Deer Taking at Fridd Park Endures Harsh Pursuit
A historical account describes stag deer taking at Fridd Park with hounds in pursuit. The hunt involves walkers, park keepers, and the capture of a seven to nine year old buck amid lakes, bracken, and dense terrain. The stag is dragged to the home park after a lengthy chase ending in his capture and confinement.
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Enggod
Bridge Park
Eridge Park
England
Royal Chase
Teonde
Fridee Park
Gaspire
Elas
Haya
Home Park
Origin of Turner's Rain Steam and Speed tale
Ruskin passes along a Lady Simon anecdote about the Turner painting Rain Steam and Speed. A Western Railway journey with rain blurred windows yields a dramatic glimpse of Turner's eyes, inspiring the painterly origin claim and a later museum notice of the work in 1843.
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Turner
Ruskin
Simon
Great Western Railway
Exeter
London
Bristol
Academy
Helen Zimmern
Metropolitan Magazine
Kongos preserve dead bodies in varied rites
A missionary describes Kongo burial customs with cloth bindings and two to three months in houses with a burning fire, while in Zombo bodies are suspended on forked sticks in a dugout vault. Some are kept under grass roofs for years before a funeral, others are discarded into rivers or the bush to be scavenged.
Zoology and Flags in National Emblems
Zoology dominates national flags and emblems. Richard I replaced leopards with lions on the royal standard. The eagle crowns Russia and Germany, while Spain bears both lion and eagle. Bulgaria uses a lion, China a dragon, and Mexico a bird contending with a snake.
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Richard Coeur de Lion
Russia
Germany
Spain
Bulgaria
China
Mexico
Elocutionist’s Gesture Misfires at School Exhibit
A juvenile contestant at a school exhibition attempted a dramatic gesture for a line about a comet, lifting the tail of his coat to mimic fire. The overzealous move distracted the audience and highlighted the perils of fitting gestures to every phrase.
Dialogue on credence and beliefs in casual exchange
A dialogue sketch contrasts Brown and Black noting that people grant credence to absurd beliefs while dismissing obvious truths. Greene is described as lacking bash but willing to eat all croquettes and mince before him.
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Brown
Black
Greene
Bash
Poor Excuse In a Tiny Flat Sparks Bitter Banter
A humorous quip exchanges between lovers as they quarrel over space in a cramped flat. The woman laments his pledged devotion and he replies with a wry joke about there being no room to lay anything down. The line reflects playful, literary tones.
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Flarper
Precautions For Bank Vault Security In Harper’s Weekly
Bank vaults use concealed wires and a central office relay to trigger alarms at first tamper or disturbance. Electric lighting aids surveillance, while tellers have hidden push buttons to summon police instantly. Some systems even lock doors remotely to prevent thief escape.
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Walla
Harper's Weekly
Where Rich Men Are Few in Bulgaria
The article contrasts Bulgaria’s peasant majority with scant large landowners and few wealthy individuals. Most villagers own plots and live frugally, wearing simple clothing and sharing rooms, yet they remain strong and healthy. A foreign Sofia banker doubts more than fifty rural residents earn over $5,000 yearly.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
London Illustrated News
Faults on Both Sides Prompt Separation Talk
A meek husband seeks a deed of separation after years of patience. The lawyer muses that faults may exist on both sides, prompting the client to list his wife’s blemishes a wart on her nose and a bump on her back.
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New York Times
Bachelor girl complains about hair cost and upkeep
A Chicago Inter Ocean reader voices frustration over paying $3 for brown curls while finding gray strands and yellowing leaves in her own hair, arguing the upkeep is unfair.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Say Where Is That Place Atoms Blown To
A Chicago News humorous line asks where the place is that atoms blow many people to. The reply notes it lies beyond Effigy, a realm where many are hanged, in sober tone.
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Chicago News
The Right of the Kiss
A Burns quip argues kissing as a legal or holy act, noting it would offend lawyers ministers and modest maidens if it were not common or accessible to the poor. The verse reflects social views on desire and propriety in a humorous tone.
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Robert Burns
Get Ready Go Light Summer Garments Arrive
The article touts loose weave light weight summer clothing in Worsteds Serges and Cheviots with new color options. Coats follow new models and trousers are shapely and comfortable with or without cuffs for warm weather wardrobes.
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
Eh) Clothing CO
A. J. Park Dry
Park
Batistes
Madras
Ile
Lars
Children’s Union
A. J. Park’s
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