Who or whom in English usage debated by Lounsbury
A discussion of the rising casual use of who versus whom in spoken English. Thomas J. Lounsbury notes educated speakers often abandon strict nominative rules and favor who even in cases where whom would be traditional. He cites examples from novels and everyday speech to illustrate the shift and its resistance.
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St John Riters
Rosamund Oliver
Lucius O Trigger
Sheri
Thomas J. Lounsbury
Ularper’s Magazine
Fury of a Spider in the Garden
A September afternoon reveals a large black and gold spider weaving a deadly trap among burdocks. The narrator watches as the spider ambushes a green grasshopper, wrapping it in silver silk and biting with venomous fangs, leaving him shaken and faint.
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Magnigel
Atlantic Morthiy
Strange Memory Tale of Sir Walter Scott and Bride of Lammermoor
A report recounts Sir Walter Scott writing The Bride of Lammermoor during illness and later forgetting much of the tale. James Ballantyne and Lockhart corroborate that Scott remembered details of the story he had not known before writing.
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Walter Scott
Founder of the Japanese Navy Named Wil Adams
An Englishman Wil Adams founded Japan s navy after joining a Dutch ship crew and later became a Japanese noble and constructor of the navy for the tycoon. He never returned to England and died about twelve years after starting the effort, leaving his property to his wife and family in England.
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Wil Adams
Farily
Fou
Tiny vessel holds huge hydrogen corpuscles in rowed numbers
The fragment describes a tiny vessel containing hydrogen corpuscles in rowed numbers and suggests it could reach four hundred and twenty octillions. It claims depletion at 1.09 per second would take seventeen quintillion years to empty the vessel.
Obscure Seedy Phrase Referenced in Brief Quip
A fragment notes a seedy remark and a playful line about giving a dollar toy. It mentions an obiterary friend and a reference to an author of Ten Thousand Ways of Make Money. Particular names or clear context are not provided.
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Tuditides
Mind and Matter. Teacher and Boy’s punny exchange
A Chicago News item presents a playful classroom moment where a teacher asks if there is any link between mind and matter. A small boy replies yes, noting if a boy doesn’t mind there’ll be something the matter.
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Chicago News
Situ Are Born to Succeed Sci Fi Fei
Readable fragments suggest a speculative note on success and science fiction themes. The wording hints at a title or slogan rather than a complete article, with no clear individuals organizations or events identified.
Juliet in Verona Balcony Scene Captured in Town Record
The article describes Juliet’s balcony in Verona with a crowd around the street market. A passerby notes the scene of a performer at the blue window and the timeless romance echoed in the city’s everyday life.
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Howe
Capris
Juliet
Verona
Oman
Sererm
Power of the Sun as a Practical Energy Source
Edgar Liclen Larkin in New York America cites solar power capable of matching 12 000 horses on a perfect heat engine and lifting 33 000 pounds a foot in a minute. He notes variable measurements by researchers and envisions solar energy running steamers and engines safely with human ingenuity.
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Edgar Liclen Larkin
New York
America
Saturns Satellites Show Tidal Locking Hypothesis
A Ferlin Royal Observatory study on six Saturnian moons confirms they keep the same face toward Saturn. Tethys is proposed to vary in luminosity due to an elongated ellipsoid shape with axes in a five to two ratio, similar to theories for asteroid Eros.
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Saturn
Luthidck
Royal Observatory of Ferlin
Motefe
Tethys
How to Help a Man Put On His Coat
A guide notes the common mistake of lifting the sleeve too high when helping someone into a coat. It advises holding the coat low, around the wrist level, keeping the skirt off the floor, and dropping the garment further if needed so the arm slides in naturally.
Chesterton praises Emily Bronte as mistress of Wuthering Heights
G K Chesterton adds praise for Emily Bronte, lauding her as the splendid author of Wuthering Heights. He notes her intense creation and calls attention to her unique emotional depth and artistry in contrast to other writers.
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G. K Chesterton
Emilly Bronte
Weu
Perlon
Chésterton
A Perfect Defense Field Notes
A fragment from Youth's Companion features Mrs Prouty asking Sam about the garden and him replying uncertainly that nothing has been done, reflecting a domestic scene during July and August. The dialogue tone captures a small moment of family life.
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Sam
Spunky Retort in Courtroom Dialogue
A courtroom exchange features Mrs Eck-Benry questioning Henry about sleep during a conversation. Henry replies he did not feign sleep though he wished to sleep. The exchange reads with a judge present, highlighting sharp repartee amid legal proceedings.
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Mrs
Begining of the New Year Spells Individual Life’s True Course
The fragment hints at a personal reflection on the true life path at the start of the new year. It emphasizes personal fate and inward focus as the calendar turns.
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Derdon
Golden Seal Root Used In Peruna Catarrh Remedy
Golden Seal the shore plant root is praised as a useful medicine. People gather it in woodlands each summer and its value for dyspepsia catarrh and as a general tonic is noted. Thousands of pounds are used yearly in Peruna catarrh remedy highlighting its importance.
Renewal cycle and mail forwarding request
The notice urges checking sailing list standings and renewing data while asking readers with changed post offices to call to fix paper delivery. It notes forty years of use and twenty years as standard guidance from physicians and advertises Dr. Martel's Pills for women's ailments at the druggist.
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