Bridges Named Poet Laureate After Alfred Austin
Dr Robert Bridges novelly described as Britain's sole classics scholar is listed as successor to the late Alfred Austin as Poet Laureate. The 68 year old physician, born near Eton and educated at Corpus Christi and Oxford, writes eight poetic dramas and numerous lyrics. He maintains English verse depends on stressed syllables and contains notable odes and other works. The laureateship salary is 70 pounds with 27 pounds for a butt of sack, a report Bridges denied earlier this month.
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Alfred Austin
Robert Bridges
Iisted
Hubert Bridger
Britain
Eton
Corpus Reti Flege
Oxford
London
S&f
New
D Street
Thern Hoewrit
Alfred Water
Henry Purcell
Bridges
MP Loses 65 Pounds In Taxi Notes Found By Friend
A popular British MP misplaced fifty bank notes totaling £65 in a cab. A friend, who turned out to be the next fare, found the money and documents revealing the owner. The MP reported the loss to Scotland Yard but was surprised when the friend telegraphed that he had recovered both the notes and identifying papers from the taxi seat.
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M.P
Scotland Yard
Clergymen Barred Club Softens Rule in London
The Personal Service Club in Piccadilly, unique for excluding clergymen from membership, has relaxed the rule to admit two Archbishops and the Bishop of London as honorary members. Founded in King George's Coronation year, the club now admits university and public school men in its limited policy.
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Piccadilly
Bishop of London
Burdensome and whimsical baby names from Dickens to Northumbria
A historical reflection on oddly formed and extravagant names from the 19th century. It cites Arthur Pepper’s long alphabetic baby names and pension list curiosities such as Tribby Smith, then notes Dickensian name sources via John Forster and Privy Council Education Lists. It mentions Northumbrian patronymics and colorful medieval surnames like Unthank and Unkuthman.
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Arthur Pepper
Nash's Ark Smith
Sardine Bex
Jolly
Dest
Judes Iscazict Brown
John Forster
Privy Council
Jolly Buck
Bill Marigold
George Muzzle
William Why
Robert Gospel
Robin Scrubbam
Sarah Goeldsacks
Catherine Two
Sophia Doomsday
Rosette Dust
Bally Gimblet
Northumberland
A. G. Bradley
Robert Unthank
Adam Aydrunken
Tyne
Beatrice
Cecilia
John Unkuthman
Adem
Tower of Babel theory unearthed in ancient ruins
Abbe Henry de Genouillac reports to the Academy of Inscriptions that in El Abymer near the Euphrates, 80 miles south of Baghdad, he uncovered Kiss the ancient capital site with a vast palace and ruins including a towering foundation temple named The Temple of the Foundation of Heaven and Earth erected to Zamama the national god.
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Tower of Babel
Henri de Genouillac
Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres
Paris
el Abymer
Bagdad
Euphrates
Kiss
Babylonia
Babylon
Heaven and Earth
Zamama
Amusing Errors in Official Reports and Pay Corrections
A Victorian era misprint column cites a vivisection report claiming a marmot had its spinal cord divided by a vivisector. A Royal Warrant correction rebuked a £5000 daily rate for Field Marshals, clarifying the amount as yearly pay for the Duke of Connaught.
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Mediterranean
Duke of Connaught
A Prison of Silence in a Lisbon Prison
In a grim castle near Lisbon the so called prison of silence holds 500 inmates. Cells are coffin like and each prisoner is forbidden to speak. Guards wear felt slippers and march prisoners out daily in shrouds with faces masked. Few endure more than ten years.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Silence
Royal Navy batons revived for Admirals of the Fleet
Report says the King may revive the practice of issuing batons to Admirals of the Fleet upon appointment. If restored, nine batons would be awarded, matching the treatment given to field marshals. One historic baton is kept at the Royal United Service Institution.
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Royal United Service Institution
Moreom
Beid and Berger on the Curious Root of a Phrase
Beid and Berger discuss a curious origin claim for the phrase paléas and badger. The essay suggests a poetical origin tied to authors who claimed no precise knowledge of nature. The text notes a bald badger observed with smooth white belts as a concluding evidence.
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Lietary
Boote om tre Nea
A garbled paste references fur pentine and myrrhopy aiding white spots or Ooger uslis in preventing development of 2g.
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Boote Om Tre Nea
The Milky Wey Across Cultures Names and Myths
The Milky Way is referred to as Galway and Cir le of Mirk by Greeks, Celestix river by Chinese and Arabs, path of departed souls by some American Indian tribes, and Jacob's ladder in England. This summary notes diverse cultural labels for the same celestial feature across regions.
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England
Our Many Times Mines in the United States
The document notes numerous mines in the United States with about 6000 coal mines and roughly 640 producing and developing metal mines. It emphasizes the extensive mining activity across the country.
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United States
Korea's Edible Grasses and Food Use in Society
In Korea, grasses roots and tree bark are common in daily meals. The articles note such plant parts are widely consumed across social classes for salads and side dishes, reflecting local food practices rather than shortages.
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Korea
London’s Oldest Parere and Early British Newspapers
The Times of 1778 is widely regarded as London’s oldest daily, but the Yorning Post already existed by 1772. The Observer, founded in 1701 as the oldest Sunday paper, sold at 8d, a price similarly charged for the Weekly Dispatch. Many readers could not afford to buy and instead hired newspapers.
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The
Times
London
Observer
Elso
Dispatch
French Macaroni Drying Methods Compared
French macaroni differs from Italian by drying in closed rooms rather than in the open air, shaping a key regional distinction in production.
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Italy
The Chinese Barbering Tradition Among Street Vendors
The article notes Chinese barbers favor native barbers with tools hung from a pole across the shoulder, strolling the streets to find customers. Few Chinese shave themselves, mainly those who have adopted Western ideas.
Shampoo Jelly From Boiled Soap Scraps
Odd bits of soap boiled produce a Shampoo Jelly noted for its cleansing properties. The item combines leftover soap fragments into a usable hair wash with simple preparation.
New Zealand Flax Yields Wealth in Marsh Wilds
New Zealand flax is a wild weed that can bring great wealth to gatherers. It grows strongest in marshes and when cultivated its fibers become brittle and valueless.
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New Zealand
Salt in kerosene lamps stops odor
The odor of kerosene lamp can be stopped by placing one teaspoonful of fine table salt in each lamp. The salt should be changed once a month.
Brazil Dominates Global Coffee Production
Brazil leads world coffee supply accounting for about two thirds of global consumption. Key producing states include Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Minas Gerais Espirito Santo Bahia Santa Catarina Ceara Paraiba Pernambuco Parana.
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Brazil
Seo Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Minas Gernace
Espirito Santo
Bahia
Santa Catharina
Ceara
Parabyba
Pernambuco
Parani
Patching Rubber Mends With Old Glove Patch
A repair note advocates using a soft kid from an old glove to patch rubber. The patch should be glued to the gum with automobile paste for better adhesion than a gum patch.
Buretirg Trees Fracture From Sudden Frost
Intense heat and cold cause fractures in materials. Frost splits can force trees to crack from root to crown as rapid freezing expands water in wood cells, bursting them like a water filled pitcher.
Color clues reveal metal identification by acid tests
The passage compares color hints among color platinum, bluish gray s1 yer, nickel, and aluminium. It notes nitric acid rapidly attacks the first two while aluminium is much lighter, making misidentification unlikely between aluminium and platinum by sight alone.
Iodine: Healing Remedy and Disinfectant Use
Iodine serves as a healing remedy and disinfectant useful for treating wounds. It is noted for aiding injuries caused by rust and related contaminants.
Battle of Mukden Ended in Bloodiest War Engagement
The Battle of Mukden in the Russo Japanese War ran from February 24 to March 10, 190. It was the greatest modern battle by casualties with about 125000 Russians and 400000 Japanese participating and thousands killed.
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Mukden
Arm Strength Equality Varies by Gender Across Arms
A study notes women show arm strength equality in both arms about twice as often as men. It also reports more men than women exhibit stronger right arm strength, with the left arm often weaker.
DICK TURPINS IN PETTICOATS
In England women highwaymen rose to notice with Moll Cutpurse Moll and others. Moll defied witnesses, rode like a man, and died peacefully aged four. Anne Holland and James Wilson became a notorious pair in crime, with Wilson hanged and Holland later captured. Joan Bracey, a farmer's daughter, joined Bracey on the road but was executed before age 21.
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England
Moll
Hampstead
Anne Holland Wes
London
James Wilson
Joan Bracey
Bracey
Joan
King’s Court
Red Hair Popularity Attributed To Science By Girouard
French scientist Monsieur Girouard claims red hair signals warmth, beauty, and loyal temperament aided by traits like smooth skin and flushed complexion. He links red hair to aristocracy through Norse and conquering races, explains iron in blood and melenin in roots, and notes heredity with two red-haired parents rarely producing red-haired offspring.
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M Girouard
Gus
Helen of Troy
Elizabeth
Europe
England
France
Sicily
Cyprus
M. Girouard
Tobacco temperaments and tips for safer usage
The text advises coarse tobacco for nervous types and fine cuts for calm, notes that burning quality matters, warns against empheumatic oil in stems, and limits cigar smoking to two thirds. It also mentions nicotine as both antidote to strychnine and a poison, and describes soaking tobacco to extract nicotine and using the soak water as an insecticide.
Aeroplane Poison Jibe at Air Show Ends Odd Exchange
A lively show at a famous aerodrome drew a young wag joking about poison from aeroplanes. When pressed, he quipped that one drop would kill, prompting amused reactions from the surrounding crowd and a thinning of the group.
Recruit Quits After London Interview Mockery
Young Giles joins the Metro police and travels to London for medical tests. A high official questions his education and general knowledge, asking the distance to Edinburgh. The nervous recruit finally blurts out he is done with the force if assigned that beat.
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Giles
Metrolitan
London
a@ high
Edinburgh
Perfume Etiquette and the Subtle Fragrance Trend
The article discusses how violet and sandalwood scents on women should be subtle and mysterious, avoiding obvious spillage. It notes sachets scattered in drawers and near wool underlayers, with a lasting fragrance becoming part of a woman’s personality and tied to her color.
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Bareau
A Movable Town Gartok Tibet Shifts Seasonal Location
For three months Gartok in Tibet sits at its map location while in the other nine months it relocates about 40 miles south to a lower site. Heat drives the migration with yaks sheep and goats moved and Indian traders arriving as conditions change.
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Gartok
Tibet
India
Onnce
Brevities on Household Skills Persist in Women
A note on the enduring love of housewifery in women despite competing interests and daily pressures, reflecting social expectations of domestic roles.
Portola Festival Decor Scheme For San Francisco
The Portola festival committee lists the decorations planned for October 22 to 25 in San Francisco. Highlights include miles of greens, 100000 flowers, 24 acres of flags, 50 tons of plaster statues, 40000 electric bulbs with 1000000 candle power, and 10000 gallons of water for the Union Square fountain.
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San Francisco
Union Square
Changing Perfumes Through Ancient and Medieval Scents
Perfumes were common in the ancient world while opinions on odors changed. Shoes smell once seen as agreeable now disagreeable, and aiies used as solid extract and wood. Sabkord was a popular perfume with the Komaens and favored in England around the 16th century.
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England
Human voice deepens with each generation study notes
A historical observation describes how the human voice grows deeper over generations. It notes remote singers producing bass tones once unheard and that falsetto singing has diminished in prominence. It also states baritone voices are now the most common for masculine singers, younger than 90 years ago.
Artful Beggar Dialogue Echoes in Fragmented Exchange
A fragmented excerpt shows an Artful Beggar speaking in misheard phrases about spare change and a passer-by quip about shifting. The exchange features garbled words like can’t ver spare a or man a chillin and lidy with blurred names.
Honor Loyalists Honor St Alban the Martyr Edifice at Adolphustown
A portrait of Rev Richard Sykes Forneri M A BD a Kingston clergyman praised for learning and charm who quietly revived the Loyalist parish at Adolphustown He championed the Loyalists burying ground and guided St Alban the Martyr to stand as a memorial by the shore near the landing place of refugees from Revolution
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Alban the Martyr
Adolphustown
Weill
Kingston
Richard Sykes Vormers
Mr. Forneri
Dr. Forneri
Varsity
McCaul
Fernert
Trinity
Provost Whittaker
Forneri
St. Alban the Martyr
Wainhouse Octagon Tower: Halifax Landmark
Yorkshire’s Chimney recalls Halifax famed octagonal tower built by Mr Wainhouse for a dyeworks project. The unused octagon sits at Calder Vesley edge with a spiraling staircase and balcony under a domed top, called Wainhouse’s Folly by locals.
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Halifax
West Riding
Remarkable solo voyage to Queenstown by Herald captain
Captain Charles Charleton sailed the 1299 ton wheat laden Herald from Australia to England without officers. He crossed 15000 miles to Queenstown in 108 days with a largely foreign crew. six weeks at sea saw him sleep rarely on a deck chair as he navigated alone.
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Charles Charleton
Liverpool
Herald
Queenstown
Charleton
Australia
Adelaide
Melbourne
Bydney
England
Fortignere
Engagement of Prince Arthur of Connaught and the Duchess of Fife
The engagement is a highly popular event in Britain with broad social appeal. Prince Arthur is praised as the handsomest royal aside from his father Duke Connaught and is seen as a favored representative of the King and well accepted in society.
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Prince Arthur of Connaught
Duchess of Fife
Britain
Prince Arthur Easrly
Perhapa
Connaught
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