Adventures of Explorers in a South Polar Gale
A retelling of Bernacchi and Ellifsen on the Southern Cross voyage recounts their survival during a brutal Antarctic gale. With ice cracking, near freezing temperatures, and a silk tent clinging to an iceberg, they endured hours of peril before seeking shelter and resuming their mission.
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Bernacchi
Southern Cross
Ellifsen
China
Tropics
Arctic
Antarctic
William Rittenhouse
Forward
A Clever Barber
A humorous exchange from Chicago News features Farmer Hardapple and his wife as they visit a city barber who claims to read minds. The barber recalls cutting the wife’s hair previously without ever meeting him, prompting joking disbelief from the couple.
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Cyrethia
Hardapple
Chicago
Hiram
Chicago News
Heiress and Officer Exchange On Dowry Inquiry
Indirect exchange reveals an heiress’s warning to a military admirer about inquiries into her dowry. The lieutenant retorts with a sharp remark as the dialog exposes questions about marriage prospects and financial expectations.
Praying Time: Child Questions Morning Grace Practice
A five year old boy at breakfast gravely notes he only says prayers at night calling morning prayer time dangerous. The remark reflects a child’s religious awareness and humorous timing.
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Grace
A Fable of Nigeria: The Spider and the Creditor Conspiracy
A Nigerian fable recounts a spider who borrows 2 000 cowries from five creditors the cat dog hyena leopard and lion. He tricks each by hiding others under a calabash until the final fight ends with the spider frying the combatants and resuming his ordinary life. The spider is called Mal wayo the crafty one.
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Nigeria
Spider
Malwayo
Subconscious Quarterback Plays Through Severe Head Kick
An old player recalls a Columbia versus Naval Academy game at Annapolis. A Columbia quarterback received a head kick in the first half but continued playing automatically, later asking the score as if unaware of the action. The incident inspired psychology discussions at Columbia.
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Annapolis
Columbia
Naval Academy
New York
New York Sun
Bismarck and Music in Kendell’s Biographical Sketch
The text notes Bismarck’s fondness for Beethoven and Schubert and his dislike of variations. It cites Kendell’s book Furst und Furst in Bismarck, Erinerungen aus den Jahren 1846 1872, recording that Bismarck shed tears at Beethoven’s Sonata Appassionata and called the sonata the singing and sobbing of a life. He believed hearing it often would make him brave.
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Bismarck
Kendell
Furst
Beethoven
Schubert
Eeze ma named baby in medicine book lore
A young woman overhears an old woman explain the baby’s grand full name Eeze ma. The elder notes the pet name Exy is short for Eeze ma and recalls the ma’s choice from a medicine book with pride.
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Weil
Chile
Herma
Yessum
de Chile
Eezema
Ladies’ Home Journal
Basis of a Life Together Inheritance and Business Plans
In dialogue from Puck characters, the pair discuss managing an inherited sum to purchase and operate an automobile, assuming sufficient income to cover ongoing running costs. The exchange frames a practical plan based on family money and future earnings.
Lavater Quote on Self Talk and Hearing Others
A concise aphorism notes that the more a person speaks about themselves the less they want to hear others discussed. It reflects on self-focus and social listening dynamics in everyday speech.
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Lavater
A Cross on His Back
A tailor agrees to wear a chalk cross on his back to pay rent and avoid payment only to suffer social punishment. Strangers tease him, friends scorn him, and his wife threatens separation as the stigma drives him from crowds. He finally removes the mark, declaring he would not bear it another week for all Paris's money.
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Scully
Paris
Robin Hood Myths and Realities Across Centuries
A London Globe note discusses Robin Hood as a historical figure born circa 1285 to 1300, aligning him with the reigns of Edward II and Edward III. It cites a Wakefield family background, support for the Earl of Lancaster, and later pardon by the king. a theory names Robyn Hooe as a courtly variant, while Dr. Spencer T. Hall links him to an Earl of Huntington.
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Sherwood
John
Edwards
Richard
Cardinal Wolsey
Charles
Robin Hood
Bhat Mr. Hunter
Edward
Wakefield
Earl of Lancaster
Earl
London
Berwick
Robyn Hooe
Spencer T. Hall
Robyn
Earl of
Huntington
Little John
London Globe
Washington's Original Headquarters Pillow on Display
Visitors at the museum examine a small leather pillow in a glass case. A guide notes the object is valuable and identifies it as Washington's original headquarters, linking the artifact to the historic site.
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Historical Museum
I& Washington
Chimpanzee Seeks Companion Prompting Zoo Director’s Return
In a light note from the zoological gardens chief assistant the chimpanzee is described as pining for a companion prompting the zoo director to return from vacation. The St Louis Republic reports the unusual inquiry.
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Zoological Gardens
St. Louis Republic
Two Words I Feel Sorry For Blithering and Egregious
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes two words that feel apologetic to the speaker blithely deriding overused terms. It comments that blithering and egregious mainly appear when labeling someone an idiot or an “asa.”
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Louisville Courier- Journal
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Porrnien
Michaels-Stern Fine Clothing
Eerste
Ren
E. S. Carrithers
Greeley
George D. Statler
William M. Boomer
James H. Hays
P. W. Allen
W. R. Patterson
James B. Phillips
A. A. Woodbury
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