Mystery of Fitz Roy House Hidden Skeleton Tale
The article recounts the discovery of a 17th century female skeleton behind a bricked panel in Fitz Roy House near Padeston station. Caroline Eleanor Fitz Roy, once betrothed to Richard Poindexter, vanished during the Civil War era. The panel concealed a hidden chamber where the remains were found, sparking theories of secret rendezvous and murder related to royalist loyalties and a contested courtship.
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Ekoll
FitzRoy
Charities
Snme
Caroline Eleanor Fitz Roy
Rody
Caroline Eleanor Fitzroy
Leopard Fitz Roy
Rey Berse
London
FitzRoy House
France
Caroline Fitz Roy
Fitz Roy House
Poindexter
England
Caroline FitzRoy
Leonard Fitz Roy
Christe Lel
Queen Victoria Debates and Dignity in Early Reign
Behind the scenes portraits reveal Queen Victoria resisting interference with personal wishes. The young monarch demanded independence in councils and language, refused to yield on titles and ceremonies, and clashed over the Great Bedchamber Plot leading to Peel's ministry rebuff.
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Queen Victora
Mr. Jerreid
Lord Melbourne
Queen Victoria
Victoria
Robert Peel
Bridewell Prisons For Apprentices In Medieval London
A historic overview notes a special confinement where the City Chamberlain can send disobedient apprentices. In Bridewell Hospital near Fleet Street are remaining cells from an old royal palace site at Blackfriars. The City Chamberlain’s court at Guildhall may commit reckless lads to Bridewell for up to twenty-one days to shield them from ordinary prison influence.
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Bridewelr Hospital
Ely
Fleet Street
Blackfriars
Bridewell
Edward VI
Guildhall
Autograph Tale of Dr Grace and Two Bishops
The veteran cricketer Dr W G Grace famously signs autographs for fans, even when presented with the same request soon after. A young admirer returned with documents, asking again, and Grace laughingly noted he already granted one, remarking about the two bishops.
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W. G. Grace
Wee Maden
Cathe
Hermit dies in workhouse after forty years at Newport
Isaac Sheath aged eighty eight dies in the workhouse. He spent nearly four decades at Newport Isle of Wight living in a mud-hut on waste land in Chale. The hut was ordered demolished by the rural district council and Sheath, angered by the interference, burned it down before his departure for the workhouse. Animals were drawn to his solitary life feeding from his hand.
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Isaac Sheath
Newport
Isle of Wight
Chale
Sheath
Browns Society in Glasgow Counts Members and Eligibility
A Glasgow charitable society called the Browns B Society traces to 1769. The current roll shows a small fraction of Browns residents, with ten of twelve directorate members being Browns. Membership extends to Browns descendants and spouses, not limited to Browns alone.
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Nvet
Tiere
Glasgow
Browns B Society
Masson
Napoleon Portraits and Death Mask Clarified by Broadley
Our knowledge of Napoleon occasionals notes Mr. A M Broadley, a leading authority on Napoleonic subjects, clears up doubtful points about posthumous portraits and the death mask of Napoleon the Great. He also publishes the accounts between Assistant Commissary Ilboeton and Count Bertrand, dated three weeks after Napoleon's death.
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A.M. Broadley
Napoleon the Great
Ilboeton
Bertrand
Nave Cous
Wild Bill Hickok’s Greatest Fight in Dugout Stand
A vivid account from Emm ersom Hough depicts James Butler Hickok known as Wild Bill. At Rock Creek in 1861 he faced ten outlaws, firing with a rifle and six shooters then using a bowie knife in close combat. Eight attackers died, and Hickok survived with severe wounds.
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Emmersom Hough
Wild Bill
James Butler Hickok
Orst
Jim Jave
Overland
Rock Creek Station
Topeka
McCandless Boys
Bill
Jim McCandress
Ile
Jack McCaundless
McCandress
His Parting Request From the Augustan Era
A fragmentary reflection on Augustus Caesar as a ruler and patron of letters. It recalls a legend of his death scene where he asks if he fulfilled his role, then bids farewell as the actors’ warning hums in memory.
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Augustus Caesar
Rome
Augustus
The Celtic Affirmative Shibboleths Compared
Vlarkwood's Magazine notes that in Celtic speech there is no direct equivalent to yes and Irish waiters never say yessir. Instead they use phrases like I shall, sir or H is sit to express affirmation.
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Vlarkwood
Healing in Nineveh Reveals Ancient Medical Practices
Archaeologists report nineveh tablets from the library of Assurbanipal show early medical science. Prescriptions advise remedies for fainting, fainting episodes, bile disorders, fasting, and massages with sesame oil and dates. Faith healing and ritual measures appear alongside dietary restrictions.
Lapps and Wolves and Germanys Industrial Life
A short piece contrasts Lapps living with reindeer and their wolves, detailing snowshoe chases and the first strike to kill wolves. It then surveys Germanys industrial life as crowded, regulated traffic driven by foreign trade and the twentieth century marvel.
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Germany
United States
James Davenport Wheipley
Debbleigh Kept Umbrella Long After Borrowing It
Dobbleigh was a confirmed borrower who rarely returned items. He kept Whibley s umbrella for nearly two years, prompting Whibley to complain. Hickenlooper suggested sending a note via messenger to Debbleigh requesting the return for a couple of days.
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Dobbleigh
Whibley
Debbleigh
Harper's
Man Unable to Joke Sparks Sorrowful Exchange
A London Telegraph quip recalls a man who could not take a joke causing a friend to ask if a motorcar accident occurred. The response reveals the incident was a somber social moment rather than an accident.
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London Telegraph
Desties In the Air
A whimsical exchange shows Mrs Blunderby claiming motorists keep cars in a mirage, while a caller smiles and replies that many share that belief. The brief dialogue evokes a satirical tone on perception versus reality.
Scouting Question Sparks Witty Exchange in Life
A brief Life magazine exchange plays on a pun about scouts and reconnoitering. Mrs Howard jokes about cousins and toys while Mrs Coward quips that their refrigerator serves as the reconnoitering spot.
Weren't you shy when the Judge asked your age to court
A witty remark on aging and self perception quotes a character from Life magazine. The speaker recalls being shy about age in court, noting the joke that ten years shy captures a playful self image. The piece highlights self centered virtue as a core of character.
Prehistoric Races and Their Traces in Europe
Harper's outlines three extinct races Homo Europena Homo Eurafricus and Hiomo Furesicus. The first resembles Neanderthal with a low retreating forehead and beetled brows. The second likely came from north Africa to Europe with finds along the Thames Moravia and caves. The third Homo Eurasicus entered from western Asia and are ancestors of modern Europeans.
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Homo Eurafricus
Hiomo Furesicus
Europe
Africa
Thames
Moravia
Sergey
France
Homo Eurasicus
Asia
Harper's
Secrets of Invisible Ink Across Ancient Letters
The article explains methods of invisible writing used in antiquity. It details milk ink that dries invisible, then becomes readable with soot, and cites Ansonius and Paulinus. It lists chemical mixtures like diluted acids, salts, and metal solutions that reveal or color the writing when treated or heated.
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Ovid
Ansonius
Paulinus
Birds as disease carriers alarm the Dietetic Gazette
Medical experts warn that birds can spread illness with even a fluttering canary in a cage and parrots may suffer psittacose, posing risk to owners as germs invade carpets, books, clothes, and the air we breathe.
A Tart Critic and the Abbe d’Aulignac
The Abbe d’Aulignac, after thirty years' silence, boasted in his preface of writing a tragedy while claiming strict adherence to Aristotle. A defender of his critic’s error retorts that following Aristotle’s rules led him to produce such a flawed work.
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d'Aulignac
Aristotle
Aubignac
Euch
Man questions wife voting with men at polling place
A bystander asks if a woman should vote with men at a polling place. The husband replies it depends on how she votes, reflecting a Cleveland Plain Dealer tone on private conduct at elections.
The Ice Cold Plunge Advice Frustrates Patient
A physician urges an ice cold plunge every morning to treat insomnia, but the nervous patient warns it will keep Wille awake all night dreading the procedure, as reported by the Washington Star.
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Wille
Washington Star
Gave a Respite From Illness Rumor Spreads
A fragmented exchange notes a patient showing slight improvement while his wife fears underlying worry. A physician indicates delaying further treatment by a month to allow rest and recovery. The message hints at internal hospital concerns.
Points for Mothers Points for Mothers Length of Children's Skirts
A prescriptive guide on skirt lengths for girls from infancy to adulthood. It outlines age based hemlines from Toddler to twenty one and suggests modest guidance for debutantes while noting variations in growth and propriety.
Careful of Children's Feelings and Cruelty in Denial
A parenting piece urges mothers to consider the unnecessary pain caused by denying children simple requests. It cites examples like a chair boost to see out a window and argues a minute spent to help can save a child’s upset and long term hurt.
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Model Mother
Bobby
Scrap book collecting as farm pastime losing appeal
Scrap book collecting is a farm pastime with dwindling adherents. Once youngsters spent many hours gathering material to fill pages and competing for the best collection. The piece argues for more verse in scrap books to develop taste and character, noting poetry can lodge noble sentiments in memory.
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Taunt
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Clairesion News
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