Ancient Sioux Feud and Gift of Peace at Pine Ridge
An old tale from Pine Ridge contrasts Crazy Wolf and Little Scar, two Sioux warriors whose feud and later choices shaped a path to peace. It recounts the school at the agency, the Ghost Dance era, a raid on the schoolhouse, and Crazy Wolf’s surrender followed by a child’s act of kindness that leads him to lay down his hatreds.
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Elis
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Chilten
Life Sear
Pine Ridge Agency
Little Sear
Pine Ridge
Standing Rock
Rosebud
Agency
Nebraska
Wounded Knee
White Clay Creck
Niles
Fle
Sfinger
White Clay
Crazy Welf
Fina
B. B.C
Chicago Post
No royal roads to anything worth pursuing
A Ruskin quote contrasts God given gifts like sun air and life with worldly riches. It asserts strength comes from work, fasting for hunger, kindness for happiness, and thoughtful looking for wisdom, warning against any shortcut or cheap price in nature’s gifts.
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Ruskin
Tip of the Alligator Tail Delicacy in Florida
The Cleveland Leader notes a seasonal Florida delicacy the tip of an alligator’s tail tastes like frogs legs but gamier. Alligators feed when ricebirds flock, diving beneath water to scoop loam and surface with rich soil. Birds mistake the island and alight, prompting the reptile to strike.
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Florida
Cleveland
The Dwarf Geoffrey Hudson at the Coronation Court
Geoffrey Hudson, the famous dwarf of Charles I., was introduced at court during coronation festivities. Hidden in a cold pie, the crust removed revealed him bowing to the king and queen. At twenty he stood eighteen inches, later growing several inches. He was vain and self important, though few dwarfs are highly intelligent.
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Geoffrey Hudson
Charles I
Geoffrey
The Theater of Dionysus Builds Oldest Greek Stage
The theater of Dionysus, begun five centuries before Christ, likely seated 30,000. It stood during Greece's artistic and literary peak, presenting the enduring works of Aeschylus Sophocles and Euripides to eager spectators.
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Dionysus
Christ
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
Burglars in a Bright Lantern Phrase Mocked
A Baltimore American quotation satirizes burglars as overly sensitive to fit things. It notes Flo shines light on his own shady dealings with a dark lantern, suggesting irony about truth and crime.
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Flo
Baltimore American
Fragrance Lost When Petals Exhaust Starch
It is claimed that the perfume of flowers disappears as the starch in the petals is exhausted. It may be restored by placing the flowers in a sugar solution, which is said to resume starch formation and fragrance emission at once.
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Neke
Winter Homes
McCullough
Dearborn St
Chicago
Ill
H. Hardwick
Washington, D. Co
W. H. Tayloe
Washington, D. C
G. B. Allen
Ouls Mo
Proposal Accepted by Miss Brightly in Philadelphia
Mr Faintart asks Miss Brightly to keep right on and says he will consider her proposal and have his answer ready by the time he has got it out of his system according to the Philadelphia Press.
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Mr. Faintart
Miss Brightly
Mabel
Philadelphia Press
Doctor’s Failed Weight Loss Leaves Scant Pocket Book
A humorous exchange recalls a doctor who failed to significantly reduce the speaker’s weight while leaving them with a notably thinned wallet. The line underscores the cost of medical advice and the lingering sting of futile pursuits.
Abstruse Poses Through Ages From Emperors to Chinamen
Vast array of timeless questions from Emperor Tiberius to medieval bishops and scientists. The piece cites Suetonius on Hecuba questions, Jacob’s ladder, Adam and Eve aprons, and a shipwreck ethics dilemma. It adds Bacon, Grotius, and Charles II queries, ending with Bourdon’s health box and restricted comfort in London Standard reportage.
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Wittel
Tiberius
Caprae
Suetonius
Hecuba
Achilles
Segros
Macaulay
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Adam
Hve
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Puffendorf
Cicero
Hale
Blackstone
Charles II
Royal Society
Sarvants
Germany
North Pole
Encyclopaedia Britannica
China
Pat
London Standard
Abbe de St Martin and his curious cooling bed tale
A seventeenth century tale describes the Abbe de St Martin with a fanciful fondness for coddlera and cullcaps. His rooming routines included a bed of ricks with a controllable furnace beneath and a small opening to regulate warmth, used for nightly comfort.
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St. Martin
Dace Vasself
Nimeel
Vitality of Frog Heart Says Frog Has Strong Heart
A Philadelphia surgeon notes the water frog's heart remains vitally active after severing from the body. He describes valvular motion lasting a day post removal and contrasts the frog heart's resilience with that of other creatures. The report appears in the Philadelphia Telegraph.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Telegraph
Hammers Through Time From Egypt to Shipyards
Hammers appear on Egyptian monuments two thousand years before our era closely resemble modern tools though early versions lacked claw backs for nail removal. Claw hammers emerged in the middle ages with illuminations in the eleventh century showing carpenters using them. Hammers range from jeweler’s tiny sub ounce tools to fifty ton shipyard giants with 90 to 100 falling force, each trade adopting its own hammering style.
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Egypt
Legend of Sambar Lake in Jeypore India
A curious tale from Jeypore India describes the Sambar salt lake. An old fakir told Tajahs of riches if he rode a horse forward without looking back and did not turn. He rode thirty miles but looked back, finding a lake of galt instead of a silver field.
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Sambar Lake
Jeypore
India
Sambar Salt Lake
Galt
Anatomy’s Fathers in Ancient Thought and Renaissance Art
Hippocrates is regarded by anatomists as the father of the science, dying in 377 B C. Modern science began in Italy in the thirteenth century. Titian prepared and colored the first anatomical plates showing organ size and position. Great artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci studied anatomy for their works.
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Hippocrates
Italy
Titian
Michael Angelo
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
James Lick’s strict hiring rule for obedience
This piece notes James Lick, the San Francisco millionaire behind the observatory bearing his name. It recounts his demand that new workers plant no tree upside down, roots in the air and branches underground, with any protest leading to dismissal, as he insisted on absolute obedience.
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James Lick
San Francisco
Lick
Alpine Traveler Lesson Sparks Mountain Route Debate
A guide explains tourists use a safer path while locals endure the harsher route daily. The exchange highlights unequal access as a concern for mountain residents.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Silent Moral Question From Home Notes
A reflective line from Home Notes questions judging others motives and inner struggles. It prompts readers to withhold harsh criticism and consider empathy before condemning actions. The brief excerpt emphasizes the difficulty of understanding another's temptations and trials.
A Pity Indeed Snipkins and Awfly Bored Exchange
A quip from Ally Sloper style dialogue features Miss Awfly Bored lamenting a pity while Snipkins, back from Italy, notes not seeing Naples. Earlier, the era’s barrow was only a brush pile dragged by oxen across fields, illustrating simple tools before modern design.
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Snipkins
Italy
Naples
Miss Awfly
Ally Sloper
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