despite a newer claim. The dialogue features Maggie and Mayme and ends with a playful aside about a hand laundry misnamed as a mani cure parlor.
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Samme
Maggie
Mayme
Harper's Weekly
Mutual Fears and Plain Folks in Society Pages
A private New York musicale features American composers including Victor Terbert. A reluctant singer agrees to perform Terbert’s serenade, then confesses fear to Herbert with a witty exchange. Also notes a judgement reversed in a school scene about pupil behavior and a quip about a mistreated old maid. Obvious ad for Hazel Salve ends the fragment.
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New York
Victor Terbert
Terbert
Mr. Herbert
Herbert
Tlerbert
Lippincott's
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Miss Woward
Ile
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Wm. Jungkunz
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Canada
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Freeport
Manitoba and Western Colonization Co
Dakotan
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the King's Daughters’ Employment Agency
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Stearns & Zipf
Galena Ave
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C. G. Schoeffel
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Salie
Leuis
Clark Avenue
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Cherry St
O. Shaffer
Wm. O.wright & Co
John Hen
Carroll Street
Warlter J. Ford
North Ginter W Avenue
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T. V. KE. Sweet
Carroll St
C. C. Wolf
Douglas Avenue
Bincoln Avenue
Tiquire
Oak Street
Court House
Gatenn Ave
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Care Journal
Stephenson St. W
Flora P. Dietrich
A. M. Hoover
Den
J. J. Flanigas
Mla
Wilcoxon
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