The Conquering Hero Returns to Forgiveness and Family
In a sunlit June scene a sorrowful Kate Selden confronts her husband Sidney by a rustic bridge. A sudden accident frees their child from danger as Sidney saves him, prompting Kate to forgive and reclaim love. Annette promises care for Sidney’s wet clothes as the family reunites.
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Kate
Kate Selden
Hite
Annette
Sam
Tam
Sidney
Pauline
Claude
Selden on table talk and quaint phrases in old texts
The note discusses Selden’s Table Talk comparing phrases from Elizabeth I to Charles I and traces the origin of holty-tolty to Holt meaning leap and high. Dr Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable is cited for the probable derivation of holty-tolty from holt and high.
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Selden
Charles
Dr. Brewer
Holty-Tolty
Holty
Holt
Tolty
Bolita
Aluminium Helmets For French Army Adoption
Aluminium helmets to be issued to the French army with waterproof cloth coverings in colors by service. The article notes a man with industry and skill could make a notable success if not hindered by folly.
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Waya
Smock Marriages Tale Echoes Maine Past
A Bangor lawyer finds colonial records in Wiscasset detailing smock marriages where brides wore a sheet or chemise to shield debt obligations. The note cites 1733 Bradford evidence and mentions Maine’s history of debt liability before 1852.
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Bangor
Wiscasset
England
American
Birmingham
Essex County
Bradford
James Hajley
Mary Bacon
Lydia
Eltaver Burbank
Mary
Thomas Stickney
Margaret
Caleb Burbank
William Balch
George II
Maine
Massachusetts Bay
Lincoln
York
Chicago
Curious letter reveals a playful pantry order prank
An Otengo Tribune clip notes a wholesale warehouse misfire when a runeseller named John Robinson sent a mock order for long-handled shovels hinges and fenpenny Haile. The tale plus a China note on shroftting shows quirky touches from the era.
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Matix
John Robinson
J. R
Otengo Tribune
Inventions and Experiments Highlight Late 19th Century Science
Roentgen rays affect vegetation like weak light. Can ada mapping surpasses 50 000 square miles via survey. Dolbear links stupidity to nourished brain areas. Welsbach patents an electric lamp akin to gas burner. A ship davit device lifts four ton boats by one man tested at Brooklyn Navy Yard. Kent photographs frilled lizard running on two legs suggesting giant dinosaur views. Wercho Jansk Siberia notes extreme cold with mean annual temperature minus 143 C. Toad diet and rapid tongue strike described. Trowbridge reports high tension electricity with four foot spark using a storage battery and condensers.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
W. Saville Kent
Wercho Jansk
Oriental
Siberia
Saya
John Trowbridge
How to Address Letters to Queen Victoria
The article explains proper letter writing to the Queen, noting letters should be on thick glossy paper and placed in envelopes to avoid reaching the Queen directly. It also describes how folded communications are opened by the Mistress of the Robes and often returned with forwarding directions.
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Queen Victoria
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China
Roentgen
Signor G. Toleme
Surveyor General of Canada
Dolbear
von Welsbach
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