George Eliot Described By Close Friend in Detail
A friend recalls George Eliot’s appearance, noting a powerful, robust build from peasant ancestry and a noble head. Her grayish blue eyes, light brown streaked hair in braids, and ever-changing countenance are described along with a mix of Savonarola and Dante likenesses. Lewes quotes the bystander remark Dante’s nnt and discusses Eliot’s own playful denials of Savonarola resemblance.
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Dante
Savonagrola
George Eliot
Aid
Lewes
George Lewes
Savonarola
Dairy notes on feeding and milking for cows
Clover beats timothy for cows and regular feeding milking is vital. To obtain all butter the cream must ripen evenly. Milk yield links to a rich cow fed rich foods. Cottonseed meal boosts milk in small amounts but harms butter in excess. Proper cream temperature and a thermometer are essential. avoid guessing.
Late Noah Davis Judge of New York Court Chapters Wit
The late Noah Davis, justice of the New York supreme court, is recalled for his wit in court as recounted from illustrations in the New York Commercial Advertiser. A lawyer balked a witness and Davis quipped with submission and adjourn court. In a case with 220 counts he joked about “more counts than in a German principality.”
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Noah Davis
Supreme Court of New York
New York
Crier
Davis
Bananas Layered In Bread Pudding Bake
A simple bake uses six bananas sliced half an inch and layered with bread pieces. Alternate layers of banana and sugar with lemon juice, top with melted butter and extra sugar, then bake for about thirty minutes in a hot oven.
New Teeth Cause Friction Among Set
Patient reports discomfort as new teeth seem to cut existing ones. Dentist explains they do not belong to the same set and will adjust over time. Chicago News notes the clash in dental adaptations and patient concerns.
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Chicago News
The Patient Questions His Constitution
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a patient asks why he keeps getting sick despite comments about his strong constitution. The doctor remarks on resilience while the patient contemplates persistent illness and the limits of his health.
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Chicago Tribune
Wedding Q&A Echoes in Yonkers Brief
In a short exchange from the Yonkers Statesman a Mrs Dearborn asks if a wedding occurred in June and Mrs Wabash confirms with a playful line noting three of them. The informal dialogue captures social chatter.
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Mrs. Dearborn
Fires That Never Go Out In English Dales
In Yorkshire dales peat fires burn on at old farmsteads where moor fuel is stored in stack garths and girdle cakes are baked over the flames. A castleton fire in Whitby district has burned for over two centuries, with Osmotherby records claiming a 500 year flame never extinguished.
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England
Dales
Yorkshire
Castleton
Whitby
Osmotherby
Not Passing the Examination in a Southern Household
A Southern woman praises her faithful house keeper Aunt Carline who judges people well. She asks about bringing a young darkey named James to their mountains plan. Aunt Carline declares she has tested him, noting he lacks strength to lift a person, deeming that a sign of poor character.
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Carline
James
Aunt Ca’line
Darky
Aunt Ca'line
Missy Kate
Like Any Other Man
A short humorous note recounts rumors of Lowell's second marriage. A loyal admirer doubts her denials and asks the truth, only to receive Mr. Lowell’s terse reply: Dear Madam, Yours, like any other man.
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Mr. Lowell
Lowell
Madam
They Don't Like Rain Italian Laborers Refuse Work in Rain
A Philadelphia Record quotation from a contractor notes that Italian laborers refuse to work in rain. He claims they seek cover at the first shower and later fall ill, causing stoppages and workers to go home.
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Philadelphia
Living Indelible Ink from the Purpura Lapillus
The article describes breaking the Purpura lapillus shell to reveal a slender whitish vein with a yellow liquid. Applying this ink to linen and sun exposure changes its color from green to blue to purple, finally fixing as a brilliant crimson. New England housewives find abundant sea side rocks yielding living ink bottles rivaling any manufactured product.
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New England
Managing John and the proposed engagement
In a domestic exchange a woman asks John if he has spoken to her mother about an impending proposal. John denies and agrees to speak only with her about matters concerning the engagement, promising to manage conversations with the mother.
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John
Carving joke from a 1790 diary in The Rib excerpt
The Living Church cites a Connecticut woman's diary from 1790. Dr S. carving a rib on his fork proclaims here is what Mother Eve was made of. Sister Patty retorts it comes from the same kind of critter.
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Living Church
Connecticut
To Show It. Bingo Pingo Plot Revealed
Winterby warns against wife seeing a new dress as Bingo Pingo plans a visit tonight. Bingo grimly confirms the intent to bring his wife to the call.
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Bingo Pingo
Winterby
Bingo
Relentless chase of famed criminals spans oceans
The Chicago Chronicle recounts global manhunts led by detectives across Europe, Africa, and the Americas. It highlights Benson the swindler, Loys Darrell the ex cavalry sergeant, and Hastings the forger, detailing long patrols, extraditions, and dramatic captures that ended in prison or death.
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Sergeant Wood
Natal
South Africa
Pietermaritzburg
Uth Africa
New York
London
America
United States
Maritzburg
Loys Darrell
Seventh United States Cavalry
Darrell
Cuba
Crouch
Dupuy
New Orleans
Southampton
Europe
Beira
England
Benson
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
Switzerland
Bremen
Spiders Show Savage Hostility in Web Intrigue
A London Opinion piece describes spiders as unsociable and quarrelsome, detailing a combat between rivals in shared webs. The account highlights cautious approaches, feints, and dramatic midair struggles as six legs strike in a brutal, gladiatorial duel for supremacy and larder rights.
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London Opinion
Mushrooms Easily Grown at Home
The article explains home mushroom cultivation in cellars or attics with a shallow 8 inch loam bed kept dark and damp. Maintain 60 to 70 degrees, use spawn bricks broken into fine particles, and water to keep soil moist. Mushrooms do not appear overnight but in four to five nights once sprouted.
Soldier Officers Visit Mount Gretna Farm For Milk
A Pennsylvania National Guard encampment party halted at a local farmhouse near Mount Gretna. The farmer's daughter served buttermilk and tumblers, joking that the stock was for the pigs anyway after the officers praised the drink.
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National Guard of Pennsylvania
Mount Gretna
George
Philadelphia Times
System In Saving
A bank president urges weekly or monthly deposits as an invariable saving rule. He argues money set aside should be out of reach except for sickness loss of employment or death and that consistent small deposits can accumulate and reduce poverty.
Idol Serringham Eye Diamond’s Turbulent Provenance
The Orloff diamond once the right eye of Serringham in Brahma’s temple was stolen early in the 18th century by a French soldier who feigned conversion. It sold for £2000 then £12000 to a Constantinople banker, who in 1774 passed it to the Russian empress for £90000 and a life pension. Now set in Russia’s imperial scepter weighing 194 1/2 carats.
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Russia
Orloff
Serringham
Constantinople
Vanity Tickled
During the early excesses of the French revolution a mob in Paris was challenged by Lafayette who ordered an artillery officer to fire. The officer refused persuasion and declared he would shoot the rabble but spoke with vanity as he rode forward and the crowd retreated to avoid being seen as lower class.
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Paris
Lafayette
Why He Wasn't Impressed
A garulous Johnstown flood survivor recounted his tale in paradise. He told shades of the disaster until a gray old man interrupted, calling it a mere bucketful. St Peter identified the interrupter as Noah, remarking the flood was not a trifling matter.
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Johnstown
Paradise
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
Noah
Church in Wales at Wrexham a Welsh wonder landmark
A fifteenth century parish church in Wrexham is praised as a cathedral like wonder. It houses a chained Bible and a fine visitors book sent by Yale students. The churchyard bears Elihu Yale’s tombstone and a soldiers chapel memorial window honors Welsh fusiliers.
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Wrexham
Wales
Yale University
United States
Yale
Elihu Yale
Local Social Notes From Kingston And Surrounding Areas
Kingston social roundup lists Edna Mobley guest of Edith Weaver in Greensburg and other visits. Mrs. Revel visits her brother Yelbert Davis with family. Bracken visits Henry Dravis. YUC picnic with Priscillas of Rushville near Sandusky. Clark Drake and Cliff Eward called on two of the local ladies.
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Edna Mobley
Greensburg
Edith Weaver
Mrs. Revel
Iowa
Yelbert Davis
Mrs. Bracken
Waynesburg
Henry Dravis
Clark Drake
Cliff Eward
Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys
Public health notice describes kidneys as blood purifiers and warns that overwork causes pain, rapid heartbeat, and disease. It cites Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a remedy and claims wide orders from druggists with a free sample offer by mail from Binghamton New York.
Notice to Non-Residents in Decatur County Indiana
Lewis B Jones administrator of Cynthia A Jones's estate files suit in Decatur County Circuit Court against multiple nonresident defendants including Elizabeth Hammon Even T Hammon Nellie Stewart and Otis Gayer. The court orders service and sets October 21 1912 as the date to answer or demur. Clerk St John R Turner attorney Myrrox Jenkins represents the plaintiff.
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Sarah Johnson
John Johnson
Lewis Jones
Ellen Jones
Elizabeth Hammon
Even T. Hammon
Lafayette Shelhorn
Frank E. Shelhorn
Alma Shelhorn
Lavina Rice
Augustus Rice
Daisy Devis
Ethel Shelhorn
Joseph Stewart
Frank Stewart
Nellie Stewart
Frederick Stewart
Otis Gayer
Jane Gayer
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Otus Gayer
Jane
Greening
St John R. Turner
Myrroxc Jenkins
Plaintif
Epee E. Deggett
Said
John Mull
Oreath & Parker
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