Anecdotes and Oddities From Sir Henry Drummond Wolff's Memoirs
A review of Sir Henry Drummond Wolff's "Rambling Recollections" recounts sixty years at the Foreign Office and celebrity anecdotes. Sir John Burgoyne, Disraeli, Lord Palmerston, and Archbishops feature in tales of wit at Buckingham Palace, Parliament, and social circles.
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Henry Drummond Wolff
John Burgoyne
Royal Engineers
Lord Heacons
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Mr. Disraeli
House of Commons
Lord Henry Lennox
Whitehall
Hayward
Henry
Martin Tupper
America
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Horses Street
Holles Street
Merce
Gen
Forester
Cured by Snake Stones in Mexican Folklore
A natural history collector explains belief in snake stones used to treat snake bites. He recounts a Sonora incident where a rattle snake bite was treated with pressed porous stones, repeatedly applied until the stone released and the patient recovered with only leg soreness.
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South Africa
India
Malabar
de Lange
Great Britain
Egypt
San Antonio
Tex
South
Sonora
Nolve
Mexico
Poetical Reflections On Famous Poets And Earnings
An amateur speaker compares the fame of Shelley Wordsworth Keats and Poe with personal struggles. He muses on poets dining habits earnings and the idea of writing verse on the street for pay while praising lyrical strength and brightness.
Alderman's Stance on Sunday Saloons Revealed
In a pointed remark Les Majesty asks the alderman of your ward about Sunday saloons. The reply notes the official position is often ignored or misunderstood, with a quip that the alderman is usually at the side entrance.
Britain’s rarest bird kite finds sparse stronghold in Wales
Britain's rarest bird the kite has its solitary breeding site in the Welsh hills and its numbers are said to be slowly increasing. Three hundred years ago the kite was common in London streets and a special protection law existed.
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Britain
London
Sealed Messages and Quiet Worship in 1848
The excerpt reflects on sealed orders and seals as symbols of safety, knowledge, and divine protection. It weaves maritime secrecy with domestic devotion, noting how seals appear in religion, scripture, and daily conduct. It emphasizes inner meaning behind outward signs and the moral testing of a young man’s character.
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Russia
Mary
God
H. T. Miller
Paradox of Weakness and Spiritual Strength
A sermon-by-C H Wetherbee argues that true Christian strength emerges from acknowledged weakness. He cites Paul and warns that boasting of spiritual power invites divine rejection. The devil’s strategy, he says, is to convince believers they are exceptionally strong and righteous.
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Christ
Paul
C, H, Wetherbe
The Sabbath and the Power Behind Gethsemane
A sermon argues Sabbath breaking harms youth by guiding into bad company and sins. It contrasts human weakness with Christ’s hidden strength, noting Jesus could summon twelve legions of angels. The speaker urges faith in Christian power despite perceived fragility.
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Christ
Gethsemane
Jesus Christ
Alyzer
Jesus
W. L. Watkin
Her Sublime Faith in Prayer and a Child's Answer
A dentist in the Rose Building recounts his daughter who believes prayer can obtain anything. He tests her by asking what she would do if papa died, and she replies that both she and mother pray for another papa and they would have one the very next day.
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Sir Henry
Henry Bulwer
Duc de Richelieu
Bulwer Lytton
Columbus
Coalambe
Sir Faward
Noah
Genoa
Lord Wensleydale
George Macleay
Sydney
Paul
Lord Palmerston
Magee
Dublin
Lowe
Bernal Osborne
Lndia
Natursi Feiery Museum
Cr London
Mandalay
Tele
India
Manila
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Papa
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